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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Boston Braves

1941-07-16 · Day game · Braves Field · 2:07

Boston Braves defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 4–1. Jim Tobin earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PIT	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	8
BSN	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1		4	9

W: Jim Tobin L: Johnny Lanning SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: George Magerkurth · 1B: Bill Stewart · 2B: (none) · 3B: Tom Dunn · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lee Handley	4	0	1	0	0	1
Arky Vaughan	4	0	1	0	0	1
Bob Elliott	3	0	1	0	0	0
Elbie Fletcher	2	0	0	0	2	1
Maurice Van Robays	4	0	0	0	0	0
Frankie Gustine	4	0	1	0	0	1
Vince DiMaggio	4	1	3	0	0	0
Al Lopez	2	0	0	0	1	0
Johnny Lanning	1	0	0	0	0	0
Stu Martin	1	0	1	1	0	0
Joe Bowman	1	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Buddy Hassett	4	1	2	0	0
Johnny Cooney	3	0	2	1	1
Sibby Sisti	4	0	0	0	0
Max West	3	0	1	1	1
Bama Rowell	3	1	0	0	1
Eddie Miller	3	0	0	0	1
Gene Moore	4	1	2	1	0
Phil Masi	4	0	1	1	0
Jim Tobin	4	1	1	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Lanning	3.0	3	2	0
Joe Bowman	5.0	6	2	0

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim Tobin	9.0	8	3	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Lee Handley: S7
Arky Vaughan: S5/BG.1-2
Bob Elliott: 14/SH.2-3;1-2
Elbie Fletcher: IW
Maurice Van Robays: 2(3)/G/FO.2-3;1-2
Frankie Gustine: 6/P

Bot 1

Buddy Hassett: 31
Johnny Cooney: 53
Sibby Sisti: 53

Top 2

Vince DiMaggio: D7
Al Lopez: 7/F
Johnny Lanning: 13
Lee Handley: 8/F

Bot 2

Max West: 31
Bama Rowell: W
Eddie Miller: 2/P/FL
Gene Moore: D7.1-H
Phil Masi: 7/L

Top 3

Arky Vaughan: 43
Bob Elliott: S7
Elbie Fletcher: 9/F
Maurice Van Robays: CS2(24)

Bot 3

Jim Tobin: 3/P/FL
Buddy Hassett: S9
Johnny Cooney: W.1-2
Sibby Sisti: 8/F
Max West: S9.2-H;1-3
Bama Rowell: 31

Top 4

Maurice Van Robays: 7/F
Frankie Gustine: K/C
Vince DiMaggio: S9
Al Lopez: W.1-2
Stu Martin: D9.2-H;1XH(942)

Bot 4

Eddie Miller: 53
Gene Moore: 4/P
Phil Masi: 43

Top 5

Lee Handley: K
Arky Vaughan: K/C
Bob Elliott: 5/P

Bot 5

Jim Tobin: 53
Buddy Hassett: 63
Johnny Cooney: S6
Sibby Sisti: 7/F

Top 6

Elbie Fletcher: W
Maurice Van Robays: 64(1)3/GDP
Frankie Gustine: 8/F

Bot 6

Max West: 7/L
Bama Rowell: 9/L
Eddie Miller: W
Gene Moore: 53

Top 7

Vince DiMaggio: S7
Al Lopez: 54(1)3/GDP
Joe Bowman: 43

Bot 7

Phil Masi: 13
Jim Tobin: D7
Buddy Hassett: S1/BG.2-3
Johnny Cooney: S9.3-H;1-2
Sibby Sisti: 4/P
Max West: W.2-3;1-2
Bama Rowell: 43

Top 8

Lee Handley: 3/L
Arky Vaughan: 31
Bob Elliott: 53

Bot 8

Eddie Miller: 63
Gene Moore: D7
Phil Masi: S9.2-H;B-2
Jim Tobin: 8(B)53(2)/FDP

Top 9

Elbie Fletcher: K23
Maurice Van Robays: 8/F
Frankie Gustine: S7
Vince DiMaggio: WP.1-2
Vince DiMaggio: 53