Braves @ Pirates
August 27, 1946

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Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 9 13 0
Pirates 1 8 3
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Braves 9 13 0
Pirates 1 8 3

Elbie Fletcher Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .254
OBP .250 .388
At Bats 4 327
Hits 1 83
• Singles 1 60
• Doubles 0 14
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 72
RBI’s 0 40

Warren Spahn Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 2 1
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Forbes Field - August 27, 1946
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Warren Spahn
Phil Masi
Johnny Hopp
Connie Ryan
Nanny Fernandez
Al Dark
Bama Rowell
Mike McCormick
Tommy Holmes
Elbie Fletcher

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Boston Braves 9 13 0 11
Pittsburgh Pirates 1 8 3 10
Winning Pitcher Warren Spahn
Losing Pitcher Fritz Ostermueller
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Phil Masi
Attendance 3,094
Time of Game 2 hours 5 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hopp scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fletcher for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Baker hits a fly ball into left field. Rowell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Hopp hits a fly ball into right field. Workman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Dark hits a popup towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Spahn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead misplays the ball. That's an error on Whitehead.
Top 9 Ed Albosta now pitching. Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Lee Handley pinch hits for Hank Gornicki. Handley is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Brown takes first base on ball four. Workman moves to second.
Bottom 8 Workman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Kiner is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Al Dark now playing shortstop. Elliott hits a fly ball into left field. Rowell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Fernandez hits a fly ball into right field. Workman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 McCormick hits a popup in front of the plate. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Masi hits a line drive into left field. Kiner picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Kiner. Culler scores. Hopp scores. Rowell moves to third. Masi moves to second.
Top 8 Rowell takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Holmes bunts towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. Culler moves to third. Hopp moves to second.
Top 8 Hopp hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Culler moves to second.
Top 8 Bill Baker now catching. Hank Gornicki now pitching. Culler hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Russell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Culler fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Fletcher hits a popup towards first. Hopp settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Whitehead is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Bill Baker pinch hits for Jack Hallett. Baker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brown scores. Lopez moves to second.
Bottom 7 Lopez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Brown moves to third.
Bottom 7 Bama Rowell now playing left field. Brown takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Spahn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first, with Hallett covering, for the out.
Top 7 Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Workman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Kiner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 McCormick hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Masi is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Litwhiler hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hopp scores.
Top 6 Holmes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hopp moves to third.
Top 6 There goes Hopp. The throw from Lopez and he is safe. Hopp steals second.
Top 6 Hopp hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Russell hits a popup towards short. Culler settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fernandez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Culler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Top 5 Spahn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead misplays the ball. That's an error on Whitehead. Ryan moves to second.
Top 5 Ryan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Fernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 McCormick hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Hallett hits a popup towards short. Culler settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Lopez hits a popup towards first. Hopp settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 The umpire calls a balk on Spahn Workman moves to second.
Bottom 4 Brown hits a fly ball into center field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Workman takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Masi hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hallett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Litwhiler hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Culler scores. Holmes moves to third.
Top 4 Holmes takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Hopp hits a fly ball into right field. Workman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 There goes Culler. The throw from Lopez and he is safe. Culler steals second.
Top 4 Culler hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Spahn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Kiner hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Elliott hits a popup towards first. Hopp settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Russell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Fletcher moves to second.
Bottom 3 Fletcher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Johnny Hopp now playing first base. Whitehead hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Ryan strikes out.
Top 3 Jack Hallett now pitching. Fernandez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Masi scores. McCormick moves to third.
Top 3 McCormick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Holmes scores. Litwhiler scores. Masi moves to second.
Top 3 Masi takes first base on ball four. Holmes moves to third. Litwhiler moves to second.
Top 3 Litwhiler takes first base on ball four. Holmes moves to second.
Top 3 Holmes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Herman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Culler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Ostermueller hits a line drive towards short. Culler catches it and throws to first to double up Lopez.
Bottom 2 Lopez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Brown hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Spahn is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Ryan is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Workman hits a fly ball into center field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Kiner takes first base on ball four. Russell moves to third. Elliott moves to second.
Bottom 1 Elliott hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Russell moves to second.
Bottom 1 Russell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Fletcher hits a popup, foul, towards third. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fernandez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Masi hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Workman who is chasing the ball. Masi reaches third base with a triple. Herman scores. Litwhiler goes all the way around to score.
Top 1 Litwhiler hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Herman moves to second.
Top 1 Holmes hits a popup, foul, towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Herman takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Culler hits a popup towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out.