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Boston Braves @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1948-07-18 · Day game · Forbes Field · 2:38

Boston Braves defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 10–2. Boston Braves put up 5 in the 1st. Nels Potter earned the win. Jeff Heath went 4-for-5 with 1 HR and 5 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BSN	5	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	2	10	13
PIT	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	7

W: Nels Potter L: Elmer Riddle SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: George Barr · 1B: Al Barlick · 2B: (none) · 3B: Frank Dascoli · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Tommy Holmes	6	1	1	0	0	0
Al Dark	5	1	1	1	0	2
Earl Torgeson	4	1	1	0	1	1
Bob Elliott	2	2	0	0	3	0
Jeff Heath	5	3	4	5	0	1
Jim Russell	1	0	1	0	0	0
Phil Masi	3	1	0	0	2	1
Connie Ryan	3	0	1	2	1	0
Nels Potter	3	0	3	2	0	0
Mike McCormick	4	1	1	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Stan Rojek	4	0	0	0	0	0
Frankie Gustine	4	0	0	0	0	2
Johnny Hopp	4	0	1	0	0	0
Ralph Kiner	3	1	1	0	1	1
Wally Westlake	4	1	1	0	0	1
Ed Stevens	4	0	0	0	0	0
Danny Murtaugh	4	0	3	2	0	0
Ed FitzGerald	4	0	0	0	0	0
Mel Queen	1	0	0	0	0	0
Vic Lombardi	1	0	1	0	0	0
Dixie Walker	1	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Nels Potter	9.0	7	1	4

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Elmer Riddle	0.0	5	1	0
Mel Queen	4.2	3	4	1
Vic Lombardi	2.1	2	1	2
Elmer Singleton	2.0	3	1	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Tommy Holmes: T9
Al Dark: S8.3-H
Earl Torgeson: S.1-2
Bob Elliott: W.2-3;1-2
Jeff Heath: HR/78.3-H;2-H;1-H
Jim Russell: S
Phil Masi: PO1(13)
Phil Masi: 99/G
Connie Ryan: 99/F

Bot 1

Stan Rojek: 99/F
Frankie Gustine: 99/G
Johnny Hopp: 99/F

Top 2

Nels Potter: S
Tommy Holmes: 99/F
Al Dark: 99/F
Earl Torgeson: 99/F

Bot 2

Ralph Kiner: K
Wally Westlake: 99/G
Ed Stevens: 99/F

Top 3

Bob Elliott: 99/F
Jeff Heath: K
Mike McCormick: 99/F

Bot 3

Danny Murtaugh: 99/F
Ed FitzGerald: 99/F
Mel Queen: 99/F

Top 4

Phil Masi: W
Connie Ryan: HP.1-2
Nels Potter: 99/SH.2-3;1-2
Tommy Holmes: 99/G
Al Dark: 99/F

Bot 4

Stan Rojek: 99/G
Frankie Gustine: K
Johnny Hopp: 99/G

Top 5

Earl Torgeson: 99/F
Bob Elliott: W
Jeff Heath: D/89.1-H
Mike McCormick: 99/G
Phil Masi: W
Connie Ryan: W.2-3;1-2
Nels Potter: D9.3-H;2-H;1-3
Tommy Holmes: 99/G

Bot 5

Ralph Kiner: S7
Wally Westlake: D.1-3
Ed Stevens: 99/G
Danny Murtaugh: S7.3-H;2-H
Ed FitzGerald: 99/F
Vic Lombardi: S.1-2
Stan Rojek: 99/G

Top 6

Al Dark: K
Earl Torgeson: K
Bob Elliott: W
Jeff Heath: S.1-2
Mike McCormick: 99/G

Bot 6

Frankie Gustine: K
Johnny Hopp: D
Ralph Kiner: W
Wally Westlake: K
Ed Stevens: 99/G

Top 7

Phil Masi: 99/F
Connie Ryan: 99/G
Nels Potter: S
Tommy Holmes: 99/F

Bot 7

Danny Murtaugh: S
Ed FitzGerald: E5.1-2
Dixie Walker: 99/F
Stan Rojek: 54(1)/FO/DP.2XH(32)

Top 8

Al Dark: K
Earl Torgeson: W
Bob Elliott: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 8

Frankie Gustine: 99/F
Johnny Hopp: 99/F
Ralph Kiner: 99/G

Top 9

Jeff Heath: S
Mike McCormick: S.1-2
Phil Masi: WP.2-3;1-2
Phil Masi: K
Connie Ryan: S7.3-H;2-H
Nels Potter: 99/SH.1-2
Tommy Holmes: 99/G

Bot 9

Wally Westlake: 99/G
Ed Stevens: 99/F
Danny Murtaugh: S
Ed FitzGerald: 99/F

Notes & reviews

Russell charged 1B umpire Barlick and was ejected
overthrow on attempt to complete DP with ball going to rail where it was retrieve to get runner from 2nd at home

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