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Pirates
@ Braves
Braves Field
August 3, 1938
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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, 1938 at Braves Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 3, 1938 |
|---|---|
| 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 | August 3, 1938 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Boston Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Cy Blanton |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Turner |
| Ballpark | Braves Field |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 7,844 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Lee Ballanfant 1B: Bill Klem 2B: (none) 3B: Ziggy Sears |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lee Handley | Third Baseman |
| Lloyd Waner | Center Fielder |
| Paul Waner | Right Fielder |
| Gus Suhr | First Baseman |
| Johnny Rizzo | Left Fielder |
| Arky Vaughan | Shortstop |
| Al Todd | Catcher |
| Pep Young | Second Baseman |
| Cy Blanton | Pitcher |
| Pie Traynor | Manager |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Vince DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Cooney | Right Fielder |
| Debs Garms | Left Fielder |
| Tony Cuccinello | Second Baseman |
| Elbie Fletcher | First Baseman |
| Joe Stripp | Third Baseman |
| Al Lopez | Catcher |
| Rabbit Warstler | Shortstop |
| Jim Turner | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Braves
Braves Field
August 3, 1938
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Turner
Handley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Turner
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards second. Cuccinello throws to second for one, and Warstler throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Waner vs. Turner
Waner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Waner scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suhr vs. Turner
Suhr hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rizzo vs. Turner
Rizzo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stripp fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Blanton
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooney vs. Blanton
Cooney hits a line drive into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garms vs. Blanton
Garms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Turner
Vaughan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Todd vs. Turner
Todd hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Vaughan moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Young vs. Turner
Young hits a line drive into center field. That will be extra bases. DiMaggio fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on DiMaggio. Vaughan scores. Todd goes all the way around to score. Young moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Blanton vs. Turner
Blanton strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Handley vs. Turner
Handley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Young scores. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Hutchinson
Ira Hutchinson now pitching.
Waner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Garms. Waner reaches second base with a double. Handley moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Waner vs. Hutchinson
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Warstler fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Warstler. Handley scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Suhr vs. Hutchinson
Suhr hits a fly ball into left field. Garms settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rizzo vs. Hutchinson
Rizzo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Warstler fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuccinello vs. Blanton
Cuccinello hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Blanton
Fletcher hits a line drive into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stripp vs. Blanton
Stripp hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Hutchinson
Johnny Riddle now catching.
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hutchinson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Todd vs. Hutchinson
Todd hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Vaughan moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Young vs. Hutchinson
Young hits a fly ball into left field. Garms settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Vaughan scores. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blanton vs. Hutchinson
Blanton bunts towards the mound. Hutchinson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Handley vs. Hutchinson
Handley takes first base on ball four. Blanton moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Waner vs. Hutchinson
Waner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Blanton moves to third. Handley moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Waner vs. Hutchinson
Waner hits a line drive into left field. Garms settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Riddle vs. Blanton
Riddle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Handley. Riddle moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Warstler vs. Blanton
Warstler hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hutchinson vs. Blanton
Hutchinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Riddle scores. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Blanton
DiMaggio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hutchinson moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
West vs. Blanton
Max West pinch hits for Johnny Cooney.
West hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blanton fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suhr vs. Hutchinson
Max West now playing right field.
Suhr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Warstler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzo vs. Hutchinson
Rizzo is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vaughan vs. Hutchinson
Vaughan bunts towards third. Stripp fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rizzo moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Todd vs. Hutchinson
Todd hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rizzo scores. Vaughan moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Young vs. Hutchinson
Young hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blanton vs. Hutchinson
Blanton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cuccinello fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 7 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garms vs. Blanton
Garms hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuccinello vs. Blanton
Cuccinello hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Blanton
Fletcher hits a line drive into left field. Rizzo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 7 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Hutchinson
Tom Kane now playing second base.
