Pittsburgh Pirates vs Boston Braves
August 17, 1943 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 17, 1943 at Braves 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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Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Boston Braves 3
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Coscarart ss 6 0 2 1
Russell lf 4 0 1 0
Rubeling 2b 5 1 1 0
Van Robays rf 4 1 2 1
  Barrett rf 1 0 0 0
O'Brien 3b 5 0 1 0
Fletcher 1b 4 1 3 1
DiMaggio cf 5 0 1 1
Baker c 3 0 1 0
  Podgajny pr 0 1 0 0
  Lopez c 0 0 0 0
Rescigno p 4 0 1 0
  Gornicki p 0 0 0 0
  Elliott ph 1 0 0 0
  Sewell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 4 13 4
Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Ryan 2b 4 0 0 0
  Ross ph 1 0 1 0
  Heltzel 3b 1 1 0 0
Holmes cf 6 1 3 1
Workman rf 4 0 1 0
Nieman lf 4 1 0 1
Poland c 4 0 2 0
  Masi c 1 0 0 0
Farrell 1b 5 0 2 0
Wietelmann ss 5 0 1 1
Joost 3b,2b 4 0 0 0
MacFayden p 1 0 1 0
  Kluttz ph 1 0 0 0
  Javery p 1 0 1 0
  Burns ph 1 0 0 0
  Andrews p 0 0 0 0
  Tobin ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 44 3 12 3
Pittsburgh 000 200 010 01–4130
Boston 000 010 011 00–3121
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Rescigno   8.1 12 3 3 2 2
  Gornicki  W(6-9) 1.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Sewell  SV(1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
11.0
12
3
3
3
2
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
MacFayden   4.0 6 2 2 1 1
  Javery   5.0 4 1 1 4 2
  Andrews  L(9-16) 2.0 3 1 1 0 0
Totals
11.0
13
4
4
5
3
  E–Heltzel (7).  DP–Boston 3. Wietelmann-Ryan-Farrell, Wietelmann-Ryan-Farrell, Wietelmann-Farrell.  2B–Pittsburgh Van Robays (12); O'Brien (9); Fletcher 2 (15); DiMaggio (27); Baker (6), Boston Holmes (27); Javery (1).  3B–Pittsburgh Rubeling (1).  HR–Boston Holmes (4,5th inning off Rescigno 0 on).  Team LOB–10.  Team–11.  U–Babe Pinelli, Al Barlick, Lou Jorda.  T–2:41.  A–4,831.
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