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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 27, 1945
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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 June 27, 1945 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | June 27, 1945 |
|---|---|
| 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 | June 27, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Preacher Roe |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jack Brewer |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 17,735 |
| Time of Game | 0 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Jocko Conlan 1B: Dusty Boggess 2B: (none) 3B: Babe Pinelli |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lee Handley | Third Baseman |
| Al Gionfriddo | Center Fielder |
| Jim Russell | Left Fielder |
| Bob Elliott | Right Fielder |
| Bill Salkeld | Catcher |
| Babe Dahlgren | First Baseman |
| Pete Coscarart | Second Baseman |
| Vic Barnhart | Shortstop |
| Preacher Roe | Pitcher |
| Frankie Frisch | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Mallory | Center Fielder |
| George Hausmann | Second Baseman |
| Danny Gardella | Left Fielder |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Clyde Kluttz | Catcher |
| Billy Jurges | Third Baseman |
| Nap Reyes | First Baseman |
| Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
| Jack Brewer | Pitcher |
| Mel Ott | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 27, 1945
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Brewer
Handley hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gionfriddo vs. Brewer
Gionfriddo 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 -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Brewer
Russell hits a fly ball into left field. Gardella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Brewer
Elliott 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
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mallory vs. Roe
Mallory hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hausmann vs. Roe
Hausmann hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mallory moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gardella vs. Roe
Gardella strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ott vs. Roe
Ott strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kluttz vs. Roe
Kluttz hits a fly ball into center field. Gionfriddo 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: ---
Salkeld vs. Brewer
Salkeld hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brewer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Brewer
Dahlgren hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Brewer
Coscarart hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jurges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Roe
Jurges hits a fly ball into right field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reyes vs. Roe
Reyes 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, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Roe
Kerr bunts towards third. Handley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brewer vs. Roe
Brewer hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Barnhart fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barnhart vs. Brewer
Barnhart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roe vs. Brewer
Roe strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Brewer
Handley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mallory vs. Roe
Mallory hits a fly ball into left field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. Roe
Hausmann takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gardella vs. Roe
Gardella strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Roe
Ott hits a popup, foul, towards first. Dahlgren settles under it 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: ---
Gionfriddo vs. Brewer
Gionfriddo bunts towards the mound. Brewer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Brewer
Russell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Brewer
Elliott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Salkeld vs. Brewer
Salkeld takes first base on ball four. Elliott moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dahlgren vs. Brewer
Dahlgren hits a line drive into center field. Mallory settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluttz vs. Roe
Kluttz hits a line drive into left field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Roe
Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roe fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reyes vs. Roe
Reyes hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jurges moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kerr vs. Roe
Kerr strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brewer vs. Roe
Brewer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Brewer
Coscarart hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jurges fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barnhart vs. Brewer
Barnhart hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roe vs. Brewer
Roe hits a popup, foul, towards first. Reyes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Handley vs. Brewer
Handley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Barnhart moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gionfriddo vs. Brewer
Gionfriddo hits a fly ball into center field. Mallory settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mallory vs. Roe
Mallory hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hausmann vs. Roe
Hausmann bunts towards first. Dahlgren scoops it up and throws to first, with Coscarart covering, for the out. Mallory moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gardella vs. Roe
Gardella hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mallory moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
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
Top 6
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Brewer
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Reyes scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Russell for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Brewer
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salkeld vs. Brewer
Salkeld hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Kluttz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluttz vs. Roe
Kluttz hits a popup towards short. Barnhart settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Roe
Jurges takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reyes vs. Roe
Reyes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Brewer
Dahlgren strikes out. Kluttz drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Dahlgren out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Brewer
Coscarart strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barnhart vs. Brewer
Barnhart hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roe vs. Brewer
Roe hits a fly ball into center field. Mallory settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Roe
Kerr hits a popup towards first. Dahlgren settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brewer vs. Roe
Brewer strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mallory vs. Roe
Mallory strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Brewer
Handley hits a line drive into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gionfriddo vs. Brewer
Gionfriddo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Brewer
Russell strikes out. There goes Gionfriddo. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Elliott vs. Brewer
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. Roe
Hausmann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Barnhart fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Treadway vs. Roe
Red Treadway pinch hits for Danny Gardella.
Treadway bunts towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. Hausmann moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ott vs. Roe
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dahlgren scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ott for the out. Hausmann moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kluttz vs. Roe
Kluttz hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salkeld vs. Brewer
Red Treadway now playing left field.
Salkeld hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Brewer
Dahlgren hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coscarart vs. Brewer
Coscarart hits a fly ball into left field. Treadway settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barnhart vs. Brewer
Barnhart hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jurges fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roe vs. Brewer
Roe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jurges fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Roe
Jurges bunts towards the mound. Roe fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reyes vs. Roe
Reyes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jurges moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kerr vs. Roe
Kerr bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Jurges moves to third. Reyes moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lombardi vs. Roe
Ernie Lombardi pinch hits for Jack Brewer.
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it, steps on third, and throws to Salkeld, who tags Jurges for the double play. Kerr moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mallory vs. Roe
Al Gardella pinch runs for Ernie Lombardi.
Mallory hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kerr scores. Gardella moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hausmann vs. Roe
Hausmann hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Elliott. Hausmann reaches second base with a double. Gardella scores. Mallory goes all the way around to score. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/27/1945, game 2 -- Pittsburgh at New York (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Handley L, 3b 4 1 2 1 Mallory J, cf 5 1 3 1
Gionfriddo A, cf 3 0 0 0 Hausmann G, 2b 3 0 3 2
Russell J, lf 4 0 0 0 Gardella D, lf 3 0 0 0
Elliott B, rf 3 0 0 0 Treadway R, ph-lf 0 0 0 0
Salkeld B, c 3 1 1 1 Ott M, rf 4 0 0 0
Dahlgren B, 1b 4 0 1 0 Kluttz C, c 4 0 0 0
Coscarart P, 2b 4 0 0 0 Jurges B, 3b 3 0 2 0
Barnhart V, ss 4 0 2 0 Reyes N, 1b 4 0 2 0
Roe P, p 4 0 0 0 Kerr B, ss 3 1 1 0
Brewer J, p 3 0 0 0
Lombardi E, ph 1 0 0 0
Gardella A, pr 0 1 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 2 6 2 33 3 11 3
Pittsburgh 100 000 001 -- 2
New York 000 000 003 -- 3
2 outs when winning run was scored.
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Roe P (L) 8.2 11 3 3 2 6
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Brewer J (W) 9.0 6 2 2 3 5
DP -- Pittsburgh 2
LOB -- Pittsburgh 7, New York 9
2B -- Hausmann G
HR -- Handley L, Salkeld B
SB -- Gionfriddo A
SH -- Hausmann G, Treadway R, Kerr B
A -- 17735
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