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Boston Braves @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1947-06-13 · Day game · Forbes Field · Att: 6314 · 1:47

Boston Braves defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 6–2. Boston Braves put up 3 in the 9th. Red Barrett earned the win. Hank Greenberg went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BSN	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	3	6	14
PIT	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	6

W: Red Barrett L: Rip Sewell SV: (none)

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

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Tommy Holmes	5	1	2	1	0	0
Johnny Hopp	5	0	1	1	0	1
Bama Rowell	5	1	2	1	0	0
Bob Elliott	4	0	1	0	1	1
Frank McCormick	4	0	2	1	0	0
Phil Masi	4	0	2	0	0	0
Sibby Sisti	4	1	1	1	0	0
Connie Ryan	4	1	1	0	0	0
Red Barrett	4	2	2	1	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Billy Cox	4	0	0	0	0	0
Culley Rikard	4	1	2	0	0	0
Ralph Kiner	4	0	1	0	0	0
Hank Greenberg	3	1	2	2	1	0
Frankie Gustine	4	0	0	0	0	1
Jim Russell	4	0	0	0	0	0
Billy Sullivan	4	0	1	0	0	0
Gene Mauch	3	0	0	0	0	1
Rip Sewell	3	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Red Barrett	9.0	6	1	2

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rip Sewell	8.1	13	1	3
Art Herring	0.2	1	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Tommy Holmes: 43
Johnny Hopp: 31
Bama Rowell: 43

Bot 1

Billy Cox: 63
Culley Rikard: S3
Ralph Kiner: S7.1-2
Hank Greenberg: S7.1-2;2-H
Frankie Gustine: 5/P/FL
Jim Russell: 43

Top 2

Bob Elliott: K
Frank McCormick: 9
Phil Masi: S7
Sibby Sisti: 9

Bot 2

Billy Sullivan: S9
Gene Mauch: SB2
Gene Mauch: 63
Rip Sewell: 43.2-3
Billy Cox: 53

Top 3

Connie Ryan: 13/BG
Red Barrett: D/78
Tommy Holmes: S9.2-3
Johnny Hopp: 9
Bama Rowell: D/89.1-3;3-H
Bob Elliott: 6/P

Bot 3

Culley Rikard: 8
Ralph Kiner: 63
Hank Greenberg: W
Frankie Gustine: 8

Top 4

Frank McCormick: 9
Phil Masi: 5/P/FL
Sibby Sisti: HR/7
Connie Ryan: 8/L

Bot 4

Jim Russell: 4/P
Billy Sullivan: 43
Gene Mauch: 63

Top 5

Red Barrett: K
Tommy Holmes: 7
Johnny Hopp: K

Bot 5

Rip Sewell: 63
Billy Cox: 13
Culley Rikard: D7
Ralph Kiner: 7/L

Top 6

Bama Rowell: 63
Bob Elliott: S8
Frank McCormick: S7.1-2
Phil Masi: S7.1X2(7564);2-3
Sibby Sisti: 64(1)/FO

Bot 6

Hank Greenberg: HR/7
Frankie Gustine: 13
Jim Russell: 3/G
Billy Sullivan: 5/P/FL

Top 7

Connie Ryan: 63
Red Barrett: 63
Tommy Holmes: 9

Bot 7

Gene Mauch: K/C
Rip Sewell: 63
Billy Cox: 7

Top 8

Johnny Hopp: 8
Bama Rowell: T/89
Bob Elliott: W
Frank McCormick: S7.3-H;1X3(75);B-2(TH)
Phil Masi: 63

Bot 8

Culley Rikard: 8
Ralph Kiner: 5/P
Hank Greenberg: 7

Top 9

Sibby Sisti: 3/P
Connie Ryan: D9
Red Barrett: D/78.2-H
Tommy Holmes: D7.2-H
Johnny Hopp: S8.2-H
Bama Rowell: 46(1)/FO
Bob Elliott: 64(1)/FO

Bot 9

Frankie Gustine: K
Jim Russell: 9
Billy Sullivan: 63

Notes & reviews

Frank McCormick rounded 2B too far

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