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May 19, 1949

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Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 3 7 0
Pirates 2 7 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 3 7 0
Pirates 2 7 1

Eddie Bockman Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .233
OBP .333 .312
At Bats 3 86
Hits 1 20
• Singles 0 14
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 1 5
Walks 0 10
RBI’s 2 10

Vern Bickford Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 2 0
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Forbes Field - May 19, 1949
Out
Vern Bickford
Phil Masi
Marv Rickert
Eddie Stanky
Bob Elliott
Al Dark
Pete Reiser
Jim Russell
Tommy Holmes
Eddie Bockman

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Boston Braves 3 7 0 7
Pittsburgh Pirates 2 7 1 5
Winning Pitcher Vern Bickford
Losing Pitcher Elmer Riddle
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Vern Bickford
Attendance 9,586
Time of Game 1 hour 53 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Bockman hits a fly ball into left field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Murtaugh hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Bickford, and towards Dark, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Phil Masi now catching. Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Stanky hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Phil Masi pinch runs for Bill Salkeld. Hugh Casey now pitching. Bickford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Masi scores.
Top 9 Salkeld hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Salkeld reaches second base with a double. Russell scores.
Top 9 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. Russell moves to third.
Top 9 Rickert bunts towards first. Stevens scoops it up and throws to first, with Murtaugh covering, for the out. Russell moves to second.
Top 9 Russell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Stevens hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanky settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Bickford, and towards Dark, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Elliott hits a line drive into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Reiser hits a fly ball into center field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Rojek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Riddle hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Riddle fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Bickford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Salkeld hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stevens scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Salkeld for the out.
Bottom 6 Bockman hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Stanky reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Murtaugh hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Holmes. Murtaugh reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Westlake hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Holmes hits a line drive towards first. Stevens reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Rickert takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 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.
Top 6 Elliott hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Stevens hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Rojek hits a popup towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Reiser hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Dark hits a popup, foul, towards first. Stevens settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Stanky hits a line drive to left field. Kiner throws towards third. Bockman fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Bockman. Salkeld moves to third. Stanky moves to second.
Top 5 Bickford bunts towards first. Stevens scoops it up and throws to first, with Murtaugh covering, for the out. Salkeld moves to second.
Top 5 Salkeld takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Riddle hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Bockman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 4 Murtaugh hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Holmes. Murtaugh reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Westlake hits a popup, foul, towards first. Rickert settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Holmes hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCullough settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Rickert hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Elliott moves to third.
Top 4 Russell hits a fly ball into center field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Elliott hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Reiser hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Kiner hits a fly ball into left field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Stevens hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Bickford scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stevens for the out. Rojek moves to second.
Bottom 3 Walker hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Rojek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 There goes Stanky. The throw from McCullough and he is out, Rojek applying the tag.
Top 3 Dark strikes out.
Top 3 Stanky hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Salkeld scores.
Top 3 Bickford bunts towards first. Stevens scoops it up and throws to first, with Murtaugh covering, for the out. Salkeld moves to second.
Top 3 Salkeld takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Riddle strikes out.
Bottom 2 McCullough hits a fly ball into left field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Bockman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Holmes hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCullough settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Rickert hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Russell hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Elliott hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Murtaugh strikes out.
Bottom 1 Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Walker moves to third. Kiner moves to second.
Bottom 1 Kiner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Walker moves to second.
Bottom 1 Stevens hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Walker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Rojek hits a line drive into left field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Reiser hits a popup towards short. Rojek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Stanky hits a popup towards short. Rojek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.