GAME LOG Pittsburgh @ Boston (N)

GAME LOG Pittsburgh @ Boston (N)
Thursday, 7/27/1948

Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 1st.

Pitching: Dizzy Trout
RF Lyman Bostock:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
LF Mike Mccormick:
SINGLES to right
2B Larry Doby:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep center field. (445 feet)
CF Bill Wright:
SOLO HOMERUN down the right field line. (368 feet)
1B Eddie Waitkus:
SINGLES to right
3B Cecil Travis:
Waitkus caught stealing at second.
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... 3 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 3, Boston (N) 0

Batting: Boston (N), bottom of 1st.

Pitching: Harry Brecheen
3B Buddy Lewis:
Flies out to shallow left field.
2B Bob Dillinger:
TRIPLES down the right field line.
SS Granny Hamner:
Base on balls.
CF Sid Gordon:
Base on balls.
G. Hamner to second.
RF Carl Furillo:
SINGLES to right
B. Dillinger scores.
G. Hamner to third.
S. Gordon to second.
Hamner tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
LF Andy Pafko:
Flies into double play, 8-4!
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 3, Boston (N) 2

Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 2nd.

Pitching: Dizzy Trout
C Bill Conroy:
Grounds out to the catcher.
SS Bill Knickerbocker:
SINGLES to left
P Harry Brecheen:
Strikes out for bunting the ball foul with 2 strikes.
RF Lyman Bostock:
SINGLES to short left-center.
B. Knickerbocker to second.
Knickerbocker tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
LF Mike Mccormick:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 3, Boston (N) 2

Batting: Boston (N), bottom of 2nd.

Pitching: Harry Brecheen
1B Johnny Welaj:
Flies out to short left-center.
C Ray Mueller:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
P Dizzy Trout:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 3, Boston (N) 2

Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 3rd.

Pitching: Dizzy Trout
2B Larry Doby:
SINGLES to right
CF Bill Wright:
Strikes out swinging.
1B Eddie Waitkus:
Doby steals second.
DOUBLES down the right field line.
L. Doby scores.
3B Cecil Travis:
Flies out to short right field.
C Bill Conroy:
SINGLES to right
E. Waitkus to third.
E. Waitkus scores.
SS Bill Knickerbocker:
Base on balls.
B. Conroy to second.
P Harry Brecheen:
SINGLES to left
B. Conroy to third.
B. Knickerbocker to second.
B. Conroy scores.
RF Lyman Bostock:
Flies out to short center field.
Inning over... 3 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 6, Boston (N) 2

Batting: Boston (N), bottom of 3rd.

Pitching: Harry Brecheen
3B Buddy Lewis:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
2B Bob Dillinger:
Flies out to deep right-center.
SS Granny Hamner:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 6, Boston (N) 2

Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 4th.

Pitching: Dizzy Trout
LF Mike Mccormick:
SOLO HOMERUN down the left field line. (370 feet)
2B Larry Doby:
Flies out to center field.
CF Bill Wright:
Base on balls.
1B Eddie Waitkus:
Wright steals second.
Grounds out to the shortstop.
3B Cecil Travis:
Flies out to shallow left-center.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 7, Boston (N) 2

Batting: Boston (N), bottom of 4th.

Pitching: Harry Brecheen
CF Sid Gordon:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
RF Carl Furillo:
Popped out to the third baseman.
LF Andy Pafko:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 7, Boston (N) 2

Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 5th.

Pitching: Dizzy Trout
C Bill Conroy:
SINGLES to short left-center.
SS Bill Knickerbocker:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Conroy out at 2nd base.
P Harry Brecheen:
Bunted into fielders choice, Knickerbocker out at second.
RF Lyman Bostock:
Lines out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 7, Boston (N) 2

Batting: Boston (N), bottom of 5th.

