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Boston Braves @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1943-08-02 · Night game · Forbes Field · Att: 11109 · 2:16

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Boston Braves 5–4. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 2 in the 5th. Hank Gornicki earned the win. Johnny Barrett went 3-for-5 with 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BSN	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	10
PIT	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	1	5	11

W: Hank Gornicki L: Red Barrett SV: (none)

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

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Connie Ryan	3	0	0	0	0	1
Tommy Holmes	3	1	1	1	2	1
Chuck Workman	4	0	0	0	1	2
Butch Nieman	5	0	2	1	0	0
Clyde Kluttz	4	0	1	0	0	1
Kerby Farrell	4	0	1	0	0	0
Whitey Wietelmann	4	1	1	0	0	2
Heinie Heltzel	4	1	2	0	0	0
Manny Salvo	2	1	2	1	1	0
Red Barrett	1	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

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

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Manny Salvo	6.0	9	4	3
Red Barrett	2.2	2	2	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Klinger	8.0	10	3	5
Hank Gornicki	1.0	0	1	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Connie Ryan: 99
Tommy Holmes: 99
Chuck Workman: K23#

Bot 1

Pete Coscarart: K
Jim Russell: 99
Johnny Barrett: S
Bob Elliott: SB2
Bob Elliott: W
Elbie Fletcher: 7

Top 2

Butch Nieman: D9
Clyde Kluttz: K
Kerby Farrell: 99.2-3
Whitey Wietelmann: K

Bot 2

Frankie Gustine: S9
Vince DiMaggio: 6(1)3/GDP
Bill Baker: S
Bob Klinger: 99

Top 3

Heinie Heltzel: S8
Manny Salvo: S8.1-2
Connie Ryan: 54/SH.2-3;1-2
Tommy Holmes: S8.3-H;2-3;B-2(TH)
Chuck Workman: IW
Butch Nieman: 36(1)/FO.3-H;2-H(E6/TH)(NR)(UR)
Clyde Kluttz: S8.1-2
Kerby Farrell: 99

Bot 3

Pete Coscarart: 99
Jim Russell: W
Johnny Barrett: S.1-2
Bob Elliott: 99
Elbie Fletcher: 99

Top 4

Whitey Wietelmann: S9
Heinie Heltzel: S9.1-3
Manny Salvo: S9.3-H;1-2
Connie Ryan: 15(2)/FO.1-2
Tommy Holmes: K
Chuck Workman: 23

Bot 4

Frankie Gustine: 99
Vince DiMaggio: K
Bill Baker: W
Bob Klinger: 99

Top 5

Butch Nieman: 99
Clyde Kluttz: 99
Kerby Farrell: S
Whitey Wietelmann: K

Bot 5

Pete Coscarart: S5
Jim Russell: S8.1-3
Johnny Barrett: FC4.3XH(42);1-2;B-1
Bob Elliott: T7.2-H;1-H
Elbie Fletcher: 99
Frankie Gustine: 99

Top 6

Heinie Heltzel: 99
Manny Salvo: W
Connie Ryan: 99/SH.1-2
Tommy Holmes: W
Chuck Workman: 99

Bot 6

Vince DiMaggio: K
Bill Baker: 99
Bob Klinger: 99

Top 7

Butch Nieman: S9.BX2(965)
Clyde Kluttz: 99
Kerby Farrell: 99

Bot 7

Pete Coscarart: S6
Jim Russell: W.1-2
Johnny Barrett: D9.2-H;1-H
Bob Elliott: 9.2-3
Elbie Fletcher: W
Frankie Gustine: FC6.3XH(62);1-2;B-1
Vince DiMaggio: K

Top 8

Whitey Wietelmann: 99
Heinie Heltzel: 99
Red Barrett: 99

Bot 8

Bill Baker: W
Johnny Wyrostek: 99/SH.1-2
Pete Coscarart: 99
Jim Russell: 99

Top 9

Connie Ryan: K
Tommy Holmes: W
Chuck Workman: K
Butch Nieman: 99

Bot 9

Johnny Barrett: 99
Bob Elliott: 99
Elbie Fletcher: D9
Frankie Gustine: S8.2-H

Notes & reviews

Pirates mangager Frisch and players O'Brien and Sewell, not in game ejected by HP umpire Conlan for arguing that Wietelmann had interfered

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