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Pirates
@ Braves
Braves Field
June 22, 1946
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Braves and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on June 22, 1946 at Braves Field.
Game Summary
| Date | June 22, 1946 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
Boston Braves
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 22, 1946 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Boston Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rip Sewell |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Si Johnson |
| Ballpark | Braves Field |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 4,421 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 16 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dusty Boggess 1B: Jocko Conlan 2B: (none) 3B: George Barr |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lee Handley | Third Baseman |
| Jimmy Brown | Shortstop |
| Jim Russell | Left Fielder |
| Frankie Gustine | Second Baseman |
| Bob Elliott | Right Fielder |
| Ralph Kiner | Center Fielder |
| Elbie Fletcher | First Baseman |
| Hank Camelli | Catcher |
| Rip Sewell | Pitcher |
| Frankie Frisch | Manager |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Connie Ryan | Third Baseman |
| Bama Rowell | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Hopp | First Baseman |
| Danny Litwhiler | Left Fielder |
| Tommy Holmes | Right Fielder |
| Billy Herman | Second Baseman |
| Don Padgett | Catcher |
| Dick Culler | Shortstop |
| Si Johnson | Pitcher |
| Billy Southworth | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Braves
Braves Field
June 22, 1946
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Johnson
Handley hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Johnson
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Culler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Johnson
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Sewell
Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rowell vs. Sewell
Rowell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Sewell
Hopp hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first, with Sewell covering, for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Johnson
Gustine hits a popup towards short. Culler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Johnson
Elliott hits a fly ball into center field. Rowell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Johnson
Kiner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Litwhiler. Kiner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. Johnson
Fletcher hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Litwhiler. Fletcher reaches second base with a double. Kiner scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Camelli vs. Johnson
Camelli is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sewell vs. Johnson
Sewell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Litwhiler vs. Sewell
Litwhiler hits a fly ball into center field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Sewell
Holmes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Sewell
Herman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kiner. Herman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Padgett vs. Sewell
Padgett is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Culler vs. Sewell
Culler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Johnson
Handley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Johnson
Brown bunts towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. Handley moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Russell vs. Johnson
Russell hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gustine vs. Johnson
Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ryan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Sewell
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Sewell
Ryan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rowell vs. Sewell
Rowell hits a fly ball into center field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hopp vs. Sewell
Hopp hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ryan moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Litwhiler vs. Sewell
Litwhiler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Johnson
Elliott hits a fly ball into center field. Rowell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Johnson
Kiner hits a fly ball into center field. Rowell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Johnson
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Sewell
Holmes hits a popup towards short. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Sewell
Herman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Gustine. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Padgett vs. Sewell
Padgett hits a popup towards first. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Culler vs. Sewell
Culler takes first base on ball four. Herman moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Sewell
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Camelli vs. Johnson
Camelli hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sewell vs. Johnson
Sewell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ryan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Johnson
Handley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Sewell
Ryan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rowell vs. Sewell
Rowell bunts towards first. Fletcher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rowell for the out. Ryan moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hopp vs. Sewell
Hopp hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Russell. Hopp reaches second base with a double. Ryan scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Litwhiler vs. Sewell
Litwhiler hits a fly ball into center field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hopp moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Holmes vs. Sewell
Holmes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sewell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Johnson
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Johnson
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Culler scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Johnson
Gustine strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Sewell
Herman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sewell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Padgett vs. Sewell
Padgett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Culler vs. Sewell
Culler hits a line drive into left field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Johnson
Elliott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kiner vs. Johnson
Kiner hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Elliott moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. Johnson
Fletcher is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Camelli vs. Johnson
Camelli hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Elliott moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sewell vs. Johnson
Sewell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ryan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Sewell
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Sewell
Ryan hits a fly ball into center field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rowell vs. Sewell
Rowell hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Gustine reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Johnson
Handley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Johnson
The ball gets by Padgett for a passed ball. Handley moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Johnson
Brown bunts towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Johnson
Russell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rowell. Russell reaches second base with a double. Brown moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gustine vs. Johnson
Gustine is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Elliott vs. Johnson
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Sewell
Hopp takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Litwhiler vs. Sewell
Litwhiler bunts towards first. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first, with Gustine covering, for the out. Hopp moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Holmes vs. Sewell
Holmes hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kiner who is chasing the ball. Holmes reaches third base with a triple. Hopp scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Herman vs. Sewell
Herman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Elliott. Herman reaches second base with a double. Holmes scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Padgett vs. Sewell
Padgett is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Culler vs. Sewell
Culler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Johnson
Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Culler misplays the ball. That's an error on Culler. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Johnson
Fletcher hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salkeld vs. Johnson
Bill Salkeld pinch hits for Hank Camelli.
Salkeld hits a popup, foul, towards third. Ryan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Johnson
Sewell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Handley vs. Johnson
Handley bunts towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Johnson
Brown hits a line drive into center field. Rowell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Sewell
Al Lopez now catching. Ray Sanders pinch hits for Si Johnson.
Sanders hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Sewell
Ryan hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rowell vs. Sewell
Rowell hits a fly ball into center field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Pirates, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Roser
Phil Masi now catching. Steve Roser now pitching.
Russell hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Roser
Gustine hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Roser
Elliott hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kiner vs. Roser
Kiner takes first base on ball four. Elliott moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fletcher vs. Roser
Fletcher hits a fly ball into center field. Rowell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Pirates, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Sewell
Hopp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Litwhiler vs. Sewell
Litwhiler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holmes vs. Sewell
Mike McCormick pinch runs for Danny Litwhiler.
Holmes hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McCormick moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Herman vs. Sewell
Herman is walked intentionally. Holmes moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Masi vs. Sewell
There's a wild pitch. McCormick scores. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/22/1946 -- Pittsburgh at Boston (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Handley L, 3b 4 0 1 0 Ryan C, 3b 3 1 0 0
Brown J, ss 4 0 1 0 Rowell B, cf 4 0 0 0
Russell J, lf 5 0 1 0 Hopp J, 1b 4 1 2 1
Gustine F, 2b 4 0 0 0 Litwhiler D, lf 4 0 1 0
Elliott B, rf 5 0 2 0 McCormick M, pr 0 1 0 0
Kiner R, cf 4 2 1 0 Holmes T, rf 5 1 2 1
Fletcher E, 1b 4 1 2 3 Herman B, 2b 4 0 2 1
Camelli H, c 2 0 1 0 Padgett D, c 2 0 0 0
Salkeld B, ph 1 0 0 0 Masi P, c 0 0 0 0
Lopez A, c 0 0 0 0 Culler D, ss 3 0 0 0
Sewell R, p 3 0 0 0 Johnson S, p 3 0 0 0
Sanders R, ph 1 0 0 0
Roser S, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 3 9 3 33 4 7 3
Pittsburgh 010 000 002 0 -- 3
Boston 000 010 020 1 -- 4
1 out when winning run was scored.
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Sewell R (L) 9.1 7 4 4 7 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson S 9.0 8 3 2 5 2
Roser S (W) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
E -- Gustine F, Culler D
DP -- Pittsburgh 1, Boston 3
LOB -- Pittsburgh 10, Boston 10
2B -- Kiner R, Fletcher E, Herman B 2, Hopp J, Russell J
3B -- Holmes T
HR -- Fletcher E
SH -- Brown J, Rowell B, Litwhiler D
WP -- Sewell R
PB -- Padgett D
T -- 2:16
A -- 4421
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