Boston Braves vs Pittsburgh Pirates
August 27, 1934 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 27, 1934 at Forbes Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Boston Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Boston Braves 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 8
Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Urbanski ss 5 1 3 1
Mallon 2b 4 2 2 0
Jordan 1b 4 0 0 1
Berger cf 4 0 0 0
Lee lf 3 1 2 2
Thompson rf 4 0 1 1
Whitney 3b 4 0 1 0
Hogan c 4 0 0 0
Rhem p 3 0 1 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
  Moore ph 0 1 0 0
Totals 35 5 10 5
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Waner L. cf 4 2 2 1
Waner P. rf 5 2 3 2
Lindstrom lf 5 0 0 0
Vaughan ss 4 0 1 2
Suhr 1b 4 0 1 0
Thevenow 3b 3 1 0 0
Lavagetto 2b 4 1 1 0
Grace c 3 2 2 0
French p 0 0 0 0
  Birkofer p 3 0 1 1
  Lucas ph 1 0 0 0
  Hoyt p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 11 6
Boston 300 000 011–5101
Pittsburgh 010 000 34x–8111
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Rhem   6.2 9 4 4 1 1
  Smith  L(5-9) 1.1 2 4 3 2 0
Totals
8.0
11
8
7
3
1
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
French   0.0 2 2 2 0 0
  Birkofer  W(9-8) 8.0 6 2 2 2 2
  Hoyt  SV(4) 1.0 2 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
3
3
  E–Whitney (13), L. Waner (7).  DP–Pittsburgh 2. Vaughan-Lavagetto-Suhr, Thevenow-Lavagetto-Suhr.  2B–Pittsburgh Lavagetto (16); Grace (15).  3B–Boston Lee (6).  SH–Jordan (8).  Team LOB–7.  Team–7.  SB–L. Waner (6); P. Waner (6).  U–Ernie Quigley, George Magerkurth.
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