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Boston Braves @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1943-09-22 · Day game · Forbes Field · Att: 1404 · 2:17

Boston Braves defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 5–3. Boston Braves put up 3 in the 8th. Nate Andrews earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Nate Andrews L: Hank Gornicki SV: (none)

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

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Joe Burns	5	0	1	0	0	2
Tommy Holmes	4	1	1	0	1	0
Chuck Workman	4	1	1	0	1	1
Butch Nieman	5	0	2	1	0	0
Kerby Farrell	5	0	0	1	0	1
Hugh Poland	4	0	1	0	0	0
Whitey Wietelmann	3	1	0	0	1	1
Connie Ryan	3	0	2	0	0	1
Nate Andrews	3	0	2	1	1	0
Buck Etchison	1	1	1	2	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pete Coscarart	5	0	1	0	0	1
Jim Russell	4	2	2	0	0	0
Tommy O'Brien	3	1	0	0	1	0
Vince DiMaggio	4	0	1	2	0	1
Bob Elliott	2	0	1	1	2	0
Elbie Fletcher	4	0	0	0	0	0
Al Rubeling	4	0	0	0	0	0
Al Lopez	3	0	1	0	0	0
Hank Gornicki	3	0	1	0	0	2
Maurice Van Robays	1	0	1	0	0	0
Johnny Wyrostek	1	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Nate Andrews	9.0	8	3	4

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Hank Gornicki	7.1	10	4	4
Wally Hebert	1.2	1	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Joe Burns: 13
Tommy Holmes: D
Chuck Workman: W
Butch Nieman: S.2-H;1-3
Kerby Farrell: 36(1)/FO.3-H
Hugh Poland: 6(1)/FO

Bot 1

Pete Coscarart: 43
Jim Russell: 43
Tommy O'Brien: 4/P

Top 2

Whitey Wietelmann: K
Connie Ryan: S
Nate Andrews: S4/BR.1X2(4)
Joe Burns: K

Bot 2

Vince DiMaggio: 9
Bob Elliott: 7
Elbie Fletcher: 4/P

Top 3

Tommy Holmes: 63
Chuck Workman: S
Butch Nieman: 3/FL
Kerby Farrell: 3/G

Bot 3

Al Rubeling: 7
Al Lopez: 53
Hank Gornicki: S
Pete Coscarart: K

Top 4

Hugh Poland: S
Whitey Wietelmann: 8
Connie Ryan: K
Nate Andrews: 43

Bot 4

Jim Russell: S
Tommy O'Brien: SB2
Tommy O'Brien: 8
Vince DiMaggio: K
Bob Elliott: S.2-H
Elbie Fletcher: 4/P

Top 5

Joe Burns: S
Tommy Holmes: W.1-2
Chuck Workman: K
Butch Nieman: 36(1)/FO.2-3
Kerby Farrell: 43

Bot 5

Al Rubeling: 9
Al Lopez: 53
Hank Gornicki: K

Top 6

Hugh Poland: 43
Whitey Wietelmann: 7
Connie Ryan: S
Nate Andrews: W.1-2
Joe Burns: 13

Bot 6

Pete Coscarart: 63
Jim Russell: S
Tommy O'Brien: SB2
Tommy O'Brien: W
Vince DiMaggio: D.2-H;1-H
Bob Elliott: W
Elbie Fletcher: 7
Al Rubeling: 54(1)/FO

Top 7

Tommy Holmes: 7
Chuck Workman: 31
Butch Nieman: S
Kerby Farrell: CS2(2634)

Bot 7

Al Lopez: S
Hank Gornicki: K
Pete Coscarart: S.1-3
Jim Russell: FC3.3XH(32);1-2
Tommy O'Brien: 7

Top 8

Kerby Farrell: 63
Hugh Poland: E4
Whitey Wietelmann: W.1-2
Buck Etchison: D.2-H;1-H
Nate Andrews: S.2-H
Joe Burns: K
Tommy Holmes: 43

Bot 8

Vince DiMaggio: 53
Bob Elliott: W
Elbie Fletcher: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 9

Chuck Workman: 7
Butch Nieman: 63
Kerby Farrell: K

Bot 9

Al Rubeling: 53
Maurice Van Robays: S
Johnny Wyrostek: 6/P
Pete Coscarart: 7

Notes & reviews

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