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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Boston Braves

1944-07-31 · Day game · Braves Field · Att: 1346 · 2:15

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Boston Braves 9–2. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 4 in the 8th. Fritz Ostermueller earned the win. Pete Coscarart went 3-for-6 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PIT	0	0	1	3	0	1	0	4	0	9	15
BSN	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2

W: Fritz Ostermueller L: Nate Andrews SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Stewart · 1B: Tom Dunn · 2B: (none) · 3B: George Magerkurth · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pete Coscarart	6	1	3	4	0	0
Jim Russell	5	0	1	2	0	1
Johnny Barrett	5	1	1	0	0	1
Bob Elliott	5	1	1	0	0	0
Babe Dahlgren	4	1	2	0	0	1
Vince DiMaggio	5	0	3	2	0	1
Al Lopez	3	1	0	0	2	1
Frankie Zak	4	2	1	0	1	0
Fritz Ostermueller	4	2	3	1	0	0

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Whitey Wietelmann	2	1	0	0	2	1
Tommy Holmes	3	1	0	0	1	0
Buck Etchison	4	0	2	1	0	0
Ab Wright	3	0	0	0	1	1
Chet Ross	4	0	0	1	0	2
Clyde Kluttz	4	0	0	0	0	0
Dee Phillips	3	0	0	0	0	0
Warren Huston	2	0	0	0	0	0
Nate Andrews	3	0	0	0	0	1
Phil Masi	1	0	0	0	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Fritz Ostermueller	9.0	2	4	6

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Nate Andrews	7.2	14	3	5
Jim Hickey	1.1	1	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Pete Coscarart: 7
Jim Russell: 63
Johnny Barrett: 8

Bot 1

Whitey Wietelmann: W
Tommy Holmes: 8
Buck Etchison: S.1-2
Ab Wright: K
Chet Ross: K

Top 2

Bob Elliott: 7
Babe Dahlgren: S
Vince DiMaggio: D.1-3
Al Lopez: W
Frankie Zak: 8(B)2(3)/DP

Bot 2

Clyde Kluttz: 53
Dee Phillips: 63
Warren Huston: 9

Top 3

Fritz Ostermueller: S8
Pete Coscarart: D7.1-H
Jim Russell: K
Johnny Barrett: 2/FL
Bob Elliott: 63

Bot 3

Nate Andrews: K
Whitey Wietelmann: W
Tommy Holmes: W.1-2
Buck Etchison: S.2-H;1-3;B-2(TH)
Ab Wright: IW
Chet Ross: 54(1)/FO.3-H;2-3
Clyde Kluttz: 53

Top 4

Babe Dahlgren: D9
Vince DiMaggio: 53
Al Lopez: W
Frankie Zak: 7
Fritz Ostermueller: S8.2-H;1-2
Pete Coscarart: E6.2-3;1-2
Jim Russell: S9.3-H(UR);2-H(UR);1-3
Johnny Barrett: K

Bot 4

Dee Phillips: 3/FL
Warren Huston: 53
Nate Andrews: 9

Top 5

Bob Elliott: 63
Babe Dahlgren: 9
Vince DiMaggio: D
Al Lopez: K

Bot 5

Whitey Wietelmann: 53
Tommy Holmes: 43
Buck Etchison: 43

Top 6

Frankie Zak: S7
Fritz Ostermueller: S9.1-3
Pete Coscarart: S1/BG.3-H;1-2
Jim Russell: 6
Johnny Barrett: 7
Bob Elliott: 7

Bot 6

Ab Wright: 7
Chet Ross: K
Clyde Kluttz: 7

Top 7

Babe Dahlgren: K
Vince DiMaggio: K23
Al Lopez: 13

Bot 7

Dee Phillips: 2/FL
Phil Masi: K
Nate Andrews: 8

Top 8

Frankie Zak: W
Fritz Ostermueller: 54/SH.1-3
Pete Coscarart: HR.3-H
Jim Russell: 63
Johnny Barrett: S9
Bob Elliott: S9.1-3
Babe Dahlgren: HP.1-2
Vince DiMaggio: D7.3-H;2-H;1-3
Al Lopez: 6/FL

Bot 8

Whitey Wietelmann: K
Tommy Holmes: 8
Buck Etchison: 5/P

Top 9

Frankie Zak: 13
Fritz Ostermueller: 53
Pete Coscarart: 53

Bot 9

Ab Wright: 63
Chet Ross: 7
Clyde Kluttz: 9

Notes & reviews

Yes, Zak went 1st to third on a sacrifice

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