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Pirates
@ Braves
Braves Field
August 3, 1918
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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 August 3, 1918 at Braves Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 3, 1918 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
Boston Braves
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 3, 1918 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Boston Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Roy Sanders |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Lefty George |
| Ballpark | Braves Field |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 3,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 10 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ernie Quigley 1B: Pete Harrison 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Roy Ellam | Shortstop |
| Tommy Leach | Left Fielder |
| Max Carey | Center Fielder |
| Billy Southworth | Right Fielder |
| George Cutshaw | Second Baseman |
| Fritz Mollwitz | First Baseman |
| Bill McKechnie | Third Baseman |
| Walter Schmidt | Catcher |
| Roy Sanders | Pitcher |
| Hugo Bezdek | Manager |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Buck Herzog | Second Baseman |
| Jim Kelly | Left Fielder |
| Red Massey | Center Fielder |
| Al Wickland | Right Fielder |
| Red Smith | Third Baseman |
| Ed Konetchy | First Baseman |
| Art Wilson | Catcher |
| Jimmy Smith | Shortstop |
| Lefty George | Pitcher |
| George Stallings | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Braves
Braves Field
August 3, 1918
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellam vs. George
Ellam hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herzog scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leach vs. George
Leach takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carey vs. George
Carey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Leach moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Southworth vs. George
Southworth hits a fly ball into center field. Massey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cutshaw vs. George
Cutshaw hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Leach moves to third. Carey moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mollwitz vs. George
Mollwitz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Leach scores. Carey moves to third. Cutshaw moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McKechnie vs. George
McKechnie hits a fly ball into left field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Sanders
Herzog hits a fly ball into right field. Southworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Sanders
Kelly hits a fly ball into right field. Southworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Massey vs. Sanders
Massey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wickland vs. Sanders
There goes Massey. The throw from Schmidt and he is out, Ellam applying the tag. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. George
Schmidt strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. George
Sanders hits a fly ball into right field. Wickland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellam vs. George
Ellam hits a fly ball into left field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wickland vs. Sanders
Wickland strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Sanders
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ellam scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Konetchy vs. Sanders
Konetchy hits a fly ball into left field. Leach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leach vs. George
Leach bunts towards first. Konetchy fields the ball and throws to George covering. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carey vs. George
Carey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Herzog settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Southworth vs. George
Southworth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herzog scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Leach moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cutshaw vs. George
Cutshaw hits a line drive to center field. That will be extra bases. Massey chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Smith. Smith fumbles the ball. That's a triple and an error on Smith. Leach scores. Cutshaw moves all the way to home. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mollwitz vs. George
Mollwitz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Sanders
Wilson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Leach. Wilson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Sanders
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wilson moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
George vs. Sanders
George hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Herzog vs. Sanders
Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ellam fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kelly vs. Sanders
Kelly hits a popup towards short. Ellam settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Massey vs. Sanders
Massey hits a line drive towards the mound. Sanders reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKechnie vs. George
McKechnie hits a ball on the ground towards first. Konetchy fields the ball and throws to George covering. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. George
There goes McKechnie. The throw from Wilson and he is out, Smith applying the tag. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. George
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. George
Sanders hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wickland vs. Sanders
Wickland takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Sanders
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wickland moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Konetchy vs. Sanders
Konetchy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mollwitz fields it and throws to second for the out. Wickland moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wilson vs. Sanders
Wilson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wickland scores. Konetchy moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Sanders
Smith hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Carey who is chasing the ball. Smith reaches third base with a triple. Konetchy scores. Wilson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
George vs. Slapnicka
Cy Slapnicka now pitching.
