Pirates @ Braves
September 17, 1948

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Top 9 R H E
Pirates 2 8 3
Braves 6 9 0
Top 9 R H E
Pirates 2 8 3
Braves 6 9 0

Ed Fitz Gerald Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .276
OBP .333 .348
At Bats 3 199
Hits 1 55
• Singles 0 44
• Doubles 1 8
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 22
RBI’s 1 30

Johnny Sain Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
17 11 1
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Braves Field - September 17, 1948
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Out
Johnny Sain
Phil Masi
Earl Torgeson
Sibby Sisti
Bob Elliott
Al Dark
Jeff Heath
Mike McCormick
Tommy Holmes
Ed Fitz Gerald
Danny Murtaugh

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates 2 8 3 6
Boston Braves 6 9 0 5
Winning Pitcher Johnny Sain
Losing Pitcher Vic Lombardi
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Clint Conatser
Attendance 11,838
Time of Game 1 hour 49 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Fitz Gerald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to second for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Bockman hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Monty Basgall pinch runs for Dixie Walker. Murtaugh hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Mike McCormick now playing center field. Earl Torgeson now playing first base. Jeff Heath now playing left field. Walker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Sisti strikes out.
Bottom 8 Masi hits a fly ball into center field. Beard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Torgeson scores.
Bottom 8 Jeff Heath pinch hits for Clint Conatser. Heath hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Elliott scores. Torgeson moves to third.
Bottom 8 Earl Torgeson pinch hits for Frank McCormick. Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh fields it and throws to home to get McCormick. Elliott moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 8 Elliott takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 McCormick hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Walker who is chasing the ball. McCormick reaches third base with a triple.
Top 8 Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kiner for the out.
Top 8 Beard hits a fly ball into center field. Conatser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Hopp hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sain fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Dark hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 7 Holmes hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 7 Sain hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bockman fields it and throws to first for the out. Masi scores. Sisti moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 7 Sisti bunts towards the mound. Higbe fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Higbe. Masi moves to third.
Bottom 7 Kirby Higbe now pitching. Masi takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Rojek hits a fly ball into left field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Max West pinch hits for Vic Lombardi. West strikes out.
Top 7 Fitz Gerald hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Conatser. Fitz Gerald reaches second base with a double. Bockman scores.
Top 7 Bockman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Holmes. Bockman reaches second base with a double. Murtaugh scores.
Top 7 Murtaugh hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Conatser. Murtaugh reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sisti scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Conatser hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 McCormick hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McCormick scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 6 Elliott hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 McCormick hits a line drive to left field. That will be extra bases. Kiner chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Rojek. Rojek fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Rojek. Dark scores. McCormick moves to third.
Bottom 6 Dark hits a line drive into left field. Kiner picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Kiner. Dark moves to second.
Top 6 Kiner is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Beard hits a fly ball into center field. Conatser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Hopp hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Holmes hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Sain bunts towards the mound. Lombardi fields it and throws to first for the out. Sisti moves to second.
Bottom 5 Sisti hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Masi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bockman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Rojek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Lombardi hits a fly ball into center field. Conatser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Fitz Gerald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Conatser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 McCormick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Elliott hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Bockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Murtaugh hits a line drive into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Walker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Kiner hits a fly ball into left field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 McCormick hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Dark hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fitz Gerald settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Holmes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Sain hits a fly ball into center field. Beard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Beard hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Hopp hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Rojek moves to third.
Top 3 Rojek hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Fitz Gerald is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Sisti hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Masi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Conatser moves to second.
Bottom 2 Conatser hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Elliott scores.
Bottom 2 McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Elliott moves to second.
Bottom 2 Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bockman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Bockman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sisti settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Murtaugh hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Walker is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Kiner hits a popup towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bockman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Dark strikes out.
Bottom 1 Holmes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Beard strikes out.
Top 1 Hopp hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Rojek hits a popup towards first. McCormick settles under it and makes the catch for the out.