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Braves
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
May 18, 1951
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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 May 18, 1951 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 18, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Braves
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 18, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Braves |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Max Surkont |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mel Queen |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 30,890 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 24 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lon Warneke 1B: Babe Pinelli 2B: (none) 3B: Dusty Boggess |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Roy Hartsfield | Second Baseman |
| Luis Marquez | Center Fielder |
| Willard Marshall | Right Fielder |
| Bob Elliott | Third Baseman |
| Walker Cooper | Catcher |
| Sid Gordon | Left Fielder |
| Earl Torgeson | First Baseman |
| Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
| Max Surkont | Pitcher |
| Billy Southworth | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Castiglione | Shortstop |
| George Metkovich | Center Fielder |
| Gus Bell | Right Fielder |
| Ralph Kiner | First Baseman |
| Wally Westlake | Third Baseman |
| Dino Restelli | Left Fielder |
| George Strickland | Second Baseman |
| Clyde McCullough | Catcher |
| Mel Queen | Pitcher |
| Billy Meyer | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
May 18, 1951
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartsfield vs. Queen
Hartsfield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Westlake fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marquez vs. Queen
Marquez is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Queen
Marshall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Queen
Elliott hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castiglione vs. Surkont
Castiglione hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metkovich vs. Surkont
Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hartsfield fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Surkont
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Queen
Cooper hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Metkovich who is chasing the ball. Cooper reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gordon vs. Queen
Gordon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Torgeson vs. Queen
Torgeson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cooper scores. Gordon moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kerr vs. Queen
Kerr takes first base on ball four. Gordon moves to third. Torgeson moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Surkont vs. Queen
Surkont hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gordon scores. Torgeson moves to third. Kerr moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hartsfield vs. Walsh
Junior Walsh now pitching.
Hartsfield takes first base on ball four. Torgeson scores. Kerr moves to third. Surkont moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Marquez vs. Walsh
Marquez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bell. Marquez reaches second base with a double. Kerr scores. Surkont scores. Hartsfield moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Marshall vs. Walsh
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kiner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Marshall for the out. Hartsfield scores. Marquez moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Elliott vs. Walsh
Elliott hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Marquez scores. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Walsh
Cooper hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Elliott moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gordon vs. Werle
Bill Werle now pitching.
Gordon hits a fly ball towards left. Restelli catches it and throws to home to double up Elliott. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Surkont
Kiner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hartsfield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Surkont
Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr misplays the ball. That's an error on Kerr. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Restelli vs. Surkont
Restelli hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strickland vs. Surkont
Strickland hits a fly ball into center field. Marquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Werle
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Werle
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Westlake fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Surkont vs. Werle
Surkont hits a ball on the ground towards short. Castiglione scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schenz vs. Surkont
Hank Schenz pinch hits for Clyde McCullough.
Schenz hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werle vs. Surkont
Werle hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Marshall. Werle reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Castiglione vs. Surkont
Castiglione takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Metkovich vs. Surkont
Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Metkovich for the out. Werle moves to third. Castiglione moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bell vs. Surkont
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Marquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartsfield vs. Werle
Ed Fitz Gerald now catching.
Hartsfield hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marquez vs. Werle
Marquez hits a fly ball into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Werle
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kiner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Marshall for the out. Hartsfield moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Elliott vs. Werle
Elliott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cooper vs. Werle
The umpire calls a balk on Werle Hartsfield moves to third. Elliott moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cooper vs. Werle
Cooper hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Braves, 10 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Werle
Gordon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 10 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Surkont
Kiner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 10 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westlake vs. Surkont
Westlake hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kiner moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 10 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Restelli vs. Surkont
Restelli hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hartsfield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 10 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Strickland vs. Surkont
Strickland hits a popup towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 10 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fitz Gerald vs. Surkont
Fitz Gerald hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kiner scores. Westlake moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 10 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reiser vs. Surkont
Pete Reiser pinch hits for Bill Werle.
Reiser hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 10 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Friend
Bob Friend now pitching.
Torgeson hits a popup towards the mound. Friend settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 10 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Friend
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 10 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Surkont vs. Friend
Surkont strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 10 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castiglione vs. Surkont
Bob Addis now playing left field. Sid Gordon now playing right field.
