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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Boston Braves

1950-09-16 · Day game · Braves Field · 12 innings · Att: 4606 · 2:27

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Boston Braves 4–0. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 4 in the 12th. Cliff Chambers earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	R	H	E
PIT	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	8
BSN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6

W: Cliff Chambers L: Vern Bickford SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Augie Donatelli · 1B: Lee Ballanfant · 2B: Lon Warneke · 3B: Al Barlick · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bob Dillinger	5	0	0	1	1	1
Danny O'Connell	5	0	1	0	1	0
Ralph Kiner	5	0	0	0	1	0
Gus Bell	5	0	2	0	0	0
Wally Westlake	5	1	2	0	0	1
Ed Stevens	4	1	1	0	1	0
Stan Rojek	2	0	0	0	0	0
Clyde McCullough	2	1	0	0	3	1
Cliff Chambers	5	0	1	1	0	1
Tom Saffell	1	0	0	0	0	0
Pete Castiglione	2	1	1	2	0	0

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Roy Hartsfield	5	2	0	0
Pete Reiser	4	0	0	3
Earl Torgeson	5	1	0	0
Bob Elliott	4	0	1	1
Sid Gordon	5	0	0	0
Walker Cooper	3	1	1	0
Luis Olmo	5	1	0	2
Buddy Kerr	4	1	0	0
Vern Bickford	4	0	0	0
Gene Mauch	0	0	1	0
Del Crandall	1	0	0	0
Sibby Sisti	1	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Cliff Chambers	12.0	6	3	6

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Vern Bickford	12.0	8	7	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Bob Dillinger: 8
Danny O'Connell: S8
Ralph Kiner: 4(1)3/GDP#

Bot 1

Roy Hartsfield: 63
Pete Reiser: 4
Earl Torgeson: 3/FL

Top 2

Gus Bell: S9
Wally Westlake: K
Ed Stevens: 13.1-2
Stan Rojek: 63

Bot 2

Bob Elliott: 8
Sid Gordon: 43
Walker Cooper: 7

Top 3

Clyde McCullough: W
Cliff Chambers: K
Bob Dillinger: K
Danny O'Connell: 13

Bot 3

Luis Olmo: S7
Buddy Kerr: 13/SH.1-2
Vern Bickford: 63
Roy Hartsfield: 63

Top 4

Ralph Kiner: W
Gus Bell: 46(1)3/GDP
Wally Westlake: E2
Ed Stevens: 3/G

Bot 4

Pete Reiser: K
Earl Torgeson: 4
Bob Elliott: 63

Top 5

Stan Rojek: 53
Clyde McCullough: K
Cliff Chambers: 9/FL#

Bot 5

Sid Gordon: 9
Walker Cooper: 6
Luis Olmo: 63

Top 6

Bob Dillinger: W
Danny O'Connell: CS2(24)
Danny O'Connell: 13
Ralph Kiner: 43

Bot 6

Buddy Kerr: S8
Vern Bickford: 2/FL
Roy Hartsfield: S9.1-3;B-2(TH)
Pete Reiser: K
Earl Torgeson: 3/FL

Top 7

Gus Bell: D9
Wally Westlake: 63
Ed Stevens: W
Tom Saffell: 13.2-3;1-2
Clyde McCullough: IW
Cliff Chambers: 43

Bot 7

Bob Elliott: K
Sid Gordon: 3/P
Walker Cooper: S8
Luis Olmo: K

Top 8

Bob Dillinger: 53
Danny O'Connell: 43
Ralph Kiner: 6

Bot 8

Buddy Kerr: 6/L
Vern Bickford: 9
Roy Hartsfield: E4
Pete Reiser: K

Top 9

Gus Bell: 7
Wally Westlake: S7
Ed Stevens: 16(1)3/GDP

Bot 9

Earl Torgeson: D9
Bob Elliott: W
Sid Gordon: 8/F.2-3
Walker Cooper: IW.1-2
Luis Olmo: K
Buddy Kerr: 63

Top 10

Pete Castiglione: 8
Clyde McCullough: 1/L
Cliff Chambers: 31

Bot 10

Vern Bickford: 9
Roy Hartsfield: S7
Gene Mauch: W.1-2
Earl Torgeson: 16(1)3/GDP

Top 11

Bob Dillinger: 63
Danny O'Connell: 2/FL
Ralph Kiner: 63

Bot 11

Bob Elliott: 8
Sid Gordon: 8
Del Crandall: 63

Top 12

Gus Bell: 43
Wally Westlake: S9
Ed Stevens: S9.1-2
Pete Castiglione: WP.2-3;1-2
Pete Castiglione: S8.3-H;2-H;B-2(TH)
Clyde McCullough: W
Cliff Chambers: S9.2-H;1-3(E9);B-2#
Bob Dillinger: 8/F.3-H
Danny O'Connell: W
Ralph Kiner: 64(1)/FO

Bot 12

Luis Olmo: 43
Buddy Kerr: 2/FL
Sibby Sisti: 13