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Pirates
@ Braves
Braves Field
September 12, 1952
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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 September 12, 1952 at Braves Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 12, 1952 |
|---|---|
| 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 | September 12, 1952 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Boston Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ron Necciai |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ernie Johnson |
| Ballpark | Braves Field |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 2,608 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 32 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Goetz 1B: Frank Dascoli 2B: Frank Secory 3B: Lon Warneke |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tony Bartirome | First Baseman |
| Dick Groat | Shortstop |
| Gus Bell | Right Fielder |
| Ralph Kiner | Left Fielder |
| Dick Hall | Center Fielder |
| Sonny Senerchia | Third Baseman |
| Clem Koshorek | Second Baseman |
| Clyde McCullough | Catcher |
| Ron Necciai | Pitcher |
| Billy Meyer | Manager |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Sam Jethroe | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Logan | Shortstop |
| Eddie Mathews | Third Baseman |
| Sid Gordon | Left Fielder |
| Earl Torgeson | First Baseman |
| Jack Dittmer | Second Baseman |
| Paul Burris | Catcher |
| Jack Daniels | Right Fielder |
| Ernie Johnson | Pitcher |
| Charlie Grimm | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Braves
Braves Field
September 12, 1952
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartirome vs. Johnson
Bartirome hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Johnson
Groat hits a line drive into right field. Daniels settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Johnson
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kiner vs. Johnson
Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jethroe vs. Necciai
Jethroe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Logan vs. Necciai
Logan takes first base on ball four. Jethroe moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mathews vs. Necciai
Mathews strikes out. There goes Jethroe. The throw from McCullough and Jethroe is out. There goes Logan. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gordon vs. Necciai
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Johnson
Hall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Senerchia vs. Johnson
Senerchia strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koshorek vs. Johnson
Koshorek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCullough vs. Johnson
McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Necciai
Torgeson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dittmer vs. Necciai
Dittmer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Torgeson moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Burris vs. Necciai
Burris hits a fly ball into center field. Hall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Torgeson scores. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Daniels vs. Necciai
Daniels hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Necciai
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Hall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jethroe vs. Necciai
Jethroe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Logan vs. Necciai
There goes Jethroe. The throw from McCullough and he is safe. Jethroe steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Logan vs. Necciai
Logan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Koshorek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Necciai vs. Johnson
Necciai strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartirome vs. Johnson
Bartirome hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Johnson
Groat takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Johnson
Bell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Groat moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kiner vs. Johnson
Kiner strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Necciai
Mathews hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCullough settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Necciai
Gordon hits a fly ball into center field. Hall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Necciai
Torgeson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dittmer vs. Necciai
Dittmer takes first base on ball four. Torgeson moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burris vs. Necciai
Burris hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Torgeson scores. Dittmer moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Daniels vs. Necciai
Daniels takes first base on ball four. Dittmer moves to third. Burris moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Johnson vs. Necciai
Johnson takes first base on ball four. Dittmer scores. Burris moves to third. Daniels moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jethroe vs. Hogue
Cal Hogue now pitching.
Jethroe takes first base on ball four. Burris scores. Daniels moves to third. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Logan vs. Hogue
Logan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hall. Logan reaches second base with a double. Daniels scores. Johnson scores. Jethroe goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mathews vs. Hogue
Mathews strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Johnson
Hall hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Senerchia vs. Johnson
Senerchia hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koshorek vs. Johnson
Koshorek hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jethroe. Koshorek reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fitz Gerald vs. Johnson
Ed Fitz Gerald pinch hits for Clyde McCullough.
Fitz Gerald hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Hogue
Ed Fitz Gerald now catching.
Gordon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Hogue
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gordon moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dittmer vs. Hogue
Dittmer hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burris vs. Hogue
Burris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Koshorek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Daniels vs. Hogue
Daniels hits a fly ball into center field. Hall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Hogue
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Hogue, and towards Groat, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Johnson
Lee Walls pinch hits for Cal Hogue.
Walls takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bartirome vs. Johnson
Bartirome hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Walls moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Groat vs. Johnson
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Walls moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bell vs. Johnson
Bell hits a line drive into right field. Daniels settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jethroe vs. Dunn
Jim Dunn now pitching.
