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Pirates
@ Braves
Braves Field
July 26, 1940
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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 July 26, 1940 at Braves Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 26, 1940 |
|---|---|
| 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 | July 26, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Boston Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ken Heintzelman |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Posedel |
| Ballpark | Braves Field |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 1,093 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 4 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Stewart 1B: George Barr 2B: (none) 3B: George Magerkurth |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lloyd Waner | Center Fielder |
| Paul Waner | Right Fielder |
| Debs Garms | Third Baseman |
| Arky Vaughan | Shortstop |
| Elbie Fletcher | First Baseman |
| Maurice Van Robays | Left Fielder |
| Frankie Gustine | Second Baseman |
| Al Lopez | Catcher |
| Ken Heintzelman | Pitcher |
| Frankie Frisch | Manager |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Buddy Hassett | First Baseman |
| Johnny Cooney | Center Fielder |
| Sibby Sisti | Third Baseman |
| Max West | Right Fielder |
| Chet Ross | Left Fielder |
| Eddie Miller | Shortstop |
| Al Glossop | Second Baseman |
| Ray Berres | Catcher |
| Bill Posedel | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Braves
Braves Field
July 26, 1940
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Posedel
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hassett scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Waner for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Posedel
Waner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cooney. Waner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garms vs. Posedel
Garms hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Waner scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vaughan vs. Posedel
Vaughan bunts towards third. Sisti fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Garms moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fletcher vs. Posedel
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hassett throws to second for one, and Miller throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Garms scores. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Van Robays vs. Posedel
Van Robays hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Glossop fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hassett vs. Heintzelman
Hassett hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Gustine reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooney vs. Heintzelman
Cooney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisti vs. Heintzelman
Sisti takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
West vs. Heintzelman
West hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Posedel
Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Posedel
Lopez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cooney. Lopez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heintzelman vs. Posedel
Heintzelman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Waner vs. Posedel
Waner hits a fly ball into center field. Cooney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ross vs. Heintzelman
Ross bunts towards third. Garms fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Heintzelman
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Glossop vs. Heintzelman
Glossop bunts towards third. Garms fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berres vs. Heintzelman
Berres hits a line drive towards third. Garms reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Posedel
Waner hits a fly ball into left field. Ross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garms vs. Posedel
Garms hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Glossop scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Posedel
Vaughan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Posedel
Fletcher hits a fly ball into center field. Cooney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Posedel vs. Heintzelman
Posedel hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hassett vs. Heintzelman
Hassett bunts towards the mound. Heintzelman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooney vs. Heintzelman
Cooney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine misplays the ball. That's an error on Gustine. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sisti vs. Heintzelman
Sisti strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Robays vs. Posedel
Van Robays hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ross. Van Robays reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gustine vs. Posedel
Gustine bunts towards first. Hassett fields the ball and throws to Posedel covering. Safe. Van Robays moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lopez vs. Posedel
Lopez hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Cooney. Lopez reaches second base with a double. Van Robays scores. Gustine moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Heintzelman vs. Strincevich
Nick Strincevich now pitching.
Heintzelman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Waner vs. Strincevich
Waner is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Waner vs. Strincevich
Waner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gustine scores. Lopez scores. Waner moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Garms vs. Strincevich
Garms hits a line drive towards third. Sisti reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Vaughan vs. Strincevich
Vaughan hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Glossop reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
West vs. Heintzelman
West hits a fly ball into left field. Van Robays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ross vs. Heintzelman
Ross hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Van Robays. Ross reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miller vs. Heintzelman
Miller hits a fly ball into left field. Van Robays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Glossop vs. Heintzelman
Glossop hits a popup in front of the plate. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Strincevich
Stan Andrews now catching.
Fletcher hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Van Robays vs. Strincevich
Van Robays strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gustine vs. Strincevich
Gustine hits a popup towards short. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Strincevich
Lopez hits a line drive into left field. Ross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Heintzelman
Andrews hits a popup towards third. Garms settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strincevich vs. Heintzelman
Strincevich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hassett vs. Heintzelman
Hassett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Heintzelman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heintzelman vs. Strincevich
Heintzelman strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Strincevich
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Strincevich
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooney vs. Heintzelman
Cooney hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sisti vs. Heintzelman
Sisti hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
West vs. Heintzelman
West is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ross vs. Heintzelman
Ross takes first base on ball four. Cooney moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miller vs. Heintzelman
Miller hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garms vs. Strincevich
Garms hits a line drive towards first. Hassett reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Strincevich
Whitey Wietelmann now playing second base.
