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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Boston Braves

1948-07-29 · Day game · Braves Field · Att: 12813 · 2:09

Boston Braves defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 2–1. Bill Voiselle 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	0	0	1	7
BSN	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	8

W: Bill Voiselle L: Mel Queen SV: (none)

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

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eddie Bockman	4	1	2	0	0	0
Dixie Walker	4	0	3	0	1	0
Ralph Kiner	5	0	1	1	0	0
Wally Westlake	4	0	0	0	0	0
Max West	2	0	0	0	2	1
Danny Murtaugh	4	0	0	0	0	0
Stan Rojek	3	0	1	0	1	0
Johnny Riddle	2	0	0	0	1	0
Mel Queen	1	0	0	0	0	0
Kirby Higbe	2	0	0	0	0	2
Frankie Gustine	0	0	0	0	1	0

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Tommy Holmes	3	1	2	0	1	0
Al Dark	4	0	0	0	0	1
Earl Torgeson	4	0	0	1	0	0
Bob Elliott	2	0	1	0	2	0
Jeff Heath	4	0	0	0	0	1
Clint Conatser	3	0	1	0	1	1
Bill Salkeld	3	1	2	0	0	0
Connie Ryan	3	0	1	0	1	0
Bill Voiselle	3	0	1	1	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mel Queen	1.1	4	1	0
Kirby Higbe	6.2	4	4	3

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Voiselle	9.0	7	6	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Eddie Bockman: 63
Dixie Walker: 43
Ralph Kiner: 7

Bot 1

Tommy Holmes: D/89
Al Dark: 9.2-3
Earl Torgeson: 8.3-H
Bob Elliott: S7
Jeff Heath: 43

Top 2

Wally Westlake: 8
Max West: W
Danny Murtaugh: 9
Stan Rojek: S9.1-3
Johnny Riddle: W.1-2
Mel Queen: 8

Bot 2

Clint Conatser: W
Bill Salkeld: D9.1XH(932)
Connie Ryan: S7.2-3
Bill Voiselle: S8.1-2;3-H
Tommy Holmes: S9.1-2;2-3
Al Dark: K
Earl Torgeson: 43

Top 3

Eddie Bockman: D7
Dixie Walker: S6/6D.2-3
Ralph Kiner: S8.1-2;3-H
Wally Westlake: 14/SH.1-2;2-3
Max West: IW
Danny Murtaugh: 12(3)/FO.1-2;2-3
Stan Rojek: 64(1)/FO

Bot 3

Bob Elliott: 43
Jeff Heath: K
Clint Conatser: 43

Top 4

Johnny Riddle: 3/P/FL
Kirby Higbe: K
Eddie Bockman: S8
Dixie Walker: S4.1-2
Ralph Kiner: 9

Bot 4

Bill Salkeld: S9
Connie Ryan: 6/P
Bill Voiselle: 13/SH.1-2
Tommy Holmes: W
Al Dark: 64(1)/FO

Top 5

Wally Westlake: 9
Max West: K
Danny Murtaugh: 5/P/FL

Bot 5

Earl Torgeson: 13
Bob Elliott: W
Jeff Heath: CS2(26)
Jeff Heath: 63

Top 6

Stan Rojek: W
Johnny Riddle: 54/SH.1-2
Kirby Higbe: K
Eddie Bockman: 3/P/FL

Bot 6

Clint Conatser: S8
Bill Salkeld: 14/SH.1-2
Connie Ryan: W
Bill Voiselle: 15(2)/FO.1-2
Tommy Holmes: 6(1)/FO

Top 7

Dixie Walker: W
Ralph Kiner: 6/P
Wally Westlake: 8
Max West: 43

Bot 7

Al Dark: 4/P
Earl Torgeson: 4/L
Bob Elliott: W
Jeff Heath: 5/P/FL

Top 8

Danny Murtaugh: 53
Stan Rojek: 8
Johnny Riddle: 63

Bot 8

Clint Conatser: K
Bill Salkeld: 63
Connie Ryan: E4
Bill Voiselle: 43

Top 9

Frankie Gustine: W
Eddie Bockman: 34/SH.1-2
Dixie Walker: S5.2-2
Ralph Kiner: 3/P/FL
Wally Westlake: 54(1)/FO