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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Boston Braves

1945-08-14 · Day game · Braves Field · 10 innings · 2:14

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Boston Braves 7–5. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 3 in the 10th. Fritz Ostermueller earned the win. Frankie Gustine went 1-for-6 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
PIT	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	7	13
BSN	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	9

W: Fritz Ostermueller L: Don Hendrickson 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
Frankie Gustine	6	1	1	1	0	1
Al Gionfriddo	4	2	2	0	1	0
Jim Russell	4	1	2	0	1	0
Bob Elliott	4	0	0	1	1	0
Johnny Barrett	5	1	2	1	0	1
Babe Dahlgren	5	1	3	2	0	0
Vic Barnhart	3	0	0	0	0	0
Al Lopez	1	0	0	0	4	0
Fritz Ostermueller	4	0	2	2	0	0
Frank Colman	1	0	0	0	0	0
Pete Coscarart	1	1	1	0	0	0

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Tommy Nelson	4	0	1	1	0	1
Vince Shupe	4	0	1	0	0	0
Tommy Holmes	5	0	1	0	0	0
Joe Medwick	5	1	2	0	0	1
Chuck Workman	4	1	2	0	0	1
Carden Gillenwater	1	0	0	0	3	0
Phil Masi	3	1	0	0	1	0
Dick Culler	4	1	1	1	0	0
Bill Lee	3	0	0	1	0	0
Bill Ramsey	1	0	0	0	0	0
Whitey Wietelmann	1	0	0	0	0	0
Stew Hofferth	1	1	1	1	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Fritz Ostermueller	10.0	9	4	3

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Lee	7.1	8	6	0
Don Hendrickson	2.2	5	1	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Frankie Gustine: HR/7D
Al Gionfriddo: S1
Jim Russell: S9.1-3
Bob Elliott: 3
Johnny Barrett: 46(1)/FO.3-H
Babe Dahlgren: CS2(24)

Bot 1

Tommy Nelson: 4/L
Vince Shupe: 13
Tommy Holmes: 63

Top 2

Babe Dahlgren: 9
Vic Barnhart: 53
Al Lopez: W
Fritz Ostermueller: S8.1-2
Frankie Gustine: 54(1)/FO

Bot 2

Joe Medwick: S9
Chuck Workman: WP.1-2
Chuck Workman: S4.2-H(E4/TH);B-2
Carden Gillenwater: 4
Phil Masi: W
Dick Culler: S7.2-H;1-3
Bill Lee: 9/F.3-H;1-2
Tommy Nelson: S8.2-H;BX2(824)

Top 3

Al Gionfriddo: D/6D
Jim Russell: 6
Bob Elliott: W
Johnny Barrett: 8
Babe Dahlgren: S9.2-H;1-3
Vic Barnhart: 64(1)/FO

Bot 3

Vince Shupe: 8
Tommy Holmes: 6
Joe Medwick: 3/L

Top 4

Al Lopez: W
Fritz Ostermueller: 36(1)3(B)/GDP
Frankie Gustine: 63

Bot 4

Chuck Workman: S9
Carden Gillenwater: SB2
Carden Gillenwater: W
Phil Masi: 5(2)4(1)/GDP
Dick Culler: 43

Top 5

Al Gionfriddo: 63
Jim Russell: W
Bob Elliott: 6
Johnny Barrett: CS2(26)

Bot 5

Bill Lee: 63
Tommy Nelson: 63
Vince Shupe: 7

Top 6

Johnny Barrett: S9
Babe Dahlgren: CS2(26)
Babe Dahlgren: 163
Vic Barnhart: 53

Bot 6

Tommy Holmes: 9
Joe Medwick: S5
Chuck Workman: SB2.1-3(E2/TH2)
Chuck Workman: K
Carden Gillenwater: W
Phil Masi: 4/FL

Top 7

Al Lopez: W
Fritz Ostermueller: 13/SH.1-2
Frankie Gustine: 6
Al Gionfriddo: W
Jim Russell: 31

Bot 7

Dick Culler: 7
Bill Lee: 43
Tommy Nelson: K

Top 8

Bob Elliott: 7
Johnny Barrett: D9
Babe Dahlgren: S8.2-H
Frank Colman: 13.1-2
Al Lopez: 13

Bot 8

Vince Shupe: S/56
Tommy Holmes: SB2
Tommy Holmes: 3/G.2-3
Joe Medwick: 6
Chuck Workman: 43

Top 9

Fritz Ostermueller: 7
Frankie Gustine: 53
Al Gionfriddo: 9

Bot 9

Carden Gillenwater: W
Phil Masi: 64(1)3/GDP
Dick Culler: 8

Top 10

Jim Russell: T8
Bob Elliott: 8/F.3-H
Johnny Barrett: K
Babe Dahlgren: S6
Pete Coscarart: D7/7L.1-3
Al Lopez: IW
Fritz Ostermueller: S8.3-H;2-H;1-2#
Frankie Gustine: K

Bot 10

Bill Ramsey: 31
Whitey Wietelmann: 53
Stew Hofferth: HR/7D
Tommy Holmes: D7
Joe Medwick: K