Salt Lake Telegram | 1949-05-21 | Page 11 | Pirates Knock Braves from Top Spot

Pirates Knock Braves From Top Spot PITTSBURGH May 21 UP- UP Young Bill Werle Verle managed to stave off oce two inning final rallies to gain his third victory and give the Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Pitts- Pitts burgh Pira Pirates s a 2 to 1 victory over the Boston Braves Friday The loss for Cor the Braves knocked them from top spot in the National National Na- Na league Boston oton AB H 0 Al AI AB R H 0 A tanky 4 1 0 2 2 Rackley ct cf 4 2 6 0 Dark ss se 5 2 5 3 Murtaugh h 3 2 2 1 Istl It If 5 0 0 0 Stevens ens lb 4 1 0 7 0 Elliott 4 2 1 2 Kinner It if 4 1 2 0 Russell ct cf 4 0 1 0 Westlake rt rf 4 0 1 0 Conatser rt 3 2 2 0 Bockman 3 2 2 2 lb 3 1 S 2 ss sa 3 2 1 4 aRyan aRan 1 0 0 0 Fitzgerald c coil 4 1 6 2 Rickert lb Ib 0 0 1 0 Werle p II 4 1 0 0 Masic Insl c 2 H hail Hll ll p 3 1 0 0 b Reiser 0 0 0 0 Totals Total 36 10 4 24 10 Totals 33 11 27 9 a Flied a-Flied Filed for Lakeman In b Sacrificed b for tor Hall In Oth Boston i 1 1 Pittsburgh S S 2 2 E E RBI RBI Stevens Werle 1 Kiner Werle erle S S Reiser Reller Stank DP DP- DP DP tanky Dark and Lakeman Bockman Bockman Bock Bock- m man n. and Stevens Ste FlU FlU- Jerald gerald and Bockman BB BB Hall 2 2 Werle 1 SO Werle SO-Werle Werle 6 6 Hall 3 Winner Werle VInner Werle 3 2 Loser HalI Hall 1 0 A A