Pirates @ Braves
May 20, 1948

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Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 13 17 0
Braves 0 4 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 13 17 0
Braves 0 4 1

Jim Russell Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .200
OBP .333 .294
At Bats 2 90
Hits 0 18
• Singles 0 12
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 1 12
RBI’s 0 7

Elmer Riddle Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 1 0
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Braves Field - May 20, 1948
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Elmer Riddle
Ed Fitz Gerald
Max West
Danny Murtaugh
Frankie Gustine
Stan Rojek
Ralph Kiner
Johnny Hopp
Wally Westlake
Jim Russell

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates 13 17 0 9
Boston Braves 0 4 1 3
Winning Pitcher Elmer Riddle
Losing Pitcher Red Barrett
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Ralph Kiner
Attendance 3,089
Time of Game 2 hours 3 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Russell hits a line drive into right field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Sisti strikes out.
Bottom 9 Holmes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Kiner hits a fly ball into left field. Conatser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Hopp hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rojek scores. Gustine moves to third. Hopp moves to second.
Top 9 Gustine hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rojek moves to second.
Top 9 Rojek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Riddle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sturgeon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Fitz Gerald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sisti scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Beazley hits a fly ball into center field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Masi moves to second.
Bottom 8 Masi hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Torgeson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Murtaugh hits a fly ball into left field. Conatser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 West hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ryan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Westlake hits a line drive into left field. Conatser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Kiner takes first base on ball four. Hopp moves to second.
Top 8 Hopp takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Conatser hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Sturgeon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Russell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Gustine hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Rojek hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ryan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Sibby Sisti now playing shortstop. Bobby Sturgeon now playing third base. Clint Conatser now playing left field. Riddle strikes out.
Bottom 6 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Holmes hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Beazley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Ryan hits a fly ball into center field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Fitz Gerald hits a popup, foul, towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Murtaugh hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Russell who is chasing the ball. Murtaugh reaches third base with a triple. West goes all the way around to score.
Top 6 West hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Westlake hits a popup, foul, towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Masi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Riddle fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Heath hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Hopp 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 5 Gustine hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Riddle scores.
Top 5 Rojek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 There goes Riddle. The throw from Masi and he is safe. Riddle steals second.
Top 5 Riddle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Murtaugh scores.
Top 5 Fitz Gerald strikes out.
Top 5 Murtaugh hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Russell. Murtaugh reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Elliott hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Russell strikes out.
Bottom 4 Wally Westlake now playing right field. Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 West hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Walker strikes out.
Top 4 Johnny Beazley now pitching. Kiner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Heath. Kiner reaches second base with a double. Hopp scores.
Top 4 Hopp hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Russell who is chasing the ball. Hopp reaches third base with a triple. Gustine goes all the way around to score.
Top 4 Gustine hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rojek scores.
Top 4 Rojek hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Holmes who is chasing the ball. Rojek reaches third base with a triple. Murtaugh scores. Fitz Gerald goes all the way around to score.
Top 4 Riddle bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.
Top 4 Jim Prendergast now pitching. Fitz Gerald hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Walker scores. West scores. Murtaugh moves to second.
Top 4 Murtaugh takes first base on ball four. West moves to second.
Top 4 West hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Walker moves to third.
Top 4 Walker takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Kiner hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Holmes hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Barrett bunts towards first. West fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Murtaugh covering. It's a double play.
Bottom 3 Ryan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Hopp 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 3 Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark misplays the ball. That's an error on Dark.
Top 3 Rojek 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 3 Riddle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barrett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 There goes Masi. The throw from Fitz Gerald and he is out, Murtaugh applying the tag.
Bottom 2 Masi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Torgeson hits a popup towards short. Rojek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Heath hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Fitz Gerald hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Murtaugh is called out on strikes.
Top 2 West is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Riddle fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Russell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Dark hits a fly ball into center field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Holmes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barrett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Kiner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Heath. Kiner reaches second base with a double. Hopp goes all the way around to score.
Top 1 Hopp hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Gustine hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ryan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Rojek strikes out.