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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Boston Braves

1945-08-12 · Day game · Braves Field · 2:21

Boston Braves defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 7–6. Boston Braves put up 6 in the 1st. Don Hendrickson earned the win. Phil Masi went 1-for-2 with 3 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Don Hendrickson L: Al Gerheauser SV: (none)

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
Johnny Barrett	5	0	1	1	0	2
Al Gionfriddo	4	2	0	0	1	0
Jim Russell	5	1	1	1	0	0
Bob Elliott	4	1	1	1	1	1
Bill Salkeld	4	1	1	0	0	0
Babe Dahlgren	2	0	1	1	2	0
Frankie Gustine	4	1	2	1	0	0
Vic Barnhart	2	0	0	0	0	0
Al Gerheauser	4	0	0	0	0	2
Frank Colman	0	0	0	0	1	0

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Tommy Nelson	5	1	3	1	0	0
Vince Shupe	4	1	1	0	1	2
Tommy Holmes	4	1	3	0	0	0
Joe Medwick	4	0	0	0	0	2
Chuck Workman	3	1	2	1	1	0
Carden Gillenwater	2	1	1	1	2	0
Phil Masi	2	2	1	3	2	0
Dick Culler	3	0	1	1	0	0
Johnny Hutchings	3	0	0	0	0	0
Don Hendrickson	1	0	0	0	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Cookie Cuccurullo	0.1	3	2	1
Al Gerheauser	7.2	9	4	4

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mort Cooper	0.1	3	1	0
Johnny Hutchings	6.2	4	3	5
Don Hendrickson	2.0	0	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Johnny Barrett: 3/G
Al Gionfriddo: W
Jim Russell: D9.1-H
Bob Elliott: D7.2-H
Bill Salkeld: 4E1.2-3
Babe Dahlgren: S7.3-H;1-3
Frankie Gustine: 54(1)/FO.3-H(UR)
Vic Barnhart: 9

Bot 1

Tommy Nelson: S8
Vince Shupe: W.1-2
Tommy Holmes: S3.2-3;1-2
Joe Medwick: K
Chuck Workman: S9.3-H;2-3;1-2
Carden Gillenwater: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Phil Masi: T8.3-H;2-H;1-H
Dick Culler: S/BG.3-H
Johnny Hutchings: 9
Tommy Nelson: 53

Top 2

Al Gerheauser: 43
Johnny Barrett: K
Al Gionfriddo: 8

Bot 2

Vince Shupe: 7
Tommy Holmes: S
Joe Medwick: OA.1X2(26)
Joe Medwick: 43

Top 3

Jim Russell: 43
Bob Elliott: W
Bill Salkeld: 9
Babe Dahlgren: W.1-2
Frankie Gustine: 2/P

Bot 3

Chuck Workman: 3/G
Carden Gillenwater: W
Phil Masi: W.1-2
Dick Culler: 5(2)3/GDP

Top 4

Vic Barnhart: 8
Al Gerheauser: K
Johnny Barrett: K

Bot 4

Johnny Hutchings: E1
Tommy Nelson: 26(1)/FO/BG
Vince Shupe: K
Tommy Holmes: D7.1XH(72)

Top 5

Al Gionfriddo: E1/BG
Jim Russell: 8
Bob Elliott: E4.1-H(NR)(UR);BX2(826)
Bill Salkeld: S
Babe Dahlgren: 7

Bot 5

Joe Medwick: 53
Chuck Workman: W
Carden Gillenwater: S.1-2
Phil Masi: SB3;SB2
Phil Masi: 6(B)4(2)/LDP

Top 6

Frankie Gustine: S7
Vic Barnhart: 53/SH.1-2
Al Gerheauser: K
Johnny Barrett: S9.2-H
Al Gionfriddo: 4/P

Bot 6

Dick Culler: 53
Johnny Hutchings: 63
Tommy Nelson: S
Vince Shupe: S.1-2
Tommy Holmes: 8

Top 7

Jim Russell: 8
Bob Elliott: K
Bill Salkeld: 43

Bot 7

Joe Medwick: K
Chuck Workman: S
Carden Gillenwater: 54(1)3/GDP

Top 8

Babe Dahlgren: W
Frankie Gustine: D.1-3
Frank Colman: W
Al Gerheauser: 32(3)/FO.2-3;1-2
Johnny Barrett: 3(B)3(1)/LDP

Bot 8

Phil Masi: W
Dick Culler: 264/SH/TH2.1-2
Don Hendrickson: K
Tommy Nelson: S7.2-H
Vince Shupe: K

Top 9

Al Gionfriddo: 7
Jim Russell: 43
Bob Elliott: 6/P

Notes & reviews

Braves successfully worked a double steal, but play was nullified when plate umpire Sears ruled that the catcher's arm had struck the umpire's chest protector
Throw to second was late, but relay got batter

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