Pittsburgh Pirates vs Boston Braves
August 20, 1947 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 20, 1947 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 16, Boston Braves 10
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Rikard rf 4 2 2 0
Russell cf 6 3 5 5
Gustine 3b 3 1 1 0
  Wietelmann 3b 1 0 1 0
Kiner lf 5 0 0 1
  Westlake lf 1 0 1 0
Greenberg 1b 4 1 1 1
  Fletcher 1b 1 1 0 1
Cox ss 6 2 1 0
Bloodworth 2b 5 2 4 3
Kluttz c 4 2 2 2
Ostermueller p 2 2 2 1
  Singleton p 1 0 0 0
Totals 43 16 20 14
Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Holmes rf 5 1 1 0
McCormick M. cf 4 1 1 0
  Hopp cf 1 0 0 0
Litwhiler lf 5 2 2 0
Elliott 3b 4 3 1 1
McCormick F. 1b 5 2 4 4
Ryan 2b 3 0 0 0
Fernandez ss 5 0 2 3
Camelli c 3 0 0 0
  Masi c 2 0 1 2
Sain p 2 0 1 0
  Wright p 0 0 0 0
  Karl p 0 0 0 0
  Culler ph 1 1 1 0
  Torgeson ph 1 0 0 0
  Beazley p 0 0 0 0
  Rowell ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 42 10 14 10
Pittsburgh 040 060 321–16202
Boston 003 000 502–10144
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Ostermueller  W(11-7) 6.2 12 8 5 2 1
  Singleton  SV(1) 2.1 2 2 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
14
10
6
3
3
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Sain  L(17-8) 4.0 11 7 6 1 0
  Wright   0.2 2 3 0 3 0
  Karl   2.1 2 3 2 1 0
  Beazley   2.0 5 3 3 1 0
Totals
9.0
20
16
11
6
0
  E–Wietelmann (11), Bloodworth (8), B. Elliott 2 (17), Ryan (22), Fernandez (15).  DP–Pittsburgh 1. Cox-Bloodworth-Greenberg, Boston 2. Fernandez-Ryan-F. McCormick, Ryan-F. McCormick.  2B–Pittsburgh Rikard (15); Russell (18); Cox (23); Kluttz (5), Boston F. McCormick (14).  3B–Pittsburgh Russell (5).  SH–Kluttz (4); Ostermueller (5).  Team LOB–8.  Team–8.  U–George Barr, Lou Jorda.  T–2:45.  A–24,638.
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