Top 1

• Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Castiglione vs. Bickford
  
  Castiglione takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Schenz vs. Bickford
  
  Schenz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hartsfield misplays the ball. That's an error on Hartsfield. Castiglione moves to second. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Bell vs. Bickford
  
  Bell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jethroe who is chasing the ball. Bell reaches third base with a triple. Castiglione scores. Schenz goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Pirates, 2 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Kiner vs. Bickford
  
  Kiner hits a popup towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 2 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Westlake vs. Bickford
  
  Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 2 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Coogan vs. Bickford
  
  Coogan hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Bickford scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Coogan for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Pirates, 2 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hartsfield vs. Papish
  
  Hartsfield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Pirates, 2 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Jethroe vs. Papish
  
  Jethroe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Papish fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hartsfield moves to second. View Play 
• Pirates, 2 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Torgeson vs. Papish
  
  Torgeson takes first base on ball four. Hartsfield moves to third. Jethroe moves to second. View Play 
• Pirates, 2 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Cooper vs. Papish
  
  Cooper hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hartsfield scores. Jethroe scores. Torgeson moves to second. View Play 
• Pirates, 2 - Braves, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Olmo vs. Papish
  
  Olmo takes first base on ball four. Torgeson moves to third. Cooper moves to second. View Play 
• Pirates, 2 - Braves, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Holmes vs. Dickson
  
  Murry Dickson now pitching.
  
  Holmes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schenz fields it and throws to second for the out. Torgeson scores. Cooper moves to third. View Play 
• Pirates, 2 - Braves, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Sisti vs. Dickson
  
  Sisti takes first base on ball four. Holmes moves to second. View Play 
• Pirates, 2 - Braves, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Kerr vs. Dickson
  
  Kerr hits a popup towards short. Rojek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 2 - Braves, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Bickford vs. Dickson
  
  Bickford hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dickson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Pirates, 2 - Braves, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rojek vs. Bickford
  
  Rojek takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Pirates, 2 - Braves, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Mueller vs. Bickford
  
  Mueller hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Pirates, 4 - Braves, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dickson vs. Bickford
  
  Dickson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 4 - Braves, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Castiglione vs. Bickford
  
  Castiglione strikes out. View Play 
• Pirates, 4 - Braves, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Schenz vs. Bickford
  
  Schenz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Pirates, 4 - Braves, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hartsfield vs. Dickson
  
  Hartsfield is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Pirates, 4 - Braves, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jethroe vs. Dickson
  
  Jethroe takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Pirates, 4 - Braves, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Torgeson vs. Dickson
  
  There goes Jethroe. The throw from Mueller and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play 
• Pirates, 4 - Braves, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Torgeson vs. Dickson
  
  There goes Jethroe. The slide. Mueller applies the tag. Jethroe is out. View Play 
• Pirates, 4 - Braves, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Torgeson vs. Dickson
  
  Torgeson strikes out. View Play 

Top 3

• Pirates, 4 - Braves, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bell vs. Bickford
  
  Bell is hit by the pitch. View Play 
• Pirates, 4 - Braves, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kiner vs. Bickford
  
  Kiner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bell moves to second. View Play 
• Pirates, 4 - Braves, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Westlake vs. Roy
  
  Normie Roy now pitching.
  
  Westlake bunts towards the mound. Roy fields it and throws to first for the out. Bell moves to third. Kiner moves to second. View Play 
• Pirates, 4 - Braves, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Coogan vs. Roy
  
  Coogan takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Pirates, 4 - Braves, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Rojek vs. Roy
  
  Rojek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it and throws to second for the out. Bell scores. Kiner moves to third. View Play 
• Pirates, 5 - Braves, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Mueller vs. Roy
  
  There goes Rojek. The throw from Cooper and he is out, Hartsfield applying the tag. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Pirates, 5 - Braves, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cooper vs. Dickson
  
  Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione juggles the ball. That's an error on Castiglione. View Play 
• Pirates, 5 - Braves, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Marshall vs. Dickson
  
  Willard Marshall pinch hits for Luis Olmo.
  
