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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Boston Braves

1941-08-26 · Day game · Braves Field · Att: 3527 · 1:56

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Boston Braves 6–1. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 3 in the 5th. Max Butcher earned the win. Al Lopez went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PIT	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	1	6	13
BSN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	6

W: Max Butcher L: Dick Errickson SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: George Barr · 1B: Ziggy Sears · 2B: (none) · 3B: Lou Jorda · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lee Handley	5	1	2	0	0	0
Arky Vaughan	5	1	1	0	0	1
Bob Elliott	4	0	3	1	0	1
Bud Stewart	4	0	1	1	1	1
Elbie Fletcher	3	1	1	0	2	0
Frankie Gustine	5	0	1	1	0	0
Vince DiMaggio	3	2	2	1	1	0
Al Lopez	3	1	1	2	1	0
Max Butcher	4	0	1	0	0	1

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Skippy Roberge	4	0	0	0	0	1
Johnny Cooney	2	0	0	0	0	0
Buddy Hassett	4	1	2	0	0	0
Paul Waner	4	0	1	0	0	1
Max West	4	0	1	1	0	0
Bama Rowell	3	0	1	0	1	0
Eddie Miller	4	0	0	0	0	0
Ray Berres	1	0	1	0	0	0
Dick Errickson	0	0	0	0	0	0
Al Montgomery	2	0	0	0	0	0
Gene Moore	2	0	0	0	0	1
Hank LaManna	1	0	0	0	0	1
Johnny Hutchings	1	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Max Butcher	9.0	6	1	4

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dick Errickson	5.0	7	0	3
Hank LaManna	1.2	2	5	1
Johnny Hutchings	2.1	4	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Lee Handley: 99
Arky Vaughan: 99
Bob Elliott: D
Bud Stewart: K

Bot 1

Skippy Roberge: K
Johnny Cooney: 99
Buddy Hassett: S
Paul Waner: WP.1-2
Paul Waner: K

Top 2

Elbie Fletcher: T9
Frankie Gustine: S5.3-H
Vince DiMaggio: 99
Al Lopez: 99
Max Butcher: 99

Bot 2

Max West: 99
Bama Rowell: 99
Eddie Miller: 99

Top 3

Lee Handley: 99
Arky Vaughan: 99
Bob Elliott: K

Bot 3

Ray Berres: S
Dick Errickson: 99/SH.1-2
Skippy Roberge: 99
Johnny Cooney: 99

Top 4

Bud Stewart: 99
Elbie Fletcher: 99
Frankie Gustine: 99

Bot 4

Buddy Hassett: 99
Paul Waner: S
Max West: 99
Bama Rowell: W.1-2
Eddie Miller: 99

Top 5

Vince DiMaggio: D7
Al Lopez: HR/7.2-H
Max Butcher: 99/G
Lee Handley: S2/BG
Arky Vaughan: K/C
Bob Elliott: SB2
Bob Elliott: S7.2-H
Bud Stewart: CS2(99)

Bot 5

Al Montgomery: 99
Gene Moore: 99
Skippy Roberge: 99

Top 6

Bud Stewart: 99
Elbie Fletcher: W
Frankie Gustine: 99
Vince DiMaggio: W.1-2
Al Lopez: W.2-3;1-2
Max Butcher: K

Bot 6

Hank LaManna: K
Buddy Hassett: E3
Paul Waner: 99
Max West: 99

Top 7

Lee Handley: S
Arky Vaughan: 16(1)3/GDP
Bob Elliott: S
Bud Stewart: SB2
Bud Stewart: W
Elbie Fletcher: W.2-3;1-2
Frankie Gustine: 99

Bot 7

Bama Rowell: S
Eddie Miller: 99
Al Montgomery: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 8

Vince DiMaggio: HR/7
Al Lopez: 99
Max Butcher: S
Lee Handley: 16(1)3/GDP

Bot 8

Gene Moore: K
Skippy Roberge: 99
Johnny Hutchings: 99

Top 9

Arky Vaughan: S7
Bob Elliott: 99/SH.1-2
Bud Stewart: D7.2-H
Elbie Fletcher: 99
Frankie Gustine: 99

Bot 9

Buddy Hassett: S/89
Paul Waner: 43.1-2
Max West: D9.2-H
Bama Rowell: 99
Eddie Miller: 99