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Boston Braves @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1942-05-03 · Day game · Forbes Field · 8 innings · Att: 29030 · Wind from RF · 2:04

Boston Braves defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 12–3. Boston Braves put up 5 in the 6th. Tom Earley earned the win. Babe Phelps went 2-for-3 with 2 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	R	H	E
BSN	0	0	2	4	0	5	0	1	12	14
PIT	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	3	6

W: Tom Earley L: Rip Sewell SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Jocko Conlan · 1B: George Magerkurth · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Tommy Holmes	5	1	1	0	0	0
Paul Waner	3	3	2	0	1	0
Eddie Miller	4	2	3	4	0	1
Nanny Fernandez	4	1	1	4	1	1
Clyde Kluttz	4	1	1	1	1	1
Max West	4	0	2	3	0	0
Sibby Sisti	4	1	1	0	0	0
Buddy Gremp	4	1	1	0	0	0
Tom Earley	4	1	1	0	0	1
Johnny Cooney	1	1	1	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pete Coscarart	4	0	0	0	0	1
Stu Martin	4	0	1	0	0	0
Jimmy Wasdell	1	0	0	0	2	0
Bob Elliott	4	0	0	0	0	0
Vince DiMaggio	3	0	0	0	0	0
Elbie Fletcher	3	0	2	0	1	0
Maurice Van Robays	2	0	0	0	0	0
Babe Phelps	3	2	2	3	0	0
Rip Sewell	1	0	0	0	0	1
Frankie Gustine	0	0	0	0	1	0
Johnny Barrett	1	1	0	0	1	0
Ken Jungels	1	0	1	0	0	0
Bud Stewart	1	0	0	0	0	0
Culley Rikard	1	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tom Earley	8.0	6	5	2

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rip Sewell	5.0	9	1	1
Nick Strincevich	0.1	3	0	0
Ken Jungels	2.2	2	2	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Tommy Holmes: 8
Paul Waner: 63
Eddie Miller: S
Nanny Fernandez: K

Bot 1

Pete Coscarart: K
Stu Martin: 43
Jimmy Wasdell: W
Bob Elliott: 54(1)/FO

Top 2

Clyde Kluttz: S
Max West: 7
Sibby Sisti: 8
Buddy Gremp: 7

Bot 2

Vince DiMaggio: 5
Elbie Fletcher: W
Maurice Van Robays: OA.1X2(24)
Maurice Van Robays: 63

Top 3

Tom Earley: 13
Tommy Holmes: 5/P
Paul Waner: D
Eddie Miller: S4/G.2-3
Nanny Fernandez: D7/L78XD.3-H;1-H
Clyde Kluttz: E6.2-3
Max West: 7

Bot 3

Babe Phelps: HR/F9D
Rip Sewell: K
Pete Coscarart: 43
Stu Martin: 9

Top 4

Sibby Sisti: S
Buddy Gremp: 5/P
Tom Earley: S.1-2
Tommy Holmes: 9
Paul Waner: W.2-3;1-2
Eddie Miller: HR/L89D/IPHR.3-H;2-H;1-H
Nanny Fernandez: 8

Bot 4

Jimmy Wasdell: W
Bob Elliott: 2/P
Vince DiMaggio: 63.1-2
Elbie Fletcher: S.2-3
Maurice Van Robays: 5/P

Top 5

Clyde Kluttz: 43
Max West: S
Sibby Sisti: 3/LDP.1X1(3)

Bot 5

Babe Phelps: 43
Frankie Gustine: W
Pete Coscarart: 7
Stu Martin: 2

Top 6

Buddy Gremp: S
Tom Earley: 9
Tommy Holmes: S.1-2
Paul Waner: S.2-3;1-2
Eddie Miller: K
Nanny Fernandez: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Clyde Kluttz: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Max West: S9/L.3-H;2-H;1-H
Sibby Sisti: 64(1)/FO

Bot 6

Jimmy Wasdell: 9
Bob Elliott: 8
Vince DiMaggio: 7

Top 7

Buddy Gremp: 4/P
Tom Earley: K
Tommy Holmes: 5/P

Bot 7

Elbie Fletcher: 6
Johnny Barrett: W
Babe Phelps: HR/F9D.1-H
Ken Jungels: S
Pete Coscarart: 14(1)/FO
Stu Martin: S.1-2
Bud Stewart: 43

Top 8

Johnny Cooney: S9
Eddie Miller: SB2
Eddie Miller: 1/SH.2-3
Nanny Fernandez: 8/F.3-H
Clyde Kluttz: K

Bot 8

Bob Elliott: 53
Culley Rikard: 13
Elbie Fletcher: S
Johnny Barrett: 7

Notes & reviews

Kluttz ejected by HP umpire Conlan for arguing strike 2 (Masi completed strikeout which was charged to Kluttz)
Game called due to Sunday Pennsylvania curfew law

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