Pirates @ Braves
May 18, 1948

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Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 4 9 1
Braves 3 7 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 4 9 1
Braves 3 7 0

Earl Torgeson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .319
OBP .500 .449
At Bats 3 72
Hits 1 23
• Singles 0 17
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 1 3
Walks 1 17
RBI’s 2 13

Vic Lombardi Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 2 1
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Braves Field - May 18, 1948
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Vic Lombardi
Ed Fitz Gerald
Max West
Danny Murtaugh
Frankie Gustine
Stan Rojek
Ralph Kiner
Johnny Hopp
Dixie Walker
Earl Torgeson
Bob Elliott

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates 4 9 1 8
Boston Braves 3 7 0 12
Winning Pitcher Vic Lombardi
Losing Pitcher Bill Voiselle
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Ralph Kiner
Attendance 19,181
Time of Game 2 hours 37 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Conatser hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gustine settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Elliott takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Russell hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Hopp hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ryan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Gustine strikes out.
Top 9 Vern Bickford now pitching. Rojek hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 McCormick hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Frank McCormick pinch hits for Bobby Hogue. McCormick hits a fly ball into center field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Ryan takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Top 8 Fitz Gerald hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Walker moves to second.
Top 8 Murtaugh strikes out.
Top 8 Bobby Hogue now pitching. West hits a popup, foul, towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Walker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Kiner hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 8 Mike McCormick now playing right field. Clint Conatser now playing left field. Hopp takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Masi hits a fly ball into center field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Torgeson takes first base on ball four. Russell moves to third. Conatser moves to second.
Bottom 7 Clint Conatser pinch hits for Jeff Heath. Conatser takes first base on ball four. Russell moves to second.
Bottom 7 Elliott hits a popup towards short. Rojek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Russell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Vic Lombardi now pitching. Dark strikes out.
Bottom 7 Holmes hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Gustine is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Rojek hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Singleton strikes out.
Top 7 Fitz Gerald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Voiselle hits a popup in front of the plate. Fitz Gerald settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Ryan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Masi hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Torgeson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 6 Heath takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Elliott hits a fly ball into center field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Murtaugh hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 West hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Russell. West reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Walker strikes out.
Top 6 Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Russell hits a ball on the ground towards first. West scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Russell for the out.
Bottom 5 Dark hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Holmes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh scoops it up and throws to first, with Singleton covering, for the out.
Top 5 Hopp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Gustine takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Rojek hits a line drive into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Singleton strikes out.
Bottom 4 Voiselle hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Ryan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Masi moves to second.
Bottom 4 Masi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine juggles the ball. That's an error on Gustine.
Bottom 4 Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards first. West scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Torgeson for the out.
Bottom 4 Heath hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Singleton fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Fitz Gerald hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Murtaugh hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 West hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Walker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Walker for the out.
Bottom 3 Elliott hits a line drive towards first. West catches it and throws to second to double up Dark.
Bottom 3 Russell bunts towards first. West scoops it up and throws to first, with Murtaugh covering, for the out. Dark moves to second.
Bottom 3 Dark bunts towards the mound. Singleton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Kiner hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Hopp hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Gustine takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Rojek strikes out.
Bottom 2 Holmes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Singleton fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Voiselle bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.
Bottom 2 Ryan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Masi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Singleton hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Fitz Gerald hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops it up and throws to first, with Voiselle covering, for the out. West scores. Murtaugh moves to third.
Top 2 Murtaugh hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Russell. Murtaugh reaches second base with a double. West moves to third.
Top 2 West hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Walker hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards first. West scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Torgeson for the out.
Bottom 1 Heath takes first base on ball four. Holmes moves to third. Dark moves to second.
Bottom 1 Elliott strikes out.
Bottom 1 Russell hits a fly ball into center field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Dark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Holmes moves to second.
Bottom 1 Holmes hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Kiner hits a line drive towards first. Torgeson catches it and steps on first to double up Hopp.
Top 1 Hopp takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Gustine strikes out. There goes Rojek. Here's the throw, and he's safe.
Top 1 Rojek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.