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Pirates
@ Braves
Braves Field
August 17, 1943
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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 August 17, 1943 at Braves Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 17, 1943 |
|---|---|
| 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 | August 17, 1943 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Boston Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Hank Gornicki |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Nate Andrews |
| Ballpark | Braves Field |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 48 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lou Jorda 1B: Babe Pinelli 2B: (none) 3B: Al Barlick |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Coscarart | Shortstop |
| Jim Russell | Left Fielder |
| Al Rubeling | Second Baseman |
| Maurice Van Robays | Right Fielder |
| Bob Elliott | Third Baseman |
| Elbie Fletcher | First Baseman |
| Vince DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Al Lopez | Catcher |
| Hank Gornicki | Pitcher |
| Frankie Frisch | Manager |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Connie Ryan | Second Baseman |
| Tommy Holmes | Center Fielder |
| Chuck Workman | Right Fielder |
| Butch Nieman | Left Fielder |
| Phil Masi | Catcher |
| Kerby Farrell | First Baseman |
| Whitey Wietelmann | Shortstop |
| Eddie Joost | Third Baseman |
| Nate Andrews | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Braves
Braves Field
August 17, 1943
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Andrews
Coscarart hits a ball on the ground towards first. Farrell scoops it up and throws to first, with Andrews covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Andrews
Russell hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rubeling vs. Andrews
Rubeling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan misplays the ball. That's an error on Ryan. Russell moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Van Robays vs. Andrews
Van Robays hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Workman who is chasing the ball. Van Robays reaches third base with a triple. Russell scores. Rubeling goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Elliott vs. Andrews
Elliott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fletcher vs. Andrews
Fletcher hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Andrews
DiMaggio bunts towards the mound. Andrews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Andrews
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Andrews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Gornicki
Ryan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rubeling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Gornicki
Holmes hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Van Robays. Holmes reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Workman vs. Gornicki
Workman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first, with Gornicki covering, for the out. Holmes moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Nieman vs. Gornicki
Nieman strikes out. Lopez drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Nieman out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gornicki vs. Andrews
Gornicki hits a ball on the ground towards third. Joost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Andrews
Coscarart hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Andrews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Andrews
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Andrews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Masi vs. Gornicki
Masi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rubeling fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Farrell vs. Gornicki
Farrell strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wietelmann vs. Gornicki
Wietelmann hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rubeling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Masi moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Joost vs. Gornicki
Joost hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rubeling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rubeling vs. Andrews
Rubeling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Robays vs. Andrews
Van Robays hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Holmes. Van Robays reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Elliott vs. Andrews
Elliott hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Nieman. Elliott reaches second base with a double. Van Robays scores. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. Andrews
Fletcher hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DiMaggio vs. Andrews
DiMaggio is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Gornicki
Andrews takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ryan vs. Gornicki
Ryan strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holmes vs. Gornicki
Holmes hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Workman vs. Gornicki
Workman strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Andrews
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gornicki vs. Andrews
Gornicki hits a fly ball into center field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Andrews
Coscarart hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Andrews
Russell hits a popup towards third. Joost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Gornicki
Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rubeling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Masi vs. Gornicki
Masi hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Farrell vs. Gornicki
Farrell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rubeling fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rubeling vs. Andrews
Rubeling is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Robays vs. Andrews
Van Robays hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Andrews
Elliott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Van Robays moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fletcher vs. Andrews
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Andrews fields it and throws to first for the out. Elliott moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
DiMaggio vs. Andrews
DiMaggio is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lopez vs. Andrews
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Andrews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wietelmann vs. Gornicki
Wietelmann hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rubeling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Gornicki
Joost hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ross vs. Gornicki
Chet Ross pinch hits for Nate Andrews.
Ross hits a ball on the ground towards short. Coscarart fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gornicki vs. Odom
Dave Odom now pitching.
Gornicki hits a ball on the ground towards third. Joost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Odom
Coscarart hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Odom
There goes Coscarart. The throw from Masi and he is out, Wietelmann applying the tag. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Odom
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wietelmann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Gornicki
Ryan is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Gornicki
Holmes hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rubeling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Workman vs. Gornicki
Workman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rubeling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rubeling vs. Odom
Rubeling hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Holmes. Rubeling reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Van Robays vs. Odom
Van Robays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wietelmann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rubeling moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Elliott vs. Odom
Elliott hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rubeling scores. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Odom
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Odom
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wietelmann fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 7 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Gornicki
Nieman hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Masi vs. Gornicki
Masi bunts towards the mound. Gornicki fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Farrell vs. Gornicki
Farrell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wietelmann vs. Gornicki
Wietelmann hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 7 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Odom
Lopez hits a fly ball into right field. Workman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gornicki vs. Odom
Gornicki strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Odom
Coscarart takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Odom
Russell hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Holmes. Russell reaches second base with a double. Coscarart moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rubeling vs. Odom
Rubeling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Joost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 7 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Gornicki
Joost hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Odom vs. Gornicki
Odom hits a ball on the ground towards short. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Gornicki
Ryan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holmes vs. Gornicki
The umpire calls a balk on Gornicki Ryan moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Holmes vs. Gornicki
Holmes is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 7 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Robays vs. Odom
Van Robays hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ryan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Odom
Elliott hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Odom
Johnny Wyrostek pinch runs for Bob Elliott.
Fletcher hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wyrostek moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
DiMaggio vs. Odom
DiMaggio hits a fly ball towards center field. Holmes fields the ball and throws to second. Ryan drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Ryan. Wyrostek scores. Fletcher moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopez vs. Odom
Lopez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Farrell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 8 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Workman vs. Gornicki
Johnny Wyrostek now playing third base.
Workman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gornicki fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Gornicki
Nieman hits a popup towards short. Coscarart settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Masi vs. Gornicki
Masi hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Farrell vs. Gornicki
Farrell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rubeling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/17/1943, game 1 -- Pittsburgh at Boston (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Coscarart P, ss 4 0 2 0 Ryan C, 2b 4 0 1 0
Russell J, lf 5 1 2 0 Holmes T, cf 4 0 1 0
Rubeling A, 2b 5 2 1 0 Workman C, rf 4 0 0 0
Van Robays M, rf 5 2 3 2 Nieman B, lf 4 0 0 0
Elliott B, 3b 4 1 4 2 Masi P, c 4 0 3 0
Wyrostek J, pr-3b 0 1 0 0 Farrell K, 1b 3 0 0 0
Fletcher E, 1b 5 1 2 3 Wietelmann W, ss 3 0 0 0
DiMaggio V, cf 4 0 0 1 Joost E, 3b 3 0 1 0
Lopez A, c 5 0 0 0 Andrews N, p 0 0 0 0
Gornicki H, p 4 0 0 0 Ross C, ph 1 0 0 0
Odom D, p 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
41 8 14 8 31 0 6 0
Pittsburgh 501 000 101 -- 8
Boston 000 000 000 -- 0
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Gornicki H (W) 9.0 6 0 0 2 6
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Andrews N (L) 5.0 8 6 5 2 2
Odom D 4.0 6 2 2 1 1
E -- Ryan C 2
DP -- Pittsburgh 2
LOB -- Pittsburgh 9, Boston 6
2B -- Holmes T, Van Robays M, Elliott B, Rubeling A, Russell J
3B -- Van Robays M
HR -- Fletcher E
CS -- Coscarart P
Balk -- Gornicki H
T -- 1:48
A -- 0
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