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Pirates
@ Braves
Braves Field
July 18, 1941
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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 July 18, 1941 at Braves Field.
Game Summary
Date | July 18, 1941 |
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Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Home Team |
Boston Braves
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 18, 1941 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Home Team | Boston Braves |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ken Heintzelman |
Home Starting Pitcher | Art Johnson |
Ballpark | Braves Field |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 4 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Beans Reardon 1B: George Magerkurth 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Stewart |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Frankie Gustine | Second Baseman |
Bud Stewart | Right Fielder |
Arky Vaughan | Shortstop |
Maurice Van Robays | Left Fielder |
Elbie Fletcher | First Baseman |
Vince DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
Lee Handley | Third Baseman |
Al Lopez | Catcher |
Ken Heintzelman | Pitcher |
Frankie Frisch | Manager |
Boston Braves Lineup
Name | Position |
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Skippy Roberge | Second Baseman |
Johnny Cooney | Center Fielder |
Sibby Sisti | Third Baseman |
Chet Ross | Left Fielder |
Buddy Gremp | First Baseman |
Paul Waner | Right Fielder |
Eddie Miller | Shortstop |
Phil Masi | Catcher |
Art Johnson | Pitcher |
Casey Stengel | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Pirates
@ Braves
Braves Field
July 18, 1941
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Johnson
Gustine hits a fly ball into left field. Ross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Johnson
Stewart hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Johnson
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Roberge scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberge vs. Heintzelman
Roberge hits a fly ball into left field. Van Robays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooney vs. Heintzelman
Cooney hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisti vs. Heintzelman
Sisti hits a popup towards first. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Robays vs. Johnson
Van Robays hits a fly ball into center field. Cooney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Johnson
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Roberge scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Johnson
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into left field. Ross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ross vs. Heintzelman
Ross hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gremp vs. Heintzelman
Gremp hits a ball on the ground towards second. Gustine throws to second for one, and Vaughan throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Gremp moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Waner vs. Heintzelman
Waner hits a popup towards short. Vaughan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miller vs. Heintzelman
Miller hits a fly ball into left field. Van Robays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Johnson
Handley bunts towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Johnson
Lopez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Gremp settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heintzelman vs. Johnson
Heintzelman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gustine vs. Johnson
Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Masi vs. Heintzelman
Masi hits a line drive into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Heintzelman
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberge vs. Heintzelman
Roberge is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Johnson
Stewart is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Johnson
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Robays vs. Johnson
Van Robays takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Johnson
Fletcher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Van Robays moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
DiMaggio vs. Johnson
DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. Fletcher moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Handley vs. Johnson
Handley hits a fly ball into left field. Ross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooney vs. Heintzelman
Cooney hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sisti vs. Heintzelman
Sisti hits a fly ball into left field. Van Robays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ross vs. Heintzelman
Ross hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Johnson
Lopez hits a fly ball into center field. Cooney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heintzelman vs. Johnson
Heintzelman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Johnson
Gustine hits a fly ball into left field. Ross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gremp vs. Heintzelman
Gremp hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Heintzelman
Waner hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Heintzelman
Miller hits a popup towards short. Vaughan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Johnson
Stewart hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vaughan vs. Johnson
Vaughan bunts towards third. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Stewart moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Van Robays vs. Johnson
Van Robays hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stewart moves to third. Vaughan moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Fletcher vs. Johnson
Fletcher hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Stewart scores. Vaughan moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
DiMaggio vs. Johnson
DiMaggio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Vaughan scores. Van Robays moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Handley vs. Johnson
Handley hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ross. Handley reaches second base with a double. Van Robays scores. DiMaggio goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopez vs. Earley
Tom Earley now pitching.
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Earley fields it and throws to first for the out. Handley moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Heintzelman vs. Earley
Heintzelman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Masi vs. Heintzelman
Masi hits a popup towards first. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Earley vs. Heintzelman
Earley is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberge vs. Heintzelman
Roberge hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Heintzelman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Earley
Gustine hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Masi fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Earley
Stewart hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vaughan vs. Earley
Vaughan hits a line drive into right field. Waner picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Waner. Stewart moves to third. Vaughan moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Van Robays vs. Earley
Van Robays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sisti fields it and throws to first for the out. Stewart scores. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. Earley
Fletcher hits a fly ball into center field. Cooney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooney vs. Heintzelman
Cooney hits a fly ball into right field. Stewart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisti vs. Heintzelman
Sisti takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ross vs. Heintzelman
Ross takes first base on ball four. Sisti moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gremp vs. Heintzelman
Gremp hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Heintzelman fields it and throws to first for the out. Sisti moves to third. Ross moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Waner vs. Heintzelman
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Heintzelman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Earley
Al Montgomery now catching.
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sisti fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Sisti. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Handley vs. Earley
Handley bunts in front of the plate. Montgomery settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Earley
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Roberge misplays the ball. That's an error on Roberge. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Heintzelman vs. Earley
Heintzelman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Sisti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gustine vs. Earley
Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Earley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Heintzelman
Miller hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montgomery vs. Heintzelman
Montgomery takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tobin vs. Heintzelman
Jim Tobin pinch hits for Tom Earley.
Tobin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. LaManna
Hank LaManna now pitching.
Stewart hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gremp scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stewart for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. LaManna
Vaughan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Van Robays vs. LaManna
Van Robays strikes out. There goes Vaughan. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. LaManna
Fletcher hits a fly ball into center field. Cooney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberge vs. Heintzelman
Roberge takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooney vs. Heintzelman
Cooney hits a line drive into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sisti vs. Heintzelman
Sisti hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Roberge moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ross vs. Heintzelman
Ross hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Roberge scores. Sisti moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gremp vs. Heintzelman
Gremp hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Waner vs. Heintzelman
Waner takes first base on ball four. Gremp moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Miller vs. Heintzelman
Bama Rowell pinch runs for Paul Waner.
Miller hits a fly ball into left field. Van Robays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/18/1941, game 1 -- Pittsburgh at Boston (D) Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Gustine F, 2b 5 0 0 0 Roberge S, 2b 3 1 0 0 Stewart B, rf 5 2 2 0 Cooney J, cf 4 0 1 0 Vaughan A, ss 3 1 1 0 Sisti S, 3b 3 0 1 0 Van Robays M, lf 4 1 1 1 Ross C, lf 3 0 2 1 Fletcher E, 1b 5 0 1 1 Gremp B, 1b 4 0 0 0 DiMaggio V, cf 3 1 1 1 Waner P, rf 3 0 0 0 Handley L, 3b 4 0 1 2 Rowell B, pr 0 0 0 0 Lopez A, c 4 0 0 0 Miller E, ss 4 0 0 0 Heintzelman K, p 4 0 1 0 Masi P, c 2 0 0 0 Montgomery A, c 0 0 0 0 Johnson A, p 1 0 0 0 Earley T, p 1 0 0 0 Tobin J, ph 1 0 0 0 LaManna H, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 5 8 5 29 1 4 1 Pittsburgh 000 004 100 -- 5 Boston 000 000 001 -- 1 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Heintzelman K (W) 9.0 4 1 1 5 2 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Johnson A (L) 5.1 6 4 4 2 1 Earley T 2.2 2 1 1 0 1 LaManna H 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 E -- Vaughan A, Waner P, Sisti S, Roberge S DP -- Pittsburgh 2 LOB -- Pittsburgh 9, Boston 6 2B -- Handley L SB -- Vaughan A SH -- Vaughan A T -- 2:04 A -- 0
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