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Phillies 6 @ Pirates 8
Forbes Field
June 7, 1942

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on June 7, 1942 at Forbes Field. The home team Pirates beat the visiting Phillies with a score of 8 to 6.

Game Summary

DateJune 7, 1942 
Visiting Team
Philadelphia Phillies
R: 6 H: 9 E: 2 LOB: 5
Runs: 6
Hits: 9
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 5
Home Team
Pittsburgh Pirates
R: 8 H: 9 E: 0 LOB: 6
Runs: 8
Hits: 9
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 6
Winning PitcherJohnny Lanning  
Losing PitcherRube Melton  
SaveLefty Wilkie  
Game Winning RBIBill Baker 

Game Info

DateJune 7, 1942 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamPhiladelphia Phillies 
Home TeamPittsburgh Pirates 
Visiting Starting PitcherRube Melton  
Home Starting PitcherHank Gornicki  
BallparkForbes Field 
CityPittsburgh 
StatePA 
Attendance8,461 
Time of Game1 hour 54 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Babe Pinelli
1B: Al Barlick
2B: (none)
3B: Lee Ballanfant

Philadelphia Phillies Lineup 

Name  Position 
Stan Benjamin  Center Fielder 
Danny Murtaugh  Third Baseman 
Ernie Koy  Left Fielder 
Al Glossop  Second Baseman 
Nick Etten  First Baseman 
Ron Northey  Right Fielder 
Bobby Bragan  Shortstop 
Bennie Warren  Catcher 
Rube Melton  Pitcher 
Hans Lobert  Manager 

Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup 

Name  Position 
Pete Coscarart  Shortstop 
Stu Martin  Second Baseman 
Johnny Barrett  Right Fielder 
Bob Elliott  Third Baseman 
Elbie Fletcher  First Baseman 
Maurice Van Robays  Left Fielder 
Vince DiMaggio  Center Fielder 
Bill Baker  Catcher 
Hank Gornicki  Pitcher 
Frankie Frisch  Manager 

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Phillies 6 @ Pirates 8
Forbes Field
June 7, 1942

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 6/7/1942, game 2 -- Philadelphia at Pittsburgh (D)

  Philadelphia       AB  R  H RBI    Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI
Benjamin S, cf-1b     3  2  2  0   Coscarart P, ss       3  1  0  0   
Murtaugh D, 3b        1  1  0  0   Martin S, 2b          4  2  2  2   
Naylor E, ph          1  1  1  0   Barrett J, rf         3  1  2  0   
Livingston M, c       0  0  0  0   Elliott B, 3b         4  1  1  2   
Koy E, lf-cf          4  1  2  3   Fletcher E, 1b        2  0  0  0   
Glossop A, 2b         4  0  2  1   Van Robays M, lf      4  1  2  1   
Etten N, 1b           2  0  1  2   DiMaggio V, cf        1  0  0  0   
Litwhiler D, ph-lf    1  0  0  0   Phelps B, ph          1  0  1  1   
Northey R, rf         3  0  0  0   Jungels K, pr         0  0  0  0   
Bragan B, ss          3  0  1  0   Rikard C, cf          2  1  1  0   
Warren B, c           2  0  0  0   Baker B, c            3  1  0  1   
May P, ph-3b          1  0  0  0   Gornicki H, p         1  0  0  0   
Melton R, p           0  1  0  0   Lanning J, p          1  0  0  0   
Nahem S, p            1  0  0  0   Wilkie L, p           0  0  0  0   
Waner L, ph           1  0  0  0                                      
Beck B, p             0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     27  6  9  6                        29  8  9  7

Philadelphia     004 000 2 --  6
Pittsburgh       005 003 0 --  8

  Philadelphia         IP  H  R ER BB SO
Melton R (L)          2.1  5  5  3  3  0
Nahem S               3.2  3  3  2  1  2
Beck B                1.0  1  0  0  0  0

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Gornicki H*           2.0  3  4  4  3  2
Lanning J (W)         4.2  6  2  2  1  1
Wilkie L (S)          0.1  0  0  0  0  1
  * Pitched to 4 batters in 3rd

E -- Glossop A 2
LOB -- Philadelphia 5, Pittsburgh 6
2B -- Benjamin S, Van Robays M
SB -- Barrett J, Martin S
CS -- Etten N
SH -- Murtaugh D, Fletcher E, Lanning J
T -- 1:54
A -- 8461

    

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