Pittsburgh Pirates vs Boston Braves
August 20, 1933 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 20, 1933 at Braves Field. The Boston Braves defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Boston Braves 5

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Waner L. cf 5 1 2 0
Lindstrom lf 4 1 0 0
Waner P. rf 5 1 1 0
Traynor 3b 5 1 2 1
Vaughan ss 5 0 1 2
Suhr 1b 4 0 0 0
Piet 2b 5 0 3 0
Grace c 3 0 0 0
  Finney c 1 0 0 0
French p 3 0 0 0
  Jensen ph 1 0 0 0
  Swetonic p 1 0 0 0
Totals 42 4 9 3
Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Urbanski ss 5 0 0 1
Jordan 1b 5 0 1 0
Berger cf 5 2 2 1
Moore rf 5 0 0 0
Whitney 3b 5 1 3 0
Lee lf 4 1 2 0
Spohrer c 4 1 3 2
Maranville 2b 4 0 0 0
Zachary p 2 0 0 0
  Worthington ph 1 0 0 0
  Mangum p 0 0 0 0
  Smith p 1 0 0 0
Totals 41 5 11 4
Pittsburgh 300 001 000 00492
Boston 000 100 210 015113
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
French   8.0 9 4 2 1 4
  Swetonic  L(10-11) 2.1 2 1 1 0 2
Totals
10.1
11
5
3
1
6
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Zachary   7.0 4 4 1 0 1
  Mangum   1.1 3 0 0 1 0
  Smith  W(6-4) 2.2 2 0 0 1 1
Totals
11.0
9
4
1
2
2

  E–Vaughan (33), Piet (26), Urbanski (29), Jordan (12), Lee (5).  DP–Pittsburgh 1. Piet-Vaughan-Suhr, Boston 1. Urbanski-Jordan.  2B–Pittsburgh Piet (21), Boston Spohrer (4).  HR–Pittsburgh Traynor (1,6th inning off Zachary 0 on), Boston Berger (21,8th inning off French 0 on).  SH–Lindstrom (16); Lee (7).  Team LOB–8.  Team–7.  U–Cy Rigler, George Barr, Dolly Stark.  T–2:01.  A–35,000.
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