1949 Pittsburgh Pirates Replay

June 14. Forbes Field Gm# 52 Pittsburgh 5 Boston 3

Dino Restelli belted a two run homer in the bottom of the seventh, breaking a 3-3 tie, as the Pirates defeated the Boston Braves, 5-3.

Earlier in the game, Ralph Kiner hit his(22sd) circuit clout. Rip Sewell(3-5) earned the win with seven innings of work. Hugh Casey picked up the save.

National League scores: Philadelphia 9 Chicago 2; New York 2 Cincinnati 0; Brooklyn 7 St. Louis 2.

Standing of the Clubs

Brooklyn/53/34/19/.642

St. Louis/51/31/20/.608

Philadelphia/54/30/24/.556

New York/54/29/24/1/.546

Boston/54/28/25/1/.528

Pittsburgh/52/21/31/.404

Cincinnati/53/21/32/.396

Chicago/51/16/35/.314


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