  Marshall hits a fly ball into center field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 5 - Braves, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Holmes vs. Dickson
  
  Holmes hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Pirates, 5 - Braves, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sisti vs. Dickson
  
  Sisti hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dickson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 5 - Braves, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kerr vs. Dickson
  
  Kerr hits a fly ball into center field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Pirates, 5 - Braves, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mueller vs. Roy
  
  Willard Marshall now playing left field.
  
  Mueller strikes out. View Play 
• Pirates, 5 - Braves, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dickson vs. Roy
  
  Dickson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hartsfield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 5 - Braves, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Castiglione vs. Roy
  
  Castiglione hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Pirates, 5 - Braves, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Roy vs. Dickson
  
  Roy takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Pirates, 5 - Braves, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hartsfield vs. Dickson
  
  Hartsfield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 5 - Braves, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Jethroe vs. Dickson
  
  Jethroe hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 5 - Braves, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Torgeson vs. Dickson
  
  Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schenz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Pirates, 5 - Braves, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Schenz vs. Roy
  
  Schenz hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Marshall. Schenz reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Pirates, 5 - Braves, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Bell vs. Roy
  
  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. Schenz moves to third. View Play 
• Pirates, 5 - Braves, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Kiner vs. Roy
  
  Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hartsfield fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Schenz scores. View Play 
• Pirates, 6 - Braves, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Westlake vs. Roy
  
  Westlake hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 6 - Braves, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Coogan vs. Roy
  
  Coogan hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Pirates, 6 - Braves, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cooper vs. Dickson
  
  Cooper hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schenz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 6 - Braves, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Marshall vs. Dickson
  
  Marshall takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Pirates, 6 - Braves, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Holmes vs. Dickson
  
  Holmes hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Marshall moves to third. View Play 
• Pirates, 6 - Braves, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Sisti vs. Dickson
  
  Sisti hits a fly ball towards right. Bell catches it and throws home to Mueller who relays to second to double up Holmes. Marshall scores. View Play 

Top 6

• Pirates, 6 - Braves, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rojek vs. Roy
  
  Rojek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 6 - Braves, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mueller vs. Roy
  
  Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sisti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 6 - Braves, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dickson vs. Roy
  
  Dickson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Pirates, 6 - Braves, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Castiglione vs. Roy
  
  Castiglione takes first base on ball four. Dickson moves to second. View Play 
• Pirates, 6 - Braves, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Schenz vs. Roy
  
  Schenz strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Pirates, 6 - Braves, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kerr vs. Dickson
  
  Kerr hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Pirates, 6 - Braves, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Roy vs. Dickson
  
  Roy hits a popup towards first. Coogan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 6 - Braves, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hartsfield vs. Dickson
  
  Hartsfield hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kerr moves to second. View Play 
• Pirates, 6 - Braves, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Jethroe vs. Dickson
  
  Jethroe hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 6 - Braves, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Torgeson vs. Dickson
  
  Torgeson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Torgeson reaches second base with a double. Kerr scores. Hartsfield goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Pirates, 6 - Braves, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Cooper vs. Dickson
  
  Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play 

Top 7

• Pirates, 6 - Braves, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bell vs. Roy
  
  Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Pirates, 6 - Braves, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kiner vs. Roy
  
  Kiner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Bell trying to get to third. Marshall throws the ball in to Sisti, who tags Bell for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 6 - Braves, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Westlake vs. Roy
  
  Westlake strikes out. There goes Kiner. The throw from Cooper to Hartsfield, and back to Torgeson, who tags Kiner out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Pirates, 6 - Braves, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Marshall vs. Dickson
  
  Marshall hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 6 - Braves, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Holmes vs. Dickson
  
  Holmes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dickson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 6 - Braves, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sisti vs. Dickson
  
  Sisti hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schenz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Pirates, 6 - Braves, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Coogan vs. Roy
  
  Coogan hits a line drive into center field. That will be extra bases. Jethroe fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Jethroe. Coogan moves to third. View Play 
• Pirates, 6 - Braves, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Rojek vs. Roy
  
  Rojek hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 6 - Braves, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Hopp vs. Roy
  
  Johnny Hopp pinch hits for Ray Mueller.
  
