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Boston Braves @ Pittsburgh Pirates
1941-06-15 · Day game · Forbes Field · Att: 12562 · 2:15
Boston Braves defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 5–1. Boston Braves put up 2 in the 4th. Bill Posedel earned the win.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BSN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14 | |
| PIT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
W: Bill Posedel L: Lefty Wilkie SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Ziggy Sears · 1B: Lou Jorda · 2B: (none) · 3B: George Barr · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Boston Braves — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sibby Sisti | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Johnny Cooney | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Babe Dahlgren | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Chet Ross | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
 Eddie Miller | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Max West | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Bama Rowell | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Ray Berres | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Bill Posedel | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Paul Waner | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Frankie Gustine | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Lee Handley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Arky Vaughan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bob Elliott | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Maurice Van Robays | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Elbie Fletcher | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Vince DiMaggio | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Al Lopez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Lefty Wilkie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Stu Martin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Joe Bowman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Debs Garms | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Braves — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Posedel | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lefty Wilkie | 4.1 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
 Ken Heintzelman | 1.2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Dutch Dietz | 0.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Strincevich | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Bob Klinger | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Sibby Sisti: S7
- Johnny Cooney: 3/G.1-2
- Babe Dahlgren: K
- Chet Ross: W
- Eddie Miller: S8.2-H;1X3(85)
Bot 1
- Frankie Gustine: D7
- Lee Handley: 63
- Arky Vaughan: 7
- Bob Elliott: S8/L.2-H
- Maurice Van Robays: 99
Top 2
- Max West: S
- Bama Rowell: 99
- Ray Berres: 99
- Bill Posedel: 99
Bot 2
- Elbie Fletcher: 99
- Vince DiMaggio: K
- Al Lopez: 99
Top 3
- Sibby Sisti: 99
- Johnny Cooney: 99
- Babe Dahlgren: S
- Chet Ross: W.1-2
- Eddie Miller: 99
Bot 3
- Lefty Wilkie: K
- Frankie Gustine: S
- Lee Handley: 64(1)3/GDP
Top 4
- Max West: W
- Bama Rowell: T9/89.1-H
- Ray Berres: 8/F.3-H
- Bill Posedel: 99
- Sibby Sisti: 99
Bot 4
- Arky Vaughan: 99
- Bob Elliott: 99
- Maurice Van Robays: 99
Top 5
- Johnny Cooney: W
- Babe Dahlgren: 8
- Chet Ross: W.1-2
- Eddie Miller: S8.2-3;1-2
- Max West: WP.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Max West: IW
- Bama Rowell: 6(1)3/GDP
Bot 5
- Elbie Fletcher: 99
- Vince DiMaggio: 99
- Al Lopez: 99
Top 6
- Ray Berres: E5
- Bill Posedel: 4(1)3/GDP
- Sibby Sisti: S
- Johnny Cooney: S.1-2#
- Babe Dahlgren: W.2-3;1-2
- Chet Ross: K
Bot 6
- Stu Martin: D7
- Frankie Gustine: 99
- Lee Handley: W
- Arky Vaughan: 31.2-3;1-2
- Bob Elliott: 99
Top 7
- Eddie Miller: S6/L
- Max West: S9.1-3
- Bama Rowell: 8.3-H
- Ray Berres: S8.1-2
- Bill Posedel: 9
- Sibby Sisti: 9
Bot 7
- Maurice Van Robays: 99
- Elbie Fletcher: 99
- Vince DiMaggio: 99
Top 8
- Johnny Cooney: 99
- Babe Dahlgren: 99
- Paul Waner: S9
- Eddie Miller: 99
Bot 8
- Joe Bowman: 99
- Debs Garms: 99
- Frankie Gustine: S
- Lee Handley: 99
Top 9
- Max West: W
- Bama Rowell: CS2(99)#
- Bama Rowell: S
- Ray Berres: S.1-2#
- Bill Posedel: 99
- Sibby Sisti: 99
Bot 9
- Arky Vaughan: 99
- Bob Elliott: 99
- Maurice Van Robays: 99
Notes & reviews
- This was scheduled as game 1 of a doubleheader, but game 2 was rained out in bottom of 3rd with PIT ahead 3-0