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Pirates
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
July 8, 1943
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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 July 8, 1943 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
Date | July 8, 1943 |
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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 | July 8, 1943 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rip Sewell |
Home Starting Pitcher | Freddie Fitzsimmons |
Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
City | Brooklyn |
State | NY |
Attendance | 7,075 |
Time of Game | 1 hour 51 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Beans Reardon 1B: Larry Goetz 2B: (none) 3B: Lee Ballanfant |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Frankie Gustine | Shortstop |
Johnny Barrett | Right Fielder |
Jim Russell | Left Fielder |
Bob Elliott | Third Baseman |
Elbie Fletcher | First Baseman |
Vince DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
Al Lopez | Catcher |
Pete Coscarart | Second Baseman |
Rip Sewell | Pitcher |
Frankie Frisch | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Arky Vaughan | Third Baseman |
Paul Waner | Right Fielder |
Dixie Walker | Left Fielder |
Augie Galan | Center Fielder |
Dolph Camilli | First Baseman |
Billy Herman | Second Baseman |
Al Glossop | Shortstop |
Bobby Bragan | Catcher |
Freddie Fitzsimmons | Pitcher |
Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Pirates
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
July 8, 1943
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Fitzsimmons
Gustine hits a popup towards short. Glossop settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Fitzsimmons
Barrett hits a fly ball into center field. Galan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Fitzsimmons
Russell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Fitzsimmons
Elliott takes first base on ball four. Russell moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fletcher vs. Fitzsimmons
Fletcher hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Fitzsimmons
DiMaggio hits a popup towards short. Glossop settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Sewell
Vaughan 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 -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Sewell
Waner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Sewell
Walker hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Galan vs. Sewell
Galan hits a fly ball into left field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Fitzsimmons
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vaughan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Fitzsimmons
Coscarart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Glossop scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Fitzsimmons
Sewell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Glossop scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Camilli vs. Sewell
Camilli hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Camilli reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herman vs. Sewell
Herman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sewell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Glossop vs. Sewell
Glossop hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first, with Sewell covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bragan vs. Sewell
Bragan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Fitzsimmons
Gustine hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Fitzsimmons
Barrett is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Fitzsimmons
Russell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Fitzsimmons
Elliott 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 3
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Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitzsimmons vs. Sewell
Fitzsimmons hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Sewell
Vaughan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Sewell
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards first. The ball bounces off Fletcher, and towards Coscarart, who fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering, for the out. Vaughan moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Sewell
Walker hits a fly ball into left field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Fitzsimmons
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Fitzsimmons
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Fletcher moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lopez vs. Fitzsimmons
Lopez hits a fly ball into center field. Galan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Fletcher scores. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coscarart vs. Fitzsimmons
Coscarart hits a fly ball towards right. Waner catches it and throws to first to double up DiMaggio. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Sewell
Galan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Camilli vs. Sewell
Camilli hits a fly ball into left field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herman vs. Sewell
Herman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Herman for the out. Galan moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Glossop vs. Sewell
Glossop hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Fitzsimmons
Sewell strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Fitzsimmons
Gustine is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Fitzsimmons
Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Camilli scoops it up and throws to first, with Fitzsimmons covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bragan vs. Sewell
Bragan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gustine misplays the ball. That's an error on Gustine. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Macon vs. Sewell
Max Macon pinch hits for Freddie Fitzsimmons.
Macon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bragan moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vaughan vs. Sewell
Vaughan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Vaughan reaches second base with a double. Bragan scores. Macon moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Waner vs. Sewell
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Macon scores. Vaughan moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Walker vs. Sewell
Walker hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fletcher races for the ball and makes the catch. There goes Vaughan. The throw to the plate, AND Vaughan is out, for the double play. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Macon
Max Macon now pitching.
Russell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Macon
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Glossop fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Macon
Fletcher hits a fly ball into center field. Galan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Sewell
Galan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Camilli vs. Sewell
Camilli hits a popup towards short. Gustine settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herman vs. Sewell
Herman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sewell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Macon
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Macon
Lopez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coscarart vs. Macon
Coscarart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Glossop scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lopez moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sewell vs. Macon
Sewell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Glossop vs. Sewell
Glossop 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 -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bragan vs. Sewell
Bragan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Macon vs. Sewell
Red Barkley pinch runs for Bobby Bragan.
Macon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gustine fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vaughan vs. Sewell
Vaughan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Macon
Mickey Owen now catching.
Gustine hits a fly ball into center field. Galan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Macon
Barrett hits a popup, foul, towards first. Camilli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Macon
Russell hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Sewell
Waner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Sewell
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Galan vs. Sewell
Galan hits a popup towards short. Gustine settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Camilli vs. Sewell
Camilli 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
Top 9
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Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Macon
Elliott 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 -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Macon
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Macon
DiMaggio hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Galan. DiMaggio reaches second base with a double. Fletcher moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lopez vs. Macon
Lopez is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Coscarart vs. Macon
Coscarart hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Galan who is chasing the ball. Coscarart reaches third base with a triple. Fletcher scores. DiMaggio scores. Lopez goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sewell vs. Macon
Sewell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Coscarart scores. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gustine vs. Macon
Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Glossop fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 8 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Sewell
Herman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Glossop vs. Sewell
Glossop hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gustine fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Owen vs. Sewell
Owen takes first base on ball four. Glossop moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Macon vs. Sewell
Johnny Cooney pinch runs for Mickey Owen.
Macon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart fields it and throws to second for the out. Glossop moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Vaughan vs. Sewell
Vaughan hits a line drive towards first. Fletcher reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/8/1943 -- Pittsburgh at Brooklyn (D) Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI Gustine F, ss 5 0 0 0 Vaughan A, 3b 4 0 1 1 Barrett J, rf 4 0 0 0 Waner P, rf 3 0 1 1 Russell J, lf 3 1 2 0 Walker D, lf 4 0 0 0 Elliott B, 3b 3 1 0 0 Galan A, cf 3 0 1 0 Fletcher E, 1b 4 3 3 3 Camilli D, 1b 4 0 1 0 DiMaggio V, cf 4 1 2 0 Herman B, 2b 4 0 1 0 Lopez A, c 3 1 1 1 Glossop A, ss 4 0 0 0 Coscarart P, 2b 4 1 1 3 Bragan B, c 3 1 1 0 Sewell R, p 4 0 1 1 Barkley R, pr 0 0 0 0 Owen M, c 0 0 0 0 Cooney J, pr 0 0 0 0 Fitzsimmons F, p 1 0 0 0 Macon M, ph-p 3 1 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 8 10 8 33 2 7 2 Pittsburgh 300 100 004 -- 8 Brooklyn 000 020 000 -- 2 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Sewell R (W) 9.0 7 2 1 4 0 Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO Fitzsimmons F (L) 5.0 4 4 4 2 3 Macon M 4.0 6 4 4 1 1 E -- Gustine F DP -- Pittsburgh 2, Brooklyn 3 LOB -- Pittsburgh 2, Brooklyn 8 2B -- Camilli D, Vaughan A, DiMaggio V 3B -- Coscarart P HR -- Fletcher E T -- 1:51 A -- 7075
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