Boston Braves vs Pittsburgh Pirates
May 24, 1945 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 24, 1945 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 9, Pittsburgh Pirates 10

Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Joost 2b 6 1 1 1
Holmes rf 5 2 3 2
Nieman lf 5 2 3 2
Mack 1b 4 1 2 1
Workman 3b 5 0 0 1
Gillenwater cf 6 0 2 2
Kluttz c 4 0 1 0
  Ulicny c 2 1 1 0
Culler ss 3 0 0 0
  Wietelmann ss 3 2 2 0
Andrews p 4 0 0 0
  Ramsey ph 1 0 0 0
  Logan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 48 9 15 9
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Saltzgaver 2b 6 1 0 1
Barrett cf 5 3 4 2
Gionfriddo rf 4 0 1 2
Elliott 3b 4 0 1 0
Russell lf 5 0 0 1
Dahlgren 1b 5 1 1 0
Gustine ss,c 5 2 3 0
Salkeld c 3 1 1 1
  Zak pr 0 0 0 0
  Lopez c 0 0 0 0
  Davis ph 1 0 1 0
  Waner pr 0 1 0 0
  Coscarart ss 0 0 0 0
Strincevich p 1 0 0 0
  O'Brien ph 1 0 1 0
  Barnhart pr 0 1 0 0
  Butcher p 0 0 0 0
  Handley ph 1 0 1 2
  Cuccurullo p 0 0 0 0
  Gables p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 10 14 9
Boston 200 010 310 209154
Pittsburgh 220 000 210 2110143
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Andrews   9.0 10 7 5 4 2
  Logan  L(1-1) 1.0 4 3 3 0 0
Totals
10.0
14
10
8
4
2
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Strincevich   7.0 10 6 5 2 4
  Butcher   3.0 3 3 1 1 1
  Cuccurullo   0.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Gables  W(1-0) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
11.0
15
9
6
4
5

  E–Joost (2), Holmes (2), Nieman 2 (6), Gionfriddo (1), Elliott (7), Gustine (8).  DP–Boston 2. Joost-Culler-Mack, Wietelmann-Joost-Mack.  2B–Boston Holmes (12); Nieman 2 (10); Gillenwater (5), Pittsburgh Barrett (8); Dahlgren (4); Gustine (6); Davis (1); Handley (1).  3B–Boston Wietelmann (1), Pittsburgh Gionfriddo (1).  HR–Pittsburgh Barrett (2,11th inning off Logan 0 on).  SH–Mack (5); Strincevich (1); Butcher (1).  Team LOB–11.  Team–7.  SB–Barrett (7); Elliott (2).  U–Babe Pinelli, Lee Ballanfant, Dusty Boggess.
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