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Retrosheet Boxscore: Boston Braves 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 (1)

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Boston Braves 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 (1)

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Game Played on Sunday, July 14, 1946 (D) at Forbes Field

BOS N    1  0  0    0  1  1    1  0  0  -   4 12  1
PIT N    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  4
BATTING
Boston Braves                AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Culler ss                     4   1   1   0       0   0       1   4
  Wietelmann ph,3b            1   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
McCormick rf                  5   1   3   1       0   1       2   0
Fernandez 3b,ss               4   0   0   0       0   1       1   1
Litwhiler lf                  4   0   2   0       0   0       1   0
Masi c                        4   1   2   1       1   0       3   1
Gillenwater cf                5   0   1   0       0   0       4   0
Sanders 1b                    4   0   0   1       0   2       8   1
Ryan 2b                       4   1   2   0       0   0       6   3
Spahn p                       2   0   1   0       0   0       0   3
Totals                       37   4  12   3       1   4      27  13
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Culler-Ryan-Sanders, Culler-Sanders.
E: Fernandez (6).
BATTING - 
2B: Litwhiler (4,off Ostermueller); McCormick (7,off Ostermueller).
SH: Spahn 2 (2,off Ostermueller 2); Fernandez (7,off Ostermueller); Litwhiler
(3,off Gerheauser).
GDP: Gillenwater (3,off Ostermueller); Culler (4,off Ostermueller); McCormick
(5,off Ostermueller).
IBB: Masi (5,by Ostermueller).
Team LOB: 11.
Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Brown 2b                      4   0   0   0       0   0       6   5
Van Robays lf                 4   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Elliott rf                    3   0   1   0       1   0       2   0
Kiner cf                      4   0   0   0       0   0       6   0
Gustine 3b                    4   1   2   1       0   1       1   4
Cox ss                        4   0   1   0       0   0       1   2
Russell 1b                    4   0   3   0       0   0       6   0
Lopez c                       2   0   0   0       1   0       5   0
  Baker ph                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Ostermueller p                2   0   1   0       0   1       0   1
  Handley ph                  0   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
  Gerheauser p                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                       32   1   8   1       3   2      27  13
FIELDING - 
DP: 3. Cox-Brown-Russell, Brown-Cox-Russell, Gustine-Brown-Russell.
E: Brown (8), Cox 3 (22).
BATTING - 
HR: Gustine (2,5th inning off Spahn 0 on 0 out).
GDP: Cox (2,off Spahn); Kiner (8,off Spahn).
Team LOB: 7.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Russell (3,2nd base off Spahn/Masi).
CS: Van Robays (2,2nd base by Spahn/Masi); Russell (3,3rd base by Spahn/Masi).
PITCHING
Boston Braves                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Spahn W(1-1)                  9     8   1   1   3   2   1  35

Pittsburgh Pirates           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Ostermueller L(7-5)           8    12   4   2   1   4   0  38
Gerheauser                    1     0   0   0   0   0   0   4
Totals                        9    12   4   2   1   4   0  42
IBB: Ostermueller (6,Masi).
Umpires: HP - Bill Stewart, 1B - Tom Dunn, 3B - George Magerkurth
Time of Game: 2:03   
Starting Lineups:

   Boston Braves                 Pittsburgh Pirates       
1. Culler              ss        Brown               2b
2. McCormick           rf        Van Robays          lf
3. Fernandez           3b        Elliott             rf
4. Litwhiler           lf        Kiner               cf
5. Masi                c         Gustine             3b
6. Gillenwater         cf        Cox                 ss
7. Sanders             1b        Russell             1b
8. Ryan                2b        Lopez               c
9. Spahn               p         Ostermueller        p

BRAVES 1ST: Culler singled; McCormick struck out; Fernandez made
an out to third; Litwhiler singled [Culler to second]; Masi
singled [Culler scored, Litwhiler to second]; Gillenwater forced
Masi (third to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1, Pirates
0.

PIRATES 1ST: Brown grounded out (second to first); Van Robays
reached on an error by Fernandez; Van Robays was picked off and
caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second); Elliott
made an out to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Pirates
0.

BRAVES 2ND: Sanders struck out; Ryan grounded out (third to
first); Spahn singled; Culler flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Braves 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Kiner flied out to right; Gustine singled; Cox
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Gustine out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1,
Pirates 0.

BRAVES 3RD: McCormick singled; Fernandez struck out; Litwhiler
doubled [McCormick to third]; Masi was walked intentionally;
Gillenwater grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Masi out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Russell grounded out (pitcher to first); Lopez made
an out to second; Ostermueller was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Pirates 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Sanders struck out; Ryan singled; Spahn reached on a
fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Ryan to second]; Culler
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Spahn out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Pirates
0.

PIRATES 4TH: Brown grounded out (second to first); Van Robays
flied out to left; Elliott singled; Kiner forced Elliott
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Pirates
0.

BRAVES 5TH: McCormick singled; Fernandez out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [McCormick to second]; Litwhiler flied out
to center; Masi reached on an error by Cox [McCormick scored
(unearned) (no RBI)]; Gillenwater flied out to center; 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Gustine homered; Cox flied out to right; Russell
singled; Russell stole second; Russell was caught stealing third
(catcher to third); Lopez walked; Ostermueller singled [Lopez to
second]; Brown grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Braves 2, Pirates 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Sanders reached on an error by Brown; Ryan singled
[Sanders to second]; Spahn out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
second) [Sanders to third, Ryan to second]; Culler reached on a
fielder's choice [Sanders out at home (second to catcher), Ryan
to third]; McCormick doubled [Ryan scored (unearned), Culler to
third]; Fernandez grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 3, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 6TH: Van Robays made an out to first; Elliott walked;
Kiner grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Elliott
out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Pirates 1.

BRAVES 7TH: Litwhiler flied out to center; Masi singled;
Gillenwater singled [Masi to third]; Sanders flied out to center
[Masi scored]; Ryan flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Braves 4, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 7TH: Gustine flied out to center; Cox flied out to
center; Russell singled; Lopez forced Russell (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4, Pirates 1.

BRAVES 8TH: Spahn flied out to center; WIETELMANN BATTED FOR
CULLER; Wietelmann reached on an error by Cox; McCormick
grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Wietelmann out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4,
Pirates 1.

PIRATES 8TH: WIETELMANN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); FERNANDEZ
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); HANDLEY BATTED FOR OSTERMUELLER;
Handley walked; Brown flied out to center; Van Robays flied out
to center; Elliott made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Braves 4, Pirates 1.

BRAVES 9TH: GERHEAUSER REPLACED HANDLEY (PITCHING); Fernandez
reached on an error by Cox; Litwhiler out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Fernandez to second]; Masi flied out to
right; Gillenwater made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
Braves 4, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 9TH: Kiner made an out to first; Gustine struck out; Cox
singled; Russell singled [Cox to second]; BAKER BATTED FOR
LOPEZ; Baker forced Russell (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Braves 4, Pirates 1.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Braves           4  12   1   11
 Pirates          1   8   4    7
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