Vaughan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Strincevich
Fletcher hits a line drive for an out. Vaughan moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Van Robays vs. Strincevich
Van Robays hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cooney. Van Robays reaches second base with a double. Vaughan scores. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gustine vs. Strincevich
Gustine hits a fly ball into left field. Ross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wietelmann vs. Heintzelman
Wietelmann takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Andrews vs. Heintzelman
Andrews hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rowell vs. Heintzelman
Bama Rowell pinch hits for Nick Strincevich.
Rowell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hassett vs. Heintzelman
Hassett hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Williams
Ace Williams now pitching.
Lopez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heintzelman vs. Williams
Heintzelman bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Williams
Vince DiMaggio pinch hits for Lloyd Waner.
DiMaggio hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wietelmann settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Williams
There goes Lopez. The throw from Andrews and he is out, Miller applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooney vs. Heintzelman
Vince DiMaggio now playing center field. Bob Elliott now playing right field. Lee Handley now playing third base.
Cooney hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sisti vs. Heintzelman
Sisti hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
West vs. Heintzelman
West hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ross vs. Heintzelman
Ross takes first base on ball four. Cooney moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miller vs. Heintzelman
Miller hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Van Robays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Williams
Elliott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Handley vs. Williams
Williams fires over to first and Hassett drops the ball. That's an error on Hassett. Elliott moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Handley vs. Williams
Handley hits a fly ball into center field. Cooney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Elliott moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Vaughan vs. Williams
Vaughan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fletcher vs. Williams
Fletcher takes first base on ball four. Vaughan moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Van Robays vs. Williams
Van Robays hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Elliott scores. Vaughan scores. Fletcher moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gustine vs. Williams
Gustine hits a fly ball into right field. West settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Fletcher moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lopez vs. Williams
Lopez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fletcher scores. Van Robays moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Heintzelman vs. Williams
Heintzelman takes first base on ball four. Van Robays moves to third. Lopez moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
DiMaggio vs. Williams
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sisti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 9 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wietelmann vs. Heintzelman
Bill Brubaker now playing shortstop. Pep Young now playing second base.
Wietelmann hits a popup towards short. Brubaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Heintzelman
Andrews hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Masi vs. Heintzelman
Phil Masi pinch hits for Ace Williams.
Masi takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hassett vs. Heintzelman
Hassett 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
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Box Score
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Game of 7/26/1940 -- Pittsburgh at Boston (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Waner L, cf 3 0 0 0 Hassett B, 1b 5 0 0 0
DiMaggio V, ph-cf 2 0 0 0 Cooney J, cf 4 0 2 0
Waner P, rf 4 1 2 2 Sisti S, 3b 3 0 0 0
Elliott B, rf 0 1 0 0 West M, rf 4 0 0 0
Garms D, 3b 4 1 1 1 Ross C, lf 2 0 2 0
Handley L, 3b 1 0 0 0 Miller E, ss 4 0 0 0
Vaughan A, ss 3 2 2 0 Glossop A, 2b 2 0 1 0
Brubaker B, ss 0 0 0 0 Wietelmann W, 2b 1 0 0 0
Fletcher E, 1b 4 1 1 0 Berres R, c 1 0 0 0
Van Robays M, lf 5 1 3 3 Andrews S, c 3 0 0 0
Gustine F, 2b 5 1 1 0 Posedel B, p 1 0 0 0
Young P, 2b 0 0 0 0 Strincevich N, p 1 0 0 0
Lopez A, c 4 1 3 2 Rowell B, ph 1 0 0 0
Heintzelman K, p 4 0 0 0 Williams A, p 0 0 0 0
Masi P, ph 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 9 13 8 32 0 5 0
Pittsburgh 200 300 103 -- 9
Boston 000 000 000 -- 0
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Heintzelman K (W) 9.0 5 0 0 5 2
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Posedel B (L)* 3.0 8 5 5 0 0
Strincevich N 4.0 3 1 1 1 2
Williams A 2.0 2 3 2 5 1
* Pitched to 3 batters in 4th
E -- Miller E 2, Gustine F, Hassett B
DP -- Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 10, Boston 10
2B -- Waner P, Lopez A 2, Van Robays M 2, Ross C
CS -- Lopez A
HBP -- by Strincevich N (Waner L)
T -- 2:04
A -- 1093
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