Pitching: Harry Brecheen
1B Johnny Welaj:
SINGLES down the left field line.
C Ray Mueller:
SINGLES to left
J. Welaj to second.
PH Ted Kluszewski:
Base on balls.
J. Welaj to third.
R. Mueller to second.
3B Buddy Lewis:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
J. Welaj scores.
R. Mueller to third.
2B Bob Dillinger:
Reaches on INFIELD-HIT.
R. Mueller scores.
SS Granny Hamner:
Flies out to short right-center.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 7, Boston (N) 4

Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 6th.

Pitching: Dizzy Trout
New pitcher: Ken Burkhart.
LF Mike Mccormick:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Larry Doby:
Base on balls.
CF Bill Wright:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
L. Doby to second.
1B Eddie Waitkus:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
L. Doby scores.
3B Cecil Travis:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 8, Boston (N) 4

Batting: Boston (N), bottom of 6th.

Pitching: Harry Brecheen
CF Sid Gordon:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
RF Carl Furillo:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
S. Gordon to third.
LF Andy Pafko:
Base on balls.
1B Johnny Welaj:
Flies out to short left field.
C Ray Mueller:
Flies out to shallow right-center.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 8, Boston (N) 4

Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 7th.

Pitching: Ken Burkhart
C Bill Conroy:
SINGLES to short right-center.
SS Bill Knickerbocker:
SINGLES to short left-center.
B. Conroy to second.
P Harry Brecheen:
Bunted into fielders choice, Conroy out at third.
Knickerbocker safe at second.
RF Lyman Bostock:
Flies out to left field.
LF Mike Mccormick:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Brecheen out at 2nd base.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 8, Boston (N) 4

Batting: Boston (N), bottom of 7th.

Pitching: Harry Brecheen
PH Bruce Campbell:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
3B Buddy Lewis:
SINGLES down the left field line.
2B Bob Dillinger:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
B. Lewis to second.
SS Granny Hamner:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
B. Lewis scores.
CF Sid Gordon:
Base on balls.
PH Danny Litwhiler:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 8, Boston (N) 5

Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 8th.

Pitching: Ken Burkhart
New pitcher: Al Brazle.
2B Larry Doby:
New RF: Danny Litwhiler.
SINGLES to shallow right field.
Fielding error by the rightfielder!
L. Doby to second.
CF Bill Wright:
Intentional walk.
PH Johnny Lucadello:
Flies out to shallow right field.
PH Tommy Holmes:
Grounded into double play, 1-4-3.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, one error.
Score: Pittsburgh 8, Boston (N) 5

Batting: Boston (N), bottom of 8th.

Pitching: Harry Brecheen
LF Andy Pafko:
New 3B: Johnny Lucadello.
New RF: Tommy Holmes.
Strikes out swinging.
1B Johnny Welaj:
Base on balls.
C Ray Mueller:
Grounded into double play, 3-6-3.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 8, Boston (N) 5

Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 9th.

Pitching: Al Brazle
C Bill Conroy:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Bill Knickerbocker:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
PH Frank Mccormick:
Flies out to left-center.
1B Lyman Bostock:
SINGLES to left
B. Knickerbocker to third.
B. Knickerbocker scores.
LF Mike Mccormick:
Reaches on a fielding error by the shortstop.
L. Bostock to second.
2B Larry Doby:
Base on balls.
L. Bostock to third.
M. Mccormick to second.
CF Bill Wright:
Flies out to left-center.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, one error.
Score: Pittsburgh 9, Boston (N) 5

Batting: Boston (N), bottom of 9th.

Pitching: Harry Brecheen
New pitcher: Larry Jansen.
P Al Brazle:
PH Ken Sears:
SINGLES to short left field.
3B Buddy Lewis:
Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Sears out at 2nd base.
2B Bob Dillinger:
Grounds into fielders choice to the pitcher, Lewis out at 2nd base.
SS Granny Hamner:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep right-center. (392 feet)
CF Sid Gordon:
Flies out to center field.

Game over. Score: Pittsburgh 9, Boston (N) 7

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