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Retrosheet Boxscore: Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Boston Braves 1

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Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Boston Braves 1

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Discrepancies

Game Played on Wednesday, May 17, 1950 (N) at Braves Field

PIT N    1  0  0    0  0  3    0  0  0  -   4 11  1
BOS N    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  0
BATTING
Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Castiglione ss                5   1   2   1       0   1       1   4
Saffell cf                    5   0   2   0       0   1       4   0
Kiner lf                      3   0   1   0       2   0       0   0
Fernandez 3b                  3   1   0   0       1   0       1   0
Westlake rf                   4   1   1   0       0   1       4   0
Coogan 1b                     4   1   1   2       0   0      11   0
Murtaugh 2b                   4   0   1   0       0   0       4   3
McCullough c                  4   0   2   1       0   1       2   0
Chambers p                    4   0   1   0       0   1       0   2
Totals                       36   4  11   4       3   5      27   9
FIELDING - 
E: Westlake (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Saffell (1,off Bickford); Westlake (2,off Bickford); Coogan (2,off Bickford).
HR: Castiglione (1,1st inning off Bickford 0 on 0 out).
GDP: Fernandez (4,off Hall).
Team LOB: 8.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Kiner (1,2nd base by Bickford/Crandall).
Boston Braves                AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Jethroe cf                    5   0   1   0       0   0       3   0
Torgeson 1b                   5   0   2   0       0   0      10   0
Elliott 3b                    3   0   1   1       1   0       0   1
Gordon lf                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Olmo pr,lf                  2   0   0   0       1   0       3   0
Marshall rf                   4   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
Crandall c                    4   0   1   0       0   1       5   1
Sisti 2b                      4   0   0   0       0   0       4   3
Kerr ss                       4   0   0   0       0   0       1   4
Bickford p                    2   1   1   0       0   0       0   2
  Hall p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Hartsfield ph               0   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
  Johnson p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
  Cooper ph                   1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       34   1   7   1       3   2      27  13
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Kerr-Sisti-Torgeson.
BATTING - 
2B: Torgeson (2,off Chambers); Jethroe (6,off Chambers).
HBP: Gordon (1,by Chambers).
IBB: Olmo (2,by Chambers); Elliott (1,by Chambers).
Team LOB: 10.
PITCHING
Pittsburgh Pirates           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Chambers W(4-3)               9     7   1   1   3   2   0  38
HBP: Chambers (3,Gordon).
IBB: Chambers 2 (3,Olmo,Elliott).
Boston Braves                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Bickford L(1-4)               5.2   8   4   4   3   3   1  27
Hall                          1.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   4
Johnson                       2     2   0   0   0   2   0   8
Totals                        9    11   4   4   3   5   1  39
Inherited Runners - Scored: Hall 2-0.
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Umpires: HP - Artie Gore, 1B - Bill Stewart, 3B - Jocko Conlan
Time of Game: 2:13   Attendance: 13384
Starting Lineups:

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Boston Braves            
1. Castiglione         ss        Jethroe             cf
2. Saffell             cf        Torgeson            1b
3. Kiner               lf        Elliott             3b
4. Fernandez           3b        Gordon              lf
5. Westlake            rf        Marshall            rf
6. Coogan              1b        Crandall            c
7. Murtaugh            2b        Sisti               2b
8. McCullough          c         Kerr                ss
9. Chambers            p         Bickford            p

PIRATES 1ST: Castiglione homered to left-center; Saffell
singled; Kiner forced Saffell (shortstop to second); Fernandez
flied out to center; Westlake grounded out (pitcher to first); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Jethroe grounded out (second to first); Torgeson
grounded out (first unassisted); Elliott grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Braves 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Coogan grounded out (second to first); Murtaugh
grounded out (shortstop to first); McCullough struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Gordon was hit by a pitch; hit on the left
elbow; OLMO RAN FOR GORDON; Marshall struck out; Crandall
popped to third in foul territory; Sisti made an out to second;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Braves 0.

PIRATES 3RD: OLMO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Chambers flied
out to center; Castiglione lined to left; Saffell doubled; Kiner
walked; Fernandez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Kerr flied out to right; Bickford singled to left;
Jethroe flied out to right; Torgeson singled [Bickford to
second]; Elliott singled to right [Bickford scored, Torgeson to
third (error by Westlake), Elliott to second]; Olmo was walked
intentionally; Marshall lined to second; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. 
Pirates 1, Braves 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Westlake made an out to second; Coogan grounded out
(first unassisted); Murtaugh singled; McCullough flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Braves 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Crandall grounded out (second to first); Sisti
popped to first in foul territory; Kerr grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Braves 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Chambers struck out; Castiglione struck out;
Saffell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Pirates 1, Braves 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Bickford grounded out (pitcher to first); Jethroe
flied out to right; Torgeson doubled; Elliott was walked
intentionally; Olmo flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Pirates 1, Braves 1.

PIRATES 6TH: Kiner walked; Kiner was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Fernandez walked; Westlake doubled
[Fernandez to third]; Coogan doubled to right [Fernandez scored,
Westlake scored]; Murtaugh grounded out (second to first)
[Coogan stayed at second]; McCullough singled to center [Coogan
scored]; Chambers singled to center [McCullough to second]; HALL
REPLACED BICKFORD (PITCHING); Castiglione flied out to left; 3
R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 4, Braves 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Marshall lined to second; Crandall singled to left;
Sisti forced Crandall (shortstop to second); Kerr lined to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4, Braves 1.

PIRATES 7TH: Saffell lined to center; Kiner singled; Fernandez
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Kiner out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Braves
1.

BRAVES 7TH: HARTSFIELD BATTED FOR HALL; Hartsfield walked;
Jethroe flied out to center; Torgeson made an out to shortstop;
Elliott grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Pirates 4, Braves 1.

PIRATES 8TH: JOHNSON REPLACED HARTSFIELD (PITCHING); Westlake
was called out on strikes; Coogan flied out to left; Murtaugh
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
4, Braves 1.

BRAVES 8TH: Olmo flied out to center; Marshall grounded out
(second to first); Crandall was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Braves 1.

PIRATES 9TH: McCullough singled to pitcher; Chambers forced
McCullough (shortstop to second); Ernie Johnson called for
obstruction along 1B line but no error charged; Castiglione
singled to pitcher [Chambers to second]; Saffell struck out;
Kiner grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Pirates 4, Braves 1.

BRAVES 9TH: Sisti flied out to center; Kerr grounded out
(pitcher to first); COOPER BATTED FOR JOHNSON; Cooper singled to
center; Jethroe doubled [Cooper to third]; Braves players
were waving towels at Cliff Chambers as he pitched; 1B umpire
Bill Stewart made them stop; Torgeson grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 4, Braves 1.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Pirates          4  11   1    8
 Braves           1   7   0   10
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