BOXSCORE: 1950 Pittsburgh Pirates At 1950 Philadelphia-NL Phillies 9/18/1950
Pirates AB R H RBI AVG Phillies AB R H RBI AVG
D.Mitchell RF 4 1 2 0 .319 B.Howerton LF 4 0 2 0 .245
R.Schoendienst 2B 5 0 2 1 .243 P.Rizzuto SS 3 1 1 0 .305
Y.Berra C 5 1 2 0 .302 F.Baker 2B,3B 5 1 1 0 .255
H.Sauer LF 4 1 1 2 .263 E.Torgeson 1B 4 2 2 1 .282
W.Jones 3B 5 1 1 1 .262 F-C.Diering CF 0 0 0 0 .182
A.Dark SS 5 2 2 1 .276 S.Musial CF,RF,1B 3 2 1 0 .329
M.Vernon 1B 4 1 2 1 .228 A.Rosen 3B 2 1 1 2 .271
B.Thomson CF 5 0 3 0 .246 F.Smith P 0 0 0 0 .125
E.Blackwell P 2 0 1 1 .102 C.Boyer P 0 0 0 0 .143
E-D.Kolloway PH 1 0 0 0 .245 V.Wertz RF 3 0 0 0 .283
V.Law P 0 0 0 0 .000 S.Gromek P 0 0 0 0 .053
G-M.Irvin PH 1 0 0 0 .333 A.Benton P 0 0 0 0 .000
F.Hiller P 0 0 0 0 .167
D-N.Fox PH,2B 1 0 0 0 .295
S.Lollar C 3 0 1 0 .226
B-J.Jensen PR 0 0 0 0 .156
C-A.Seminick PR,C 1 1 1 3 .328
J.Ostrowski P 2 0 0 1 .077
A-H.Bauer CF,RF 2 0 0 0 .275
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Totals 41 7 16 7 Totals 33 8 10 7
A-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Ostrowski In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Ran For Lollar In 6th Inning
C-Pinch Ran For Jensen In 7th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Hiller In 7th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Blackwell In 8th Inning
F-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Torgeson In 9th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Law In 9th Inning
Pirates......... 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 - 7 16 4
Phillies........ 0 1 2 0 0 0 5 0 - 8 10 0
Pirates (64-75) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
E.Blackwell LOSS(17-9) 7 9 8 6 6 1 1 126 3.21 A1 D9
V.Law 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 18 3.79 E1
Totals 8 10 8 6 6 2 1
Phillies (85-57) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
J.Ostrowski 5 7 1 1 2 0 0 90 5.22 A1 C5
S.Gromek BS(5th) 0 1/3 3 2 2 0 0 0 12 5.68 C6 C9
A.Benton 0 2/3 1 1 1 0 0 0 11 2.24 D1 D3
F.Hiller WIN(10-6) 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 22 3.89 D4 D8
F.Smith HOLD(6th) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 4.48 D9 E3
C.Boyer SAVE(2nd) 1 3 2 2 0 2 2 21 4.80 E4
Totals 9 16 7 7 3 2 3
ATTENDANCE- 29,852 DATE- Saturday, September 18th 1950 TIME- Day
T- 2:25
LEFT ON BASE- Pirates:11 Phillies: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Pirates: 1 Phillies: 1
ERRORS- H.Sauer, W.Jones, A.Dark, M.Vernon
DOUBLES- D.Mitchell(34th), R.Schoendienst(26th), A.Dark(18th),
B.Thomson-3(24th), B.Howerton(14th), E.Torgeson(15th), A.Rosen(20th)
HOME RUNS- H.Sauer(19th), W.Jones(13th), A.Dark(13th), A.Seminick(13th)
RBIs- R.Schoendienst(41st), H.Sauer-2(61st), W.Jones(54th), A.Dark(42nd),
M.Vernon(22nd), E.Blackwell, E.Torgeson(48th), A.Rosen-2(97th),
A.Seminick-3(71st), J.Ostrowski
CAUGHT STEALING- J.Jensen
SACRIFICE HITS- E.Blackwell
SACRIFICE FLIES- A.Rosen
WALKS- D.Mitchell, H.Sauer, M.Vernon, B.Howerton, P.Rizzuto-2, E.Torgeson,
S.Musial, A.Rosen
STRIKE OUTS- H.Sauer, M.Vernon, E.Torgeson, H.Bauer
GIDP- W.Jones, A.Rosen
2-out RBI- A.Seminick-3
RLISP 2-out- W.Jones, E.Torgeson, P.Rizzuto-2, H.Sauer, E.Blackwell-2, F.Baker,
V.Wertz, R.Schoendienst, M.Irvin
TEAM RISP- Pirates: 1 for 12 Phillies: 3 for 14
Earl Torgeson had 2 base hits as the incredible Philadelphia-NL Phillies
defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates by a score of 8 to 7 at Shibe Park.
