| Eddie Waitkus went 3 for 5 and drove in Richie Ashburn with the game winner. |
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 1950 Pittsburgh Pirates At 1950 Philadelphia Phillies 5/23/1950
Pirates AB R H RBI AVG Phillies AB R H RBI AVG
P.Castiglione SS 5 1 1 0 .377 R.Ashburn CF 5 3 3 0 .350
T.Saffell CF 5 1 2 1 .186 G.Hamner SS 4 0 0 0 .176
D.Coogan 1B 4 0 1 0 .176 E.Waitkus 1B 5 0 3 2 .250
R.Kiner LF 3 0 0 0 .208 D.Ennis RF 4 0 1 1 .336
N.Fernandez 3B 3 0 0 0 .220 W.Jones 3B 3 1 1 1 .283
W.Westlake RF 4 0 1 1 .261 D.Sisler LF 4 0 2 0 .321
D.Murtaugh 2B 2 1 1 0 .317 J.Bloodworth 2B 4 0 1 0 .174
R.Mueller C 4 0 1 1 .267 J.Konstanty P 0 0 0 0 .000
B.Macdonald P 4 0 0 0 .000 A.Seminick C 4 0 0 0 .250
R.Meyer P 1 0 0 0 .000
A-S.Hollmig PH 1 0 0 0 .143
B.Church P 1 0 0 0 .000
B-M.Goliat 2B 1 0 0 0 .250
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Totals 34 3 7 3 Totals 37 4 11 4
A-Pinch Hit For Meyer In 5th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Church In 9th Inning
Pirates......... 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 7 1
Phillies........ 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 - 4 11 3
Pirates (11-20) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
B.Macdonald LOSS(1-4) 8 2/3 11 4 4 2 4 1 165 4.30
Totals 8 2/3 11 4 4 2 4 1
Phillies (17-13) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
R.Meyer 5 6 3 2 4 1 0 91 4.55
B.Church 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 38 1.59
J.Konstanty WIN(3-3) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 17 2.93
Totals 9 7 3 2 5 3 0
ATTENDANCE- 21,287 DATE- Tuesday, May 23rd 1950 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
T- 2:20
LEFT ON BASE- Pirates: 9 Phillies: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Pirates: 1 Phillies: 3
ERRORS- N.Fernandez, G.Hamner-3
DOUBLES- P.Castiglione(3rd), R.Mueller(4th), R.Ashburn(5th)
HOME RUNS- W.Jones(5th)
STOLEN BASES- R.Ashburn(6th)
WALKS- D.Coogan, R.Kiner, N.Fernandez, D.Murtaugh-2, G.Hamner, W.Jones
STRIKE OUTS- D.Coogan, R.Kiner, B.Macdonald, D.Ennis, A.Seminick, R.Meyer,
S.Hollmig
GIDP- D.Murtaugh, R.Mueller-2
BALKS- R.Meyer
Richie Ashburn had 3 base hits and scored 3 times as the Philadelphia Phillies
pulled out a win over the Pittsburgh Pirates by a score of 4 to 3 at Connie
Mack Stadium.
Philadelphia won the game with a run in the bottom of the 9th inning. After
an out was recorded, Ashburn doubled. One out later, Eddie Waitkus came to
the plate and ripped a base-knock making Philadelphia the victor and
beginning a joyous home town celebration. Philadelphia had 11 hits overall,
while Pittsburgh had 7.
The win was credited to Jim Konstanty(3-3) who went 1 inning allowing no runs.
The losing pitcher was Bill Macdonald(1-4). He was hit hard and gave up 11
hits and 2 walks in 8 and 2/3 innings.
The winning ways continue for Philadelphia. They now have a record of 8-2 in
recent days. Pittsburgh has a record of 11-20, worst in the league after the
loss.
