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Pirates 11 @ Giants 9
Polo Grounds
August 15, 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 August 15, 1945 at Polo Grounds. The home team Giants were bested by the visiting Pirates with a score of 11 to 9.

Game Summary

DateAugust 15, 1945 
Visiting Team
Pittsburgh Pirates
R: 11 H: 15 E: 2 LOB: 11
Runs: 11
Hits: 15
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 11
Home Team
New York Giants
R: 9 H: 17 E: 1 LOB: 9
Runs: 9
Hits: 17
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 9
Winning PitcherKen Gables  
Losing PitcherHarry Feldman  
SaveAl Gerheauser  
Game Winning RBILloyd Waner 

Game Info

DateAugust 15, 1945 
Day of WeekWed 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamPittsburgh Pirates 
Home TeamNew York Giants 
Visiting Starting PitcherMax Butcher  
Home Starting PitcherBill Voiselle  
BallparkPolo Grounds 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance 
Time of Game2 hours 54 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Lou Jorda
1B: Beans Reardon
2B: (none)
3B: Larry Goetz

Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup 

Name  Position 
Frankie Gustine  Second Baseman 
Al Gionfriddo  Center Fielder 
Jim Russell  Left Fielder 
Johnny Barrett  Right Fielder 
Bill Salkeld  Catcher 
Bob Elliott  Third Baseman 
Babe Dahlgren  First Baseman 
Vic Barnhart  Shortstop 
Max Butcher  Pitcher 
Frankie Frisch  Manager 

New York Giants Lineup 

Name  Position 
Johnny Rucker  Center Fielder 
George Hausmann  Second Baseman 
Mel Ott  Right Fielder 
Danny Gardella  Left Fielder 
Ernie Lombardi  Catcher 
Mike Schemer  First Baseman 
Buddy Kerr  Shortstop 
Billy Jurges  Third Baseman 
Bill Voiselle  Pitcher 
Mel Ott  Manager 

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Pirates 11 @ Giants 9
Polo Grounds
August 15, 1945

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 8/15/1945, game 1 -- Pittsburgh at New York (D)

  Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Gustine F, 2b-ss      6  2  4  2   Rucker J, cf          5  1  2  2   
Gionfriddo A, cf      5  1  2  1   Hausmann G, 2b        5  1  2  0   
Russell J, lf         4  1  1  1   Ott M, rf             5  2  3  1   
Barrett J, rf         4  0  0  1   Gardella D, lf        4  3  2  3   
Salkeld B, c          3  1  1  0   Lombardi E, c         4  0  3  0   
Lopez A, c            1  0  0  0   Mallory J, pr         0  0  0  0   
Elliott B, 3b         4  1  0  1   Berres R, c           0  0  0  0   
Dahlgren B, 1b        5  2  3  3   Kluttz C, ph          0  0  0  0   
Barnhart V, ss        3  1  2  1   Schemer M, 1b         5  0  1  0   
Saltzgaver J, ph      0  1  0  0   Kerr B, ss            5  0  0  0   
Coscarart P, 2b       0  0  0  0   Jurges B, 3b          5  1  3  2   
Butcher M, p          2  0  1  0   Voiselle B, p         0  0  0  0   
Rescigno X, p         0  0  0  0   Emmerich S, p         2  0  0  0   
Colman F, ph          1  0  0  0   Treadway R, ph        1  1  1  0   
Gables K, p           0  0  0  0   Fischer R, p          0  0  0  0   
Waner L, ph           1  1  1  1   Reyes N, ph           1  0  0  0   
Gerheauser A, p       0  0  0  0   Feldman H, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Brewer J, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Mungo V, ph           1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     39 11 15 11                        43  9 17  8

Pittsburgh       600 100 004 -- 11
New York         100 032 102 --  9

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Butcher M             5.1 12  6  6  0  1
Rescigno X            0.2  1  0  0  0  1
Gables K (W)          2.0  2  1  1  0  0
Gerheauser A (S)      1.0  2  2  2  2  0

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Voiselle B            0.1  2  5  5  3  0
Emmerich S            5.2  7  2  2  2  0
Fischer R             2.0  2  0  0  2  0
Feldman H (L)         0.1  3  4  4  1  0
Brewer J              0.2  1  0  0  0  0

E -- Barnhart V, Jurges B, Barrett J
DP -- Pittsburgh 1, New York 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 11, New York 9
3B -- Dahlgren B
HR -- Ott M, Gardella D 2
SB -- Schemer M
CS -- Dahlgren B
SH -- Butcher M, Gionfriddo A
WP -- Voiselle B, Brewer J
PB -- Lombardi E
T -- 2:54
A -- 0

    

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