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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Boston Braves

1948-09-18 · Day game · Braves Field · Att: 21085 · 1:54

Boston Braves defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 2–1. Warren Spahn earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Warren Spahn L: Fritz Ostermueller SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Beans Reardon · 1B: Lou Jorda · 2B: (none) · 3B: Larry Goetz · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Stan Rojek	4	0	0	0	0
Eddie Bockman	3	0	0	0	1
Dixie Walker	2	0	1	1	2
Ralph Kiner	4	0	1	0	0
Wally Westlake	4	0	0	0	0
Danny Murtaugh	3	0	0	0	0
Johnny Hopp	3	0	1	0	0
Clyde Kluttz	3	0	0	0	0
Fritz Ostermueller	2	0	0	0	0
Ed FitzGerald	1	1	1	0	0

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Tommy Holmes	4	0	2	0	0
Al Dark	4	0	0	0	1
Mike McCormick	4	0	0	0	0
Bob Elliott	4	1	1	0	0
Frank McCormick	4	0	2	1	0
Clint Conatser	3	0	0	0	0
Phil Masi	3	0	1	0	0
Sibby Sisti	3	0	2	0	0
Warren Spahn	3	1	1	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Fritz Ostermueller	8.0	9	0	2

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Warren Spahn	9.0	4	3	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Stan Rojek: 5/P/FL
Eddie Bockman: W
Dixie Walker: PO1(134)
Dixie Walker: W
Ralph Kiner: 4/P

Bot 1

Tommy Holmes: S
Al Dark: K
Mike McCormick: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 2

Wally Westlake: 53
Danny Murtaugh: 53
Johnny Hopp: S4.B-2(E4/TH)
Clyde Kluttz: 7

Bot 2

Bob Elliott: 9
Frank McCormick: S
Clint Conatser: WP.1-2
Clint Conatser: 5/P
Phil Masi: 2/FL

Top 3

Fritz Ostermueller: 8
Stan Rojek: 7
Eddie Bockman: 3/G

Bot 3

Sibby Sisti: S7
Warren Spahn: 16(1)/FO
Tommy Holmes: S7.1-H(E7)(NR)(UR);B-3
Al Dark: 63
Mike McCormick: 3/P/FL

Top 4

Dixie Walker: W
Ralph Kiner: 64(1)3/GDP
Wally Westlake: 2/FL

Bot 4

Bob Elliott: 43
Frank McCormick: 63
Clint Conatser: 63

Top 5

Danny Murtaugh: 9
Johnny Hopp: 7
Clyde Kluttz: 53

Bot 5

Phil Masi: S
Sibby Sisti: 4/P
Warren Spahn: S/BG.1-2
Tommy Holmes: 13.1-2;2-3
Al Dark: 8

Top 6

Fritz Ostermueller: 5/P/FL
Stan Rojek: 63
Eddie Bockman: 53

Bot 6

Mike McCormick: 8
Bob Elliott: S8.B-2(E8)
Frank McCormick: T/89.2-H
Clint Conatser: 53
Phil Masi: 53

Top 7

Dixie Walker: 8
Ralph Kiner: 3/G
Wally Westlake: 9

Bot 7

Sibby Sisti: S8.B-2(E8/TH)
Warren Spahn: K
Tommy Holmes: 63.2-3
Al Dark: 8

Top 8

Danny Murtaugh: 53
Johnny Hopp: 2/FL
Clyde Kluttz: 53

Bot 8

Mike McCormick: 63
Bob Elliott: 7
Frank McCormick: 31

Top 9

Ed FitzGerald: S6/6D
Stan Rojek: 43.1-2
Eddie Bockman: 9.2-3
Dixie Walker: S8.3-H
Ralph Kiner: S7.1-2
Wally Westlake: 13