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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Boston Braves

1947-07-18 · Night game · Braves Field · Att: 19628 · 2:10

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Boston Braves 2–1. Kirby Higbe earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Kirby Higbe L: Bill Voiselle SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Stewart · 1B: Lee Ballanfant · 2B: (none) · 3B: Butch Henline · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Whitey Wietelmann	5	0	0	0	0	1
Jim Russell	5	0	1	0	0	1
Frankie Gustine	2	1	1	0	0	0
Ralph Kiner	2	1	1	0	2	0
Hank Greenberg	3	0	1	1	1	1
Wally Westlake	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jimmy Bloodworth	3	0	0	0	1	0
Dixie Howell	4	0	3	0	0	0
Kirby Higbe	4	0	1	0	0	0
Billy Cox	2	0	0	0	0	1

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Tommy Holmes	3	0	1	0	0	0
Johnny Hopp	3	0	2	1	0	0
Bama Rowell	3	0	0	0	1	0
Bob Elliott	2	0	0	0	2	1
Earl Torgeson	4	0	0	0	0	1
Phil Masi	4	0	0	0	0	0
Connie Ryan	4	1	1	0	0	0
Nanny Fernandez	4	0	1	0	0	0
Bill Voiselle	3	0	0	0	0	0
Frank McCormick	1	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Kirby Higbe	9.0	5	3	2

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Voiselle	9.0	8	4	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Whitey Wietelmann: 43
Jim Russell: D8
Frankie Gustine: 63.2-3
Ralph Kiner: W
Hank Greenberg: 64(1)/FO

Bot 1

Tommy Holmes: 7
Johnny Hopp: 63
Bama Rowell: 3/FL

Top 2

Wally Westlake: 43
Jimmy Bloodworth: 8
Dixie Howell: S7
Kirby Higbe: 2

Bot 2

Bob Elliott: K
Earl Torgeson: K
Phil Masi: 6

Top 3

Whitey Wietelmann: 2/G
Jim Russell: 4
Frankie Gustine: S7
Ralph Kiner: W.1-2
Hank Greenberg: S57.2-H;1-2
Wally Westlake: 8

Bot 3

Connie Ryan: D7/7L
Nanny Fernandez: 9
Bill Voiselle: 43.2-3
Tommy Holmes: HP
Johnny Hopp: S7/L.3-H;1-2
Bama Rowell: 7

Top 4

Jimmy Bloodworth: W
Dixie Howell: 14(1)/FO
Kirby Higbe: 16(1)3/BGDP

Bot 4

Bob Elliott: W
Earl Torgeson: SB2
Earl Torgeson: 2/FL
Phil Masi: 53
Connie Ryan: 8

Top 5

Whitey Wietelmann: 8
Jim Russell: 63
Billy Cox: K

Bot 5

Nanny Fernandez: 53
Bill Voiselle: 3/FL
Tommy Holmes: 63

Top 6

Ralph Kiner: S8
Hank Greenberg: K
Wally Westlake: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 6

Johnny Hopp: D8
Bama Rowell: 7
Bob Elliott: W
Earl Torgeson: 36(1)/FO.2-3
Phil Masi: 64(1)/FO

Top 7

Jimmy Bloodworth: 43
Dixie Howell: S6
Kirby Higbe: S9.1-2
Whitey Wietelmann: 9
Jim Russell: K

Bot 7

Connie Ryan: 63
Nanny Fernandez: 7
Bill Voiselle: 63

Top 8

Billy Cox: 43
Ralph Kiner: E6/G
Hank Greenberg: WP.1-2
Hank Greenberg: IW
Wally Westlake: 54(1)/FO.2-H(E4/TH1)(NR)(UR)
Jimmy Bloodworth: 54(1)/FO

Bot 8

Tommy Holmes: S8
Johnny Hopp: 13/SH.1-2
Bama Rowell: W
Bob Elliott: 3/P
Earl Torgeson: 6/P6MS

Top 9

Dixie Howell: S5
Kirby Higbe: 36(1)/FO
Whitey Wietelmann: K
Jim Russell: 9

Bot 9

Phil Masi: 43
Connie Ryan: 8
Nanny Fernandez: S7
Frank McCormick: 64(1)/FO

Notes & reviews

Off Elliott's glove
Hit squarely in the back
Gustine ejected by HP umpire Stewart for charging mound after first pitch was at his head
Cox: marvelous stop

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