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Pirates 7 @ Braves 5
Braves Field
August 14, 1945

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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 August 14, 1945 at Braves Field. The home team Braves were bested by the visiting Pirates with a score of 7 to 5.

Game Summary

DateAugust 14, 1945 
Visiting Team
Pittsburgh Pirates
R: 7 H: 13 E: 2 LOB: 9
Runs: 7
Hits: 13
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 9
Home Team
Boston Braves
R: 5 H: 9 E: 0 LOB: 5
Runs: 5
Hits: 9
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 5
Winning PitcherFritz Ostermueller  
Losing PitcherDon Hendrickson  
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Game Winning RBIBob Elliott 

Game Info

DateAugust 14, 1945 
Day of WeekTue 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamPittsburgh Pirates 
Home TeamBoston Braves 
Visiting Starting PitcherFritz Ostermueller  
Home Starting PitcherBill Lee  
BallparkBraves Field 
CityBoston 
StateMA 
Attendance 
Time of Game2 hours 14 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Ziggy Sears
1B: George Barr
2B: (none)
3B: Tom Dunn

Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup 

Name  Position 
Frankie Gustine  Second Baseman 
Al Gionfriddo  Center Fielder 
Jim Russell  Left Fielder 
Bob Elliott  Third Baseman 
Johnny Barrett  Right Fielder 
Babe Dahlgren  First Baseman 
Vic Barnhart  Shortstop 
Al Lopez  Catcher 
Fritz Ostermueller  Pitcher 
Frankie Frisch  Manager 

Boston Braves Lineup 

Name  Position 
Tommy Nelson  Second Baseman 
Vince Shupe  First Baseman 
Tommy Holmes  Right Fielder 
Joe Medwick  Left Fielder 
Chuck Workman  Third Baseman 
Carden Gillenwater  Center Fielder 
Phil Masi  Catcher 
Dick Culler  Shortstop 
Bill Lee  Pitcher 
Del Bissonette  Manager 

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Pirates 7 @ Braves 5
Braves Field
August 14, 1945

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         Game of 8/14/1945, game 1 -- Pittsburgh at Boston (D)

  Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI    Boston             AB  R  H RBI
Gustine F, 2b-ss      6  1  1  1   Nelson T, 2b          4  0  1  1   
Gionfriddo A, cf      4  2  2  0   Wietelmann W, 2b      1  0  0  0   
Russell J, lf         4  1  2  0   Shupe V, 1b           4  0  1  0   
Elliott B, 3b         4  0  0  1   Hofferth S, ph        1  1  1  1   
Barrett J, rf         5  1  2  1   Holmes T, rf          5  0  1  0   
Dahlgren B, 1b        5  1  3  2   Medwick J, lf         5  1  2  0   
Barnhart V, ss        3  0  0  0   Workman C, 3b         4  1  2  0   
Colman F, ph          1  0  0  0   Gillenwater C, cf     1  0  0  0   
Coscarart P, 2b       1  1  1  0   Masi P, c             3  1  0  0   
Lopez A, c            1  0  0  0   Culler D, ss          4  1  1  1   
Ostermueller F, p     4  0  2  2   Lee B, p              3  0  0  1   
                                   Hendrickson D, p      0  0  0  0   
                                   Ramsey B, ph          1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     38  7 13  7                        36  5  9  4

Pittsburgh       201 000 010 3 --  7
Boston           040 000 000 1 --  5

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Ostermueller F (W)   10.0  9  5  5  4  3

  Boston               IP  H  R ER BB SO
Lee B                 7.1  8  4  4  6  0
Hendrickson D (L)     2.2  5  3  3  1  2

E -- Gustine F, Lopez A
DP -- Pittsburgh 2, Boston 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 9, Boston 5
2B -- Gionfriddo A, Barrett J, Coscarart P, Holmes T
3B -- Russell J
HR -- Gustine F, Hofferth S
SB -- Workman C, Medwick J, Shupe V
CS -- Barrett J 2, Russell J
SH -- Ostermueller F
WP -- Ostermueller F
T -- 2:14
A -- 0

    

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