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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Boston Braves

1950-06-19 · Night game · Braves Field · Att: 5578 · 1:52

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Boston Braves 1–0. Cliff Chambers earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Cliff Chambers L: Warren Spahn SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Scotty Robb · 1B: Babe Pinelli · 2B: (none) · 3B: Dusty Boggess · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Stan Rojek	4	0	1	0	0	0
Gus Bell	4	0	0	0	0	1
Jack Phillips	3	0	0	0	1	1
Ralph Kiner	4	0	0	0	0	1
Wally Westlake	4	0	1	0	0	2
Nanny Fernandez	3	0	1	0	0	0
Danny Murtaugh	3	1	1	0	0	2
Earl Turner	3	0	1	1	0	1
Cliff Chambers	3	0	0	0	0	1

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Roy Hartsfield	4	0	0	0
Sam Jethroe	4	0	0	2
Earl Torgeson	2	0	0	0
Walker Cooper	4	1	0	0
Luis Olmo	3	1	1	0
Tommy Holmes	3	0	1	0
Sibby Sisti	3	2	0	0
Buddy Kerr	2	0	1	0
Warren Spahn	3	0	0	1
Del Crandall	2	0	0	0
Bob Elliott	1	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Cliff Chambers	9.0	4	3	3

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Warren Spahn	9.0	5	1	9

Play-by-play

Top 1

Stan Rojek: 9
Gus Bell: K
Jack Phillips: W
Ralph Kiner: K/C

Bot 1

Roy Hartsfield: 6
Sam Jethroe: 43
Earl Torgeson: 3

Top 2

Wally Westlake: 53
Nanny Fernandez: 3
Danny Murtaugh: S5.B-2(E5/TH1)
Earl Turner: S8.2-H(UR)
Cliff Chambers: 53

Bot 2

Walker Cooper: S7
Luis Olmo: 9
Tommy Holmes: 6
Sibby Sisti: S8.1-2
Buddy Kerr: W.2-3;1-2
Warren Spahn: 43

Top 3

Stan Rojek: 63
Gus Bell: 8
Jack Phillips: 9

Bot 3

Roy Hartsfield: 53
Sam Jethroe: K
Earl Torgeson: 3/G

Top 4

Ralph Kiner: 53
Wally Westlake: S8.BX2(84)
Nanny Fernandez: S8
Danny Murtaugh: K/C

Bot 4

Walker Cooper: 8
Luis Olmo: W
Tommy Holmes: 9
Sibby Sisti: S8.1-2
Buddy Kerr: 7

Top 5

Earl Turner: 63
Cliff Chambers: K
Stan Rojek: 9

Bot 5

Warren Spahn: K/C
Roy Hartsfield: 63
Sam Jethroe: K/C

Top 6

Gus Bell: 7
Jack Phillips: 13
Ralph Kiner: 13

Bot 6

Del Crandall: 63
Walker Cooper: 9
Luis Olmo: S1
Tommy Holmes: W.1-2
Sibby Sisti: 8

Top 7

Wally Westlake: K
Nanny Fernandez: 13
Danny Murtaugh: K/C

Bot 7

Buddy Kerr: 8
Warren Spahn: 63
Roy Hartsfield: 8

Top 8

Earl Turner: K
Cliff Chambers: 13
Stan Rojek: S1
Gus Bell: 13

Bot 8

Sam Jethroe: 8
Del Crandall: 53
Walker Cooper: 4

Top 9

Jack Phillips: K
Ralph Kiner: 43
Wally Westlake: K

Bot 9

Luis Olmo: 8
Tommy Holmes: 3
Bob Elliott: 5

Notes & reviews

Cliff Chambers knocked down Earl Torgeson, who had been hit the previous day
Earl Torgeson charged the mound after grounding out; both benches cleared; Torgeson and Gene Mauch ejected by HP umpire Scotty Robb

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