In the 7th inning Philadelphia-NL scored 5 runs with the help of 3 hits. The
biggest moment was provided by Andy Seminick who brought the crowd to their
feet when he belted a three-run homer. Pittsburgh tried unsuccessfully to
come back in the 9th.
The victory went to Frank Hiller(10-6) who went 1 inning, allowing 1 run.
Cloyd Boyer was credited with his 2nd save. Ewell Blackwell(17-9) was the
loser. Philadelphia-NL scored big getting 8 runs off him in 7 innings.
'Some losses are harder to take than others' Andy Spector lamented after the
game. 'This was one of them.'
SCORESHEET: 1950 Pittsburgh Pirates at 1950 Philadelphia-NL Phillies
D.Mitche-A1 A1:Si B1:Do>13 *5*:P/5 D1:G/63 E1:W>b1
R.Schoen-A1 A2:Do>1# B2:FC/42> C2:Si D2:L/4 E2:P/3
3o 23
Y.Berra-A1 A3:F/8 B3:L/4 C3:Si>13 *7*:Si E3:P/4
H.Sauer-A1 A4:G/53 B4:P/4 C4:W>12 b D4:HR>1# *9*:K
1 b#
W.Jones-A1 A5:P/4 *4*:F/8 C5:G-DP/6 D5:G/63 E5:HR>b#
43>1o
A.Dark-A1 *2*:G/53 B6:P/4 *6*:Do D6:G/63 E6:HR>b#
M.Vernon-A1 A7:G/53 B7:W>b1 C7:Si>2# D7:Si E7:K
B.Thomso-A1 A8:G/53 B8:Do>13 C8:Do>13 D8:Force/ E8:Do
64>1o b1
E.Blackw-A1 *3*:Si B9:G/31 C9:Sac/54 *8*:G/63 E9:G/63
D.Kollow-D9 >3# 23
V.Law-E4+
B.Howert-A1 A1:Do B1:W>12 b C1:Si D1:F/9 *8*:G/53
1
P.Rizzut-A1 A2:F/8 B2:G/63 C2:W>12 b *7*:W>b1 E2:Si
1
F.Baker-A1 A3:G/43>2 *3*:Si C3:G/31 D3:F/7 E3:F/7
3
E.Torges-A1 A4:F/9 B4:Si+E/3 *5*:W>b1 D4:Do>1# E4:K
C.Dierin-E5 >13
S.Musial-A1 *2*:E/6 B5:G/13 C5:Si>12 D5:IW>b1
A.Rosen-A1 A6:W>12 b B6:SF+E/7 C6:G-DP/5 D6:Do>2#
F.Smith-E1 1 >3# 2# bo 43>23 1o 13
C.Boyer-E5
V.Wertz-A1 A7:F/8 B7:G/3 C7:G/13 D7:L/4
S.Gromek-C8
A.Benton-C8+
S.Lollar-A1 A8:Si>23 *4*:G/63 *6*:E/5 D8:HR>3#
J.Jensen-C9 12 2# b#
A.Semini-D2
J.Ostrow-A1 A9:Force/ B9:F/7 C9:CS/24> D9:K
H.Bauer-C8 64>3# 23 1o F/9
1o b1