Pittsburgh Pirates vs Boston Braves
August 14, 1945 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 14, 1945 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 6, Boston Braves 2
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Gustine 2b 5 1 3 0
Gionfriddo cf 5 1 1 0
Russell lf 5 1 2 0
Barrett rf 5 1 1 4
Salkeld c 4 1 2 1
Elliott 3b 4 1 1 0
Dahlgren 1b 3 0 0 0
Barnhart ss 4 0 1 0
Beck p 3 0 1 1
Totals 38 6 12 6
Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Wietelmann 2b 4 1 2 2
Shupe 1b 4 0 0 0
Holmes rf 4 0 1 0
Aderholt lf 4 0 1 0
Workman 3b 4 0 0 0
Gillenwater cf 4 0 1 0
Hofferth c 3 0 0 0
Culler ss 3 0 1 0
Javery p 2 1 1 0
  Nieman ph 1 0 0 0
  Hutchings p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2
Pittsburgh 500 000 010–6120
Boston 000 002 000–270
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Beck  W(5-4) 9.0 7 2 2 1 0
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
1
0
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Javery  L(2-5) 7.0 10 5 5 1 0
  Hutchings   2.0 2 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
12
6
6
2
1
  E–None.  DP–Pittsburgh 1. Gustine-Dahlgren.  2B–Pittsburgh Elliott (26), Boston Wietelmann (6); Holmes (38); Culler (8).  HR–Pittsburgh Barrett (11,1st inning off Javery 3 on); Salkeld (10,8th inning off Hutchings 0 on), Boston Wietelmann (3,6th inning off Beck 1 on).  Team LOB–7.  Team–5.  U–George Barr, Tom Dunn, Ziggy Sears.  T–1:33.  A–4,542.
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