Braves @ Pirates
June 14, 1949

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Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 3 9 0
Pirates 2 11 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 3 9 0
Pirates 4 12 1

Wally Westlake Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .750 .312
OBP .750 .368
At Bats 4 157
Hits 3 49
• Singles 1 28
• Doubles 0 8
• Triples 1 2
• Home Runs 1 11
Walks 0 10
RBI’s 1 31

Nels Potter Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 3 4
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Forbes Field - June 14, 1949
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Double
Nels Potter
Bill Salkeld
Elbie Fletcher
Sibby Sisti
Bob Elliott
Al Dark
Marv Rickert
Pete Reiser
Tommy Holmes
Wally Westlake
Ralph Kiner
Pete Castiglione

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Boston Braves 3 9 0 7
Pittsburgh Pirates 4 12 0 11
Winning Pitcher Tiny Bonham
Losing Pitcher Nels Potter
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Wally Westlake
Attendance 29,639
Time of Game 2 hours 33 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

End of Game

Westlake hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rickert. Westlake reaches second base with a double. Castiglione scores. Kiner goes all the way around to score.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. Castiglione moves to third.
Bottom 9 Restelli takes first base on ball four. Castiglione moves to second.
Bottom 9 Castiglione hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Rojek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Sisti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Potter hits a popup towards first. Stevens settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Tiny Bonham now pitching. Salkeld hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stevens scoops it up and throws to first, with Bonham covering, for the out.
Bottom 8 Nels Potter now pitching. Dixie Walker pinch hits for Hugh Casey. Walker hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Fitz Gerald hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Reiser. Fitz Gerald reaches second base with a double. Murtaugh moves to third.
Bottom 8 Murtaugh takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Stevens hits a fly ball into center field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Westlake hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 8 Kiner hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Dark hits a line drive towards first. Stevens catches it and steps on first to double up Holmes.
Top 8 Holmes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Elliott scores.
Top 8 Rickert strikes out.
Top 8 Hugh Casey now pitching. Elliott hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Westlake. Elliott reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Restelli hits a fly ball into center field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Castiglione hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Rojek hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Sibby Sisti now playing second base. Marv Rickert now playing left field. Johnny Hopp pinch hits for Murry Dickson. Hopp hits a fly ball into left field. Rickert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Reiser hits a fly ball into right field. Restelli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Fletcher hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Westlake who is chasing the ball. Fletcher reaches third base with a triple.
Top 7 Sibby Sisti pinch hits for Eddie Stanky. Sisti hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stevens scoops it up and throws to first, with Dickson covering, for the out.
Top 7 Murry Dickson now pitching. Hall hits a fly ball into center field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Fitz Gerald hits a popup in front of the plate. Salkeld settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Murtaugh hits a fly ball into center field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Stevens hits a fly ball into left field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Westlake scores.
Bottom 6 Westlake hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Reiser who is chasing the ball. Westlake reaches third base with a triple.
Top 6 Salkeld hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Dark hits a popup towards short. Rojek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Holmes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Russell moves to third.
Top 6 Russell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Reiser scores. There goes Elliott trying to get to third. Westlake throws the ball in to Castiglione, who tags Elliott for the out.
Top 6 Elliott hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Fletcher scores. Reiser moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 6 Reiser hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Fletcher moves to second.
Top 6 Fletcher strikes out. The ball gets by Fitz Gerald. He chases the ball to the backstop.
Bottom 5 Kiner hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Restelli hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rojek moves to third.
Bottom 5 Castiglione bunts towards first. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first, with Stanky covering, for the out. Rojek moves to second.
Bottom 5 Rojek hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Hall hits a popup towards third. Castiglione settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Salkeld hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Chesnes hits a fly ball into center field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Fitz Gerald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Murtaugh hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Holmes hits a popup towards short. Rojek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Russell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Elliott moves to second.
Top 4 Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Reiser hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Fletcher takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Stevens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Westlake hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kiner moves to second.
Bottom 3 Kiner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Restelli strikes out.
Bottom 3 Castiglione hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stevens scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stanky for the out.
Top 3 Hall hits a popup towards first. Stevens settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Salkeld strikes out.
Bottom 2 Rojek hits a fly ball into center field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Chesnes hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Chesnes for the out.
Bottom 2 Fitz Gerald hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Reiser. Fitz Gerald reaches second base with a double. Murtaugh moves to third.
Bottom 2 Murtaugh hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Stevens hits a popup in front of the plate. Salkeld settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Holmes hits a fly ball into center field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 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.
Bottom 1 Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Kiner takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Restelli hits a fly ball into left field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Castiglione bunts towards first. Fletcher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Castiglione for the out. Rojek moves to second.
Bottom 1 Rojek hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Elliott hits a fly ball into right field. Restelli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Reiser takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Fletcher hits a popup towards first. Stevens settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Chesnes fields it and throws to first for the out.