Pittsburgh Pirates 5 – 6 Boston Braves
24 August 1949 · BOS08
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | 7 walks allowed | Warren Spahn | 1 in 192 pitcher-games |
| 17 | final score 6–5 | 1 in 32 games | |
| 6 | 9 hits allowed | Cliff Chambers | 1 in 13 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
| Boston Braves | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | 6 | 10 | 0 |
Box score
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stan Rojek | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pete Castiglione | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Ralph Kiner | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | HR |
| Dino Restelli | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wally Westlake | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Phillips | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Monty Basgall | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Clyde McCullough | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Cliff Chambers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Eddie Bockman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ed Fitz Gerald | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Phil Masi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 35 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 4 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Chambers | 4.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Rip Sewell | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Harry Gumbert | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Boston Braves batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Stanky | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2B |
| Elbie Fletcher | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Al Dark | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jim Russell | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Jeff Heath | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Tommy Holmes | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Connie Ryan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mickey Livingston | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Warren Spahn | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 31 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
Boston Braves pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Spahn | 9.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 |