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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Philadelphia Phillies

1944-09-29 · Day game · Shibe Park · Att: 1000 · 1:43

Philadelphia Blue Jays defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 3–0. Ken Raffensberger earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Ken Raffensberger L: Fritz Ostermueller SV: (none)

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

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Pete Coscarart	4	0	0	1
Jim Russell	4	1	0	3
Tommy O'Brien	4	1	0	0
Bob Elliott	4	2	0	0
Vince DiMaggio	4	0	0	1
Babe Dahlgren	4	0	0	0
Frankie Gustine	3	2	0	0
Al Lopez	3	0	0	1
Fritz Ostermueller	1	1	1	0
Lee Handley	0	0	1	0

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Charlie Letchas	4	0	0	0	0	1
Buster Adams	4	0	0	0	0	1
Tony Lupien	4	0	1	0	0	2
Ron Northey	2	2	1	0	1	0
Coaker Triplett	2	0	1	1	1	0
Bob Finley	3	0	0	0	0	0
Glen Stewart	2	1	1	1	1	1
Granny Hamner	2	0	0	0	0	1
Ken Raffensberger	3	0	0	1	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Fritz Ostermueller	7.0	4	3	4
Ray Starr	1.0	0	0	3

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ken Raffensberger	9.0	7	2	6

Play-by-play

Top 1

Pete Coscarart: K
Jim Russell: K
Tommy O'Brien: 8

Bot 1

Charlie Letchas: 63
Buster Adams: 63
Tony Lupien: K/C

Top 2

Bob Elliott: 2/FL
Vince DiMaggio: K
Babe Dahlgren: 5

Bot 2

Ron Northey: S8
Coaker Triplett: W.1-2
Bob Finley: 46(1)3/GDP.2-3
Glen Stewart: S8.3-H
Granny Hamner: K/C

Top 3

Frankie Gustine: S8
Al Lopez: CS2(24)
Al Lopez: K
Fritz Ostermueller: W
Pete Coscarart: 7

Bot 3

Ken Raffensberger: K
Charlie Letchas: 53
Buster Adams: 53

Top 4

Jim Russell: K
Tommy O'Brien: S8
Bob Elliott: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 4

Tony Lupien: S8
Ron Northey: W.1-2
Coaker Triplett: WP.2-3
Coaker Triplett: 9(B)2(3)/DP
Bob Finley: 46(1)/FO

Top 5

Vince DiMaggio: 5/FL
Babe Dahlgren: 7
Frankie Gustine: S7
Al Lopez: 9

Bot 5

Glen Stewart: W
Granny Hamner: PB.1-2
Granny Hamner: 24/SH.2-3
Ken Raffensberger: 7.3-H(UR)
Charlie Letchas: 5/L

Top 6

Fritz Ostermueller: S5
Pete Coscarart: 7/L
Jim Russell: K
Tommy O'Brien: 63

Bot 6

Buster Adams: 53
Tony Lupien: E4
Ron Northey: 46(1)/FO.B-2(E6)
Coaker Triplett: S8.2-H(UR)
Bob Finley: 43

Top 7

Bob Elliott: S8
Vince DiMaggio: 7
Babe Dahlgren: 8
Frankie Gustine: 54(1)/FO

Bot 7

Glen Stewart: K
Granny Hamner: 9
Ken Raffensberger: 2

Top 8

Al Lopez: 9
Lee Handley: W
Pete Coscarart: 2/FL
Jim Russell: S5.1-2
Tommy O'Brien: 7

Bot 8

Charlie Letchas: K/C
Buster Adams: K
Tony Lupien: K/C

Top 9

Bob Elliott: S8
Vince DiMaggio: 7(B)63(1)/FL/DP
Babe Dahlgren: 53