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Boston Braves @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1943-08-03 · Day game · Forbes Field · Att: 2455 · 1:50

Boston Braves defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 6–1. Boston Braves put up 5 in the 6th. Nate Andrews earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Nate Andrews L: Xavier Rescigno SV: (none)

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

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Connie Ryan	4	2	2	0	1	1
Tommy Holmes	5	1	1	1	0	0
Chuck Workman	4	1	2	1	0	0
Butch Nieman	4	0	0	0	0	0
Phil Masi	3	1	0	0	1	1
Kerby Farrell	3	1	1	1	1	0
Whitey Wietelmann	3	0	0	0	1	0
Heinie Heltzel	4	0	1	2	0	0
Nate Andrews	4	0	0	0	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

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

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Nate Andrews	9.0	5	2	4

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Xavier Rescigno	5.2	7	4	1
Johnny Podgajny	2.1	0	0	1
Bill Brandt	1.0	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Connie Ryan: S8
Tommy Holmes: 8
Chuck Workman: WP.1-2
Chuck Workman: S8/8S.2-H
Butch Nieman: 43.1-2
Phil Masi: 9

Bot 1

Pete Coscarart: 9
Jim Russell: 8
Johnny Barrett: 43

Top 2

Kerby Farrell: W
Whitey Wietelmann: 8
Heinie Heltzel: 46(1)/FO
Nate Andrews: K

Bot 2

Bob Elliott: 53
Elbie Fletcher: 3/P
Frankie Gustine: 3/P

Top 3

Connie Ryan: 13
Tommy Holmes: 2
Chuck Workman: 9

Bot 3

Vince DiMaggio: 13
Bill Baker: 63
Xavier Rescigno: W
Pete Coscarart: 53

Top 4

Butch Nieman: 2
Phil Masi: 43
Kerby Farrell: 13

Bot 4

Jim Russell: S
Johnny Barrett: 43.1-2
Bob Elliott: K+SB3
Elbie Fletcher: 63

Top 5

Whitey Wietelmann: 63
Heinie Heltzel: 53
Nate Andrews: 8

Bot 5

Frankie Gustine: S
Vince DiMaggio: 9
Bill Baker: 9
Xavier Rescigno: W.1-2
Pete Coscarart: 43

Top 6

Connie Ryan: S7
Tommy Holmes: D9/F9DW.1-H;B-H(E6/TH3)
Chuck Workman: S9
Butch Nieman: 43.1-2
Phil Masi: W
Kerby Farrell: D9/F9LS.2-H;1-3
Whitey Wietelmann: IW
Heinie Heltzel: S9/G4.3-H;2-H;1-2
Nate Andrews: 8
Connie Ryan: W.2-3;1-2
Tommy Holmes: 7

Bot 6

Jim Russell: 13
Johnny Barrett: 7
Bob Elliott: 63

Top 7

Chuck Workman: 4
Butch Nieman: 43
Phil Masi: K

Bot 7

Elbie Fletcher: 43
Frankie Gustine: 63
Vince DiMaggio: S
Bill Baker: 8

Top 8

Kerby Farrell: 43
Whitey Wietelmann: 3
Heinie Heltzel: 43

Bot 8

Al Rubeling: K
Pete Coscarart: 8
Jim Russell: K

Top 9

Nate Andrews: 8
Connie Ryan: K
Tommy Holmes: 7

Bot 9

Johnny Barrett: 7
Bob Elliott: S7
Elbie Fletcher: S9.1-3
Frankie Gustine: 7/L7D.3-H
Vince DiMaggio: K

Notes & reviews

Just before the game started, Rip Sewell was ejected by Ump Barr for remarks (and pantomime) related to ejections from yesterday's game (8/2/1943)
Wietelmann: sweet cross-over play on mean bounder
Bounced high over Coscarart

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