Pittsburgh Pirates 3 – 0 Boston Braves
29 July 1944 · BOS08
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | final score 3–0 | 1 in 50 games | |
| 17 | 9 scoreless innings | Rip Sewell | 1 in 62 pitcher-games |
| 8 | struck out 3 times | Vince DiMaggio | 1 in 65 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| Boston Braves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Box score
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Coscarart | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Jim Russell | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Johnny Barrett | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Bob Elliott | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Babe Dahlgren | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vince DiMaggio | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Spud Davis | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Frankie Zak | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rip Sewell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 30 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rip Sewell | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Boston Braves batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitey Wietelmann | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tommy Holmes | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Buck Etchison | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ab Wright | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Butch Nieman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Phil Masi | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dee Phillips | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Warren Huston | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Max Macon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jim Tobin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chuck Workman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 32 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Boston Braves pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Tobin | 8.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Stan Klopp | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |