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Braves
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
July 14, 1928
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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 July 14, 1928 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 14, 1928 |
|---|---|
| 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 | July 14, 1928 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Braves |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ed Brandt |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Burleigh Grimes |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 3 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Beans Reardon 1B: Sherry Magee 2B: (none) 3B: Charlie Moran |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lance Richbourg | Right Fielder |
| Jack Smith | Center Fielder |
| George Sisler | First Baseman |
| Rogers Hornsby | Second Baseman |
| Les Bell | Third Baseman |
| Eddie Brown | Left Fielder |
| Doc Farrell | Shortstop |
| Al Spohrer | Catcher |
| Ed Brandt | Pitcher |
| Rogers Hornsby | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Sparky Adams | Second Baseman |
| Lloyd Waner | Center Fielder |
| Paul Waner | Right Fielder |
| Pie Traynor | Third Baseman |
| George Grantham | First Baseman |
| Pete Scott | Left Fielder |
| Dick Bartell | Shortstop |
| Charlie Hargreaves | Catcher |
| Burleigh Grimes | Pitcher |
| Donie Bush | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
July 14, 1928
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richbourg vs. Grimes
Richbourg hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Grimes
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Richbourg moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sisler vs. Grimes
Sisler bunts towards the mound. Grimes fields it and throws to third for the out. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hornsby vs. Grimes
Hornsby hits a line drive into right field. Waner catches it for the out, and throws it away. That's an error on Waner. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bell vs. Grimes
There goes Sisler. The throw from Hargreaves and he is safe. Sisler steals second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bell vs. Grimes
Bell hits a popup towards short. Bartell 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: ---
Adams vs. Brandt
Adams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Brandt
Waner hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Spohrer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Brandt
Waner hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Traynor vs. Brandt
There goes Adams. The throw from Spohrer and he is safe. Adams steals second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Traynor vs. Brandt
Traynor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grantham vs. Brandt
Grantham hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Spohrer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Grimes
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Farrell vs. Grimes
Farrell hits a fly ball into left field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spohrer vs. Grimes
Spohrer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hargreaves settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Brandt
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Brandt
Bartell hits a line drive into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargreaves vs. Brandt
Hargreaves hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Grimes
Brandt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Richbourg vs. Grimes
Richbourg bunts towards third. Traynor fields it and throws to first for the out. Brandt moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Grimes
Smith bunts towards the mound. Grimes fields it and throws to first for the out. Brandt moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sisler vs. Grimes
Sisler hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grimes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimes vs. Brandt
Grimes strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Brandt
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hornsby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Brandt
Waner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Brandt
There goes Waner. The throw from Spohrer and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Waner vs. Brandt
Waner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Traynor vs. Brandt
Traynor hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Waner scores. Waner moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Grantham vs. Brandt
Grantham hits a ball on the ground towards short. Farrell misplays the ball. That's an error on Farrell. Waner scores. Traynor moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Scott vs. Brandt
Scott takes first base on ball four. Traynor moves to third. Grantham moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bartell vs. Brandt
Bartell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Farrell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Traynor scores. Grantham moves to third. Scott moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hargreaves vs. Brandt
Hargreaves hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hornsby vs. Grimes
Hornsby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Grimes
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grantham fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Grimes
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Farrell vs. Grimes
Farrell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bell moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Spohrer vs. Grimes
Spohrer hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimes vs. Brandt
Howard Freigau now playing shortstop.
Grimes hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Smith. Grimes reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Adams vs. Brandt
Adams bunts towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. Grimes moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Waner vs. Brandt
Waner hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Grimes tags and scores. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Brandt
Waner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Traynor vs. Brandt
Traynor hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grantham vs. Brandt
There goes Traynor. The throw from Spohrer and he is out, Freigau applying the tag. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Grimes
Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richbourg vs. Grimes
Richbourg hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Grimes
Smith hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Waner. Smith reaches second base with a double. Richbourg moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sisler vs. Grimes
Sisler strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hornsby vs. Grimes
Hornsby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bell vs. Grimes
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grantham scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bell for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grantham vs. Brandt
Grantham hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Spohrer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Brandt
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Freigau fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bartell vs. Brandt
Bartell hits a line drive into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargreaves vs. Brandt
There goes Scott. The throw from Spohrer and he is out, Freigau applying the tag. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Grimes
Brown hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freigau vs. Grimes
Freigau is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spohrer vs. Grimes
Spohrer hits a fly ball into left field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargreaves vs. Brandt
Hargreaves hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grimes vs. Brandt
Grimes hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sisler fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Brandt
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brandt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Grimes moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Waner vs. Brandt
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Freigau fields it and throws to second for the out. Grimes moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Waner vs. Brandt
Waner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Grimes scores. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Traynor vs. Brandt
Traynor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Freigau fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Grimes
Earl Clark pinch hits for Ed Brandt.
Clark hits a fly ball into left field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richbourg vs. Grimes
Richbourg hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grimes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Grimes
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sisler vs. Grimes
Sisler hits a popup, foul, towards third. Traynor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grantham vs. Hollingsworth
Bonnie Hollingsworth now pitching.
Grantham strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Hollingsworth
Scott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bartell vs. Hollingsworth
Bartell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sisler fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Sisler. Scott moves to third. Bartell moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hargreaves vs. Hollingsworth
Hargreaves hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Scott tags and scores. Bartell tags and moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Grimes vs. Hollingsworth
Grimes strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hornsby vs. Grimes
Hornsby hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hargreaves settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Grimes
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Traynor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Grimes
Brown hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Hargreaves fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Hollingsworth
Adams hits a line drive into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Hollingsworth
Waner hits a line drive into right field. Richbourg picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Richbourg. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Waner vs. Hollingsworth
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hornsby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Waner moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Traynor vs. Hollingsworth
Traynor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Grantham vs. Hollingsworth
There goes Traynor. The throw from Spohrer and he is safe. Traynor steals second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Grantham vs. Hollingsworth
Grantham takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Scott vs. Hollingsworth
Scott hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Smith, who is chasing the ball. Scott reaches third base with a triple. Waner scores. Traynor scores. Grantham goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bartell vs. Hollingsworth
Bartell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Scott scores. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargreaves vs. Hollingsworth
There goes Bartell. The throw from Spohrer and he is safe. Bartell steals second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hargreaves vs. Hollingsworth
Hargreaves hits a ball on the ground towards short. Freigau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freigau vs. Grimes
Freigau hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spohrer vs. Grimes
Spohrer hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burrus vs. Grimes
Dick Burrus pinch hits for Bonnie Hollingsworth.
Burrus hits a popup towards short. Bartell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/14/1928 -- Boston at Pittsburgh (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Richbourg L, rf 3 0 2 0 Adams S, 2b 4 0 2 0
Smith J, cf 3 0 3 0 Waner L, cf 4 2 2 1
Sisler G, 1b 4 0 0 0 Waner P, rf 4 1 2 1
Hornsby R, 2b 2 0 0 0 Traynor P, 3b 3 2 2 1
Bell L, 3b 4 0 0 0 Grantham G, 1b 4 1 0 0
Brown E, lf 4 0 0 0 Scott P, lf 4 2 3 3
Farrell D, ss 2 0 1 0 Bartell D, ss 5 0 2 2
Freigau H, ss 2 0 0 0 Hargreaves C, c 4 0 1 1
Spohrer A, c 4 0 0 0 Grimes B, p 4 2 1 0
Brandt E, p 1 0 0 0
Clark E, ph 1 0 0 0
Hollingsworth B, p 0 0 0 0
Burrus D, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 0 6 0 36 10 15 9
Boston 000 000 000 -- 0
Pittsburgh 003 101 14x -- 10
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Brandt E (L) 6.0 11 5 3 3 1
Hollingsworth B 2.0 4 5 4 2 2
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Grimes B (W) 9.0 6 0 0 3 2
E -- Waner P, Spohrer A, Farrell D, Sisler G, Richbourg L
LOB -- Boston 9, Pittsburgh 10
2B -- Grimes B, Smith J
3B -- Scott P
SB -- Sisler G, Adams S, Waner L, Traynor P, Bartell D
CS -- Traynor P, Scott P
SH -- Richbourg L, Smith J, Adams S
SF -- Waner L, Hargreaves C
T -- 2:03
A -- 0
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