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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Boston Braves

1949-07-24 · Day game · Braves Field · 2:08

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Boston Braves 4–3. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 2 in the 3rd. Bill Werle earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Bill Werle L: Johnny Sain SV: (none)

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

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pete Castiglione	4	1	2	0	1	1
Johnny Hopp	5	1	1	1	0	1
Dino Restelli	4	0	1	2	0	0
Ralph Kiner	3	0	1	0	1	0
Wally Westlake	3	1	1	0	1	0
Monty Basgall	4	0	2	0	0	0
Stan Rojek	4	0	0	0	0	0
Ed FitzGerald	4	0	1	1	0	1
Bill Werle	3	1	0	0	1	0

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eddie Stanky	2	0	1	0	2	0
Elbie Fletcher	4	1	0	0	0	3
Al Dark	4	1	1	0	0	1
Bob Elliott	4	1	1	1	0	1
Ed Sauer	4	0	0	1	0	1
Jim Russell	4	0	1	1	0	0
Sibby Sisti	4	0	2	0	0	1
Del Crandall	4	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Sain	3	0	1	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Werle	9.0	7	2	7

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Sain	9.0	9	4	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Pete Castiglione: 63
Johnny Hopp: 9
Dino Restelli: 2

Bot 1

Eddie Stanky: W
Elbie Fletcher: 46(1)/FO
Al Dark: S8.1-2
Bob Elliott: S8.1-3;2-H
Ed Sauer: 7.3-H;1-2
Jim Russell: S7.2-H
Sibby Sisti: S8.1-2
Del Crandall: 54(1)/FO

Top 2

Ralph Kiner: 8
Wally Westlake: D7
Monty Basgall: S3.2-3
Stan Rojek: 2
Ed FitzGerald: K/C

Bot 2

Johnny Sain: 8
Eddie Stanky: D7
Elbie Fletcher: WP.2-3
Elbie Fletcher: K/C
Al Dark: 7

Top 3

Bill Werle: W
Pete Castiglione: D7.1-3
Johnny Hopp: 43.2-3;3-H
Dino Restelli: 7.3-H
Ralph Kiner: S8
Wally Westlake: CS2(24)

Bot 3

Bob Elliott: 43
Ed Sauer: 7
Jim Russell: 63

Top 4

Wally Westlake: W
Monty Basgall: 7
Stan Rojek: 9
Ed FitzGerald: D9.1-H
Bill Werle: 31

Bot 4

Sibby Sisti: S8
Del Crandall: 14(1)3/GDP
Johnny Sain: 6

Top 5

Pete Castiglione: W
Johnny Hopp: K
Dino Restelli: 5
Ralph Kiner: W.1-2
Wally Westlake: 7

Bot 5

Eddie Stanky: W
Elbie Fletcher: K
Al Dark: K/C
Bob Elliott: 64(1)/FO

Top 6

Monty Basgall: S1
Stan Rojek: 2
Ed FitzGerald: 16(1)3/GDP

Bot 6

Ed Sauer: K
Jim Russell: 8
Sibby Sisti: K/C

Top 7

Bill Werle: 43
Pete Castiglione: K
Johnny Hopp: D9
Dino Restelli: S8.2-H
Ralph Kiner: 8

Bot 7

Del Crandall: 7
Johnny Sain: S8
Eddie Stanky: 9
Elbie Fletcher: K

Top 8

Wally Westlake: 53
Monty Basgall: 4
Stan Rojek: 5

Bot 8

Al Dark: 43
Bob Elliott: K
Ed Sauer: 4

Top 9

Ed FitzGerald: 6
Bill Werle: 13
Pete Castiglione: S7
Johnny Hopp: 31

Bot 9

Jim Russell: 7
Sibby Sisti: 7
Del Crandall: 7