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Pirates 11 @ Braves 8
Braves Field
May 8, 1949

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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 May 8, 1949 at Braves Field. The home team Braves were bested by the visiting Pirates with a score of 11 to 8.

Game Summary

DateMay 8, 1949 
Visiting Team
Pittsburgh Pirates
R: 11 H: 15 E: 1 LOB: 5
Runs: 11
Hits: 15
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 5
Home Team
Boston Braves
R: 8 H: 10 E: 2 LOB: 9
Runs: 8
Hits: 10
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 9
Winning PitcherHugh Casey  
Losing PitcherNels Potter  
SaveElmer Riddle  
Game Winning RBILes Fleming 

Game Info

DateMay 8, 1949 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamPittsburgh Pirates 
Home TeamBoston Braves 
Visiting Starting PitcherMurry Dickson  
Home Starting PitcherVern Bickford  
BallparkBraves Field 
CityBoston 
StateMA 
Attendance27,211 
Time of Game2 hours 41 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Al Barlick
1B: George Barr
2B: (none)
3B: Lee Ballanfant

Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup 

Name  Position 
Stan Rojek  Shortstop 
Johnny Hopp  Right Fielder 
Ralph Kiner  Left Fielder 
Wally Westlake  Center Fielder 
Ed Stevens  First Baseman 
Ed Fitz Gerald  Catcher 
Danny Murtaugh  Second Baseman 
Eddie Bockman  Third Baseman 
Murry Dickson  Pitcher 
Billy Meyer  Manager 

Boston Braves Lineup 

Name  Position 
Eddie Stanky  Second Baseman 
Al Dark  Shortstop 
Earl Torgeson  First Baseman 
Bob Elliott  Third Baseman 
Jim Russell  Center Fielder 
Marv Rickert  Left Fielder 
Tommy Holmes  Right Fielder 
Bill Salkeld  Catcher 
Vern Bickford  Pitcher 
Billy Southworth  Manager 

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Pirates 11 @ Braves 8
Braves Field
May 8, 1949

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 5/8/1949, game 2 -- Pittsburgh at Boston (D)

  Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI    Boston             AB  R  H RBI
Rojek S, ss           4  0  0  0   Stanky E, 2b          4  1  0  0   
Hopp J, rf            5  0  1  1   Dark A, ss            3  1  2  0   
Kiner R, lf           5  3  3  1   Torgeson E, 1b        4  1  1  2   
Westlake W, cf        4  2  1  1   Elliott B, 3b         5  2  2  2   
Stevens E, 1b         5  2  2  1   Russell J, cf         3  2  1  1   
Fitz Gerald E, c      5  1  4  2   Rickert M, lf         1  0  0  0   
Murtaugh D, 2b        5  1  1  3   Conatser C, ph-lf     4  0  1  0   
Bockman E, 3b         3  0  0  0   Holmes T, rf          4  1  2  1   
Walker D, ph          1  0  1  0   Thompson D, pr        0  0  0  0   
Beard T, pr           0  1  0  0   Salkeld B, c          0  0  0  0   
Castiglione P, 3b     0  0  0  0   Masi P, ph-c          5  0  0  1   
Dickson M, p          0  0  0  0   Bickford V, p         0  0  0  0   
Lombardi V, p         3  0  1  0   Hogue B, p            1  0  0  0   
Casey H, p            0  0  0  0   Sisti S, ph           1  0  0  0   
Fleming L, ph         1  0  1  2   Potter N, p           2  0  1  0   
Chesnes B, pr         0  1  0  0   Sain J, p             0  0  0  0   
Riddle E, p           0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     41 11 15 11                        37  8 10  7

Pittsburgh       401 000 060 -- 11
Boston           401 000 300 --  8

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Dickson M*            0.0  2  4  4  2  0
Lombardi V            6.1  7  4  3  3  2
Casey H (W)           0.2  0  0  0  0  0
Riddle E (S)          2.0  1  0  0  2  1

  Boston               IP  H  R ER BB SO
Bickford V            0.2  4  4  4  1  0
Hogue B               2.1  1  1  1  0  0
Potter N (L)          4.1  7  5  5  0  2
Sain J                1.2  3  1  1  0  0
  * Pitched to 4 batters in 1st

E -- Bockman E, Conatser C 2
DP -- Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 5, Boston 9
2B -- Torgeson E, Potter N, Elliott B, Stevens E, Dark A
3B -- Murtaugh D, Holmes T, Fleming L, Hopp J
HR -- Elliott B, Kiner R
SH -- Rojek S
PB -- Fitz Gerald E
T -- 2:41
A -- 27211

    

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