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Pirates
@ Braves
Braves Field
July 31, 1944
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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 31, 1944 at Braves Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 31, 1944 |
|---|---|
| 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 31, 1944 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Boston Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Fritz Ostermueller |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Nate Andrews |
| Ballpark | Braves Field |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 0 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Stewart 1B: Tom Dunn 2B: (none) 3B: George Magerkurth |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Coscarart | Second Baseman |
| Jim Russell | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Barrett | Right Fielder |
| Bob Elliott | Third Baseman |
| Babe Dahlgren | First Baseman |
| Vince DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Al Lopez | Catcher |
| Frankie Zak | Shortstop |
| Fritz Ostermueller | Pitcher |
| Frankie Frisch | Manager |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Whitey Wietelmann | Second Baseman |
| Tommy Holmes | Center Fielder |
| Buck Etchison | First Baseman |
| Ab Wright | Left Fielder |
| Chet Ross | Right Fielder |
| Clyde Kluttz | Catcher |
| Dee Phillips | Shortstop |
| Warren Huston | Third Baseman |
| Nate Andrews | Pitcher |
| Bob Coleman | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Braves
Braves Field
July 31, 1944
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Andrews
Coscarart hits a fly ball into left field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Andrews
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Andrews
Barrett hits a fly ball into center field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wietelmann vs. Ostermueller
Wietelmann takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holmes vs. Ostermueller
Holmes hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Etchison vs. Ostermueller
Etchison hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Wietelmann moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wright vs. Ostermueller
Wright strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ross vs. Ostermueller
Ross strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Andrews
Elliott hits a fly ball into left field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Andrews
Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Andrews
DiMaggio hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Holmes. DiMaggio reaches second base with a double. Dahlgren moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lopez vs. Andrews
Lopez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Zak vs. Andrews
Zak hits a fly ball towards cemter. Holmes catches it and throws to home to double up Dahlgren. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluttz vs. Ostermueller
Kluttz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Ostermueller
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zak scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Huston vs. Ostermueller
Huston hits a fly ball into right field. Barrett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ostermueller vs. Andrews
Ostermueller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coscarart vs. Andrews
Coscarart hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wright. Coscarart reaches second base with a double. Ostermueller goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Russell vs. Andrews
Russell strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Barrett vs. Andrews
Barrett hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Kluttz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Elliott vs. Andrews
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Ostermueller
Andrews strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wietelmann vs. Ostermueller
Wietelmann takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holmes vs. Ostermueller
Holmes takes first base on ball four. Wietelmann moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Etchison vs. Ostermueller
Etchison hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Wietelmann scores. Holmes moves to third. Etchison moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wright vs. Ostermueller
Wright is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ross vs. Ostermueller
Ross hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to second for the out. Holmes scores. Etchison moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kluttz vs. Ostermueller
Kluttz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Andrews
Dahlgren hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ross. Dahlgren reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DiMaggio vs. Andrews
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Huston fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopez vs. Andrews
Lopez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zak vs. Andrews
Zak hits a fly ball into left field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ostermueller vs. Andrews
Ostermueller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dahlgren scores. Lopez moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Coscarart vs. Andrews
Coscarart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Phillips misplays the ball. That's an error on Phillips. Lopez moves to third. Ostermueller moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Russell vs. Andrews
Russell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lopez scores. Ostermueller scores. Coscarart moves to third. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Barrett vs. Andrews
Barrett strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Ostermueller
Phillips hits a popup, foul, towards first. Dahlgren settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Huston vs. Ostermueller
Huston hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Ostermueller
Andrews hits a fly ball into right field. Barrett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Andrews
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Andrews
Dahlgren hits a fly ball into right field. Ross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Andrews
DiMaggio hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Holmes. DiMaggio reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopez vs. Andrews
Lopez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wietelmann vs. Ostermueller
Wietelmann hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Ostermueller
Holmes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etchison vs. Ostermueller
Etchison hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zak vs. Andrews
Zak hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ostermueller vs. Andrews
Ostermueller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Zak moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Coscarart vs. Andrews
Coscarart bunts towards the mound. Andrews fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Zak scores. Ostermueller moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Russell vs. Andrews
Russell hits a popup towards short. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Barrett vs. Andrews
Barrett hits a fly ball into left field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Elliott vs. Andrews
Elliott hits a fly ball into left field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 5 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Ostermueller
Wright hits a fly ball into left field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ross vs. Ostermueller
Ross strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluttz vs. Ostermueller
Kluttz hits a fly ball into left field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 5 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Andrews
Dahlgren strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Andrews
DiMaggio strikes out. Kluttz drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws DiMaggio out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Andrews
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Andrews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 5 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Ostermueller
Phillips hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Masi vs. Ostermueller
Phil Masi pinch hits for Warren Huston.
Masi strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Ostermueller
Andrews hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 5 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zak vs. Andrews
Mike Sandlock now playing third base.
Zak takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ostermueller vs. Andrews
Ostermueller bunts towards third. Sandlock fields it and throws to first for the out. Zak moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Coscarart vs. Andrews
Coscarart hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Andrews
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Andrews
Barrett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Andrews
Elliott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Barrett moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dahlgren vs. Hickey
Jim Hickey now pitching.
Dahlgren is hit by the pitch. Elliott moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
DiMaggio vs. Hickey
DiMaggio hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wright. DiMaggio reaches second base with a double. Barrett scores. Elliott scores. Dahlgren moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lopez vs. Hickey
Lopez hits a popup, foul, towards short. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 9 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wietelmann vs. Ostermueller
Wietelmann strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Ostermueller
Holmes hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etchison vs. Ostermueller
Etchison hits a popup towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 9 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zak vs. Hickey
Zak hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hickey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ostermueller vs. Hickey
Ostermueller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sandlock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Hickey
Coscarart hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sandlock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 9 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Ostermueller
Wright hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zak scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ross vs. Ostermueller
Ross hits a fly ball into left field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluttz vs. Ostermueller
Kluttz hits a fly ball into right field. Barrett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/31/1944 -- Pittsburgh at Boston (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Coscarart P, 2b 6 1 3 4 Wietelmann W, 2b 2 1 0 0
Russell J, lf 5 0 1 2 Holmes T, cf 3 1 0 0
Barrett J, rf 5 1 1 0 Etchison B, 1b 4 0 2 1
Elliott B, 3b 5 1 1 0 Wright A, lf 3 0 0 0
Dahlgren B, 1b 4 1 2 0 Ross C, rf 4 0 0 1
DiMaggio V, cf 5 0 3 2 Kluttz C, c 4 0 0 0
Lopez A, c 3 1 0 0 Phillips D, ss 3 0 0 0
Zak F, ss 4 2 1 0 Huston W, 3b 2 0 0 0
Ostermueller F, p 4 2 3 1 Masi P, ph 1 0 0 0
Sandlock M, 3b 0 0 0 0
Andrews N, p 3 0 0 0
Hickey J, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
41 9 15 9 29 2 2 2
Pittsburgh 001 301 040 -- 9
Boston 002 000 000 -- 2
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Ostermueller F (W) 9.0 2 2 2 4 6
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Andrews N (L) 7.2 14 9 7 3 5
Hickey J 1.1 1 0 0 0 0
E -- Phillips D
DP -- Boston 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 10, Boston 4
2B -- DiMaggio V 3, Coscarart P, Dahlgren B
HR -- Coscarart P
SH -- Ostermueller F
HBP -- by Hickey J (Dahlgren B)
A -- 0
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