Pittsburgh Pirates vs Boston Braves
May 26, 1944 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 26, 1944 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 7, Boston Braves 5

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Barrett rf 5 0 1 0
Coscarart 2b 4 0 0 0
Russell lf 1 0 0 0
  O'Brien ph,lf 1 1 0 0
Elliott 3b 2 3 1 1
Gustine ss 3 1 1 1
  Colman ph 1 1 1 3
  Zak ss 0 0 0 0
Dahlgren 1b 3 0 0 0
DiMaggio cf 4 1 1 1
Lopez c 4 0 1 0
Roe p 2 0 0 0
  Rubeling ph 1 0 1 1
  Rescigno p 0 0 0 0
  Sewell p 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 7 7 7
Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Ryan 2b 5 1 2 2
Holmes cf 4 0 2 1
Macon 1b 5 1 0 0
Ross lf 3 0 0 0
  Nieman ph,lf 2 0 0 0
Workman rf 5 0 2 1
Kluttz c 4 0 2 0
Phillips 3b,ss 3 1 1 0
Wietelmann ss 3 1 2 0
  Sandlock ph,3b 0 0 0 0
Andrews p 3 0 1 1
  Hutchinson p 0 0 0 0
  Etchison ph 1 1 0 0
  Klopp p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 5 12 5
Pittsburgh 010 000 330770
Boston 000 021 1105120
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Roe   6.0 9 3 3 2 1
  Rescigno  W(2-4) 1.2 3 2 2 0 0
  Sewell  SV(1) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
5
5
2
2
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Andrews   6.2 6 4 4 3 4
  Hutchinson  L(3-1) 1.1 1 3 3 2 0
  Klopp   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
7
7
5
4

  E–None.  DP–Boston 2. Ryan-Wietelmann-Macon, Macon-Wietelmann-Macon.  2B–Pittsburgh Gustine (7); Rubeling (1), Boston Ryan (8); Holmes (15); Workman (8); Wietelmann (7).  HR–Pittsburgh Elliott (3,2nd inning off Andrews 0 on); Colman (1,8th inning off Hutchinson 2 on).  Team LOB–3.  HBP–Sandlock (1).  Team–9.  U–Lee Ballanfant, Dusty Boggess, Babe Pinelli.  T–2:12.  A–1,518.
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