1949 Pittsburgh Pirates Replay

June 29. Gm# 65 Forbes Field Cincinnati 5 Pittsburgh 4

KINER HITS 30TH HOMER BUT PIRATES LOSE TO REDS, 5-4

Ralph Kiner hit his league leading(30th) home run, a three run blast in the third inning off Erraut, but Jimmy Bloodworth’s two run shot in the top of the eighth proved to be the difference in the game.

National League scores: New York 9 Boston 3; Brooklyn 5 Philadelphia 1; St. Louis 7 Chicago 4.

Standing of the Clubs:

Brooklyn/66/42/24/.636

St. Louis/66/42/24/.636

New York/66/36/29/1/.553

Philadelphia/69/35/34/.507

Boston/69/34/34/1/.500

Cincinnati/64/27/37/.422

Pittsburgh/65/27/38/.415

Chicago/67/22/45/.328