Castiglione hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 10 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Surkont
Metkovich hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 10 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Surkont
Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Metkovich moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 10 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kiner vs. Surkont
Kiner hits a fly ball into center field. Marquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 10 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Westlake vs. Surkont
Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 10 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartsfield vs. Friend
Hartsfield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Westlake fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 10 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marquez vs. Friend
Marquez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kiner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 10 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Addis vs. Friend
Addis hits a line drive towards short. Castiglione catches it and throws to first to double up Marquez. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 10 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Restelli vs. Surkont
Restelli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 10 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Surkont
Strickland is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 10 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitz Gerald vs. Surkont
Fitz Gerald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 10 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Friend
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Castiglione scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 10 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Friend
Cooper hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 10 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Friend
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Westlake fields it and throws to first for the out. Cooper moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 10 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Torgeson vs. Friend
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 10 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Friend vs. Surkont
Friend hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hartsfield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 10 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castiglione vs. Surkont
Castiglione hits a fly ball into center field. Marquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 10 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Surkont
Metkovich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 10 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Surkont
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hartsfield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 10 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Friend
Kerr hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 10 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Surkont vs. Friend
Surkont bunts towards the mound. Friend fields it and throws to first for the out. Kerr moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 10 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hartsfield vs. Friend
Hartsfield hits a fly ball into left field. Restelli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 10 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marquez vs. Friend
Marquez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kerr scores. View Play -
Braves, 11 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Addis vs. Friend
There goes Marquez. The throw from Fitz Gerald and he is safe. Marquez steals second. View Play -
Braves, 11 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Addis vs. Friend
Addis hits a fly ball into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 11 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Surkont
Kiner hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 11 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Surkont
Westlake hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 11 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Restelli vs. Surkont
Restelli hits a popup towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 11 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Surkont
Strickland hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 11 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitz Gerald vs. Surkont
Fitz Gerald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 11 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Friend vs. Surkont
Friend is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 11 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Friend
Elliott hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Restelli. Elliott reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 11 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cooper vs. Friend
Cooper hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Elliott moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 11 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gordon vs. Friend
Gordon hits a fly ball into left field. Restelli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Elliott scores. View Play -
Braves, 12 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Friend
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kiner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Torgeson for the out. Cooper moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 12 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kerr vs. Friend
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Westlake fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Braves, 12 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castiglione vs. Surkont
Castiglione hits a popup towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 12 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Surkont
Metkovich hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 12 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Surkont
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hartsfield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Metkovich moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 12 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kiner vs. Surkont
Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/18/1951 -- Boston at Pittsburgh (N)
Boston AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Hartsfield R, 2b 4 2 2 1 Castiglione P, ss 4 0 1 0
Marquez L, cf 5 1 2 3 Metkovich G, cf 4 0 2 0
Marshall W, rf 3 0 1 1 Bell G, rf 5 0 1 0
Addis B, lf 2 0 0 0 Kiner R, 1b 4 2 1 1
Elliott B, 3b 4 2 2 1 Westlake W, 3b 4 1 2 1
Cooper W, c 5 2 5 3 Restelli D, lf 4 0 0 0
Gordon S, lf-rf 4 1 0 1 Strickland G, 2b 4 0 0 0
Torgeson E, 1b 5 1 1 1 McCullough C, c 0 0 0 0
Kerr B, ss 4 2 1 0 Schenz H, ph 1 0 0 0
Surkont M, p 3 1 1 1 Fitz Gerald E, c 3 0 2 1
Queen M, p 0 0 0 0
Walsh J, p 0 0 0 0
Werle B, p 1 0 1 0
Reiser P, ph 1 0 0 0
Friend B, p 2 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 12 15 12 37 3 10 3
Boston 070 300 011 -- 12
Pittsburgh 000 100 020 -- 3
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Surkont M (W) 9.0 10 3 3 3 2
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Queen M (L)* 1.0 4 5 5 2 1
Walsh J 0.1 3 2 2 1 0
Werle B 2.2 2 3 3 1 1
Friend B 5.0 6 2 2 0 1
* Pitched to 5 batters in 2nd
E -- Kerr B
DP -- Boston 1, Pittsburgh 2
LOB -- Boston 5, Pittsburgh 10
2B -- Marquez L, Werle B, Elliott B
3B -- Cooper W
HR -- Cooper W, Kiner R, Westlake W
SB -- Marquez L
SH -- Surkont M
Balk -- Werle B
T -- 2:24
A -- 30890
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