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Scores
Standings
CLE
@BOS		9
11
CHW
@NYY		1
2		 
(10)
DET
@PHA		3
4
DET
@PHA		8
1
SLB
@WSH		0
8
SLB
@WSH		11
10		 
(10)
PHI
@CHC		6
1
PHI
@CHC		4
4		 
(11)
NYG
@CIN		11
6
NYG
@CIN		1
3
BSN
@PIT		7
3		 
(13)
BSN
@PIT		4
1
BRO
@STL		3
13
Sunday, August 27, 1950,
, Forbes Field
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 3:35
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
Braves
7
65-53
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
3rd, 8 GB
 at Pirates
3
42-78
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
8th, 33 GB
W: Max Surkont (2-0)
L: Bill Werle (6-12)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11 12  13    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Braves          0  1  0   0  1  0   0  0  1   0  0  0   4    7 14  2
Pirates         1  0  0   0  1  1   0  0  0   0  0  0   0    3  8  2

Boston Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Roy Hartsfield 2B 5 1 3 1 2 2 .270 .689 4 2 HR
Earl Torgeson 1B 6 0 1 1 0 1 .279 .864 10 0 SH
Pete Reiser CF 4 0 0 0 1 1 .214 .646 6 0
   Sam Jethroe CF 2 0 1 0 0 1 .281 .788 1 0
Bob Elliott 3B 6 0 0 0 0 1 .302 .897 0 0
   Sibby Sisti 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .186 .593 1 0
Sid Gordon LF 5 2 3 2 1 0 .312 .998 1 0 2·HR,2B
Luis Olmo RF 6 1 1 0 0 2 .232 .680 2 0 2B
Del Crandall C 6 1 0 0 0 0 .225 .595 8 0
Buddy Kerr SS 6 2 4 3 0 1 .217 .596 5 5 HR,2B
Warren Spahn P 3 0 0 0 0 3 .233 .507 1 0
   Walker Cooper PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .310 .863
   Max Surkont P 2 0 1 0 0 1 .429 1.000 0 1
Team Totals 53 7 14 7 4 14 .264 .863 39 8
2B: B Kerr (20); S Gordon (25); L Olmo (6).
HR: B Kerr (2); S Gordon 2 (22); R Hartsfield (5).
SH: E Torgeson (5).
TB: S Gordon 10; B Kerr 8; R Hartsfield 6; L Olmo 2; E Torgeson; S Jethroe; M Surkont.
RBI: B Kerr 3 (39); S Gordon 2 (76); E Torgeson (75); R Hartsfield (19).
Team LOB: 12.
Fielding
E: B Elliott 2 (17).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Pete Castiglione 3B 6 1 1 0 1 0 .244 .638 2 4 2B
Gus Bell RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .264 .699 1 0
   Danny Murtaugh PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 .293 .765
   Tom Saffell CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .195 .509 0 0
Jack Phillips 1B 6 0 2 0 0 0 .296 .846 13 1
Ralph Kiner LF 5 1 3 2 1 1 .296 1.071 3 0 HR
Wally Westlake CF-RF 6 0 0 0 0 2 .262 .774 2 0
Danny O'Connell SS 6 0 0 0 0 0 .260 .725 2 2 SB
Johnny Berardino 2B 3 1 0 0 1 0 .211 .558 1 2
   Johnny Hopp PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .341 .948
   Hank Schenz 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .225 .602 1 0
Clyde McCullough C 4 0 0 0 1 0 .278 .804 14 0 HBP
   Stan Rojek PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 .649
Bill Werle P 5 0 1 0 0 1 .218 .544 0 2
   Vern Law P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077 .297 0 0
   Bob Dillinger PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .304 .782
Team Totals 49 3 8 3 5 6 .163 .499 39 11
2B: P Castiglione (9).
HR: R Kiner (40).
HBP: C McCullough (3).
TB: R Kiner 6; J Phillips 2; P Castiglione 2; D Murtaugh; B Werle.
RBI: R Kiner 2 (102); D Murtaugh (37).
Team LOB: 13.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Phillips.
E: D O'Connell 2 (6).
Baserunning
SB: D O'Connell (3, -1st base off  POCS).

Boston Braves

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Warren Spahn 8 6 3 3 3 4 1 3.17 34 59
Max Surkont, W (2-0) 5 2 0 0 2 2 0 4.05 21
Team Totals 13 8 3 3 5 6 1 2.08 55 59

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Bill Werle, L (6-12) 12 12 7 6 4 13 4 4.26 54 61
Vern Law 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 5.29 4
Team Totals 13 14 7 6 4 14 4 4.15 58 61
Balks: None.
WP: B Werle (4).
HBP: M Surkont (1).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Lee Ballanfant, 1B - Lon Warneke, 2B - Al Barlick, 3B - Augie Donatelli.
Time of Game: 3:35.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Boston Braves         Pittsburgh Pirates
1 Roy Hartsfield 2B 1 Pete Castiglione 3B
2 Earl Torgeson 1B 2 Gus Bell RF
3 Pete Reiser CF 3 Jack Phillips 1B
4 Bob Elliott 3B 4 Ralph Kiner LF
5 Sid Gordon LF 5 Wally Westlake CF
6 Luis Olmo RF 6 Danny O'Connell SS
7 Del Crandall C 7 Johnny Berardino 2B
8 Buddy Kerr SS 8 Clyde McCullough C
9 Warren Spahn P 9 Bill Werle P

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