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Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 8, 1944
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the New York Giants, played on August 8, 1944 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
Date | August 8, 1944 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Giants
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Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 8, 1944 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | New York Giants |
Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Voiselle |
Home Starting Pitcher | Max Butcher |
Ballpark | Forbes Field |
City | Pittsburgh |
State | PA |
Attendance | 2,277 |
Time of Game | 1 hour 36 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Lee Ballanfant 1B: Dusty Boggess 2B: (none) 3B: Babe Pinelli |
New York Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Red Treadway | Right Fielder |
George Hausmann | Second Baseman |
Johnny Rucker | Center Fielder |
Joe Medwick | Left Fielder |
Phil Weintraub | First Baseman |
Ernie Lombardi | Catcher |
Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
Hal Luby | Third Baseman |
Bill Voiselle | Pitcher |
Mel Ott | 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 |
Babe Dahlgren | First Baseman |
Vince DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
Al Lopez | Catcher |
Frankie Zak | Shortstop |
Max Butcher | Pitcher |
Frankie Frisch | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 8, 1944
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Treadway vs. Butcher
Treadway 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 -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. Butcher
Hausmann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zak fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rucker vs. Butcher
Rucker strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Medwick vs. Butcher
Medwick hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Barrett who is chasing the ball. Medwick reaches third base with a triple. Hausmann goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Weintraub vs. Butcher
There's a wild pitch. Medwick scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weintraub vs. Butcher
Weintraub hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lombardi vs. Butcher
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Weintraub moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kerr vs. Butcher
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Voiselle
Coscarart 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 -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Voiselle
Russell bunts towards the mound. Voiselle fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barrett vs. Voiselle
The ball gets by Lombardi for a passed ball. Russell moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Barrett vs. Voiselle
Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Weintraub scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Barrett for the out. Russell scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Voiselle
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Luby fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luby vs. Butcher
Luby hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Voiselle vs. Butcher
Voiselle bunts towards first. Dahlgren juggles the ball. That's an error on Dahlgren. Luby moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Treadway vs. Butcher
Treadway hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Luby moves to third. Voiselle moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hausmann vs. Butcher
Hausmann hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dahlgren juggles the ball. That's an error on Dahlgren. Luby scores. Voiselle moves to third. Treadway moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rucker vs. Rescigno
Xavier Rescigno now pitching.
Rucker hits a ball on the ground for an out. Treadway moves to third. Hausmann moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Medwick vs. Rescigno
Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart fields it and throws to second for the out. Treadway scores. Hausmann moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Weintraub vs. Rescigno
Weintraub hits a fly ball into left field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Voiselle
Dahlgren hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Voiselle
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Voiselle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Voiselle
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Rescigno
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Rescigno
Kerr hits a fly ball into right field. Barrett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Luby vs. Rescigno
Luby takes first base on ball four. Lombardi moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Voiselle vs. Rescigno
Voiselle bunts towards the mound. Rescigno fields it and throws to first for the out. Lombardi moves to third. Luby moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Treadway vs. Rescigno
Treadway hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zak vs. Voiselle
Zak strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rescigno vs. Voiselle
Rescigno strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Voiselle
Coscarart hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Voiselle
Russell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Coscarart moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Barrett vs. Voiselle
Barrett hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Coscarart scores. Russell moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Elliott vs. Voiselle
Elliott hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Russell scores. Barrett moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dahlgren vs. Voiselle
Dahlgren strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. Rescigno
Hausmann hits a fly ball into left field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Rescigno
Rucker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dahlgren scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rucker for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Rescigno
Medwick hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weintraub vs. Rescigno
Weintraub hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dahlgren scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Weintraub for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Voiselle
DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Voiselle
