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Braves
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 23, 1930
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Boston Braves, played on August 23, 1930 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 23, 1930 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Braves
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 23, 1930 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Braves |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Smith |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Spades Wood |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 30 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lou Jorda 1B: Jim Scott 2B: (none) 3B: Ernie Quigley |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Buster Chatham | Shortstop |
| Lance Richbourg | Right Fielder |
| George Sisler | First Baseman |
| Wally Berger | Left Fielder |
| Earl Clark | Center Fielder |
| Al Spohrer | Catcher |
| Rabbit Maranville | Third Baseman |
| Freddie Maguire | Second Baseman |
| Bob Smith | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lloyd Waner | Center Fielder |
| Paul Waner | Right Fielder |
| George Grantham | Second Baseman |
| Adam Comorosky | Left Fielder |
| Pie Traynor | Third Baseman |
| Dick Bartell | Shortstop |
| Gus Suhr | First Baseman |
| Rollie Hemsley | Catcher |
| Spades Wood | Pitcher |
| Jewel Ens | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 23, 1930
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chatham vs. Wood
Chatham hits a fly ball into left field. Comorosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richbourg vs. Wood
Richbourg hits a popup, foul, towards first. Suhr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisler vs. Wood
Sisler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grantham scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Smith
Waner hits a fly ball into center field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Smith
Waner hits a fly ball into right field. Richbourg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grantham vs. Smith
Grantham hits a fly ball into right field. Richbourg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berger vs. Wood
Berger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Wood
Clark bunts towards the mound. Wood fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spohrer vs. Wood
There goes Clark. The throw from Hemsley and he is out, Grantham applying the tag. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spohrer vs. Wood
Spohrer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Grantham settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Comorosky vs. Smith
Comorosky hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Traynor vs. Smith
Traynor hits a fly ball into center field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bartell vs. Smith
Bartell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. Comorosky moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Suhr vs. Smith
Suhr hits a fly ball into right field. Richbourg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maranville vs. Wood
Maranville hits a fly ball into left field. Comorosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maguire vs. Wood
Maguire hits a fly ball into left field. Comorosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Wood
Smith hits a popup, foul, towards third. Traynor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemsley vs. Smith
Hemsley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wood vs. Smith
Wood bunts towards the mound. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. Hemsley moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Waner vs. Smith
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Maguire scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hemsley moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Waner vs. Smith
Waner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hemsley scores. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grantham vs. Smith
Grantham hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Waner moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Comorosky vs. Smith
Comorosky hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Chatham fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chatham vs. Wood
Chatham hits a line drive into left field. Comorosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richbourg vs. Wood
Richbourg bunts towards first. Suhr fields the ball and throws to Wood covering. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sisler vs. Wood
Sisler hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Richbourg moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Berger vs. Wood
Berger is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Clark vs. Wood
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Traynor fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Traynor vs. Smith
Traynor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bartell vs. Smith
Bartell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Richbourg who is chasing the ball. Bartell reaches third base with a triple. Traynor goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Suhr vs. Smith
Suhr hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Clark. Suhr reaches second base with a double. Bartell scores. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hemsley vs. Smith
Hemsley hits a fly ball into center field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Suhr tags and moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wood vs. Smith
Wood hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Berger who is chasing the ball. Wood reaches third base with a triple. Suhr scores. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Waner vs. Smith
Waner hits a line drive into right field. Richbourg picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Richbourg. Wood scores. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Waner vs. Smith
Waner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Maguire settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grantham vs. Smith
Grantham hits a fly ball into center field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spohrer vs. Wood
Spohrer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wood fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maranville vs. Wood
Maranville hits a ball on the ground towards third. Traynor fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maguire vs. Wood
Maguire hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wood fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Comorosky vs. Smith
Comorosky hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smith fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Traynor vs. Smith
Traynor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chatham fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Smith
Bartell hits a popup towards short. Chatham settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Wood
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Comorosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chatham vs. Wood
Chatham hits a line drive into left field. Comorosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dunlap vs. Wood
Bill Dunlap pinch hits for Lance Richbourg.
Dunlap hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suhr vs. Smith
Bill Dunlap now playing right field.
Suhr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Maguire scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemsley vs. Smith
Hemsley hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Clark. Hemsley reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wood vs. Smith
Wood hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Maguire settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Waner vs. Smith
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Maranville fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisler vs. Wood
Sisler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grantham scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berger vs. Wood
Berger hits a line drive into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Wood
Clark hits a popup towards short. Bartell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Smith
Waner hits a line drive into center field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grantham vs. Smith
Grantham hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Comorosky vs. Smith
Comorosky hits a popup, foul, towards third. Maranville settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spohrer vs. Wood
Spohrer hits a line drive into left field. Comorosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maranville vs. Wood
Maranville hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maguire vs. Wood
Maguire hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Grantham settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Traynor vs. Smith
Johnny Neun now playing first base.
Traynor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bartell vs. Smith
Bartell hits a fly ball into center field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suhr vs. Smith
Suhr hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Maguire catches it and throws to first to double up Traynor. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Wood
Smith hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Comorosky. Smith reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chatham vs. Wood
Chatham hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dunlap vs. Wood
Dunlap hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Neun vs. Wood
Neun hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Grantham settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/23/1930, game 1 -- Boston at Pittsburgh (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Chatham B, ss 4 0 0 0 Waner L, cf 4 0 1 1
Richbourg L, rf 2 0 1 0 Waner P, rf 4 0 1 1
Dunlap B, ph-rf 2 0 0 0 Grantham G, 2b 4 0 1 0
Sisler G, 1b 3 0 1 0 Comorosky A, lf 4 0 2 0
Neun J, 1b 1 0 0 0 Traynor P, 3b 4 1 2 0
Berger W, lf 3 0 0 0 Bartell D, ss 4 1 1 1
Clark E, cf 3 0 1 0 Suhr G, 1b 4 1 1 1
Spohrer A, c 3 0 1 0 Hemsley R, c 1 1 1 0
Maranville R, 3b 3 0 0 0 Wood S, p 2 1 1 1
Maguire F, 2b 3 0 0 0
Smith B, p 3 0 1 0
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30 0 5 0 31 5 11 5
Boston 000 000 000 -- 0
Pittsburgh 001 400 00x -- 5
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Smith B (L) 8.0 11 5 5 1 0
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Wood S (W) 9.0 5 0 0 0 1
E -- Richbourg L
DP -- Boston 2, Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- Boston 3, Pittsburgh 5
2B -- Suhr G, Hemsley R, Smith B
3B -- Bartell D, Wood S
CS -- Clark E
SH -- Wood S
SF -- Hemsley R
T -- 1:30
A -- 0
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