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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Boston Braves

1943-08-16 · Day game · Braves Field · Att: 1654 · 1:55

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Boston Braves 5–1. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 2 in the 7th. Johnny Gee earned the win. Jim Russell went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Johnny Gee L: Al Javery SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Al Barlick · 1B: Lou Jorda · 2B: (none) · 3B: Babe Pinelli · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pete Coscarart	5	1	2	0	0	0
Jim Russell	5	1	2	2	0	0
Al Rubeling	5	0	0	0	0	0
Maurice Van Robays	3	0	0	0	1	0
Bob Elliott	4	1	2	1	1	0
Elbie Fletcher	5	0	0	0	0	1
Vince DiMaggio	1	1	1	0	3	0
Al Lopez	2	0	0	0	1	1
Johnny Gee	2	0	0	1	2	0
Johnny Barrett	0	1	0	0	0	0

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Connie Ryan	4	1	2	0	0	0
Tommy Holmes	4	0	1	0	0	0
Chuck Workman	4	0	0	0	0	0
Butch Nieman	4	0	0	1	0	0
Clyde Kluttz	4	0	0	0	0	0
Kerby Farrell	3	0	1	0	1	0
Whitey Wietelmann	4	0	1	0	0	0
Joe Burns	4	0	1	0	0	0
Al Javery	2	0	1	0	0	1
Jim Tobin	1	0	0	0	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Gee	9.0	7	1	2

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Al Javery	7.0	6	4	2
Dave Odom	2.0	1	4	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Pete Coscarart: S
Jim Russell: 7
Al Rubeling: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 1

Connie Ryan: S
Tommy Holmes: SB2
Tommy Holmes: S.2-3
Chuck Workman: 6/P
Butch Nieman: 46(1)/FO.3-H
Clyde Kluttz: 3/G

Top 2

Maurice Van Robays: 8
Bob Elliott: E6
Elbie Fletcher: K
Vince DiMaggio: S.1-2
Al Lopez: 13

Bot 2

Kerby Farrell: 63
Whitey Wietelmann: 63
Joe Burns: S
Al Javery: K

Top 3

Johnny Gee: 6/FL
Pete Coscarart: 9
Jim Russell: HR
Al Rubeling: 63

Bot 3

Connie Ryan: 5/P
Tommy Holmes: 7
Chuck Workman: 43

Top 4

Maurice Van Robays: 63
Bob Elliott: D
Elbie Fletcher: 2/FL
Vince DiMaggio: W
Al Lopez: K

Bot 4

Butch Nieman: 43
Clyde Kluttz: 6/P
Kerby Farrell: 7

Top 5

Johnny Gee: W
Pete Coscarart: 9
Jim Russell: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 5

Whitey Wietelmann: 8
Joe Burns: 43
Al Javery: S
Connie Ryan: D.1-3
Tommy Holmes: PO3(25)

Top 6

Al Rubeling: 6/P
Maurice Van Robays: W
Bob Elliott: 8
Elbie Fletcher: 43

Bot 6

Tommy Holmes: 13
Chuck Workman: 43
Butch Nieman: 8

Top 7

Vince DiMaggio: W
Al Lopez: 24/SH.1-2
Johnny Gee: 8
Pete Coscarart: S8.2XH(8E2)(NR)(UR);B-2
Jim Russell: S.2-H(UR);B-2(TH)
Al Rubeling: 7

Bot 7

Clyde Kluttz: 63
Kerby Farrell: S
Whitey Wietelmann: D.1-3
Joe Burns: 8
Jim Tobin: K

Top 8

Maurice Van Robays: 63
Bob Elliott: W
Elbie Fletcher: 8
Vince DiMaggio: W.1-2
Al Lopez: W.2-3;1-2
Johnny Gee: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Pete Coscarart: 9

Bot 8

Connie Ryan: 63
Tommy Holmes: 9
Chuck Workman: 9

Top 9

Jim Russell: 8
Al Rubeling: 63
Johnny Barrett: HP
Bob Elliott: D.1-H
Elbie Fletcher: 4/P

Bot 9

Butch Nieman: E4
Clyde Kluttz: 8
Kerby Farrell: W.1-2
Whitey Wietelmann: 7
Joe Burns: 8