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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Boston Braves

1950-05-16 · Night game · Braves Field · Att: 10273 · 1:43

Boston Braves defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 3–0. Boston Braves put up 2 in the 8th. Johnny Sain earned the win. Bob Elliott went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Johnny Sain L: Murry Dickson SV: (none)

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

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	H	SO
Pete Castiglione	3	1	0
Tom Saffell	4	0	0
Johnny Hopp	2	1	0
Ralph Kiner	4	0	1
Nanny Fernandez	4	0	0
Wally Westlake	3	1	0
Danny Murtaugh	3	0	1
Clyde McCullough	3	1	0
Murry Dickson	3	2	0
Dale Coogan	2	0	0

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Sam Jethroe	4	0	0	0	0	0
Earl Torgeson	2	2	0	0	2	0
Bob Elliott	4	1	1	2	0	1
Sid Gordon	4	0	0	0	0	1
Willard Marshall	4	0	1	0	0	0
Walker Cooper	3	0	1	1	0	0
Sibby Sisti	3	0	1	0	0	0
Buddy Kerr	3	0	1	0	0	0
Johnny Sain	3	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Murry Dickson	8.0	5	2	2

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Sain	9.0	6	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Pete Castiglione: 8
Tom Saffell: 63
Johnny Hopp: 8

Bot 1

Sam Jethroe: 143
Earl Torgeson: 7
Bob Elliott: 63

Top 2

Ralph Kiner: 7
Nanny Fernandez: 53
Wally Westlake: 4

Bot 2

Sid Gordon: K
Willard Marshall: 2
Walker Cooper: 9

Top 3

Danny Murtaugh: 43
Clyde McCullough: S4
Murry Dickson: S5.1-2
Pete Castiglione: 8
Tom Saffell: 63

Bot 3

Sibby Sisti: S8
Buddy Kerr: 8
Johnny Sain: 26(1)/FO
Sam Jethroe: 7

Top 4

Johnny Hopp: S3
Ralph Kiner: CS2(E4).1-2
Ralph Kiner: 5
Nanny Fernandez: 8(B)5(2)/DP

Bot 4

Earl Torgeson: W
Bob Elliott: K
Sid Gordon: 7
Willard Marshall: S9.1-2
Walker Cooper: S8.1-2;2-H
Sibby Sisti: 4

Top 5

Wally Westlake: 9
Danny Murtaugh: 63
Clyde McCullough: 63

Bot 5

Buddy Kerr: 63
Johnny Sain: 63
Sam Jethroe: 7

Top 6

Murry Dickson: S9
Pete Castiglione: 14/SH.1-2
Tom Saffell: 5
Dale Coogan: 23

Bot 6

Earl Torgeson: E6
Bob Elliott: 46(1)/FO
Sid Gordon: WP.1-2
Sid Gordon: 7
Willard Marshall: 4

Top 7

Ralph Kiner: K
Nanny Fernandez: 8
Wally Westlake: S7
Danny Murtaugh: K

Bot 7

Walker Cooper: 6
Sibby Sisti: 8
Buddy Kerr: S7
Johnny Sain: 8

Top 8

Clyde McCullough: 53
Murry Dickson: 8
Pete Castiglione: S7
Tom Saffell: 4

Bot 8

Sam Jethroe: 4
Earl Torgeson: W
Bob Elliott: HR/7.1-H
Sid Gordon: 7
Willard Marshall: FLE5
Willard Marshall: 2

Top 9

Dale Coogan: 63
Ralph Kiner: 5
Nanny Fernandez: 53