George hits a fly ball for a double play. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellam vs. George
Ellam hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leach vs. George
Leach bunts towards the mound. George fields it and throws to first for the out. Ellam moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carey vs. George
Carey strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Southworth vs. George
Southworth strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Slapnicka
Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Slapnicka fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Slapnicka
Kelly hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cutshaw settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Massey vs. Slapnicka
Massey hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKechnie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cutshaw vs. George
Cutshaw hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herzog scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mollwitz vs. George
Mollwitz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKechnie vs. George
McKechnie takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. George
Schmidt strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wickland vs. Slapnicka
Wickland takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Slapnicka
Smith takes first base on ball four. Wickland moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Konetchy vs. Slapnicka
Konetchy hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Schmidt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Slapnicka
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ellam fields it and throws to second for the out. Wickland moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. Slapnicka
Schmidt fires to third and picks off Wickland. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hinchman vs. George
Bill Hinchman pinch hits for Cy Slapnicka.
Hinchman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ellam vs. George
Luke Boone pinch runs for Bill Hinchman.
Ellam bunts towards the mound. George fields it and throws to first for the out. Boone moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Leach vs. George
Leach takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carey vs. George
Carey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Boone scores. Leach moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Southworth vs. George
Southworth strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cutshaw vs. George
Cutshaw hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Comstock
Ralph Comstock now pitching.
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
George vs. Comstock
George hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cutshaw scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Comstock
Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mollwitz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Herzog for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mollwitz vs. George
Mollwitz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Herzog settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKechnie vs. George
McKechnie hits a popup towards short. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. George
Schmidt strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Comstock
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cutshaw misplays the ball. That's an error on Cutshaw. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Massey vs. Comstock
Massey hits a popup, foul, towards third. McKechnie settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wickland vs. Comstock
Wickland takes first base on ball four. Kelly moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Comstock
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKechnie fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Comstock vs. George
Comstock is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ellam vs. George
Wilson fires to first and picks off Comstock. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellam vs. George
Ellam takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leach vs. George
There goes Ellam. The throw from Wilson and he is out, Smith applying the tag. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leach vs. George
Leach hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. George fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Konetchy vs. Comstock
Konetchy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Comstock
Wilson bunts towards the mound. Comstock fields it and throws to first for the out. Konetchy moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Comstock
Zeb Terry pinch runs for Ed Konetchy.
Smith hits a line drive towards the mound. Comstock catches it and throws to second to double up Terry. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 8/3/1918 -- PIT at BSN (D)
PIT AB R H RBI BSN AB R H RBI
Roy Ellam, ss 3 0 1 0 Buck Herzog, 2b 4 0 1 0
Tommy Leach, lf 2 2 1 0 Jim Kelly, lf 4 0 0 0
Max Carey, cf 4 0 2 1 Red Massey, cf 3 0 0 0
Billy Southworth, rf 4 0 0 0 Al Wickland, rf 1 1 0 0
George Cutshaw, 2b 4 1 2 1 Red Smith, 3b 3 0 1 0
Fritz Mollwitz, 1b 4 0 1 1 Ed Konetchy, 1b 4 1 1 0
Bill McKechnie, 3b 3 0 1 0 Zeb Terry, pr 0 0 0 0
Walter Schmidt, c 4 0 0 0 Art Wilson, c 3 1 2 1
Roy Sanders, p 2 0 0 0 Jimmy Smith, ss 4 0 2 2
Cy Slapnicka, p 0 0 0 0 Lefty George, p 3 0 0 0
Bill Hinchman, ph 1 0 1 0
Luke Boone, pr 0 1 0 0
Ralph Comstock, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 4 9 3 29 3 7 3
PIT 102 000 100 -- 4
BSN 000 300 000 -- 3
PIT IP H R ER BB SO
Roy Sanders 3.1 6 3 3 2 1
Cy Slapnicka 2.2 0 0 0 2 0
Ralph Comstock (W) 3.0 1 0 0 1 0
BSN IP H R ER BB SO
Lefty George (L) 9.0 9 4 3 4 6
E -- Jimmy Smith, George Cutshaw
DP -- PIT 3
LOB -- PIT 7, BSN 5
2B -- Art Wilson
3B -- George Cutshaw, Jimmy Smith
CS -- Red Massey, Bill McKechnie, Roy Ellam
SH -- Tommy Leach, Roy Ellam, Art Wilson
HBP -- by Lefty George (Ralph Comstock)
T -- 2:10
A -- 3000
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