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Braves
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
May 21, 1949
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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 May 21, 1949 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
Date | May 21, 1949 |
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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 | May 21, 1949 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Boston Braves |
Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Warren Spahn |
Home Starting Pitcher | Murry Dickson |
Ballpark | Forbes Field |
City | Pittsburgh |
State | PA |
Attendance | 16,724 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 34 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Stewart 1B: Jocko Conlan 2B: (none) 3B: Lon Warneke |
Boston Braves Lineup
Name | Position |
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Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
Al Dark | Shortstop |
Pete Reiser | Left Fielder |
Bob Elliott | Third Baseman |
Jim Russell | Center Fielder |
Marv Rickert | First Baseman |
Tommy Holmes | Right Fielder |
Bill Salkeld | Catcher |
Warren Spahn | Pitcher |
Billy Southworth | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Marv Rackley | Center Fielder |
Danny Murtaugh | Second Baseman |
Ed Stevens | First Baseman |
Ralph Kiner | Left Fielder |
Wally Westlake | Right Fielder |
Eddie Bockman | Third Baseman |
Stan Rojek | Shortstop |
Clyde McCullough | Catcher |
Murry Dickson | Pitcher |
Billy Meyer | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Braves
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
May 21, 1949
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Dickson
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Dickson
Dark hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reiser vs. Dickson
Reiser hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stevens fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Dickson
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stevens scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Elliott for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rackley vs. Spahn
Rackley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murtaugh vs. Spahn
Murtaugh hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Spahn
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. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Dickson
Russell hits a popup towards short. Rojek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rickert vs. Dickson
Rickert hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Westlake who is chasing the ball. Rickert reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Holmes vs. Dickson
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. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Salkeld vs. Dickson
Salkeld hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball 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: ---
Kiner vs. Spahn
Kiner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westlake vs. Spahn
Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bockman vs. Spahn
Bockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spahn vs. Dickson
Spahn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stevens scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Spahn for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Dickson
Stanky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Dickson
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reiser vs. Dickson
Reiser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojek vs. Spahn
Rojek hits a popup, foul, towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Spahn
McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickson vs. Spahn
Dickson strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Dickson
Elliott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Dickson
Russell hits a fly ball into right field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rickert vs. Dickson
Rickert takes first base on ball four. Elliott moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Holmes vs. Dickson
Holmes hits a popup in front of the plate. McCullough settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Salkeld vs. Dickson
Salkeld hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stevens scoops it up and throws to first, with Dickson covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rackley vs. Spahn
Rackley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murtaugh vs. Spahn
Murtaugh hits a fly ball into left field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stevens vs. Spahn
Stevens hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rackley moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kiner vs. Spahn
Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to second for the out. Rackley moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Westlake vs. Spahn
Westlake strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spahn vs. Dickson
Spahn hits a popup towards short. Rojek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Dickson
Stanky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Dickson
Dark hits a fly ball into center field. Rackley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reiser vs. Dickson
Reiser hits a popup towards short. Rojek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bockman vs. Spahn
Bockman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojek vs. Spahn
Rojek bunts towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. Bockman moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCullough vs. Spahn
McCullough is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dickson vs. Spahn
Dickson hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Dickson
Elliott hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Dickson
Russell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Elliott moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rickert vs. Dickson
Rickert hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stevens scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rickert for the out. Russell moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Holmes vs. Dickson
Holmes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Salkeld vs. Dickson
Salkeld is walked intentionally. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Spahn vs. Dickson
Spahn hits a popup towards third. Bockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rackley vs. Spahn
Rackley hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murtaugh vs. Spahn
Murtaugh hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Spahn
Stevens hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Spahn
Kiner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westlake vs. Spahn
Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Dickson
Stanky hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Dickson
Dark hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCullough settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reiser vs. Dickson
Reiser hits a fly ball into center field. Rackley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Dickson
Elliott hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bockman vs. Spahn
Bockman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojek vs. Spahn
Rojek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Spahn
McCullough strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickson vs. Spahn
Dickson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Salkeld settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Dickson
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rickert vs. Dickson
Rickert hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holmes vs. Dickson
The ball gets by McCullough for a passed ball. Rickert moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Holmes vs. Dickson
Holmes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Salkeld vs. Dickson
Sibby Sisti pinch runs for Tommy Holmes.
Salkeld hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rickert moves to third. Sisti moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Conatser vs. Dickson
Phil Masi pinch runs for Bill Salkeld. Clint Conatser pinch hits for Warren Spahn.
Conatser hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Rickert scores. Sisti scores. Masi moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stanky vs. Casey
Hugh Casey now pitching.
Stanky takes first base on ball four. Masi moves to third. Conatser moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dark vs. Casey
Dark hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Westlake. Dark reaches second base with a double. Masi scores. Conatser scores. Stanky goes all the way around to score. Dark moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Reiser vs. Casey
Reiser hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Chambers
Cliff Chambers now pitching.
Elliott hits a fly ball into right field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Chambers
Russell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCullough settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rackley vs. Hogue
Bobby Hogue now pitching. Phil Masi now catching. Clint Conatser now playing right field.
Rackley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hogue fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murtaugh vs. Hogue
Murtaugh hits a popup towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Hogue
Stevens strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rickert vs. Chambers
Rickert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hogue vs. Chambers
Hogue bunts towards first. Stevens scoops it up and throws to first, with Murtaugh covering, for the out. Rickert moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Masi vs. Chambers
Masi hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rickert scores. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Conatser vs. Chambers
Conatser hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Masi moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stanky vs. Chambers
Stanky hits a popup towards short. Rojek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dark vs. Chambers
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Braves, 8 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Hogue
Kiner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westlake vs. Hogue
Westlake hits a fly ball into right field. Conatser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bockman vs. Hogue
Bockman hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojek vs. Hogue
Rojek hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/21/1949 -- Boston at Pittsburgh (D) Boston AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Stanky E, 2b 3 1 1 0 Rackley M, cf 3 0 0 0 Dark A, ss 6 1 2 3 Murtaugh D, 2b 4 0 0 0 Reiser P, lf 5 1 1 2 Stevens E, 1b 4 1 2 1 Elliott B, 3b 4 0 1 0 Kiner R, lf 4 0 3 0 Russell J, cf 5 0 1 0 Westlake W, rf 4 0 0 0 Rickert M, 1b 4 2 3 0 Bockman E, 3b 4 1 2 1 Holmes T, rf 3 0 0 0 Rojek S, ss 3 0 0 0 Sisti S, pr 0 1 0 0 McCullough C, c 3 0 0 0 Hogue B, p 0 0 0 0 Dickson M, p 3 0 0 0 Salkeld B, c 3 0 1 0 Casey H, p 0 0 0 0 Masi P, pr-c 1 1 1 1 Chambers C, p 0 0 0 0 Spahn W, p 3 0 0 0 Conatser C, ph-rf 2 1 2 2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 39 8 13 8 32 2 7 2 Boston 000 000 071 -- 8 Pittsburgh 000 001 100 -- 2 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Spahn W (W) 7.0 6 2 2 1 4 Hogue B (S) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Dickson M (L) 7.1 8 4 4 6 0 Casey H* 0.0 2 3 3 1 0 Chambers C 1.2 3 1 1 0 0 * Pitched to 3 batters in 8th DP -- Boston 1 LOB -- Boston 12, Pittsburgh 5 2B -- Dark A 3B -- Rickert M HR -- Stevens E, Bockman E, Reiser P SH -- Rojek S, Hogue B PB -- McCullough C T -- 2:34 A -- 16724
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