Boston Braves 8 – 10 Pittsburgh Pirates
11 September 1947 · PIT06
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | Three-Homer Game · 3 | Ralph Kiner | 1 in 321 games |
| 34 | final score 10–8 | 1 in 315 games | |
| 12 | 4 RBI | Connie Ryan | 1 in 128 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Braves | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – | 10 | 13 | 0 |
Box score
Boston Braves batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Holmes | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bama Rowell | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Earl Torgeson | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Bob Elliott | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Mike McCormick | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Phil Masi | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | HR |
| Connie Ryan | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | HR, 2B |
| Dick Culler | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frank McCormick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nanny Fernandez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Voiselle | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Johnny Hopp | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Danny Litwhiler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 40 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 |
Boston Braves pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Voiselle | 3.2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Walt Lanfranconi | 1.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Ed Wright | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Johnny Beazley | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Russell | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Pete Castiglione | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Frankie Gustine | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3B |
| Whitey Wietelmann | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Ralph Kiner | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 HR |
| Hank Greenberg | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Gene Woodling | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Bloodworth | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Clyde Kluttz | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Tiny Bonham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Elmer Singleton | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 35 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 4 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiny Bonham | 3.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Elmer Singleton | 6.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |