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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Boston Braves

1946-06-22 · Day game · Braves Field · 10 innings · Att: 4421 · 2:16

Boston Braves defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 4–3. Boston Braves put up 2 in the 8th. Steve Roser earned the win. Elbie Fletcher went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Steve Roser L: Rip Sewell SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Dusty Boggess · 1B: Jocko Conlan · 2B: (none) · 3B: George Barr · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lee Handley	4	0	1	0	1	0
Jimmy Brown	4	0	1	0	0	0
Jim Russell	5	0	1	0	0	0
Frankie Gustine	4	0	0	0	1	1
Bob Elliott	5	0	2	0	0	0
Ralph Kiner	4	2	1	0	1	0
Elbie Fletcher	4	1	2	3	1	0
Hank Camelli	2	0	1	0	1	0
Rip Sewell	3	0	0	0	1	1
Bill Salkeld	1	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Connie Ryan	3	1	0	0	2
Bama Rowell	4	0	0	0	0
Johnny Hopp	4	1	2	1	1
Danny Litwhiler	4	0	1	0	0
Tommy Holmes	5	1	2	1	0
Billy Herman	4	0	2	1	1
Don Padgett	2	0	0	0	2
Dick Culler	3	0	0	0	1
Si Johnson	3	0	0	0	0
Ray Sanders	1	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rip Sewell	9.1	7	7	0

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Si Johnson	9.0	8	5	2
Steve Roser	1.0	1	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Lee Handley: 9
Jimmy Brown: 63
Jim Russell: 43

Bot 1

Connie Ryan: 53
Bama Rowell: 43
Johnny Hopp: 31

Top 2

Frankie Gustine: 6/P
Bob Elliott: 8
Ralph Kiner: D7/7D
Elbie Fletcher: D7.2-H
Hank Camelli: IW
Rip Sewell: K

Bot 2

Danny Litwhiler: 8
Tommy Holmes: 53
Billy Herman: D8
Don Padgett: IW
Dick Culler: 64(1)/FO

Top 3

Lee Handley: W
Jimmy Brown: 14/SH.1-2
Jim Russell: 9
Frankie Gustine: 53

Bot 3

Si Johnson: 7
Connie Ryan: W
Bama Rowell: 8
Johnny Hopp: S9.1-3
Danny Litwhiler: 54(1)/FO

Top 4

Bob Elliott: 8
Ralph Kiner: 8
Elbie Fletcher: 43

Bot 4

Tommy Holmes: 6/P
Billy Herman: E4/TH
Don Padgett: 3/P
Dick Culler: W.1-2
Si Johnson: 43

Top 5

Hank Camelli: S9
Rip Sewell: 54(1)3/GDP
Lee Handley: 43

Bot 5

Connie Ryan: W
Bama Rowell: 3/SH.1-2
Johnny Hopp: D7.2-H
Danny Litwhiler: 8/F.2-3
Tommy Holmes: 13

Top 6

Jimmy Brown: S4/G
Jim Russell: 6(1)3/GDP
Frankie Gustine: K

Bot 6

Billy Herman: 13
Don Padgett: 43
Dick Culler: 7/L

Top 7

Bob Elliott: S9
Ralph Kiner: 9/F.1-2
Elbie Fletcher: IW
Hank Camelli: 9/F.2-3
Rip Sewell: 53

Bot 7

Si Johnson: 7
Connie Ryan: 8
Bama Rowell: 4/L

Top 8

Lee Handley: S7
Jimmy Brown: PB.1-2
Jimmy Brown: FC1/BG.2X3(15);B-1
Jim Russell: D.1-3
Frankie Gustine: IW
Bob Elliott: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 8

Johnny Hopp: W
Danny Litwhiler: 34/SH.1-2
Tommy Holmes: T8.2-H
Billy Herman: D9.3-H
Don Padgett: IW
Dick Culler: 54(1)3/GDP

Top 9

Ralph Kiner: E6
Elbie Fletcher: HR/9.1-H(UR)
Bill Salkeld: 5/FL
Rip Sewell: W
Lee Handley: 16(1)/BG/FO
Jimmy Brown: 8/L

Bot 9

Ray Sanders: 13
Connie Ryan: 6/P
Bama Rowell: 8/89

Top 10

Jim Russell: 2/P
Frankie Gustine: 63
Bob Elliott: S
Ralph Kiner: W.1-2
Elbie Fletcher: 8

Bot 10

Johnny Hopp: 43
Danny Litwhiler: S5
Tommy Holmes: S9.1-3
Billy Herman: IW.1-2
Phil Masi: WP.3-H