1949 Pittsburgh Pirates Replay

June 20. Gm# 21 Forbes Field Pittsburgh 4 Philadelphia 3

PHIL MASI WINS IT FOR BUCS WITH 2 RUN TRIPLE IN NINTH

With Pittsburgh trailing, 3-2, Phil Masi stroked a two run triple in the bottom of the ninth inning, giving the Pirates a dramatic win over Philadelphia. Harry Gumbert(1-1) was the winner out of the bullpen.

In addition, Ralph Kiner hit his 26th home run in the sixth inning.

National League scores: Chicago 8 Boston 4; Brooklyn 9 Cincinnati 4; New York 6 St. Louis 5.

Standing of the Clubs:

Brooklyn/59/37/22/.627

St. Louis/58/36/22/.621

New York/59/33/25/1/.568

Philadelphia/62/34/28/.548

Boston/62/32/29/1/.524

Pittsburgh/59/24/35/.407

Cincinnati/58/23/35/.397

Chicago/59/18/41/.305


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