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Pirates
@ Braves
Braves Field
May 9, 1945
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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 May 9, 1945 at Braves Field.
Game Summary
Date | May 9, 1945 |
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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 | May 9, 1945 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Home Team | Boston Braves |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Preacher Roe |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Tobin |
Ballpark | Braves Field |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 2,574 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 10 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Babe Pinelli 1B: Lee Ballanfant 2B: (none) 3B: Dusty Boggess |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Pete Coscarart | Second Baseman |
Johnny Barrett | Center Fielder |
Tommy O'Brien | Right Fielder |
Bob Elliott | Third Baseman |
Jim Russell | Left Fielder |
Babe Dahlgren | First Baseman |
Frankie Gustine | Shortstop |
Al Lopez | Catcher |
Preacher Roe | Pitcher |
Frankie Frisch | Manager |
Boston Braves Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dick Culler | Shortstop |
Tommy Holmes | Right Fielder |
Butch Nieman | Left Fielder |
Joe Mack | First Baseman |
Carden Gillenwater | Center Fielder |
Chuck Workman | Third Baseman |
Phil Masi | Catcher |
Whitey Wietelmann | Second Baseman |
Jim Tobin | Pitcher |
Bob Coleman | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Pirates
@ Braves
Braves Field
May 9, 1945
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Tobin
Coscarart hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barrett vs. Tobin
Barrett hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Brien vs. Tobin
O'Brien hits a fly ball into center field. Gillenwater settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Tobin
Elliott takes first base on ball four. Coscarart moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Russell vs. Tobin
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wietelmann 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: ---
Culler vs. Roe
Culler hits a fly ball into left field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Roe
Holmes hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dahlgren scoops it up and throws to first, with Roe covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Roe
Nieman is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Tobin
Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gustine vs. Tobin
Gustine hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Dahlgren moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lopez vs. Tobin
Lopez bunts towards the mound. Tobin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Dahlgren moves to third. Gustine moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Roe vs. Tobin
Roe strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Coscarart vs. Tobin
Coscarart strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Barrett vs. Tobin
Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Workman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Roe
Mack hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gillenwater vs. Roe
Gillenwater hits a fly ball into center field. Barrett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Workman vs. Roe
Workman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Tobin
O'Brien hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Tobin
Elliott hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Tobin
Russell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Elliott moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dahlgren vs. Tobin
Dahlgren hits a line drive into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gustine vs. Tobin
Gustine hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Nieman throws the ball in to Wietelmann who tags Gustine trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Elliott scores. Russell moves to third. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Masi vs. Roe
Masi strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wietelmann vs. Roe
Wietelmann hits a fly ball into left field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tobin vs. Roe
Tobin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Culler vs. Roe
Culler hits a fly ball into center field. Barrett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Tobin
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Workman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roe vs. Tobin
Roe hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Gillenwater. Roe reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Coscarart vs. Tobin
Coscarart hits a ball on the ground towards third. Workman juggles the ball. That's an error on Workman. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Barrett vs. Tobin
Barrett takes first base on ball four. Roe moves to third. Coscarart moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
O'Brien vs. Tobin
O'Brien hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Gillenwater. O'Brien reaches second base with a double. Roe scores. Coscarart scores. Barrett moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Elliott vs. Tobin
Elliott hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Barrett scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Russell vs. Tobin
Russell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Gillenwater. Russell reaches second base with a double. O'Brien scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dahlgren vs. Earley
Tom Earley now pitching.
Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground towards short. Culler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Roe
Holmes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nieman vs. Roe
Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roe fields it and throws to first for the out. Holmes moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mack vs. Roe
Mack hits a popup, foul, towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gillenwater vs. Roe
Gillenwater hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Barrett. Gillenwater reaches second base with a double. Holmes scores. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Workman vs. Roe
Workman strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Earley
Gustine hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wietelmann misplays the ball. That's an error on Wietelmann. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Earley
Lopez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gustine moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Roe vs. Earley
Roe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Culler fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Gustine scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Earley
Coscarart hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Masi vs. Roe
Masi hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Barrett. Masi reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wietelmann vs. Roe
Wietelmann hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Earley vs. Roe
Earley strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Culler vs. Roe
Culler hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Earley
Barrett hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Earley
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Earley
Elliott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Earley
There goes Elliott. The throw from Masi and he is safe. Elliott steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Russell vs. Earley
Russell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dahlgren vs. Earley
Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Roe
Holmes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nieman vs. Roe
Nieman hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mack vs. Roe
Mack hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gillenwater vs. Roe
Gillenwater hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Barrett. Gillenwater reaches second base with a double. Holmes goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Workman vs. Roe
Workman hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 6 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Earley
Gustine hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Earley
Lopez hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roe vs. Earley
Roe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coscarart vs. Earley
Coscarart hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 6 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Masi vs. Roe
Masi hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wietelmann vs. Roe
Wietelmann hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ramsey vs. Roe
Bill Ramsey pinch hits for Tom Earley.
Ramsey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 6 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Cozart
Charlie Cozart now pitching.
Barrett hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Cozart
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Cozart
Elliott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Cozart
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Culler fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Culler. Elliott moves to third. Russell moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Dahlgren vs. Cozart
Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Elliott scores. Russell scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gustine vs. Cozart
Gustine hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Cozart
Lopez hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 9 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Culler vs. Roe
Culler hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holmes vs. Roe
Holmes hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Barrett. Holmes reaches second base with a double. Culler moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Nieman vs. Roe
Nieman hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. Culler scores. Holmes moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mack vs. Roe
Mack hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. Holmes scores. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gillenwater vs. Roe
Gillenwater hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 9 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roe vs. Cozart
Roe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coscarart vs. Cozart
That's a pickoff. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Cozart
Coscarart takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barrett vs. Cozart
Barrett hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Brien vs. Cozart
O'Brien takes first base on ball four. Coscarart moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Elliott vs. Schacker
Hal Schacker now pitching.
Elliott strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 9 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Workman vs. Roe
Workman hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Masi vs. Roe
Masi hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wietelmann vs. Roe
Wietelmann takes first base on ball four. Masi moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kluttz vs. Rescigno
Clyde Kluttz pinch hits for Hal Schacker. Xavier Rescigno now pitching.
Kluttz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Masi moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Culler vs. Rescigno
Culler hits a popup towards short. Gustine settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/9/1945 -- Pittsburgh at Boston (D) Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Coscarart P, 2b 5 1 1 0 Culler D, ss 5 1 1 0 Barrett J, cf 5 2 1 1 Holmes T, rf 4 3 3 0 O'Brien T, rf 5 1 1 2 Nieman B, lf 4 0 0 1 Elliott B, 3b 3 2 1 1 Mack J, 1b 4 0 0 1 Russell J, lf 4 1 2 1 Gillenwater C, cf 4 0 2 2 Dahlgren B, 1b 5 0 2 2 Workman C, 3b 4 1 1 1 Gustine F, ss 5 1 2 1 Masi P, c 4 0 2 0 Lopez A, c 5 0 2 0 Wietelmann W, 2b 3 0 1 0 Roe P, p 3 1 1 0 Tobin J, p 0 0 0 0 Rescigno X, p 0 0 0 0 Earley T, p 1 0 0 0 Ramsey B, ph 1 0 0 0 Cozart C, p 0 0 0 0 Schacker H, p 0 0 0 0 Kluttz C, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 40 9 13 8 35 5 10 5 Pittsburgh 001 410 030 -- 9 Boston 000 101 021 -- 5 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Roe P (W)* 8.0 10 5 5 2 4 Rescigno X (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Tobin J (L) 3.2 10 5 2 2 2 Earley T 3.1 1 1 0 3 0 Cozart C 1.2 2 3 1 4 0 Schacker H 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 * Pitched to 3 batters in 9th E -- Workman C, Wietelmann W, Culler D DP -- Pittsburgh 2, Boston 1 LOB -- Pittsburgh 13, Boston 5 2B -- Roe P, O'Brien T, Russell J, Gillenwater C 2, Masi P, Holmes T HR -- Barrett J, Workman C SB -- Elliott B T -- 2:10 A -- 2574
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