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Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
July 20, 1945
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the New York Giants, played on July 20, 1945 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 20, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 20, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Voiselle |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ken Gables |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 3,210 |
| Time of Game | 0 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Goetz 1B: Butch Henline 2B: Lou Jorda 3B: Beans Reardon |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Mallory | Left Fielder |
| George Hausmann | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Lockman | Center Fielder |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Ernie Lombardi | Catcher |
| Danny Gardella | First Baseman |
| Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
| Nap Reyes | Third Baseman |
| Bill Voiselle | Pitcher |
| Mel Ott | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Coscarart | Second Baseman |
| Frankie Gustine | Shortstop |
| Jim Russell | Left Fielder |
| Bob Elliott | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Barrett | Center Fielder |
| Babe Dahlgren | First Baseman |
| Lee Handley | Third Baseman |
| Bill Salkeld | Catcher |
| Ken Gables | Pitcher |
| Frankie Frisch | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
July 20, 1945
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mallory vs. Gables
Mallory is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. Gables
Hausmann hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Gables
Lockman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hausmann moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ott vs. Gables
Ott strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lombardi vs. Gables
Lombardi hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hausmann scores. Lockman moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gardella vs. Gables
Gardella hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dahlgren scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gardella for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Voiselle
Coscarart strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Voiselle
Gustine hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Voiselle
Russell takes first base on ball four. Gustine moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Elliott vs. Voiselle
Elliott hits a popup, foul, towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Barrett vs. Voiselle
Barrett hits a line drive towards first. Gardella reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Gables
Kerr takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reyes vs. Gables
Reyes is hit by the pitch. Kerr moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Voiselle vs. Gables
Voiselle is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mallory vs. Gables
Mallory hits a popup towards first. Dahlgren settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hausmann vs. Gables
Hausmann hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Elliott who is chasing the ball. Hausmann reaches third base with a triple. Kerr scores. Reyes goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lockman vs. Gables
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hausmann scores. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Gables
Ott hits a fly ball into right field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Voiselle
Dahlgren strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Voiselle
Handley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reyes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salkeld vs. Voiselle
Salkeld hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gables vs. Voiselle
Gables hits a popup into right field for a base hit. Salkeld moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Coscarart vs. Voiselle
Coscarart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Gables
Lombardi hits a fly ball into center field. Barrett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardella vs. Gables
Gardella hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Gables
Kerr strikes out. Salkeld drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Kerr out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reyes vs. Gables
Reyes hits a fly ball into left field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Voiselle
Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reyes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Voiselle
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Voiselle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Voiselle
Elliott strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Voiselle vs. Gables
Voiselle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mallory vs. Gables
Mallory hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. Gables
Hausmann takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Gables
Lockman hits a line drive towards first. Dahlgren reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Voiselle
Barrett bunts towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dahlgren vs. Voiselle
Dahlgren hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ott. Dahlgren reaches second base with a double. Barrett moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Handley vs. Voiselle
Handley hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ott who is chasing the ball. Handley reaches third base with a triple. Barrett scores. Dahlgren scores. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Salkeld vs. Voiselle
Salkeld hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Colman vs. Voiselle
Frank Colman pinch hits for Ken Gables.
Colman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr misplays the ball. That's an error on Kerr. Handley scores. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coscarart vs. Voiselle
Coscarart hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gustine vs. Voiselle
Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Voiselle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Beck
Boom-Boom Beck now pitching.
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Beck
Lombardi hits a fly ball into center field. Barrett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardella vs. Beck
Gardella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Voiselle
Russell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Voiselle
Elliott hits a fly ball into left field. Mallory settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barrett vs. Voiselle
Barrett hits a popup, foul, towards first. Gardella settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dahlgren vs. Voiselle
Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Beck
Kerr hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reyes vs. Beck
Reyes hits a fly ball into left field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Voiselle vs. Beck
Voiselle hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Russell. Voiselle reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mallory vs. Beck
Mallory hits a fly ball into right field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Voiselle
Handley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Salkeld vs. Voiselle
Salkeld hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ott. Salkeld reaches second base with a double. Handley moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gionfriddo vs. Voiselle
Al Gionfriddo pinch hits for Boom-Boom Beck.
Gionfriddo hits a popup into center field for a base hit. Handley scores. Salkeld moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Coscarart vs. Emmerich
Slim Emmerich now pitching.
