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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 15, 1948
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on June 15, 1948 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | June 15, 1948 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 15, 1948 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Fritz Ostermueller |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Clint Hartung |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 44,150 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 5 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Stewart 1B: Dusty Boggess 2B: (none) 3B: Butch Henline |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Stan Rojek | Shortstop |
| Frankie Gustine | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Hopp | Center Fielder |
| Ralph Kiner | Left Fielder |
| Wally Westlake | Right Fielder |
| Ed Stevens | First Baseman |
| Danny Murtaugh | Second Baseman |
| Clyde Kluttz | Catcher |
| Fritz Ostermueller | Pitcher |
| Billy Meyer | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Rigney | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Lockman | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
| Sid Gordon | Third Baseman |
| Willard Marshall | Right Fielder |
| Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
| Mickey Livingston | Catcher |
| Clint Hartung | Pitcher |
| Mel Ott | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 15, 1948
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojek vs. Hartung
Rojek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hartung fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Hartung
Gustine hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Hartung
Hopp hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomson. Hopp reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kiner vs. Hartung
Kiner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hopp scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westlake vs. Hartung
Westlake takes first base on ball four. Kiner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stevens vs. Hartung
Stevens hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Ostermueller
Rigney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Ostermueller
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Ostermueller
Thomson hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Ostermueller
Mize hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murtaugh vs. Hartung
Murtaugh hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluttz vs. Hartung
Kluttz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ostermueller vs. Hartung
Ostermueller hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojek vs. Hartung
Rojek hits a popup towards the mound. Hartung settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Ostermueller
Gordon hits a popup in front of the plate. Kluttz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Ostermueller
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Ostermueller
Kerr hits a popup towards third. Gustine settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Hartung
Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Hartung
Hopp hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hartung fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Hartung
Kiner hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Livingston vs. Ostermueller
Livingston hits a fly ball into right field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartung vs. Ostermueller
Hartung strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Ostermueller
Rigney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Hartung
Westlake hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Hartung
Stevens hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murtaugh vs. Hartung
Murtaugh hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Ostermueller
Lockman hits a popup in front of the plate. Kluttz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Ostermueller
Thomson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Ostermueller
Mize hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh scoops it up and throws to first, with Ostermueller covering, for the out. Thomson moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gordon vs. Ostermueller
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluttz vs. Hartung
Kluttz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ostermueller vs. Hartung
Ostermueller bunts towards the mound. Hartung fields it and throws to first for the out. Kluttz moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rojek vs. Hartung
Rojek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rigney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kluttz moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gustine vs. Hartung
Gustine hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kluttz scores. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hopp vs. Hartung
Gustine is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Ostermueller
Marshall hits a fly ball into right field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Ostermueller
Kerr hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Livingston vs. Ostermueller
Livingston hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hartung vs. Ostermueller
Hartung hits a popup towards short. Rojek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Hartung
Hopp hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hartung fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Hartung
Kiner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rigney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Hartung
Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Ostermueller
Rigney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Ostermueller
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Ostermueller
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lockman moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mize vs. Ostermueller
Mize hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Hartung
Stevens hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murtaugh vs. Hartung
Murtaugh hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluttz vs. Hartung
Kluttz hits a popup in front of the plate. Livingston settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Ostermueller
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Ostermueller
Marshall hits a fly ball into center field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Ostermueller
Kerr takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Ostermueller
Walker Cooper pinch hits for Mickey Livingston.
Cooper hits a popup towards short. Rojek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ostermueller vs. Hartung
Wes Westrum now catching.
Ostermueller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ostermueller for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojek vs. Hartung
Rojek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Hartung
Gustine strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Layton vs. Ostermueller
Les Layton pinch hits for Clint Hartung.
Layton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rigney vs. Ostermueller
Rigney hits a popup towards short. Rojek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Ostermueller
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Murtaugh fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Ostermueller
Thomson strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Jones
Sheldon Jones now pitching.
Hopp hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Westrum fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Jones
Kiner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westlake vs. Jones
Westlake hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stevens vs. Jones
There's a wild pitch. Kiner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stevens vs. Jones
Stevens takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Murtaugh vs. Jones
Murtaugh hits a popup in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Ostermueller
Mize hits a fly ball into right field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Ostermueller
Gordon hits a fly ball into right field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Ostermueller
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/15/1948 -- Pittsburgh at New York (N)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Rojek S, ss 4 0 0 0 Rigney B, 2b 2 0 0 0
Gustine F, 3b 4 0 1 1 Lockman W, lf 4 0 0 0
Hopp J, cf 4 1 1 0 Thomson B, cf 4 0 1 0
Kiner R, lf 4 0 2 1 Mize J, 1b 4 0 0 0
Westlake W, rf 3 0 0 0 Gordon S, 3b 4 0 0 0
Stevens E, 1b 3 0 0 0 Marshall W, rf 4 0 0 0
Murtaugh D, 2b 4 0 0 0 Kerr B, ss 2 0 0 0
Kluttz C, c 2 1 1 0 Livingston M, c 2 0 1 0
Ostermueller F, p 2 0 0 0 Cooper W, ph 1 0 0 0
Westrum W, c 0 0 0 0
Hartung C, p 2 0 0 0
Layton L, ph 1 0 1 0
Jones S, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 2 5 2 30 0 3 0
Pittsburgh 100 010 000 -- 2
New York 000 000 000 -- 0
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Ostermueller F (W) 9.0 3 0 0 3 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hartung C (L) 8.0 4 2 2 2 1
Jones S 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
LOB -- Pittsburgh 5, New York 6
2B -- Hopp J
SH -- Ostermueller F
WP -- Jones S
T -- 2:05
A -- 44150
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