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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Boston Braves

1946-09-12 · Day game · Braves Field · Att: 2822 · 1:37

Boston Braves defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 2–1. Boston Braves put up 2 in the 1st. Ed Wright earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Ed Wright L: Nick Strincevich SV: (none)

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

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	BB
Burgess Whitehead	4	0	1	0
Elbie Fletcher	4	0	1	1
Jim Russell	2	0	1	3
Bill Baker	3	0	1	0
Chuck Workman	4	0	0	0
Frankie Gustine	4	0	0	0
Ralph Kiner	4	1	0	0
Lee Handley	4	0	1	0
Nick Strincevich	2	0	1	0
Bill Salkeld	1	0	0	0
Jimmy Brown	1	0	0	0
Bob Elliott	0	0	0	1
Hank Camelli	1	0	0	0

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dick Culler	4	0	0	0	0	0
Billy Herman	4	0	0	0	0	1
Tommy Neill	3	1	1	0	0	0
Tommy Holmes	4	1	2	0	0	0
Don Padgett	4	0	2	1	0	0
Johnny Barrett	4	0	1	1	0	0
Nanny Fernandez	3	0	0	0	0	0
Connie Ryan	2	0	1	0	1	0
Ed Wright	3	0	1	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Nick Strincevich	8.0	8	1	1

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ed Wright	9.0	6	5	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Burgess Whitehead: 7/F
Elbie Fletcher: 2/P
Jim Russell: W
Bill Baker: 53

Bot 1

Dick Culler: 3/P
Billy Herman: 43
Tommy Neill: S7
Tommy Holmes: S.1-2
Don Padgett: S.2-H;1-2
Johnny Barrett: D7.2-H;1-3
Nanny Fernandez: 99

Top 2

Chuck Workman: 43
Frankie Gustine: 5/L
Ralph Kiner: 53

Bot 2

Connie Ryan: W
Ed Wright: WP.1-2
Ed Wright: 99
Dick Culler: 99
Billy Herman: 53

Top 3

Lee Handley: S
Nick Strincevich: 99
Burgess Whitehead: 99.1-2
Elbie Fletcher: W
Jim Russell: PO2(99)

Bot 3

Tommy Neill: 99
Tommy Holmes: 99
Don Padgett: S
Johnny Barrett: 99

Top 4

Jim Russell: S
Bill Baker: S.1-2
Chuck Workman: 46(1)3/GDP.2-3
Frankie Gustine: 5/FL

Bot 4

Nanny Fernandez: 99
Connie Ryan: 99
Ed Wright: 99

Top 5

Ralph Kiner: E6
Lee Handley: 7/F
Nick Strincevich: S7.1-2
Burgess Whitehead: S1.2-3;1-2
Elbie Fletcher: WP.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
Elbie Fletcher: 13
Jim Russell: IW
Bill Baker: 8/F

Bot 5

Dick Culler: 63
Billy Herman: K
Tommy Neill: 99

Top 6

Chuck Workman: 5/L
Frankie Gustine: 53
Ralph Kiner: 63

Bot 6

Tommy Holmes: 99
Don Padgett: 99
Johnny Barrett: 99

Top 7

Lee Handley: E4
Nick Strincevich: 99/SH.1-2
Burgess Whitehead: FC6
Elbie Fletcher: 64(1)/FO.2-3
Jim Russell: E5.1-2
Bill Salkeld: 7/F

Bot 7

Nanny Fernandez: 99
Connie Ryan: S
Ed Wright: S.1-2
Dick Culler: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 8

Chuck Workman: 8/F
Frankie Gustine: 63
Ralph Kiner: 99

Bot 8

Billy Herman: E6
Tommy Neill: 99/SH.1-2
Tommy Holmes: S.2-3
Don Padgett: FC3.3XH(32);1-2;B-1
Johnny Barrett: 99

Top 9

Lee Handley: 63
Jimmy Brown: 7/F
Bob Elliott: W
Elbie Fletcher: S8.1-3;B-2(TH3)
Jim Russell: IW
Hank Camelli: 9/F

Notes & reviews

Weather: chilly
Pirate manager Frisch ejected by 1B umpire Barr for arguing Workman safe at 1st

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