Pittsburgh Pirates vs Boston Braves
July 29, 1942 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 29, 1942 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 5, Boston Braves 6

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Stewart 3b 4 0 1 0
Barrett rf 2 1 0 0
Wasdell lf 4 1 1 0
DiMaggio cf 4 1 2 0
Fletcher 1b 3 2 1 1
Lopez c 4 0 3 2
Gustine 2b 3 0 0 1
  Elliott ph 1 0 0 0
Coscarart ss 4 0 0 0
Heintzelman p 1 0 0 0
  Klinger p 1 0 0 0
  Phelps ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 8 4
Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Holmes cf 3 0 0 0
Cooney rf 5 1 2 0
Fernandez 3b 4 0 0 0
Ross lf 3 1 1 0
West 1b 4 1 2 2
Miller ss 4 2 2 1
Sisti 2b 2 1 1 0
Masi c 3 0 2 1
Tobin p 4 0 0 0
Totals 32 6 10 4
Pittsburgh 000 302 000582
Boston 020 100 21x6101
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Heintzelman   5.1 6 3 3 3 1
  Klinger  L(6-6) 2.2 4 3 2 1 0
Totals
8.0
10
6
5
4
1
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Tobin  W(9-14) 9.0 8 5 4 3 4
Totals
9.0
8
5
4
3
4

  E–Coscarart (24), Klinger (1), Fernandez (30).  DP–Pittsburgh 1. Gustine-Coscarart-Fletcher, Boston 3. Holmes-West, West, Miller-Sisti-West.  2B–Boston West (13); Miller (24).  3B–Pittsburgh Wasdell (2).  SH–Barrett (6); Sisti 2 (7).  Team LOB–4.  Team–8.  SB–DiMaggio (7); Gustine (4).  U–Bill Stewart, Tom Dunn, Ziggy Sears.  T–2:02.  A–4,064.
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