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Boston Braves @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1949-05-20 · Night game · Forbes Field · Att: 29807 · night · 2:19

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Boston Braves 2–1. Bill Werle earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BSN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	11
PIT	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		2	11

W: Bill Werle L: Bob Hall SV: (none)

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

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	BB	SO
Eddie Stanky	4	0	0	0	2
Al Dark	5	1	2	0	0
Sibby Sisti	5	0	0	0	2
Bob Elliott	4	0	2	0	0
Jim Russell	4	0	1	0	1
Clint Conatser	3	0	2	1	0
Al Lakeman	3	0	1	0	0
Phil Masi	4	0	2	0	0
Bob Hall	3	0	1	0	1
Connie Ryan	1	0	0	0	0
Pete Reiser	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Marv Rackley	4	1	2	0	0	0
Danny Murtaugh	3	0	2	0	1	0
Ed Stevens	4	0	0	1	0	0
Ralph Kiner	4	0	1	0	0	0
Wally Westlake	4	0	0	0	0	2
Eddie Bockman	3	1	2	0	1	0
Stan Rojek	3	0	2	0	0	0
Ed FitzGerald	4	0	1	0	0	1
Bill Werle	4	0	1	1	0	0

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Hall	8.0	11	2	3

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Werle	9.0	11	1	6

Play-by-play

Top 1

Eddie Stanky: K
Al Dark: 8
Sibby Sisti: K

Bot 1

Marv Rackley: S9
Danny Murtaugh: S9.1-3
Ed Stevens: 36(1)/FO.3-H
Ralph Kiner: 2/FL
Wally Westlake: K/C

Top 2

Bob Elliott: 9
Jim Russell: 63
Clint Conatser: S
Al Lakeman: S8.1-2
Phil Masi: 3/FL

Bot 2

Eddie Bockman: S
Stan Rojek: 24/SH.1-2
Ed FitzGerald: 3
Bill Werle: 53

Top 3

Bob Hall: K
Eddie Stanky: K
Al Dark: S
Sibby Sisti: 64(1)/FO

Bot 3

Marv Rackley: 3
Danny Murtaugh: S
Ed Stevens: 8/8D
Ralph Kiner: D.1-3
Wally Westlake: K

Top 4

Bob Elliott: 7/L
Jim Russell: K
Clint Conatser: S
Al Lakeman: 6

Bot 4

Eddie Bockman: S7
Stan Rojek: S3.1-2
Ed FitzGerald: 46(1)3/GDP.2-3
Bill Werle: D9/9L.3-H
Marv Rackley: 3/G

Top 5

Phil Masi: 3/FL
Bob Hall: S
Eddie Stanky: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 5

Danny Murtaugh: 9
Ed Stevens: 6/F
Ralph Kiner: 9

Top 6

Al Dark: 53
Sibby Sisti: K
Bob Elliott: S
Jim Russell: 5

Bot 6

Wally Westlake: 63
Eddie Bockman: W
Stan Rojek: 36(1)/FO
Ed FitzGerald: K/C

Top 7

Clint Conatser: 63
Al Lakeman: 8
Phil Masi: S
Bob Hall: 8/L

Bot 7

Bill Werle: 63
Marv Rackley: S
Danny Murtaugh: W.1-2
Ed Stevens: 46(1)/FO.2-3
Ralph Kiner: 3/FL

Top 8

Eddie Stanky: 8
Al Dark: S6
Sibby Sisti: 8
Bob Elliott: S5.1-2
Jim Russell: S6.2-H(E6/TH2);1-3
Clint Conatser: W.1-2
Connie Ryan: 7/L

Bot 8

Wally Westlake: 5/FL
Eddie Bockman: 4
Stan Rojek: S
Ed FitzGerald: S.1-2#
Bill Werle: 53

Top 9

Phil Masi: S8
Pete Reiser: FC3/SH.1-2
Eddie Stanky: FC2/SH.2-3;1-2;B-1
Al Dark: 62(3)5(2)/DP.1-2
Sibby Sisti: 8

Notes & reviews

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