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Retrosheet Boxscore: Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Boston Braves 2 (2)

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Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Boston Braves 2 (2)

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Discrepancies

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

Play by play events deduced from newspaper accounts. Fielding credits from
box score event files.
BOS N    0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  7  0
PIT N    0  0  0    1  0  2    1  1  x  -   5  9  1
BATTING
Boston Braves                AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Culler ss                     4   0   1   0       0   0       4   5
  Padgett ph                  1   0   0   1       0   0       0   0
  Dark pr                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Rowell lf                     5   0   0   0       0   0       3   0
Hopp cf                       3   0   2   0       1   0       3   0
Holmes rf                     4   0   1   0       0   0       1   0
Sanders 1b                    3   1   0   0       1   1       9   0
O'Dea c                       4   0   1   0       0   0       4   0
Ryan 2b                       3   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
Fernandez 3b                  3   1   2   0       1   0       0   3
Wright p                      2   0   0   1       0   0       0   1
  McCormick ph                1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Wallace p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  F. Barrett p                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Litwhiler ph                1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       34   2   7   2       3   1      24  12
BATTING - 
SH: Ryan (6,off Sewell).
IBB: Fernandez (3,by Sewell).
Team LOB: 9.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Hopp (12,2nd base off Sewell/Baker).
Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Brown 2b                      5   1   0   0       0   0       4   2
Fletcher 1b                   4   0   1   1       0   0       6   1
Russell lf                    3   2   1   0       1   0       6   0
Kiner cf                      4   1   2   0       0   0       1   0
Gustine 3b                    3   0   0   1       1   0       3   1
Elliott rf                    4   1   2   1       0   1       4   0
Cox ss                        3   0   1   1       1   0       2   4
Baker c                       2   0   1   1       1   0       1   0
Sewell p                      4   0   1   0       0   1       0   0
Totals                       32   5   9   5       4   2      27   8
FIELDING - 
E: Sewell (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Fletcher (10,off Wallace).
SH: Baker (1,off Wright).
Team LOB: 8.
PITCHING
Boston Braves                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Wright L(6-7)                 6     4   3   3   4   2   0  26
Wallace                       1.1   5   2   2   0   0   0   9
F. Barrett                    0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
Totals                        8     9   5   5   4   2   0  37
WP: Wallace (3).
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Barrett 2-0.
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Pittsburgh Pirates           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Sewell W(6-5)                 9     7   2   1   3   1   0  38
WP: Sewell (3).
IBB: Sewell (6,Fernandez).
Umpires: HP - Tom Dunn, 1B - George Magerkurth, 3B - Bill Stewart
Time of Game: 1:54   Attendance: 17414
Starting Lineups:

   Boston Braves                 Pittsburgh Pirates       
1. Culler              ss        Brown               2b
2. Rowell              lf        Fletcher            1b
3. Hopp                cf        Russell             lf
4. Holmes              rf        Kiner               cf
5. Sanders             1b        Gustine             3b
6. O'Dea               c         Elliott             rf
7. Ryan                2b        Cox                 ss
8. Fernandez           3b        Baker               c
9. Wright              p         Sewell              p

BRAVES 1ST: Culler singled; Rowell out on an unknown play; Hopp
out on an unknown play; Holmes out on an unknown play; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Brown out on an unknown play; Fletcher out on an
unknown play; Russell out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Sanders walked; O'Dea singled [Sanders to second];
Ryan out on a sacrifice bunt [Sanders to third, O'Dea to
second]; Fernandez was walked intentionally; Wright forced
Fernandez [Sanders scored, O'Dea to third]; Culler out on an
unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Kiner out on an unknown play; Gustine out on an
unknown play; Elliott struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
1, Pirates 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Rowell out on an unknown play; Hopp singled; Hopp
stole second; Holmes out on an unknown play; Sanders struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Cox walked; Baker out on a sacrifice bunt [Cox to
second]; Sewell struck out; Brown out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Pirates 0.

BRAVES 4TH: O'Dea out on an unknown play; Ryan out on an unknown
play; Fernandez singled to center; Wright out on an unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Fletcher out on an unknown play; Russell walked;
Kiner singled [Russell to third]; Gustine forced Kiner [Russell
scored]; Elliott out on an unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Braves 1, Pirates 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Culler out on an unknown play; Rowell out on an
unknown play; Hopp walked; Holmes singled [Hopp to second];
Sanders out on an unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1,
Pirates 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Cox out on an unknown play; Baker walked; Sewell
out on an unknown play; Brown out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Pirates 1.

BRAVES 6TH: O'Dea out on an unknown play; Ryan out on an unknown
play; Fernandez out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Braves 1, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 6TH: Fletcher out on an unknown play; Russell singled;
Kiner singled [Russell to second]; Gustine walked [Russell to
third, Kiner to second]; Elliott singled to shortstop [Russell
scored, Kiner to third, Gustine to second]; Cox flied out to
left [Kiner scored]; Baker out on an unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1, Pirates 3.

BRAVES 7TH: MCCORMICK BATTED FOR WRIGHT; McCormick out on an
unknown play; Culler out on an unknown play; Rowell out on an
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 7TH: WALLACE REPLACED MCCORMICK (PITCHING); Sewell
singled to third; Brown forced Sewell; Wallace threw a wild
pitch [Brown to third]; Fletcher doubled to right [Brown
scored]; Russell out on an unknown play; Kiner out on an unknown
play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Pirates 4.

BRAVES 8TH: Hopp singled; Holmes out on an unknown play; Sanders
out on an unknown play; O'Dea out on an unknown play; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 8TH: Gustine out on an unknown play; Elliott singled;
Cox singled [Elliott to second]; Baker singled [Elliott scored,
Cox to second]; F. BARRETT REPLACED WALLACE (PITCHING); Sewell
out on an unknown play; Brown out on an unknown play; 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1, Pirates 5.

BRAVES 9TH: Ryan out on an unknown play; On a bunt Fernandez
singled to pitcher; a high bounder that Sewell lost in the
sun; LITWHILER BATTED FOR F. BARRETT; Litwhiler reached on a
fielder's choice [Fernandez to second (error by Sewell)];
PADGETT BATTED FOR CULLER; Sewell threw a wild pitch [Fernandez
to third]; Padgett forced Litwhiler (second to shortstop)
[Fernandez scored (unearned)]; DARK RAN FOR PADGETT; Rowell out
on an unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2,
Pirates 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Braves           2   7   0    9
 Pirates          5   9   1    8
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