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Boston Braves @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1948-08-30 · Night game · Forbes Field · Att: 33174 · 1:48

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Boston Braves 2–1. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 2 in the 1st. Fritz Ostermueller earned the win. Dixie Walker went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Fritz Ostermueller L: Johnny Sain SV: (none)

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

Boston Braves — batting

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

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

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

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Sain	8.0	8	2	4

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Fritz Ostermueller	9.0	9	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Tommy Holmes: 63
Al Dark: S
Mike McCormick: K
Bob Elliott: S.1-2
Frank McCormick: 7

Bot 1

Stan Rojek: 53
Danny Murtaugh: S
Dixie Walker: HR.1-H
Ralph Kiner: S9.B-2(E9)
Wally Westlake: K
Ed Stevens: 31

Top 2

Clint Conatser: 8
Phil Masi: S
Sibby Sisti: WP.1-2
Sibby Sisti: CS3(25)
Sibby Sisti: K

Bot 2

Eddie Bockman: W
Clyde Kluttz: PO1(E2).1-2
Clyde Kluttz: 7
Fritz Ostermueller: 5
Stan Rojek: HP
Danny Murtaugh: K

Top 3

Johnny Sain: S
Tommy Holmes: 8
Al Dark: 9
Mike McCormick: 64(1)/FO

Bot 3

Dixie Walker: 7
Ralph Kiner: K/C
Wally Westlake: 7

Top 4

Bob Elliott: 63
Frank McCormick: 6
Clint Conatser: 63

Bot 4

Ed Stevens: 43
Eddie Bockman: K/C
Clyde Kluttz: 8

Top 5

Phil Masi: 43
Sibby Sisti: 63
Johnny Sain: 8

Bot 5

Fritz Ostermueller: 43
Stan Rojek: S
Danny Murtaugh: 46(1)/FO
Dixie Walker: CS2(26)

Top 6

Tommy Holmes: S
Al Dark: 654(1)/FO
Mike McCormick: S.1-2
Bob Elliott: S.2-H;1-2
Frank McCormick: 6
Clint Conatser: 5(2)/FO

Bot 6

Dixie Walker: 31
Ralph Kiner: S
Wally Westlake: 13.1-2
Ed Stevens: 3

Top 7

Phil Masi: 6
Sibby Sisti: 8
Johnny Sain: 43

Bot 7

Eddie Bockman: W
Clyde Kluttz: 34/SH.1-2
Fritz Ostermueller: 8
Stan Rojek: 63

Top 8

Tommy Holmes: 7
Al Dark: 53
Mike McCormick: 43

Bot 8

Danny Murtaugh: 9
Dixie Walker: S
Ralph Kiner: S.1-3(E5)
Wally Westlake: FC3.3XH(32);1-2
Ed Stevens: S4.2XH(4256);1-2

Top 9

Bob Elliott: S
Frank McCormick: S.1-2
Clint Conatser: 25(2)/FO.1-2
Phil Masi: 8
Sibby Sisti: 64(1)/FO