1949 Pittsburgh Pirates Replay

August 24. Gm# 117 Braves Field Boston 5 Pittsburgh 2

CHESNES SURRENDERS TWO HOME RUNS IN 5-2 LOSS TO BRAVES

Jim Russell and Jeff Heath both took Bob Chesnes(7-6) offerings out of the park, in a 5-2 loss to the Boston Braves.

With each club having won a game in this short two game series, the Pirates move on to Philadelphia for a four game set with the Phillies. The series opens with a double header tomorrow.

National League scores: Brooklyn 6 St. Louis 0; New York 5 Chicago 3; Philadelphia and Cincinnati did not play.

Standing of the Clubs

St. Louis/120/77/41/2/.650

Brooklyn/120/70/48/2/.542

New York/119/62/55/2/.529

Philadelphia/119/60/59/.504

Boston/120/59/59/2/.500

Pittsburgh/117/53/64/.453

Cincinnati/118/48/70/.407

Chicago/121/44/77/.364