  Hopp hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 6 - Braves, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Fernandez vs. Roy
  
  Nanny Fernandez pinch hits for Murry Dickson.
  
  Fernandez takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Pirates, 6 - Braves, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Castiglione vs. Roy
  
  Castiglione hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Pirates, 6 - Braves, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kerr vs. Werle
  
  Clyde McCullough now catching. Bill Werle now pitching.
  
  Kerr hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Pirates, 6 - Braves, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Roy vs. Werle
  
  Roy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kerr moves to second. View Play 
• Pirates, 6 - Braves, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Hartsfield vs. Werle
  
  Hartsfield hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Werle fields it and throws to third for the out. Roy moves to second. View Play 
• Pirates, 6 - Braves, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Jethroe vs. Werle
  
  Jethroe hits a popup towards third. Castiglione settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 6 - Braves, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Torgeson vs. Werle
  
  Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Werle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Pirates, 6 - Braves, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Schenz vs. Roy
  
  Schenz hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 6 - Braves, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bell vs. Roy
  
  Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 6 - Braves, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kiner vs. Roy
  
  Kiner takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Pirates, 6 - Braves, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Westlake vs. Roy
  
  Westlake hits a fly ball into left field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 6/18/1950, game 1 -- Pittsburgh at Boston (D)

  Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI    Boston             AB  R  H RBI
Castiglione P, 3b     3  1  0  0   Hartsfield R, 2b      5  2  2  0   
Schenz H, 2b          5  2  1  0   Jethroe S, cf         4  1  1  0   
Bell G, rf            4  1  2  2   Torgeson E, 1b        4  1  1  2   
Kiner R, lf           4  0  3  1   Cooper W, c           4  1  1  2   
Westlake W, cf        4  0  0  0   Olmo L, lf            0  0  0  0   
Coogan D, 1b          3  0  1  0   Marshall W, ph-lf     2  1  0  0   
Rojek S, ss           3  1  0  1   Holmes T, rf          4  1  2  3   
Mueller R, c          3  1  1  2   Sisti S, 3b           3  0  0  1   
Hopp J, ph            1  0  0  0   Kerr B, ss            4  1  2  0   
McCullough C, c       0  0  0  0   Bickford V, p         1  0  0  0   
Papish F, p           0  0  0  0   Roy N, p              2  0  1  0   
Dickson M, p          3  0  1  0                                      
Fernandez N, ph       0  0  0  0                                      
Werle B, p            0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     33  6  9  6                        33  8 10  8

Pittsburgh       221 010 000 --  6
Boston           302 012 00x --  8

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Papish F*             0.0  3  3  3  2  0
Dickson M (L)         7.0  5  5  4  4  2
Werle B               1.0  2  0  0  0  0

  Boston               IP  H  R ER BB SO
Bickford V+           2.0  3  5  4  2  1
Roy N (W)             7.0  6  1  1  4  3
  * Pitched to 5 batters in 1st
  + Pitched to 2 batters in 3rd

E -- Hartsfield R, Mueller R, Castiglione P, Jethroe S
DP -- Pittsburgh 1, Boston 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 8, Boston 7
2B -- Schenz H, Torgeson E, Coogan D
3B -- Bell G
HR -- Mueller R, Holmes T
SB -- Jethroe S
CS -- Jethroe S, Rojek S, Kiner R
SH -- Westlake W
HBP -- by Bickford V (Bell G)
T -- 2:10
A -- 0

    

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