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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 19, 1943
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on August 19, 1943 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
Date | August 19, 1943 |
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Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Home Team |
New York Giants
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 19, 1943 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Home Team | New York Giants |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Wally Hebert |
Home Starting Pitcher | Rube Fischer |
Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | 2,863 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 9 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Lee Ballanfant 1B: Beans Reardon 2B: (none) 3B: Larry Goetz |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Pete Coscarart | Shortstop |
Jim Russell | Left Fielder |
Al Rubeling | Second Baseman |
Maurice Van Robays | Right Fielder |
Tommy O'Brien | Third Baseman |
Elbie Fletcher | First Baseman |
Vince DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
Al Lopez | Catcher |
Wally Hebert | Pitcher |
Frankie Frisch | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dick Bartell | Shortstop |
Mickey Witek | Second Baseman |
Johnny Rucker | Center Fielder |
Joe Medwick | Left Fielder |
Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
Sid Gordon | First Baseman |
Billy Jurges | Third Baseman |
Gus Mancuso | Catcher |
Rube Fischer | Pitcher |
Mel Ott | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 19, 1943
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Fischer
Coscarart hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Fischer
Russell hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rubeling vs. Fischer
Rubeling hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Russell moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Van Robays vs. Fischer
Van Robays hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Russell scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Brien vs. Fischer
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Hebert
Bartell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Witek vs. Hebert
Witek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rubeling fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Hebert
Rucker hits a ball on the ground into center field. DiMaggio picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on DiMaggio. Rucker moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Medwick vs. Hebert
Medwick 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, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Fischer
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Fischer
DiMaggio strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Fischer
Lopez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Fletcher moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hebert vs. Fischer
Hebert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bartell fields it, throws to first for one, and the throw to the plate - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Hebert
Ott strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Hebert
Gordon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jurges vs. Hebert
Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Coscarart fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Fischer
Coscarart hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Fischer
Coscarart is thrown out, attempting to steal, by unknown player in unknown way. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Fischer
Russell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rubeling vs. Fischer
Russell is thrown out, attempting to steal, by unknown player in unknown way. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rubeling vs. Fischer
Rubeling hits a line drive for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Hebert
Mancuso hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Brien fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fischer vs. Hebert
Fischer hits a line drive towards first. Fletcher reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Hebert
Bartell hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Robays vs. Fischer
Van Robays hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Fischer
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Fischer
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. O'Brien moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DiMaggio vs. Fischer
DiMaggio hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Fischer
Lopez hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebert vs. Fischer
Hebert hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Hebert
Witek hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Hebert
Rucker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hebert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Hebert
Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Brien fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Fischer
Coscarart takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Fischer
Russell hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rubeling vs. Mungo
Van Mungo now pitching.
Rubeling hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Robays vs. Mungo
Van Robays hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Mungo
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell misplays the ball. That's an error on Bartell. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Mungo
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Hebert
Ott hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Hebert
Gordon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ott moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jurges vs. Hebert
Jurges hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mancuso vs. Hebert
Mancuso hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ott scores. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mungo vs. Hebert
Mungo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rubeling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Mungo
DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Mungo
DiMaggio is thrown out, attempting to steal, by unknown player in unknown way. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Mungo
Lopez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hebert vs. Mungo
Hebert strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coscarart vs. Mungo
Coscarart hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lopez moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Russell vs. Mungo
Russell hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Hebert
Bartell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Hebert
Witek hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rucker vs. Hebert
Rucker hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Medwick vs. Hebert
Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hebert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rubeling vs. Mungo
Rubeling hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Robays vs. Mungo
Van Robays hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Mungo
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Hebert
Ott bunts towards first. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first, with Rubeling covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Hebert
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rubeling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Hebert
Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Mungo
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Mungo
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jurges fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Mungo
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jurges fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Hebert
Mancuso hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Brien fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maynard vs. Hebert
Buster Maynard pinch hits for Van Mungo.
Maynard hits a fly ball into right field. Van Robays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Hebert
Bartell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Witek vs. Hebert
Witek hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bartell moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rucker vs. Hebert
Rucker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bartell moves to third. Witek moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Medwick vs. Hebert
Medwick hits a fly ball into left field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebert vs. Adams
Ace Adams now pitching.
Hebert hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Adams
Coscarart takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Adams
Russell hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rubeling vs. Adams
Rubeling hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Van Robays vs. Adams
Van Robays hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Brien vs. Adams
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Hebert
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rubeling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Hebert
Gordon hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Hebert
Jurges hits a fly ball into right field. Van Robays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/19/1943 -- Pittsburgh at New York (D) Pittsburgh AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI Coscarart P, ss 3 2 3 0 Bartell D, ss 3 0 1 0 Russell J, lf 4 3 2 4 Witek M, 2b 4 0 2 0 Rubeling A, 2b 5 0 1 0 Rucker J, cf 4 0 2 0 Van Robays M, rf 5 0 1 1 Medwick J, lf 4 0 0 0 O'Brien T, 3b 5 1 1 0 Ott M, rf 4 1 1 0 Fletcher E, 1b 4 1 2 0 Gordon S, 1b 4 0 2 0 DiMaggio V, cf 3 1 1 3 Jurges B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Lopez A, c 3 0 1 0 Mancuso G, c 3 0 0 1 Hebert W, p 4 0 0 0 Fischer R, p 1 0 0 0 Mungo V, p 1 0 0 0 Maynard B, ph 1 0 0 0 Adams A, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 8 12 8 33 1 8 1 Pittsburgh 100 320 002 -- 8 New York 000 010 000 -- 1 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Hebert W (W) 9.0 8 1 1 1 1 New York IP H R ER BB SO Fischer R (L)* 4.0 9 6 6 2 1 Mungo V 4.0 1 0 0 2 1 Adams A 1.0 2 2 2 1 0 * Pitched to 2 batters in 5th E -- DiMaggio V, Bartell D DP -- Pittsburgh 2, New York 1 LOB -- Pittsburgh 6, New York 6 HR -- DiMaggio V, Russell J 2 CS -- Coscarart P, Russell J, DiMaggio V T -- 2:09 A -- 2863
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