Pittsburgh Pirates vs Boston Braves
August 12, 1945 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 12, 1945 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 6, Boston Braves 7

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Barrett rf 5 0 1 1
Gionfriddo cf 4 2 0 0
Russell lf 5 1 1 1
Elliott 3b 4 1 1 1
Salkeld c 4 1 1 0
Dahlgren 1b 2 0 1 1
Gustine 2b,ss 4 1 2 1
Barnhart ss 2 0 0 0
  Colman ph 0 0 0 0
  Coscarart 2b 0 0 0 0
Cuccurullo p 0 0 0 0
  Gerheauser p 4 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 7 5
Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Nelson 2b 5 1 3 1
  Wietelmann 2b 0 0 0 0
Shupe 1b 4 1 1 0
Holmes rf 4 1 3 0
Medwick lf 4 0 0 0
  Ramsey lf 0 0 0 0
Workman 3b 3 1 2 1
Gillenwater cf 2 1 1 1
Masi c 2 2 1 3
Culler ss 3 0 1 1
Cooper p 0 0 0 0
  Hutchings p 3 0 0 0
  Hendrickson p 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 7 12 7
Pittsburgh 400 011 000671
Boston 600 000 01x7123
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Cuccurullo   0.1 3 5 5 2 1
  Gerheauser  L(3-10) 7.2 9 2 2 4 4
Totals
8.0
12
7
7
6
5
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Cooper   0.1 3 4 3 1 0
  Hutchings   6.2 4 2 1 3 5
  Hendrickson  W(3-1) 2.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
7
6
4
5
5

  E–Gerheauser (2), Nelson (5), Cooper (2), Hutchings (2).  DP–Pittsburgh 3. Elliott-Dahlgren, Barnhart-Gustine, Elliott-Dahlgren-Salkeld, Boston 1. Shupe.  2B–Pittsburgh Russell (20); Elliott (24); Gustine (22), Boston Holmes (35).  3B–Boston Masi (4).  SH–Barnhart (5); Culler (6).  Team LOB–7.  Team–7.  SB–Workman (6); Gillenwater (11).  U–Ziggy Sears, George Barr, Tom Dunn.
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