Coscarart bunts towards the catcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Gionfriddo moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gustine vs. Emmerich
Gustine hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mallory. Gustine reaches second base with a double. Salkeld scores. Gionfriddo scores. Coscarart moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Russell vs. Emmerich
Russell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Coscarart scores. Gustine scores. Russell moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Elliott vs. Emmerich
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gardella scoops it up and throws to first, with Emmerich covering, for the out. Russell moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Barrett vs. Emmerich
Barrett hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Russell scores. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Emmerich
Dahlgren hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Handley vs. Emmerich
Handley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 5 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. Roe
Preacher Roe now pitching.
Hausmann strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Roe
Lockman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Roe
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 5 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salkeld vs. Emmerich
Salkeld takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roe vs. Emmerich
Roe bunts towards first. Gardella scoops it up and throws to first, with Hausmann covering, for the out. Salkeld moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Coscarart vs. Emmerich
Coscarart strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gustine vs. Emmerich
Gustine hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Salkeld scores. Gustine moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Russell vs. Hansen
Andy Hansen now pitching.
Russell is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Elliott vs. Hansen
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 5 - Pirates, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Roe
Lombardi hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardella vs. Roe
Gardella takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Roe
Kerr hits a fly ball into center field. Barrett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reyes vs. Roe
Reyes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 5 - Pirates, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Hansen
Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dahlgren vs. Hansen
Dahlgren bunts towards the mound. Hansen fields it and throws to first for the out. Barrett moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Handley vs. Hansen
The umpire calls a balk on Hansen Barrett moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Handley vs. Hansen
Handley bunts towards the mound. Hansen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Barrett scores. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Salkeld vs. Hansen
Salkeld takes first base on ball four. Handley moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Roe vs. Hansen
Roe bunts towards the mound. Hansen fields it and throws to first for the out. Handley moves to third. Salkeld moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Coscarart vs. Hansen
Coscarart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Kerr. Handley scores. Salkeld scores. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gustine vs. Hansen
Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gardella scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gustine for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 5 - Pirates, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluttz vs. Roe
Clyde Kluttz pinch hits for Andy Hansen.
Kluttz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mallory vs. Roe
Mallory hits a popup towards first. Dahlgren settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hausmann vs. Roe
Hausmann takes first base on ball four. Kluttz moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lockman vs. Roe
Lockman hits a fly ball into right field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kluttz moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ott vs. Roe
Ott strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/20/1945 -- New York at Pittsburgh (D)
New York AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Mallory J, lf 5 0 0 0 Coscarart P, 2b 5 1 1 1
Hausmann G, 2b 3 2 2 2 Gustine F, ss 6 1 3 3
Lockman W, cf 5 0 2 1 Russell J, lf 2 1 1 2
Ott M, rf 5 0 0 0 Elliott B, rf 5 0 0 0
Lombardi E, c 4 0 1 1 Barrett J, cf 5 2 2 1
Gardella D, 1b 3 1 1 1 Dahlgren B, 1b 4 1 2 0
Kerr B, ss 3 1 0 0 Handley L, 3b 5 3 3 3
Reyes N, 3b 3 1 0 0 Salkeld B, c 3 3 2 0
Voiselle B, p 3 0 1 0 Gables K, p 1 0 1 0
Emmerich S, p 0 0 0 0 Colman F, ph 1 0 0 1
Hansen A, p 0 0 0 0 Beck B, p 0 0 0 0
Kluttz C, ph 0 0 0 0 Gionfriddo A, ph 1 1 1 1
Roe P, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 5 7 5 38 13 16 12
New York 131 000 000 -- 5
Pittsburgh 000 306 13x -- 13
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Voiselle B (L)* 5.0 9 6 6 2 3
Emmerich S 1.2 4 4 4 1 1
Hansen A 1.1 3 3 3 1 0
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Gables K 4.0 6 5 5 2 4
Beck B (W) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Roe P (S) 3.0 0 0 0 3 3
* Pitched to 3 batters in 6th
E -- Kerr B 2
LOB -- New York 8, Pittsburgh 10
2B -- Dahlgren B, Voiselle B, Salkeld B, Gustine F
3B -- Hausmann G, Handley L
HR -- Gardella D
SH -- Coscarart P, Roe P 2, Dahlgren B
HBP -- by Gables K (Reyes N), by Hansen A (Russell J)
Balk -- Hansen A
A -- 3210
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