Jethroe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bartirome scoops it up and throws to first, with Dunn covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Dunn
Logan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mathews vs. Dunn
Mathews hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Logan moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gordon vs. Dunn
Gordon takes first base on ball four. Logan moves to third. Mathews moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Torgeson vs. Dunn
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bartirome fields it and throws to second for the out. Logan scores. Mathews moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dittmer vs. Dunn
Dittmer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bartirome scoops it up and throws to first, with Dunn covering, for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Johnson
Kiner strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Johnson
Hall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Senerchia vs. Johnson
Senerchia strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Koshorek vs. Johnson
Koshorek hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hall moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fitz Gerald vs. Johnson
Fitz Gerald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burris vs. Dunn
Burris hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hall. Burris reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Daniels vs. Dunn
Daniels hits a ball on the ground towards third. Senerchia fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Dunn
There's a wild pitch. Burris moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Johnson vs. Dunn
Johnson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Burris scores. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 14
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jethroe vs. Dunn
Jethroe hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 14
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Logan vs. Dunn
Logan takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 14
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mathews vs. Dunn
Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Koshorek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 14
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Johnson
George Metkovich pinch hits for Jim Dunn.
Metkovich hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 14
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartirome vs. Johnson
Bartirome hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 14
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Johnson
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 14
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Bell
Bill Bell now pitching.
Gordon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 14
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Bell
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bartirome fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 14
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dittmer vs. Bell
Dittmer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bell. Dittmer reaches second base with a double. Torgeson moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 14
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Burris vs. Bell
Burris hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Torgeson scores. Dittmer scores. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 16
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Daniels vs. Bell
Daniels hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Koshorek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 16
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Bell
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 16
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Johnson
Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 16
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Johnson
Kiner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 16
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hall vs. Johnson
Hall hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 16
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Senerchia vs. Johnson
Senerchia strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 16
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jethroe vs. Bell
Jethroe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bartirome scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jethroe for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 16
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Bell
Logan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 16
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mathews vs. Bell
Mathews strikes out. There goes Logan. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 16
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gordon vs. Bell
Gordon hits a popup towards first. Bartirome settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 16
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koshorek vs. Johnson
Koshorek hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 16
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitz Gerald vs. Johnson
Fitz Gerald hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 16
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garagiola vs. Johnson
Joe Garagiola pinch hits for Bill Bell.
Garagiola hits a fly ball into right field. Daniels 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 9/12/1952, game 2 -- Pittsburgh at Boston (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Bartirome T, 1b 4 0 2 0 Jethroe S, cf 3 1 0 1
Groat D, ss 3 0 0 0 Logan J, ss 4 1 3 3
Bell G, rf 4 0 1 0 Mathews E, 3b 6 0 1 0
Kiner R, lf 3 0 0 0 Gordon S, lf 5 1 2 0
Hall D, cf 3 0 0 0 Torgeson E, 1b 3 4 1 1
Senerchia S, 3b 4 0 0 0 Dittmer J, 2b 4 4 3 3
Koshorek C, 2b 3 0 2 0 Burris P, c 5 2 3 4
McCullough C, c 1 0 0 0 Daniels J, rf 4 2 1 2
Fitz Gerald E, ph-c 3 0 0 0 Johnson E, p 4 1 1 2
Necciai R, p 1 0 0 0
Hogue C, p 0 0 0 0
Walls L, ph 0 0 0 0
Dunn J, p 0 0 0 0
Metkovich G, ph 1 0 0 0
Bell B, p 0 0 0 0
Garagiola J, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 0 5 0 38 16 15 16
Pittsburgh 000 000 000 -- 0
Boston 036 311 20x -- 16
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Necciai R (L) 2.2 3 8 8 8 1
Hogue C 1.1 4 4 4 1 1
Dunn J 2.0 4 2 2 2 0
Bell B 2.0 4 2 2 0 1
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson E (W) 9.0 5 0 0 5 6
DP -- Pittsburgh 1, Boston 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 9, Boston 9
2B -- Logan J, Koshorek C, Burris P, Dittmer J
HR -- Daniels J, Dittmer J
SB -- Jethroe S, Logan J
CS -- Jethroe S
WP -- Dunn J
T -- 2:32
A -- 2608
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