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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Boston Braves

1946-09-14 · Night game · Braves Field · Att: 6077 · 2:06

Boston Braves defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 9–3. Boston Braves put up 2 in the 1st. Johnny Sain earned the win. Danny Litwhiler went 3-for-5 with 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PIT	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	8
BSN	2	0	2	0	2	2	1	0		9	16

W: Johnny Sain L: Al Gerheauser 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	RBI	BB	SO
Jimmy Brown	4	0	1	0	1	1
Elbie Fletcher	4	0	1	0	1	1
Jim Russell	5	0	3	0	0	0
Bill Salkeld	3	0	0	0	0	0
Chuck Workman	4	1	0	0	0	1
Frankie Gustine	3	1	0	0	1	0
Ralph Kiner	4	1	2	0	0	1
Lee Handley	0	0	0	0	1	0
Al Gerheauser	1	0	0	0	0	1
Bob Elliott	3	0	1	3	0	0
Maurice Van Robays	1	0	0	0	0	1
Hank Camelli	1	0	0	0	1	1
Junior Walsh	1	0	0	0	0	1

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Dick Culler	2	0	1	0	2
Johnny Hopp	5	3	3	2	0
Tommy Holmes	4	3	2	0	1
Phil Masi	5	1	2	3	0
Danny Litwhiler	5	0	3	3	0
Nanny Fernandez	5	0	1	1	0
Connie Ryan	5	0	1	0	0
Carden Gillenwater	3	1	1	0	0
Johnny Sain	4	1	2	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB
Al Gerheauser	3.0	5	1
Ken Gables	2.1	6	1
Ken Heintzelman	0.2	2	0
Junior Walsh	2.0	3	1

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Sain	9.0	8	5	8

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jimmy Brown: 13
Elbie Fletcher: W
Jim Russell: S8.1-3
Bill Salkeld: 36(1)3/GDP

Bot 1

Dick Culler: 43
Johnny Hopp: S7/78
Tommy Holmes: SB2
Tommy Holmes: W
Phil Masi: SB3;SB2
Phil Masi: 63.3-H
Danny Litwhiler: S8/L.2-H
Nanny Fernandez: 4/P

Top 2

Chuck Workman: K
Frankie Gustine: 6/L
Ralph Kiner: 5/P

Bot 2

Connie Ryan: 8/F
Carden Gillenwater: 8/F
Johnny Sain: 63

Top 3

Lee Handley: W
Al Gerheauser: K+SB2
Jimmy Brown: K
Elbie Fletcher: 43

Bot 3

Dick Culler: S5/G
Johnny Hopp: 36(1)/FO
Tommy Holmes: S8.1-2
Phil Masi: 3/G.2-3;1-2
Danny Litwhiler: S8.3-H;2-H
Nanny Fernandez: 64(1)/FO

Top 4

Jim Russell: S6/G
Bill Salkeld: 16(1)/FO
Chuck Workman: 36(1)/FO
Frankie Gustine: W.1-2
Ralph Kiner: S5/G5S.2-3;1-2
Bob Elliott: S7.3-H;2-H;1-H;B-2(TH)
Maurice Van Robays: K

Bot 4

Connie Ryan: S7
Carden Gillenwater: 14/SH.1-2
Johnny Sain: 63.2-3
Dick Culler: W
Johnny Hopp: 3/G

Top 5

Jimmy Brown: 13
Elbie Fletcher: K/C
Jim Russell: S8/G46
Bill Salkeld: SB2
Bill Salkeld: 8/F

Bot 5

Tommy Holmes: D7
Phil Masi: D9.2-H
Danny Litwhiler: 7/F
Nanny Fernandez: S7.2-H
Connie Ryan: 3/P
Carden Gillenwater: 9/F

Top 6

Chuck Workman: 6/P
Frankie Gustine: 13
Ralph Kiner: K

Bot 6

Johnny Sain: S8
Dick Culler: 54/SH.1-2
Johnny Hopp: S9.2-H;B-2(THH)
Tommy Holmes: 7/F
Phil Masi: S7/78.2-H
Danny Litwhiler: S7.1-2
Nanny Fernandez: 64(1)/FO

Top 7

Bob Elliott: 8/F
Hank Camelli: W
Jimmy Brown: W.1-2
Elbie Fletcher: 4/P
Jim Russell: 43

Bot 7

Connie Ryan: 43
Carden Gillenwater: S8/G46
Johnny Sain: S/89.1-2
Dick Culler: W.2-3;1-2
Johnny Hopp: S8.3-H;2-3;1-2
Tommy Holmes: 2/P/FL
Phil Masi: 8/F

Top 8

Junior Walsh: K
Chuck Workman: 41/G
Frankie Gustine: 13

Bot 8

Danny Litwhiler: 9/F
Nanny Fernandez: 5/P
Connie Ryan: 4/L

Top 9

Ralph Kiner: S8
Bob Elliott: 7/F
Hank Camelli: K/C
Jimmy Brown: S8.1-2
Elbie Fletcher: S2/G2.2-3;1-2
Jim Russell: 6/P

Notes & reviews

Lee Handley struck on the side of the head by a bad hop

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