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Boston Braves @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1943-05-31 · Day game · Forbes Field · Att: 14391 · 2:00

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Boston Braves 4–0. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 2 in the 1st. Bob Klinger earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BSN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8
PIT	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0		4	12

W: Bob Klinger L: Manuel Salvo SV: (none)

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

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Tommy Holmes	3	2	1	0
Whitey Wietelmann	4	0	0	0
Chuck Workman	4	0	0	1
Johnny McCarthy	4	1	0	0
Butch Nieman	4	1	0	0
Clyde Kluttz	4	1	0	0
Eddie Joost	4	1	0	0
Connie Ryan	3	1	0	0
Bill Donovan	2	1	0	1
Sam Gentile	1	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Frankie Gustine	5	0	0	0	0
Jim Russell	4	1	2	1	0
Bob Elliott	3	0	1	0	1
Johnny Barrett	2	1	1	1	2
Elbie Fletcher	4	0	1	0	0
Bill Baker	4	0	1	1	0
Vince DiMaggio	4	1	2	0	0
Pete Coscarart	4	0	2	0	0
Bob Klinger	3	1	2	1	1

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB
Manny Salvo	0.2	4	0
Bill Donovan	5.1	6	2
Dave Odom	2.0	2	2

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Klinger	9.0	8	1	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Tommy Holmes: 5/FL
Whitey Wietelmann: 43
Chuck Workman: 3/G

Bot 1

Frankie Gustine: 43
Jim Russell: S9
Bob Elliott: 8
Johnny Barrett: SB2
Johnny Barrett: S9.2-H
Elbie Fletcher: S9.1-3
Bill Baker: S7.3-H;1-2
Vince DiMaggio: 9

Top 2

Johnny McCarthy: S8
Butch Nieman: 46(1)3/GDP
Clyde Kluttz: S8
Eddie Joost: S8.1-2
Connie Ryan: 3/P

Bot 2

Pete Coscarart: 7
Bob Klinger: D9
Frankie Gustine: 43.2-3
Jim Russell: S3.3-H
Bob Elliott: PO1(13)

Top 3

Bill Donovan: S9
Tommy Holmes: S9.1-2
Whitey Wietelmann: 46(1)3/GDP.2-3
Chuck Workman: K

Bot 3

Bob Elliott: 43
Johnny Barrett: W
Elbie Fletcher: SB2
Elbie Fletcher: 9/L
Bill Baker: 7

Top 4

Johnny McCarthy: 4/P
Butch Nieman: 31
Clyde Kluttz: 13

Bot 4

Vince DiMaggio: S7
Pete Coscarart: 3/G.1-2
Bob Klinger: SB3
Bob Klinger: W
Frankie Gustine: 3(B)5(3)/P/DP

Top 5

Eddie Joost: 53
Connie Ryan: S1
Bill Donovan: K
Tommy Holmes: W.1-2
Whitey Wietelmann: 1/G#

Bot 5

Jim Russell: 53/BG
Bob Elliott: S9
Johnny Barrett: 5/P
Elbie Fletcher: 43

Top 6

Chuck Workman: 41
Johnny McCarthy: 43
Butch Nieman: T/89
Clyde Kluttz: 8

Bot 6

Bill Baker: 63
Vince DiMaggio: E5
Pete Coscarart: D9.1-3
Bob Klinger: S8.3-H(UR);2-3
Frankie Gustine: 5/FL
Jim Russell: 64(1)/FO

Top 7

Eddie Joost: 2/FL
Connie Ryan: 13
Sam Gentile: 43

Bot 7

Bob Elliott: W
Johnny Barrett: W+WP.1-3
Elbie Fletcher: 9(B)2(3)/DP
Bill Baker: CS2(24)

Top 8

Tommy Holmes: S9
Whitey Wietelmann: 9
Chuck Workman: 9
Johnny McCarthy: 46(1)/FO

Bot 8

Bill Baker: 8
Vince DiMaggio: S7
Pete Coscarart: S7.1-2
Bob Klinger: 5/FL
Frankie Gustine: 7

Top 9

Butch Nieman: 43
Clyde Kluttz: 4/L
Eddie Joost: 7/L

Notes & reviews

Whitey Wietelmann, Bob Klinger and Elbie Fletcher collided near 1B

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