Pittsburgh Pirates vs Boston Braves
June 18, 1950 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 18, 1950 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 8

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Castiglione 3b 3 1 0 0
Schenz 2b 5 2 1 0
Bell rf 4 1 2 2
Kiner lf 4 0 3 1
Westlake cf 4 0 0 0
Coogan 1b 3 0 1 0
Rojek ss 3 1 0 1
Mueller c 3 1 1 2
  Hopp ph 1 0 0 0
  McCullough c 0 0 0 0
Papish p 0 0 0 0
  Dickson p 3 0 1 0
  Fernandez ph 0 0 0 0
  Werle p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 6 9 6
Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Hartsfield 2b 5 2 2 0
Jethroe cf 4 1 1 0
Torgeson 1b 4 1 1 2
Cooper c 4 1 1 2
Olmo lf 0 0 0 0
  Marshall ph,lf 2 1 0 0
Holmes rf 4 1 2 3
Sisti 3b 3 0 0 1
Kerr ss 4 1 2 0
Bickford p 1 0 0 0
  Roy p 2 0 1 0
Totals 33 8 10 8
Pittsburgh 221 010 000692
Boston 302 012 00x8102
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Papish   0.0 3 3 3 2 0
  Dickson  L(2-7) 7.0 5 5 4 4 2
  Werle   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
8
7
6
2
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Bickford   2.0 3 5 4 2 1
  Roy  W(3-2) 7.0 6 1 1 4 3
Totals
9.0
9
6
5
6
4

  E–Castiglione (5), Mueller (2), Hartsfield (3), Jethroe (5).  DP–Pittsburgh 1. Bell-Mueller-Rojek, Boston 1. Cooper-Hartsfield-Torgeson-Hartsfield.  2B–Pittsburgh Schenz (4,off Roy); Coogan (4,off Roy), Boston Torgeson (6,off Dickson).  3B–Pittsburgh Bell (3,off Bickford).  HR–Pittsburgh Mueller (3,2nd inning off Bickford 1 on 0 out), Boston Holmes (3,3rd inning off Dickson 1 on 1 out).  SH–Westlake (1,off Roy).  HBP–Bell (2,by Bickford).  Team LOB–8.  Team–7.  CS–Rojek (1,2nd base by Roy/Cooper); Kiner (3,2nd base by Roy/Cooper); Jethroe (4,Home by Dickson/Mueller).  SB–Jethroe (14,2nd base off Dickson/Mueller).  U–Babe Pinelli, Dusty Boggess, Scotty Robb.
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