There goes DiMaggio. The throw from Lombardi and he is out, Kerr applying the tag. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Voiselle
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Luby juggles the ball. That's an error on Luby. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zak vs. Voiselle
Zak hits a ball on the ground towards third. Luby fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rescigno vs. Voiselle
Rescigno 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
Top 5
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Rescigno
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zak scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Rescigno
Kerr strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luby vs. Rescigno
Luby strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Voiselle
Coscarart hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Voiselle
Russell hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Voiselle
Barrett hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Voiselle vs. Rescigno
Voiselle hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Russell. Voiselle reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Treadway vs. Rescigno
Treadway bunts towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. Voiselle moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hausmann vs. Rescigno
Hausmann hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Voiselle scores. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rucker vs. Rescigno
Rucker hits a popup towards short. Zak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Medwick vs. Rescigno
Medwick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hausmann moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Weintraub vs. Rescigno
Weintraub hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hausmann scores. Medwick moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lombardi vs. Rescigno
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zak misplays the ball. That's an error on Zak. Medwick scores. Weintraub moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kerr vs. Rescigno
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zak fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 7 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Voiselle
Elliott hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Voiselle
Dahlgren strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Voiselle
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 7 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luby vs. Rescigno
Luby hits a fly ball into right field. Barrett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Voiselle vs. Rescigno
Voiselle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zak scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Treadway vs. Rescigno
Treadway hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dahlgren scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Treadway for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 7 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Voiselle
Lopez hits a line drive into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zak vs. Voiselle
Zak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rescigno vs. Voiselle
Rescigno strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 7 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. Rescigno
Hausmann hits a line drive into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Rescigno
Rucker hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Rucker reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Medwick vs. Rescigno
Medwick hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Weintraub vs. Rescigno
Weintraub hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rucker scores. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lombardi vs. Rescigno
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 8 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Voiselle
Coscarart hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Voiselle
Russell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Coscarart moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Barrett vs. Voiselle
Barrett hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Coscarart moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Elliott vs. Voiselle
Elliott hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Coscarart scores. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dahlgren vs. Voiselle
Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Barrett moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DiMaggio vs. Voiselle
DiMaggio strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 8 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Rescigno
Kerr hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luby vs. Rescigno
Luby hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Voiselle vs. Rescigno
There goes Luby. The throw from Lopez and he is safe. Luby steals second. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Voiselle vs. Rescigno
Voiselle hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Treadway vs. Rescigno
Treadway hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 8 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Voiselle
Lopez hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Voiselle
Tommy O'Brien pinch hits for Frankie Zak.
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rubeling vs. Voiselle
Al Rubeling pinch hits for Xavier Rescigno.
Rubeling is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/8/1944 -- New York at Pittsburgh (D) New York AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Treadway R, rf 5 1 1 0 Coscarart P, 2b 4 2 2 0 Hausmann G, 2b 5 2 2 2 Russell J, lf 4 2 3 0 Rucker J, cf 5 1 1 0 Barrett J, rf 4 0 1 2 Medwick J, lf 5 2 3 2 Elliott B, 3b 4 0 1 2 Weintraub P, 1b 5 0 3 2 Dahlgren B, 1b 4 0 1 0 Lombardi E, c 5 0 2 0 DiMaggio V, cf 3 0 0 0 Kerr B, ss 5 0 0 0 Lopez A, c 4 0 0 0 Luby H, 3b 4 1 2 0 Zak F, ss 3 0 0 0 Voiselle B, p 3 1 1 0 O'Brien T, ph 1 0 0 0 Butcher M, p 0 0 0 0 Rescigno X, p 3 0 0 0 Rubeling A, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 42 8 15 6 35 4 8 4 New York 220 003 010 -- 8 Pittsburgh 102 000 010 -- 4 New York IP H R ER BB SO Voiselle B (W) 9.0 8 4 3 1 7 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Butcher M (L)* 1.0 6 4 2 0 1 Rescigno X 8.0 9 4 3 1 2 * Pitched to 4 batters in 2nd E -- Dahlgren B 2, Luby H, Zak F LOB -- New York 11, Pittsburgh 5 2B -- Voiselle B, Rucker J 3B -- Medwick J SB -- Luby H CS -- DiMaggio V SH -- Voiselle B 2, Treadway R WP -- Butcher M PB -- Lombardi E T -- 1:36 A -- 2277
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