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May 5, 1948

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Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 2 9 0
Pirates 2 8 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 2 9 0
Pirates 3 9 1

Danny Murtaugh Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .292
OBP .333 .433
At Bats 3 24
Hits 1 7
• Singles 0 6
• Doubles 1 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 6
RBI’s 0 2

Johnny Sain Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 1 0
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Forbes Field - May 5, 1948
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Single
Johnny Sain
Bill Salkeld
Earl Torgeson
Eddie Stanky
Bob Elliott
Al Dark
Danny Litwhiler
Mike McCormick
Tommy Holmes
Danny Murtaugh
Ed Stevens
Wally Westlake

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Boston Braves 2 9 0 10
Pittsburgh Pirates 3 9 1 5
Winning Pitcher Kirby Higbe
Losing Pitcher Johnny Sain
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Danny Murtaugh
Attendance 5,210
Time of Game 1 hour 49 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

End of Game

Murtaugh hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Westlake scores. Stevens moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Stevens hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gustine scores. Westlake moves to third.
Bottom 9 Westlake hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gustine moves to second.
Bottom 9 Walker hits a fly ball into center field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Kiner hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Salkeld settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Gustine hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 9 McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Holmes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 9 Kirby Higbe now pitching. Stanky takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Rojek hits a fly ball into center field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Max West pinch hits for Elmer Riddle. West hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanky settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Earl Torgeson now playing first base. Kluttz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanky settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Sain hits a popup towards third. Gustine settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Salkeld hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stevens scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Salkeld for the out. Torgeson moves to third. Litwhiler moves to second.
Top 8 Earl Torgeson pinch runs for Frank McCormick. Litwhiler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Torgeson moves to second.
Top 8 McCormick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Murtaugh hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Stevens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Westlake is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 McCormick bunts towards the mound. Riddle fields it and throws to third for the out. Holmes moves to second.
Top 7 Holmes takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Stanky hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Stanky reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Walker hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Kiner hits a fly ball into left field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Sain hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Dark hits a fly ball into center field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Salkeld hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Litwhiler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Rojek hits a fly ball into left field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Riddle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Kluttz hits a line drive into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Murtaugh moves to third.
Bottom 5 Murtaugh hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Litwhiler. Murtaugh reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Elliott hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stanky scores. McCormick moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 5 McCormick takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Holmes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Stanky moves to second.
Top 5 Stanky hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dark scores. That run is unearned.
Top 5 Sain bunts in front of the plate. Kluttz fields it and throws to first for the out. Dark moves to second.
Top 5 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Gustine.
Bottom 4 Stevens hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stevens for the out.
Bottom 4 Westlake hits a fly ball into left field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kiner scores. Walker moves to second.
Bottom 4 Walker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kiner moves to third.
Bottom 4 Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Salkeld hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Riddle fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Litwhiler is hit by the pitch.
Top 4 McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Rojek hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Stanky reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Riddle strikes out.
Bottom 3 Kluttz is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 McCormick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Holmes hits a fly ball into center field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Riddle fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Murtaugh is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Stevens hits a popup towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Westlake hits a fly ball into left field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Walker hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Litwhiler. Walker reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Sain hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 There's a wild pitch. Salkeld moves to third. Dark moves to second.
Top 2 Dark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Salkeld moves to second.
Top 2 Salkeld takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Litwhiler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sain fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Gustine hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Rojek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Holmes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Stanky hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh settles under it and makes the catch for the out.