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Boston Braves @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1943-05-31 · Day game · Forbes Field · 2:01

Boston Braves defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 6–1. Boston Braves put up 4 in the 3rd. Jim Tobin earned the win. Chuck Workman went 3-for-5 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BSN	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	14
PIT	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	5

W: Jim Tobin L: Bill Brandt SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Babe Pinelli · 1B: Ziggy Sears · 2B: (none) · 3B: Lee Ballanfant · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Tommy Holmes	5	1	3	0	0	0
Whitey Wietelmann	4	0	1	0	0	0
Chuck Workman	5	3	3	2	0	2
Johnny McCarthy	5	1	3	0	0	0
Butch Nieman	3	1	0	0	2	0
Phil Masi	5	0	1	0	0	2
Eddie Joost	3	0	2	1	2	0
Connie Ryan	5	0	1	1	0	1
Jim Tobin	4	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	SO
Huck Geary	4	0	1	0
Jim Russell	4	0	0	0
Bob Elliott	4	0	1	0
Johnny Barrett	4	0	1	0
Elbie Fletcher	4	0	0	0
Al Lopez	4	0	1	1
Vince DiMaggio	3	0	0	1
Pete Coscarart	3	0	1	0
Johnny Lanning	1	0	0	0
Tommy O'Brien	1	1	0	0
Frankie Gustine	1	0	0	0

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim Tobin	9.0	5	0	2

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Brandt	2.1	5	0	0
Dutch Dietz	0.1	3	1	1
Johnny Lanning	3.1	5	0	3
Max Butcher	2.0	0	1	1
Harry Shuman	1.0	1	2	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Tommy Holmes: 43
Whitey Wietelmann: 8
Chuck Workman: S8
Johnny McCarthy: S9.1-3
Butch Nieman: BK.3-H;1-2
Butch Nieman: 13

Bot 1

Huck Geary: 43
Jim Russell: 9
Bob Elliott: 7/L

Top 2

Phil Masi: 63
Eddie Joost: S8
Connie Ryan: SB2
Connie Ryan: 7
Jim Tobin: 9

Bot 2

Johnny Barrett: 9
Elbie Fletcher: 3/G
Al Lopez: 8

Top 3

Tommy Holmes: S8
Whitey Wietelmann: 13/SH.1-2
Chuck Workman: HR/9.2-H
Johnny McCarthy: D9
Butch Nieman: IW
Phil Masi: K
Eddie Joost: S8.2-H;1-2
Connie Ryan: S8.2-H;1-2
Jim Tobin: 8

Bot 3

Vince DiMaggio: K
Pete Coscarart: 8
Johnny Lanning: 53

Top 4

Tommy Holmes: S8
Whitey Wietelmann: 46(1)3/GDP
Chuck Workman: K

Bot 4

Huck Geary: 43
Jim Russell: 43
Bob Elliott: S8
Johnny Barrett: 8

Top 5

Johnny McCarthy: S9
Butch Nieman: 3/FL
Phil Masi: S7.1-2
Eddie Joost: 5/FL
Connie Ryan: K

Bot 5

Elbie Fletcher: 3/G
Al Lopez: K
Vince DiMaggio: 7

Top 6

Jim Tobin: 3/6
Tommy Holmes: S7
Whitey Wietelmann: S8.1-2
Chuck Workman: K
Johnny McCarthy: 6/P

Bot 6

Pete Coscarart: S6
Tommy O'Brien: 54(1)/FO
Huck Geary: S8.1-3
Jim Russell: SB2
Jim Russell: 9
Bob Elliott: E6.3-H(NR)(UR);2-3
Johnny Barrett: 9

Top 7

Butch Nieman: 31
Phil Masi: K
Eddie Joost: W
Connie Ryan: 53

Bot 7

Elbie Fletcher: 43
Al Lopez: S7
Vince DiMaggio: 8
Pete Coscarart: 3/G

Top 8

Jim Tobin: 53
Tommy Holmes: 43
Whitey Wietelmann: 8

Bot 8

Frankie Gustine: 6/P
Huck Geary: 6/P
Jim Russell: 3/L

Top 9

Chuck Workman: S9
Johnny McCarthy: 4/P
Butch Nieman: W.1-2
Phil Masi: E4/TH.2-H(NR)(UR);1-3;B-2
Eddie Joost: IW
Connie Ryan: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 9

Bob Elliott: 4/L
Johnny Barrett: S8
Elbie Fletcher: 8
Al Lopez: 23/BG