Boston Braves
Pittsburgh Pirates
5
–
7
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Braves | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 7 | 1 |
Pitching
Boston Braves
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warren SpahnL | 2.0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 10 |
| Sheldon Jones | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 |
| Lew Burdette | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 13 |
| Vern Bickford | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Pittsburgh Pirates
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Kline | 4.2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 25 |
| Paul LaPalme | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Ted WilksW | 4.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 15 |
Scoring Summary
▼ 1st
Ed Fitz Gerald walks. Bobby Del Greco scores. Gus Bell to 3rd. Ralph Kiner to 2nd.
0–1
▼ 1st
Jack Merson grounds into a force out, shortstop Johnny Logan to second baseman Roy Hartsfield. Gus Bell scores. Ralph Kiner scores. Ed Fitz Gerald out at 2nd. Throwing error by second baseman Roy Hartsfield.
0–3
▼ 1st
George Strickland hits a home run (3). Jack Merson scores.
0–5
▼ 2nd
Pete Castiglione hits a home run (3).
0–6
▲ 3rd
Earl Torgeson doubles (7) on a to right fielder Gus Bell. Sam Jethroe scores. Bob Thorpe scores.
2–6
▲ 5th
Bob Thorpe hits a home run (3). Sam Jethroe scores.
4–6
▲ 5th
Sibby Sisti walks.
5–6
▼ 5th
Ralph Kiner hits a home run (9).
5–7
Box Score
Boston Braves
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CFSam Jethroe | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| RFBob Thorpe | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1BEarl Torgeson | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| LFSid Gordon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| CEbba St. Claire | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3BEddie Mathews | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2BSibby Sisti | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2BRoy Hartsfield | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| PHGeorge Crowe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3BJack Cusick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SSJohnny Logan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PWarren Spahn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PSheldon Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHPete Whisenant | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PLew Burdette | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHJack Daniels | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PVern Bickford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3BPete Castiglione | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| CFBobby Del Greco | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RFGus Bell | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| LFRalph Kiner | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| CEd Fitz Gerald | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2BJack Merson | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| SSGeorge Strickland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1BTony Bartirome | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PRon Kline | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PPaul LaPalme | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PTed Wilks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |