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Pirates
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
August 20, 1941
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on August 20, 1941 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
Date | August 20, 1941 |
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Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Home Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 20, 1941 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rip Sewell |
Home Starting Pitcher | Kirby Higbe |
Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
City | Brooklyn |
State | NY |
Attendance | 14,752 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 5 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Beans Reardon 1B: Larry Goetz 2B: (none) 3B: Jocko Conlan |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Debs Garms | Third Baseman |
Arky Vaughan | Shortstop |
Bob Elliott | Right Fielder |
Maurice Van Robays | Left Fielder |
Elbie Fletcher | First Baseman |
Frankie Gustine | Second Baseman |
Vince DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
Al Lopez | Catcher |
Rip Sewell | Pitcher |
Frankie Frisch | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dixie Walker | Right Fielder |
Billy Herman | Second Baseman |
Pete Reiser | Center Fielder |
Dolph Camilli | First Baseman |
Joe Medwick | Left Fielder |
Cookie Lavagetto | Third Baseman |
Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
Mickey Owen | Catcher |
Kirby Higbe | Pitcher |
Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Pirates
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
August 20, 1941
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garms vs. Higbe
Garms hits a fly ball into center field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Higbe
Vaughan hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Higbe
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Sewell
Walker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herman vs. Sewell
Herman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Herman reaches second base with a double. Walker moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Reiser vs. Sewell
Reiser hits a fly ball towards left field. Van Robays fields the ball and throws to short. Vaughan drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Vaughan. Walker scores. Herman scores. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Camilli vs. Sewell
Camilli hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Camilli for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Sewell
Medwick hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lavagetto vs. Sewell
Lavagetto hits a line drive to center field. That will be extra bases. DiMaggio chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards the plate. Lopez fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Lopez. Medwick goes all the way around to score. Lavagetto moves all the way to home. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Sewell
Reese hits a fly ball into right field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Robays vs. Higbe
Van Robays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Higbe
Fletcher strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Higbe
Gustine hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Herman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Sewell
Owen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Higbe vs. Sewell
Higbe bunts towards the mound. Sewell fields it and throws to first for the out. Owen moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Sewell
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herman vs. Sewell
Herman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Higbe
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lavagetto juggles the ball. That's an error on Lavagetto. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Higbe
Lopez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. DiMaggio moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sewell vs. Higbe
There's a wild pitch. DiMaggio scores. Lopez moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sewell vs. Higbe
Sewell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Garms vs. Higbe
Garms takes first base on ball four. Lopez moves to third. Sewell moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Vaughan vs. Higbe
Vaughan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Reiser. Vaughan reaches second base with a double. Lopez scores. Sewell scores. Garms moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Elliott vs. Casey
Hugh Casey now pitching.
Elliott hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Robays vs. Casey
Van Robays hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Casey
Fletcher hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Owen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Casey
Gustine hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reiser vs. Sewell
Reiser hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Camilli vs. Sewell
Camilli takes first base on ball four. Reiser moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Medwick vs. Sewell
Medwick hits a fly ball into left field. Van Robays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lavagetto vs. Sewell
Lavagetto takes first base on ball four. Reiser moves to third. Camilli moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Reese vs. Sewell
Reese hits a fly ball into left field. Van Robays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Reiser scores. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Owen vs. Sewell
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Casey
DiMaggio is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Casey
Lopez hits a fly ball into center field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Casey
Sewell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Casey vs. Sewell
Casey strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Sewell
Walker hits a fly ball into left field. Van Robays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Sewell
Herman strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garms vs. Casey
Garms hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Herman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Casey
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Casey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Casey
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reiser vs. Sewell
Reiser hits a popup towards short. Vaughan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Camilli vs. Sewell
Camilli strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Sewell
Medwick hits a fly ball into right field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Robays vs. Casey
Van Robays hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Casey
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gustine vs. Casey
Gustine hits a fly ball towards right. Walker catches it and throws to first to double up Fletcher. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lavagetto vs. Sewell
Lavagetto hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Sewell
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garms juggles the ball. That's an error on Garms. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Riggs vs. Sewell
Lew Riggs pinch hits for Mickey Owen.
Riggs hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wasdell vs. Sewell
Jimmy Wasdell pinch hits for Hugh Casey.
Wasdell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walker vs. Sewell
Walker takes first base on ball four. Reese moves to third. Riggs moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Herman vs. Sewell
Herman hits a fly ball into right field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Allen
Herman Franks now catching. Johnny Allen now pitching.
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Allen
Lopez hits a line drive towards short. Reese catches it and throws to first to double up DiMaggio. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Allen
Sewell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Allen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reiser vs. Sewell
Reiser hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Camilli vs. Sewell
Camilli strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Sewell
Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lavagetto vs. Sewell
Lavagetto hits a popup towards the mound. Sewell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garms vs. Allen
Garms hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lavagetto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Allen
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Allen
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lavagetto fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Sewell
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Franks vs. Sewell
Franks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Sewell
Allen is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Robays vs. Allen
Van Robays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Allen
Fletcher hits a popup towards the mound. Allen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Allen
Gustine hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Franks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Sewell
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Sewell
Herman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine misplays the ball. That's an error on Gustine. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reiser vs. Sewell
Reiser takes first base on ball four. Herman moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Camilli vs. Sewell
There's a wild pitch. Herman moves to third. Reiser moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Camilli vs. Sewell
Camilli takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Medwick vs. Sewell
Medwick hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lavagetto vs. Sewell
Lavagetto hits a fly ball towards right. Elliott settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Elliott. Herman scores. Reiser moves to third. Camilli moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/20/1941 -- Pittsburgh at Brooklyn (D) Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI Garms D, 3b 3 1 0 0 Walker D, rf 4 1 1 0 Vaughan A, ss 4 1 2 2 Herman B, 2b 5 2 1 0 Elliott B, rf 4 1 1 3 Reiser P, cf 4 2 2 2 Van Robays M, lf 4 0 1 0 Camilli D, 1b 3 0 0 0 Fletcher E, 1b 4 0 0 0 Medwick J, lf 5 1 1 0 Gustine F, 2b 4 0 0 0 Lavagetto C, 3b 4 1 1 1 DiMaggio V, cf 3 1 1 0 Reese P, ss 4 0 0 1 Lopez A, c 3 1 1 0 Owen M, c 1 0 0 0 Sewell R, p 2 1 0 0 Riggs L, ph 1 0 1 0 Franks H, c 1 0 0 0 Higbe K, p 0 0 0 0 Casey H, p 1 0 0 0 Wasdell J, ph 1 0 0 0 Allen J, p 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 6 6 5 35 7 7 4 Pittsburgh 006 000 000 -- 6 Brooklyn 401 000 101 -- 7 2 outs when winning run was scored. Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Sewell R (L) 8.2 7 7 5 6 5 Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO Higbe K* 2.0 2 5 4 2 1 Casey H 4.0 2 1 1 0 1 Allen J (W) 3.0 2 0 0 0 0 * Pitched to 5 batters in 3rd E -- Vaughan A, Lopez A, Lavagetto C, Garms D, Gustine F, Elliott B DP -- Brooklyn 3 LOB -- Pittsburgh 0, Brooklyn 9 2B -- Herman B, Lavagetto C, Vaughan A HR -- Elliott B, Reiser P SH -- Higbe K WP -- Higbe K, Sewell R T -- 2:05 A -- 14752
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