Boston Braves vs Pittsburgh Pirates
August 13, 1944 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 13, 1944 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 1, Pittsburgh Pirates 3

Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Drews 2b 2 0 1 1
Workman 3b 4 0 0 0
Holmes cf 3 0 1 0
Wright lf 4 0 0 0
Hofferth c 4 0 0 0
Nieman rf 4 0 1 0
Phillips ss 4 1 1 0
Etchison 1b 2 0 1 0
  Kluttz ph 1 0 0 0
Hutchings p 3 0 1 0
  Cardoni p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 6 1
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Coscarart 2b,ss 4 0 0 0
Russell lf 3 1 2 0
Barrett cf 2 0 0 0
Elliott 3b 4 1 1 1
Colman rf 4 1 1 2
Dahlgren 1b 4 0 1 0
Gustine ss 2 0 1 0
  Zak pr,ss 0 0 0 0
  Rubeling ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Camelli c 1 0 0 0
  Waner ph 1 0 1 0
  Lopez c 1 0 0 0
Ostermueller p 2 0 0 0
Totals 29 3 7 3
Boston 000 000 100160
Pittsburgh 000 000 03x371
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Hutchings  L(0-1) 7.1 6 3 3 6 3
  Cardoni   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
7
3
3
6
3
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Ostermueller  W(11-4) 9.0 6 1 1 2 2
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
2
2

  E–Coscarart (12).  DP–Pittsburgh 1. Coscarart-Gustine-Dahlgren.  2B–Boston Drews (1); Holmes (28).  3B–Pittsburgh Russell (11); Dahlgren (5).  HR–Pittsburgh Colman (5,8th inning off Hutchings 1 on).  SH–Drews (1); Etchison (5).  Team LOB–7.  Team–8.  SB–Barrett 2 (17).  U–Lee Ballanfant, Dusty Boggess, Babe Pinelli.  T–2:08.  A–15,079.
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