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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Boston Braves

1945-07-06 · Day game · Braves Field · 2:09

Boston Braves defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 13–5. Boston Braves put up 6 in the 7th. Nate Andrews earned the win and Mort Cooper picked up the save. Butch Nieman went 1-for-1 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PIT	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	5	9
BSN	0	2	1	2	0	0	6	2		13	12

W: Nate Andrews L: Xavier Rescigno SV: Mort Cooper

Umpires — HP: Ziggy Sears · 1B: George Barr · 2B: (none) · 3B: Tom Dunn · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pete Coscarart	5	1	1	0	0	1
Jim Russell	4	1	1	2	0	0
Al Gionfriddo	4	0	1	1	0	0
Frank Colman	4	0	0	0	0	1
Bill Salkeld	4	0	1	0	0	0
Bob Elliott	4	0	1	0	0	0
Johnny Barrett	4	2	2	1	0	0
Vic Barnhart	3	0	0	0	1	0
Al Gerheauser	2	0	1	1	0	0
Lloyd Waner	1	0	1	0	0	0
Jack Saltzgaver	1	0	0	0	0	1

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bill Ramsey	4	0	1	1	1	1
Dick Culler	4	3	3	3	1	0
Tommy Holmes	5	2	3	2	0	0
Chuck Workman	4	0	0	0	0	0
Phil Masi	3	2	1	0	2	0
Carden Gillenwater	2	2	1	1	3	1
Stew Hofferth	5	0	0	1	0	1
Frank Drews	2	2	1	0	2	0
Nate Andrews	3	1	1	0	0	1
Butch Nieman	1	1	1	4	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Al Gerheauser	4.0	5	5	0
Boom-Boom Beck	2.0	1	1	2
Xavier Rescigno	2.0	6	3	2

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Nate Andrews	7.0	8	1	1
Mort Cooper	2.0	1	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Pete Coscarart: D8/8D
Jim Russell: 9/89D.2-3
Al Gionfriddo: 8/8D.3-H
Frank Colman: K

Bot 1

Bill Ramsey: 2/FL
Dick Culler: 63
Tommy Holmes: D8/89D
Chuck Workman: 9/L

Top 2

Bill Salkeld: 43
Bob Elliott: 43
Johnny Barrett: S9/L
Vic Barnhart: SB2
Vic Barnhart: W
Al Gerheauser: S9.2-H;1-3
Pete Coscarart: 64(1)/FO

Bot 2

Phil Masi: W
Carden Gillenwater: S7.1-2
Stew Hofferth: 43.2-3;1-2
Frank Drews: IW
Nate Andrews: 12(3)/FO.2-3;1-2
Bill Ramsey: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Dick Culler: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Tommy Holmes: 8/L

Top 3

Jim Russell: 7
Al Gionfriddo: 13/BG
Frank Colman: 3/G

Bot 3

Chuck Workman: 3/G
Phil Masi: E6/TH
Carden Gillenwater: SB2.1-3(E2/TH)
Carden Gillenwater: W+WP.3-H(NR)(UR)
Stew Hofferth: 7/7D
Frank Drews: CS2(24)

Top 4

Bill Salkeld: S9
Bob Elliott: 8/L8D
Johnny Barrett: 6/P
Vic Barnhart: 5/L

Bot 4

Frank Drews: S7.BX2(74)
Nate Andrews: S1/G.B-2(E1/TH1)
Bill Ramsey: 6/P
Dick Culler: HR/7D.2-H
Tommy Holmes: 8/L

Top 5

Al Gerheauser: 7/L
Pete Coscarart: 143
Jim Russell: 63

Bot 5

Chuck Workman: 43
Phil Masi: 5/P
Carden Gillenwater: W
Stew Hofferth: SB2
Stew Hofferth: K

Top 6

Al Gionfriddo: S8
Frank Colman: 3/G.1-2
Bill Salkeld: 8
Bob Elliott: 7/L

Bot 6

Frank Drews: 5/FL
Nate Andrews: K
Bill Ramsey: S3/BG
Dick Culler: CS2(24)

Top 7

Johnny Barrett: HR/9D
Vic Barnhart: 3/L
Lloyd Waner: S7
Pete Coscarart: 7/FL
Jim Russell: HR/9D.1-H
Al Gionfriddo: 3/G

Bot 7

Dick Culler: S7
Tommy Holmes: S9/89.1-2
Chuck Workman: 53/SH.2-3;1-2
Phil Masi: IW
Carden Gillenwater: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Stew Hofferth: 43.3-H;2-3;1-2
Frank Drews: IW
Butch Nieman: HR/9D.3-H;2-H;1-H
Bill Ramsey: K

Top 8

Frank Colman: 7
Bill Salkeld: 6/P
Bob Elliott: S8
Johnny Barrett: 9

Bot 8

Dick Culler: S5
Tommy Holmes: HR/9D.1-H
Chuck Workman: 6/P
Phil Masi: S8
Carden Gillenwater: K+SB2
Stew Hofferth: 63

Top 9

Vic Barnhart: 63
Jack Saltzgaver: K
Pete Coscarart: K

Notes & reviews

33-games hitting streak for Tommy Holmes

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