Handley hits a line drive into left field. Garms settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Hutchinson
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stripp fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Hutchinson
Waner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suhr vs. Hutchinson
Suhr hits a fly ball into left field. Garms settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 7 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stripp vs. Blanton
Stripp hits a popup towards short. Vaughan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Riddle vs. Blanton
Riddle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warstler vs. Blanton
Warstler hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hutchinson vs. Blanton
Hutchinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Warstler moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
DiMaggio vs. Blanton
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Warstler scores. Hutchinson moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
West vs. Blanton
West hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Waner. West reaches second base with a double. Hutchinson scores. DiMaggio goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garms vs. Blanton
Garms hits a ball on the ground towards first. Suhr scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Garms for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 7 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzo vs. Hutchinson
Rizzo hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Hutchinson
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Warstler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Todd vs. Hutchinson
Todd hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 7 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kane vs. Blanton
Kane hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Blanton
Fletcher hits a popup, foul, towards third. Handley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stripp vs. Blanton
Stripp hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Riddle vs. Blanton
Riddle hits a fly ball into left field. Rizzo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 7 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Hutchinson
Young hits a fly ball into left field. Garms settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanton vs. Hutchinson
Blanton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Hutchinson, and towards Kane, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Hutchinson
Handley hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of DiMaggio. Handley reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Waner vs. Hutchinson
Waner hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 7 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warstler vs. Blanton
Warstler hits a popup towards short. Vaughan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hutchinson vs. Blanton
Hutchinson strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Blanton
DiMaggio strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 7 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Hutchinson
Waner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suhr vs. Hutchinson
Suhr hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rizzo vs. Hutchinson
Rizzo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Warstler fields it and throws to second for the out. Waner moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Vaughan vs. Hutchinson
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kane fields it and throws to home to get Waner. Rizzo moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Todd vs. Hutchinson
Todd hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of West. Todd reaches second base with a double. Rizzo scores. Vaughan moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Young vs. Hutchinson
There's a wild pitch. Vaughan scores. Todd moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Young vs. Hutchinson
Young hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stripp fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jensen vs. Hutchinson
Woody Jensen pinch hits for Cy Blanton.
Jensen hits a line drive into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 9 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
West vs. Brown
Mace Brown now pitching.
West hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garms vs. Brown
Garms hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kane vs. Brown
Kane takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Brown
Fletcher strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 9 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Hutchinson
Handley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Warstler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Hutchinson
Waner hits a popup towards first. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Hutchinson
Waner hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 9 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stripp vs. Brown
Ray Berres now catching.
Stripp hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rizzo. Stripp reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Riddle vs. Brown
Riddle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Warstler vs. Brown
Warstler hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stripp moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Maggert vs. Brown
Harl Maggert pinch hits for Ira Hutchinson.
Maggert strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
DiMaggio vs. Brown
DiMaggio strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/3/1938, game 1 -- Pittsburgh at Boston (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Handley L, 3b 5 1 3 1 DiMaggio V, cf 5 1 2 1
Waner L, cf 6 1 2 0 Cooney J, rf 1 0 0 0
Waner P, rf 6 0 3 1 West M, ph-rf 3 0 1 2
Suhr G, 1b 5 0 1 0 Garms D, lf 4 0 0 0
Rizzo J, lf 4 2 0 0 Cuccinello T, 2b 2 0 0 0
Vaughan A, ss 5 3 3 0 Kane T, 2b 1 0 0 0
Todd A, c 5 1 4 2 Fletcher E, 1b 4 0 0 0
Berres R, c 0 0 0 0 Stripp J, 3b 4 0 2 0
Young P, 2b 5 1 2 2 Lopez A, c 0 0 0 0
Blanton C, p 4 0 0 0 Riddle J, c 4 1 1 0
Jensen W, ph 1 0 0 0 Warstler R, ss 4 1 2 0
Brown M, p 0 0 0 0 Turner J, p 0 0 0 0
Hutchinson I, p 3 1 2 1
Maggert H, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
46 9 18 6 36 4 10 4
Pittsburgh 141 100 020 -- 9
Boston 001 030 000 -- 4
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Blanton C (W) 7.0 8 4 4 0 2
Brown M (S) 2.0 2 0 0 1 3
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Turner J (L) 1.1 6 5 4 0 1
Hutchinson I 7.2 12 4 4 1 0
E -- Warstler R 2, DiMaggio V, Handley L
DP -- Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 12, Boston 6
2B -- Young P, Waner L, West M, Handley L, Todd A, Stripp J
HBP -- by Hutchinson I (Rizzo J)
WP -- Hutchinson I
T -- 2:00
A -- 7844
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