Lineups and Summary
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Braves
15
@ Pirates
4
Scores OFFON
Forbes Field
May 3, 1950
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Boston Braves, played on May 3, 1950 at Forbes Field. The home team Pirates were bested by the visiting Braves with a score of 15 to 4.
Game Summary click to expand contents
| Date | May 3, 1950 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Braves
R: 15 H: 16 E: 0 LOB: 9
Runs: 15
Hits: 16 Errors: 0 Left On Base: 9 |
| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
R: 4 H: 4 E: 1 LOB: 4
Runs: 4
Hits: 4 Errors: 1 Left On Base: 4 |
| Winning Pitcher | —Johnny Sain |
| Losing Pitcher | —Vic Lombardi |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | —Bob Elliott |
Game Info click to expand contents
| Date | May 3, 1950 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Braves |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Sain |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Werle |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 9,389 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 38 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lon Warneke 1B: Babe Pinelli 2B: (none) 3B: Dusty Boggess |
Boston Braves Lineup click to expand contents
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Sam Jethroe | Center Fielder |
| Earl Torgeson | First Baseman |
| Bob Elliott | Third Baseman |
| Sid Gordon | Left Fielder |
| Willard Marshall | Right Fielder |
| Del Crandall | Catcher |
| Connie Ryan | Second Baseman |
| Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
| Johnny Sain | Pitcher |
| Billy Southworth | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup click to expand contents
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Castiglione | Shortstop |
| Ted Beard | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Hopp | First Baseman |
| Ralph Kiner | Left Fielder |
| Nanny Fernandez | Third Baseman |
| Wally Westlake | Center Fielder |
| Danny Murtaugh | Second Baseman |
| Clyde McCullough | Catcher |
| Bill Werle | Pitcher |
| Billy Meyer | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
15
@ Pirates
4
Scores OFFON
Forbes Field
May 3, 1950
Top 1
Bottom 1
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Bottom 2
Top 3
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Top 4
Bottom 4
Top 5
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Top 8
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Top 9
- Braves, 14 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Marshall vs. Main
Marshall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Torgeson scores. There goes Elliott trying to get to home. Beard throws the ball in to McCullough who tags Elliott who's trying to score from second, for the out. Reiser moves to second. View Play
Bottom 9
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Box Score
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Game of 5/3/1950 -- Boston at Pittsburgh (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Jethroe S, cf 6 1 2 1 Castiglione P, ss 4 0 1 1
Torgeson E, 1b 5 2 0 0 Beard T, rf 2 1 0 0
Elliott B, 3b 4 1 2 4 Hopp J, 1b 4 0 0 0
Mauch G, 3b 0 0 0 0 Kiner R, lf 3 1 0 0
Gordon S, lf 5 0 1 0 Fernandez N, 3b 4 1 1 3
Reiser P, pr-lf 0 1 0 1 Westlake W, cf 4 0 0 0
Marshall W, rf 6 1 4 1 Murtaugh D, 2b 4 1 2 0
Crandall D, c 6 1 1 2 McCullough C, c 1 0 0 0
Ryan C, 2b 3 3 2 1 Saffell T, ph 1 0 0 0
Kerr B, ss 3 3 1 0 Werle B, p 1 0 0 0
Sain J, p 4 2 3 4 Lombardi V, p 1 0 0 0
Gregg H, p 0 0 0 0
Main W, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
42 15 16 14 29 4 4 4
Boston 010 020 10(11) -- 15
Pittsburgh 310 000 000 -- 4
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Sain J (W) 9.0 4 4 4 4 3
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Werle B* 4.0 6 3 3 1 3
Lombardi V (L) 4.1 7 6 6 3 0
Gregg H+ 0.0 2 4 4 1 0
Main W 0.2 1 2 1 3 0
* Pitched to 4 batters in 5th
+ Pitched to 4 batters in 9th
E -- Murtaugh D
DP -- Boston 1
LOB -- Boston 9, Pittsburgh 4
2B -- Kerr B, Marshall W 2, Sain J
HR -- Fernandez N, Ryan C, Elliott B
CS -- Jethroe S
SH -- McCullough C 2
HBP -- by Gregg H (Ryan C)
Balk -- Lombardi V 2
T -- 2:38
A -- 9389
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