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Pirates
@ Braves
Braves Field
June 21, 1946
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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 June 21, 1946 at Braves Field.
Game Summary
| Date | June 21, 1946 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
Boston Braves
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 21, 1946 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Boston Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Fritz Ostermueller |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mort Cooper |
| Ballpark | Braves Field |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 13,256 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 56 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Barr 1B: Dusty Boggess 2B: (none) 3B: Jocko Conlan |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lee Handley | Third Baseman |
| Jimmy Brown | Shortstop |
| Jim Russell | Left Fielder |
| Frankie Gustine | Second Baseman |
| Bob Elliott | Right Fielder |
| Ralph Kiner | Center Fielder |
| Elbie Fletcher | First Baseman |
| Al Lopez | Catcher |
| Fritz Ostermueller | Pitcher |
| Frankie Frisch | Manager |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mike McCormick | Center Fielder |
| Billy Herman | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Hopp | First Baseman |
| Danny Litwhiler | Left Fielder |
| Phil Masi | Catcher |
| Tommy Holmes | Right Fielder |
| Connie Ryan | Third Baseman |
| Dick Culler | Shortstop |
| Mort Cooper | Pitcher |
| Billy Southworth | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Braves
Braves Field
June 21, 1946
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Cooper
Handley hits a fly ball into center field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Cooper
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ryan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Cooper
Russell hits a fly ball into center field. McCormick 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: ---
McCormick vs. Ostermueller
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Ostermueller
Herman hits a fly ball into center field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Ostermueller
Hopp takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Litwhiler vs. Ostermueller
Litwhiler hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hopp goes all the way around to score. Litwhiler moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Masi vs. Ostermueller
Masi is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Cooper
Gustine hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McCormick. Gustine reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Elliott vs. Cooper
Elliott hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Herman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kiner vs. Cooper
Kiner hits a fly ball into left field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. Cooper
Fletcher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lopez vs. Cooper
Lopez hits a popup in front of the plate. Masi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Ostermueller
Holmes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ostermueller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Ostermueller
Ryan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Culler vs. Ostermueller
Culler hits a popup towards first. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Ostermueller
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cooper for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ostermueller vs. Cooper
Ostermueller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Handley vs. Cooper
Handley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hopp fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Cooper
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Culler scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Ostermueller
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ostermueller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Ostermueller
Herman hits a fly ball into right field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Ostermueller
Hopp hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Russell who is chasing the ball. Hopp reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Litwhiler vs. Ostermueller
Litwhiler hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Russell who is chasing the ball. Litwhiler reaches third base with a triple. Hopp scores. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Masi vs. Ostermueller
Masi hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ostermueller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Cooper
Russell strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Cooper
Gustine hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Cooper
Elliott hits a fly ball into center field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kiner vs. Cooper
Kiner hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Cooper
Fletcher hits a popup towards short. Culler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Ostermueller
Holmes strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Ostermueller
Ryan 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, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Culler vs. Ostermueller
Culler hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Ostermueller
Cooper strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Cooper
Lopez hits a popup towards first. Hopp settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ostermueller vs. Cooper
Ostermueller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Handley vs. Cooper
Handley hits a popup towards short. Culler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Cooper
Brown hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ostermueller moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Russell vs. Cooper
Russell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Ostermueller
McCormick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herman vs. Ostermueller
There goes McCormick. The throw from Lopez and he is out, Brown applying the tag. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Ostermueller
Herman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hopp vs. Ostermueller
Hopp hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Herman moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Litwhiler vs. Ostermueller
Litwhiler hits a popup towards short. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Masi vs. Ostermueller
Masi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Cooper
Gustine strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Cooper
Elliott hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Cooper
Kiner is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Ostermueller
Holmes hits a fly ball into center field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Ostermueller
Ryan hits a popup towards short. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Culler vs. Ostermueller
Culler hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Ostermueller
Cooper hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Culler moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCormick vs. Ostermueller
McCormick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Culler scores. Cooper moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Herman vs. Ostermueller
Herman hits a fly ball into right field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Cooper
Fletcher hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McCormick. Fletcher reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopez vs. Cooper
Lopez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ostermueller vs. Cooper
Ostermueller hits a ball on the ground for a double play. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Handley vs. Cooper
Handley hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Ostermueller
Hopp hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hopp is thrown out after the base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Litwhiler vs. Ostermueller
Litwhiler hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kiner. Litwhiler reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Masi vs. Ostermueller
Masi strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Holmes vs. Ostermueller
Holmes hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Cooper
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Culler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Cooper
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hopp scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Russell for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Cooper
Gustine is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Ostermueller
Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Culler vs. Ostermueller
Culler hits a fly ball into center field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Ostermueller
Cooper hits a fly ball into right field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Cooper
Elliott hits a fly ball into center field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Cooper
Kiner is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Cooper
Fletcher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Salkeld vs. Cooper
Billy Cox pinch runs for Elbie Fletcher. Bill Salkeld pinch hits for Al Lopez.
Salkeld strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/21/1946 -- Pittsburgh at Boston (N)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Handley L, 3b 4 0 0 0 McCormick M, cf 4 0 2 1
Brown J, ss 4 0 1 0 Herman B, 2b 3 0 0 0
Russell J, lf 4 0 0 0 Hopp J, 1b 3 2 3 0
Gustine F, 2b 4 1 2 0 Litwhiler D, lf 4 0 3 2
Elliott B, rf 4 0 0 0 Masi P, c 4 0 0 0
Kiner R, cf 4 1 1 2 Holmes T, rf 4 0 0 0
Fletcher E, 1b 3 0 2 0 Ryan C, 3b 4 0 1 0
Cox B, pr 0 0 0 0 Culler D, ss 4 1 2 0
Lopez A, c 2 0 0 0 Cooper M, p 4 0 1 0
Salkeld B, ph 1 0 0 0
Ostermueller F, p 3 0 2 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 2 8 2 34 3 12 3
Pittsburgh 000 200 000 -- 2
Boston 101 001 00x -- 3
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Ostermueller F (L) 8.0 12 3 3 2 4
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Cooper M (W) 9.0 8 2 2 2 7
DP -- Boston 2
LOB -- Pittsburgh 6, Boston 9
2B -- Gustine F, Fletcher E, Litwhiler D
3B -- Hopp J, Litwhiler D
HR -- Kiner R
CS -- McCormick M
T -- 1:56
A -- 13256
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