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Dodgers
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
July 9, 1944
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Brooklyn Dodgers, played on July 9, 1944 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
Date | July 9, 1944 |
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Visiting Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 9, 1944 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ed Head |
Home Starting Pitcher | Preacher Roe |
Ballpark | Forbes Field |
City | Pittsburgh |
State | PA |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 1 hour 58 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Tom Dunn 1B: George Magerkurth 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Stewart |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Frenchy Bordagaray | Third Baseman |
Goody Rosen | Center Fielder |
Augie Galan | Left Fielder |
Dixie Walker | Right Fielder |
Mickey Owen | Catcher |
Howie Schultz | First Baseman |
Bobby Bragan | Shortstop |
Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
Ed Head | Pitcher |
Leo Durocher | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Pete Coscarart | Second Baseman |
Jim Russell | Left Fielder |
Johnny Barrett | Right Fielder |
Bob Elliott | Third Baseman |
Spud Davis | Catcher |
Babe Dahlgren | First Baseman |
Vince DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
Frankie Zak | Shortstop |
Preacher Roe | Pitcher |
Frankie Frisch | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Dodgers
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
July 9, 1944
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bordagaray vs. Roe
Bordagaray hits a fly ball into left field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Roe
Rosen hits a fly ball into left field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Roe
Galan hits a fly ball into left field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Head
Coscarart hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bordagaray settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Head
Russell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rosen who is chasing the ball. Russell reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Barrett vs. Head
Barrett hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Russell scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Head
Elliott hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rosen. Elliott reaches second base with a double. Barrett moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Davis vs. Head
Davis is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dahlgren vs. Head
Dahlgren hits a fly ball into center field. Rosen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Barrett scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DiMaggio vs. Head
DiMaggio hits a line drive to center field. That will be extra bases. Rosen chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Bragan. Bragan fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Bragan. Elliott scores. Davis goes all the way around to score. DiMaggio moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Zak vs. Head
Zak takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Roe vs. Head
Roe strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Roe
Walker hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Roe
Owen hits a popup, foul, towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schultz vs. Roe
Schultz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zak misplays the ball. That's an error on Zak. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bragan vs. Roe
Bragan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Head
Coscarart hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Melton
Rube Melton now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Coscarart moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Russell vs. Melton
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Barrett vs. Melton
Barrett hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rosen who is chasing the ball. Barrett reaches third base with a triple. Coscarart scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Elliott vs. Melton
Elliott hits a fly ball into left field. Galan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Barrett scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Melton
Davis strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Roe
Stanky hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Stanky reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Melton vs. Roe
Melton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bordagaray vs. Roe
Bordagaray hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rosen vs. Roe
Rosen strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Melton
Dahlgren takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Melton
DiMaggio strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zak vs. Melton
Zak hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Dahlgren moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Roe vs. Melton
Roe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Dahlgren moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Coscarart vs. Melton
Coscarart hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rosen. Coscarart reaches second base with a double. Galan throws the ball in to Bragan who relays the ball to Stanky who tags Coscarart trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Dahlgren scores. Roe goes all the way around to score. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Roe
Galan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Roe
Walker hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Davis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Owen vs. Roe
Owen strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schultz vs. Roe
Schultz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Galan moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bragan vs. Roe
Bragan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Davis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Melton
Ray Hayworth now catching. Luis Olmo now playing right field. Eddie Miksis now playing shortstop.
Russell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barrett vs. Melton
Barrett hits a fly ball into right field. Olmo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Melton
Elliott hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Russell moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Davis vs. Melton
Davis hits a line drive towards third. Bordagaray catches it and steps on third to double up Russell. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Roe
Stanky hits a fly ball into right field. Barrett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melton vs. Roe
Melton strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bordagaray vs. Roe
Bordagaray 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
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Melton
Dahlgren hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bordagaray settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Melton
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into center field. Rosen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zak vs. Melton
Zak hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roe vs. Melton
There goes Zak. The throw from Hayworth and he is safe. Zak steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Roe vs. Melton
Roe strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Roe
Frank Colman now playing right field.
