Pittsburgh Pirates vs Boston Braves
May 8, 1949 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 8, 1949 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 11, Boston Braves 8
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Rojek ss 4 0 0 0
Hopp rf 5 0 1 1
Kiner lf 5 3 3 1
Westlake cf 4 2 1 1
Stevens 1b 5 2 2 1
Fitz Gerald c 5 1 4 2
Murtaugh 2b 5 1 1 3
Bockman 3b 3 0 0 0
  Walker ph 1 0 1 0
  Beard pr 0 1 0 0
  Castiglione 3b 0 0 0 0
Dickson p 0 0 0 0
  Lombardi p 3 0 1 0
  Casey p 0 0 0 0
  Fleming ph 1 0 1 2
  Chesnes pr 0 1 0 0
  Riddle p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 11 15 11
Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Stanky 2b 4 1 0 0
Dark ss 3 1 2 0
Torgeson 1b 4 1 1 2
Elliott 3b 5 2 2 2
Russell cf 3 2 1 1
Conatser lf 4 0 1 0
  Rickert lf 1 0 0 0
Holmes rf 4 1 2 1
  Thompson pr 0 0 0 0
Salkeld c 0 0 0 0
  Masi c 5 0 0 0
Bickford p 0 0 0 0
  Hogue p 1 0 0 0
  Sisti ph 1 0 0 0
  Potter p 2 0 1 0
  Sain p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 8 10 6
Pittsburgh 401 000 060–11151
Boston 401 000 300–8102
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Dickson   0.0 2 4 4 2 0
  Lombardi   6.1 7 4 3 3 2
  Casey  W(1-1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Riddle   2.0 1 0 0 2 1
Totals
9.0
10
8
7
7
3
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Bickford   0.2 4 4 4 1 0
  Hogue   2.1 1 1 1 0 0
  Potter  L(2-2) 4.1 7 5 5 0 2
  Sain   1.2 3 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
15
11
11
1
2
  E–Bockman (3), Conatser 2 (3).  DP–Pittsburgh 1. Rojek-Murtaugh-Stevens.  2B–Pittsburgh Stevens (4), Boston Dark (6); Torgeson (5); B. Elliott (6); Potter (1).  3B–Pittsburgh Hopp (1); Murtaugh (1); Fleming (1), Boston Holmes (1).  HR–Pittsburgh Kiner (4,3rd inning off Hogue 0 on), Boston B. Elliott (1,1st inning off Dickson 1 on).  SH–Rojek (1).  Team LOB–5.  Team–9.  U–Al Barlick, George Barr, Lee Ballanfant.
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