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Dodgers 5 @ Pirates 6
Forbes Field
September 8, 1945

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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 September 8, 1945 at Forbes Field. The home team Pirates beat the visiting Dodgers with a score of 6 to 5.

Game Summary

DateSeptember 8, 1945 
Visiting Team
Brooklyn Dodgers
R: 5 H: 14 E: 1 LOB: 15
Runs: 5
Hits: 14
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 15
Home Team
Pittsburgh Pirates
R: 6 H: 15 E: 1 LOB: 12
Runs: 6
Hits: 15
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 12
Winning PitcherAl Gerheauser  
Losing PitcherClyde King  
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Game Winning RBIPete Coscarart 

Game Info

DateSeptember 8, 1945 
Day of WeekSat 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamBrooklyn Dodgers 
Home TeamPittsburgh Pirates 
Visiting Starting PitcherVic Lombardi  
Home Starting PitcherFritz Ostermueller  
BallparkForbes Field 
CityPittsburgh 
StatePA 
Attendance3,550 
Time of Game0 hours 
UmpiresHP: George Barr
1B: Tom Dunn
2B: (none)
3B: Ziggy Sears

Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Eddie Stanky  Second Baseman 
Goody Rosen  Center Fielder 
Augie Galan  Third Baseman 
Dixie Walker  Right Fielder 
Luis Olmo  Left Fielder 
Ed Stevens  First Baseman 
Tommy Brown  Shortstop 
Fats Dantonio  Catcher 
Vic Lombardi  Pitcher 
Leo Durocher  Manager 

Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup 

Name  Position 
Lee Handley  Third Baseman 
Johnny Barrett  Center Fielder 
Tommy O'Brien  Left Fielder 
Bob Elliott  Right Fielder 
Frankie Gustine  Shortstop 
Babe Dahlgren  First Baseman 
Pete Coscarart  Second Baseman 
Al Lopez  Catcher 
Fritz Ostermueller  Pitcher 
Frankie Frisch  Manager 

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Dodgers 5 @ Pirates 6
Forbes Field
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         Game of 9/8/1945 -- Brooklyn at Pittsburgh (D)

  Brooklyn           AB  R  H RBI    Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI
Stanky E, 2b          5  1  1  0   Handley L, 3b         6  1  2  0   
Peacock J, c          1  0  0  0   Barrett J, cf         5  1  1  0   
Rosen G, cf           7  1  2  0   O'Brien T, lf         4  0  2  0   
Galan A, 3b           6  0  2  0   Gionfriddo A, lf      2  0  0  0   
Walker D, rf          6  0  1  2   Elliott B, rf         6  1  2  0   
Olmo L, lf            5  0  0  0   Gustine F, ss         4  2  1  0   
Stevens E, 1b         5  2  3  0   Dahlgren B, 1b        3  0  1  0   
Brown T, ss           5  1  2  1   Colman F, ph-1b       3  1  1  2   
Dantonio F, c         2  0  1  1   Coscarart P, 2b       6  0  4  3   
Sandlock M, ph-2b     2  0  1  0   Lopez A, c            4  0  0  0   
Lombardi V, p         3  0  1  0   Salkeld B, ph-c       1  0  0  0   
Webber L, p           0  0  0  0   Ostermueller F, p     2  0  1  0   
Gregg H, p            0  0  0  0   Russell J, ph         1  0  0  0   
Herman B, ph          1  0  0  0   Cuccurullo C, p       0  0  0  0   
King C, p             2  0  0  0   Rescigno X, p         1  0  0  0   
                                   Saltzgaver J, ph      1  0  0  0   
                                   Gerheauser A, p       0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     50  5 14  4                        49  6 15  5

Brooklyn         010 101 101 000 --  5
Pittsburgh       000 100 400 001 --  6
  1 out when winning run was scored.

  Brooklyn             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Lombardi V            6.1 10  4  4  2  2
Webber L              0.1  2  1  1  0  0
Gregg H               0.1  0  0  0  0  0
King C (L)            4.1  3  1  1  1  1

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Ostermueller F        6.0  7  3  3  2  2
Cuccurullo C*         1.0  2  1  1  2  0
Rescigno X            3.0  2  1  1  1  3
Gerheauser A (W)      2.0  3  0  0  0  2
  * Pitched to 1 batter in 8th

E -- Lombardi V, Handley L
DP -- Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- Brooklyn 15, Pittsburgh 12
2B -- Stevens E 2, Dantonio F, Handley L
3B -- Colman F, Coscarart P
SB -- Lombardi V, Dantonio F, Brown T, Handley L
SH -- Dantonio F
Balk -- King C
A -- 3550

    

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