Rosen hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Roe
Galan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zak scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olmo vs. Roe
Olmo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hayworth vs. Roe
Hayworth hits a popup towards first. Dahlgren settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Melton
Paul Waner now playing left field. Eddie Basinski now playing second base.
Coscarart hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Melton
Russell hits a fly ball into center field. Rosen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colman vs. Melton
Colman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Coscarart moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Elliott vs. Melton
Elliott hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Coscarart scores. Colman moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. Melton
Davis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Colman scores. Elliott moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dahlgren vs. Melton
Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miksis fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schultz vs. Roe
Lloyd Waner now playing center field.
Schultz hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Roe
Miksis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Basinski vs. Roe
Basinski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roe fields it and throws to first for the out. Miksis moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Melton vs. Roe
Melton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Miksis scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bordagaray vs. Roe
Bordagaray hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Melton
Waner hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bordagaray settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zak vs. Melton
Zak strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roe vs. Melton
Roe hits a fly ball into center field. Rosen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Roe
Lee Handley now playing third base. Tommy O'Brien now playing left field.
Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dahlgren scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rosen for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Roe
Waner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Olmo vs. Roe
Olmo hits a line drive towards third. Handley reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hayworth vs. Roe
Hayworth hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Melton
Coscarart hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bordagaray settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Melton
O'Brien hits a fly ball into center field. Rosen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colman vs. Melton
Colman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Schultz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Colman for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schultz vs. Roe
Al Rubeling now playing second base. Frankie Gustine now playing shortstop.
Schultz hits a fly ball into left field. O'Brien settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Roe
Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Basinski vs. Roe
Basinski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Melton vs. Roe
Melton strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/9/1944, game 1 -- Brooklyn at Pittsburgh (D) Brooklyn AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Bordagaray F, 3b 4 0 0 0 Coscarart P, 2b 5 2 3 2 Rosen G, cf 4 0 0 0 Rubeling A, 2b 0 0 0 0 Galan A, lf 2 0 0 0 Russell J, lf 3 1 1 0 Waner P, lf 1 0 1 0 O'Brien T, lf 1 0 0 0 Walker D, rf 2 0 0 0 Barrett J, rf 3 2 2 2 Olmo L, rf 2 0 1 0 Colman F, rf 2 1 1 0 Owen M, c 2 0 0 0 Elliott B, 3b 4 1 2 2 Hayworth R, c 2 0 0 0 Handley L, 3b 0 0 0 0 Schultz H, 1b 4 0 1 0 Davis S, c 3 1 1 1 Bragan B, ss 2 0 0 0 Dahlgren B, 1b 3 1 0 1 Miksis E, ss 2 1 1 0 DiMaggio V, cf 3 0 1 2 Stanky E, 2b 2 0 1 0 Waner L, cf 1 0 0 0 Basinski E, 2b 2 0 1 0 Zak F, ss 3 0 1 0 Head E, p 0 0 0 0 Gustine F, ss 0 0 0 0 Melton R, p 4 0 1 1 Roe P, p 4 1 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 1 7 1 35 10 13 10 Brooklyn 000 000 100 -- 1 Pittsburgh 422 002 00x -- 10 Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO Head E (L)* 1.0 5 5 5 2 1 Melton R 7.0 8 5 5 2 4 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Roe P (W) 9.0 7 1 1 1 4 * Pitched to 1 batter in 2nd E -- Bragan B, Zak F, Miksis E DP -- Brooklyn 2 LOB -- Brooklyn 8, Pittsburgh 5 2B -- Elliott B, DiMaggio V, Stanky E, Coscarart P 3B -- Russell J, Barrett J SB -- Zak F WP -- Melton R T -- 1:58 A -- 0
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