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Braves
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 26, 1946
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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 26, 1946 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 26, 1946 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Braves
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 26, 1946 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Braves |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Niggeling |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ken Heintzelman |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 2,169 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 59 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Goetz 1B: Lou Jorda 2B: (none) 3B: Beans Reardon |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick Culler | Shortstop |
| Billy Herman | First Baseman |
| Tommy Holmes | Right Fielder |
| Danny Litwhiler | Left Fielder |
| Phil Masi | Catcher |
| Mike McCormick | Center Fielder |
| Nanny Fernandez | Third Baseman |
| Connie Ryan | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Niggeling | Pitcher |
| Billy Southworth | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Burgess Whitehead | Second Baseman |
| Elbie Fletcher | First Baseman |
| Jim Russell | Center Fielder |
| Bob Elliott | Third Baseman |
| Ralph Kiner | Left Fielder |
| Chuck Workman | Right Fielder |
| Jimmy Brown | Shortstop |
| Al Lopez | Catcher |
| Ken Heintzelman | Pitcher |
| Frankie Frisch | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 26, 1946
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Culler vs. Heintzelman
Culler hits a popup towards short. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Heintzelman
Herman hits a fly ball into right field. Workman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Heintzelman
Holmes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Litwhiler vs. Heintzelman
Litwhiler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it 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: ---
Whitehead vs. Niggeling
Whitehead hits a popup towards first. Herman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Niggeling
Fletcher hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Niggeling
Russell hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Niggeling
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fernandez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Masi vs. Heintzelman
Masi hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Heintzelman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Heintzelman
McCormick hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Heintzelman
Fernandez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ryan vs. Heintzelman
Ryan hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Niggeling
Kiner strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Workman vs. Niggeling
Workman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Herman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Workman for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Niggeling
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Culler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niggeling vs. Heintzelman
Niggeling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Culler vs. Heintzelman
Culler hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner who is chasing the ball. Culler reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Herman vs. Heintzelman
Herman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Culler scores. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holmes vs. Heintzelman
Holmes hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Brown fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Litwhiler vs. Heintzelman
Litwhiler hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Niggeling
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niggeling fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heintzelman vs. Niggeling
Heintzelman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Culler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Niggeling
Whitehead hits a fly ball into left field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Masi vs. Heintzelman
Masi hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Heintzelman
McCormick hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Heintzelman
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Niggeling
Fletcher hits a fly ball into center field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Niggeling
Russell hits a popup towards third. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Niggeling
Elliott hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kiner vs. Niggeling
Kiner takes first base on ball four. Elliott moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Workman vs. Niggeling
Workman hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Heintzelman
Ryan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Russell. Ryan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Niggeling vs. Heintzelman
Niggeling bunts towards first. Fletcher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Niggeling for the out. Ryan moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Culler vs. Heintzelman
Ryan is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Culler vs. Heintzelman
Culler hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herman vs. Heintzelman
Herman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Niggeling
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Niggeling
Lopez strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heintzelman vs. Niggeling
Heintzelman hits a popup towards short. Culler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Heintzelman
Holmes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Litwhiler vs. Heintzelman
Litwhiler hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Holmes moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Masi vs. Heintzelman
Masi hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Heintzelman fields it and throws to third for the out. Litwhiler moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCormick vs. Heintzelman
McCormick hits a popup towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fernandez vs. Heintzelman
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Niggeling
Whitehead hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Niggeling
Fletcher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Niggeling
Russell hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Niggeling
Elliott hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Fletcher moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kiner vs. Niggeling
Kiner hits a fly ball into left field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Heintzelman
Ryan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Niggeling vs. Heintzelman
Niggeling strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Culler vs. Heintzelman
Culler hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ryan moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Herman vs. Heintzelman
Herman hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Holmes vs. Heintzelman
Holmes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Workman vs. Niggeling
Workman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Niggeling
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niggeling fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Niggeling
Lopez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heintzelman vs. Niggeling
Heintzelman hits a popup towards third. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Litwhiler vs. Heintzelman
Litwhiler hits a popup towards first. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Masi vs. Heintzelman
Masi strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Heintzelman
McCormick hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Heintzelman
Fernandez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Russell. Fernandez reaches second base with a double. McCormick goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ryan vs. Heintzelman
Ryan is walked intentionally. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Niggeling vs. Heintzelman
Niggeling hits a fly ball into right field. Workman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Niggeling
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Niggeling
Fletcher takes first base on ball four. Whitehead moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Russell vs. Niggeling
Russell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ryan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Elliott vs. Niggeling
Elliott strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kiner vs. Niggeling
Kiner takes first base on ball four. Whitehead moves to third. Fletcher moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Workman vs. Niggeling
Workman hits a popup towards first. Herman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Culler vs. Heintzelman
Culler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herman vs. Heintzelman
Herman hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Lopez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Heintzelman
Holmes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Heintzelman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Braves, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Niggeling
Johnny Hopp now playing first base.
Brown hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Niggeling
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fernandez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Salkeld vs. Niggeling
Billy Cox pinch runs for Al Lopez. Bill Salkeld pinch hits for Ken Heintzelman.
Salkeld hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McCormick. Salkeld reaches second base with a double. Cox moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Whitehead vs. Niggeling
Lee Handley pinch runs for Bill Salkeld.
Whitehead is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Fletcher vs. Niggeling
Fletcher hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McCormick. Fletcher reaches second base with a double. Cox scores. Handley scores. Whitehead moves to third. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/26/1946 -- Boston at Pittsburgh (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Culler D, ss 4 1 3 0 Whitehead B, 2b 4 0 1 0
Herman B, 1b 5 0 1 1 Fletcher E, 1b 3 0 1 2
Hopp J, 1b 0 0 0 0 Russell J, cf 4 1 1 1
Holmes T, rf 5 0 2 0 Elliott B, 3b 4 0 2 0
Litwhiler D, lf 4 0 1 0 Kiner R, lf 2 0 0 0
Masi P, c 4 0 0 0 Workman C, rf 4 0 0 0
McCormick M, cf 4 1 1 0 Brown J, ss 4 0 1 0
Fernandez N, 3b 3 0 1 1 Lopez A, c 4 0 1 0
Ryan C, 2b 3 0 2 0 Cox B, pr 0 1 0 0
Niggeling J, p 3 0 0 0 Heintzelman K, p 3 0 0 0
Salkeld B, ph 1 0 1 0
Handley L, pr 0 1 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 2 11 2 33 3 8 3
Boston 001 000 010 -- 2
Pittsburgh 100 000 002 -- 3
1 out when winning run was scored.
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Niggeling J (L) 8.1 8 3 3 4 3
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Heintzelman K (W) 9.0 11 2 2 3 2
DP -- Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- Boston 10, Pittsburgh 10
2B -- Ryan C, Fernandez N, Salkeld B, Fletcher E
3B -- Culler D
HR -- Russell J
CS -- Ryan C
SH -- Niggeling J
HBP -- by Niggeling J (Whitehead B)
T -- 1:59
A -- 2169
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