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Dodgers 8 @ Pirates 2
Forbes Field
August 21, 1946

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Brooklyn Dodgers, played on August 21, 1946 at Forbes Field. The home team Pirates were bested by the visiting Dodgers with a score of 8 to 2.

Game Summary

DateAugust 21, 1946 
Visiting Team
Brooklyn Dodgers
R: 8 H: 12 E: 1 LOB: 8
Runs: 8
Hits: 12
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 8
Home Team
Pittsburgh Pirates
R: 2 H: 8 E: 2 LOB: 9
Runs: 2
Hits: 8
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 9
Winning PitcherJoe Hatten  
Losing PitcherKen Heintzelman  
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Game Winning RBIPete Reiser 

Game Info

DateAugust 21, 1946 
Day of WeekWed 
Day / Night 
Visiting TeamBrooklyn Dodgers 
Home TeamPittsburgh Pirates 
Visiting Starting PitcherJoe Hatten  
Home Starting PitcherKen Heintzelman  
BallparkForbes Field 
CityPittsburgh 
StatePA 
Attendance7,974 
Time of Game2 hours 30 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Al Barlick
1B: Babe Pinelli
2B: Butch Henline
3B: Lee Ballanfant

Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Eddie Stanky  Second Baseman 
Pee Wee Reese  Shortstop 
Pete Reiser  Left Fielder 
Dixie Walker  Right Fielder 
Carl Furillo  Center Fielder 
Cookie Lavagetto  Third Baseman 
Howie Schultz  First Baseman 
Bruce Edwards  Catcher 
Joe Hatten  Pitcher 
Leo Durocher  Manager 

Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup 

Name  Position 
Jimmy Brown  Second Baseman 
Elbie Fletcher  First Baseman 
Maurice Van Robays  Right Fielder 
Ralph Kiner  Left Fielder 
Jim Russell  Center Fielder 
Billy Cox  Shortstop 
Lee Handley  Third Baseman 
Al Lopez  Catcher 
Ken Heintzelman  Pitcher 
Frankie Frisch  Manager 

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Dodgers 8 @ Pirates 2
Forbes Field
August 21, 1946

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         Game of 8/21/1946 -- Brooklyn at Pittsburgh

  Brooklyn           AB  R  H RBI    Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI
Stanky E, 2b          2  0  0  0   Brown J, 2b-ss        5  0  1  0   
Reese P, ss           5  1  1  0   Fletcher E, 1b        3  0  1  0   
Reiser P, lf          4  2  1  1   Van Robays M, rf      4  0  1  0   
Walker D, rf          5  1  3  1   Kiner R, lf           3  0  1  0   
Furillo C, cf         4  1  2  0   Russell J, cf         4  0  0  0   
Lavagetto C, 3b       4  1  2  0   Cox B, ss             4  2  2  0   
Schultz H, 1b         5  1  1  2   Workman C, 3b         0  0  0  0   
Edwards B, c          4  0  1  2   Handley L, 3b-2b      4  0  1  1   
Hatten J, p           4  1  1  0   Lopez A, c            1  0  1  0   
                                   Heintzelman K, p      1  0  0  0   
                                   Elliott B, ph         0  0  0  0   
                                   Gerheauser A, pr      0  0  0  0   
                                   Hallett J, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Whitehead B, ph       1  0  0  1   
                                   Ostermueller F, p     0  0  0  0   
                                   Baker B, ph           1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     37  8 12  6                        31  2  8  2

Brooklyn         000 120 032 --  8
Pittsburgh       010 000 100 --  2

  Brooklyn             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Hatten J (W)          9.0  8  2  1  6  0

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Heintzelman K (L)     5.0  6  3  3  3  1
Hallett J             2.0  1  0  0  0  3
Ostermueller F        2.0  5  5  3  1  1

E -- Stanky E, Workman C, Handley L
DP -- Brooklyn 4, Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- Brooklyn 8, Pittsburgh 9
2B -- Walker D, Edwards B
3B -- Handley L, Kiner R
SB -- Reiser P, Walker D
CS -- Furillo C, Walker D
SH -- Stanky E, Lopez A, Furillo C
T -- 2:30
A -- 7974

    

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