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June 6, 1943

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Giants 1 5 1
Pirates 18 18 1
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Giants 1 5 1
Pirates 18 18 1

Ernie Lombardi Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .227
OBP .333 .275
At Bats 3 75
Hits 1 17
• Singles 1 14
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 5
RBI’s 1 9

Bob Klinger Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 1 0
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Forbes Field - June 6, 1943
Out
Bob Klinger
Al Lopez
Elbie Fletcher
Frankie Gustine
Bob Elliott
Huck Geary
Jim Russell
Johnny Barrett
Tommy O'Brien
Ernie Lombardi

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Giants 1 5 1 4
Pittsburgh Pirates 18 18 1 5
Winning Pitcher Bob Klinger
Losing Pitcher Cliff Melton
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Jim Russell
Attendance
Time of Game 2 hours 14 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Lombardi hits a fly ball into center field. Barrett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Ott is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Johnny Barrett now playing center field. Gordon hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Russell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Gustine hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Klinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Johnny Barrett pinch runs for Vince DiMaggio. Geary hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Bottom 8 DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. O'Brien moves to third. Lopez moves to second.
Bottom 8 Lopez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Fletcher hits a line drive into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 O'Brien hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ott. O'Brien reaches second base with a double. Elliott scores.
Bottom 8 Elliott hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rucker who is chasing the ball. Elliott reaches third base with a triple. Klinger scores. Gustine scores. Russell goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 8 Russell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Klinger moves to third. Gustine moves to second.
Bottom 8 Gustine hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Klinger moves to second.
Bottom 8 Klinger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Rucker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Coombs moves to second.
Top 8 Coombs takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Orengo hits a fly ball into left field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Geary hits a popup towards short. Jurges settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Coombs fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Lopez strikes out.
Top 7 Witek hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gustine settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Barna hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Fletcher strikes out.
Bottom 6 O'Brien hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Elliott hits a fly ball into left field. Barna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Russell scores.
Bottom 6 Bobby Coombs now pitching. Russell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rucker who is chasing the ball. Russell reaches third base with a triple. Gustine scores.
Bottom 6 Gustine hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ott. Gustine reaches second base with a double. DiMaggio scores. Geary scores.
Bottom 6 Klinger bunts towards the right side of the infield. Witek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. DiMaggio moves to third. Geary moves to second.
Bottom 6 Geary takes first base on ball four. DiMaggio moves to second.
Bottom 6 DiMaggio takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Ott hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play.
Top 6 Gordon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Fletcher hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. O'Brien moves to second.
Bottom 5 O'Brien hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Elliott hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Russell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Rucker hits a fly ball into right field. O'Brien settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Adams hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Orengo is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 There goes Gustine. The throw from Lombardi and he is out, Jurges applying the tag.
Bottom 4 Gustine hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lopez scores. DiMaggio scores.
Bottom 4 Klinger hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Witek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Ace Adams now pitching. Geary hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lombardi settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 DiMaggio hits a line drive into center field. Rucker picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Rucker. Fletcher scores. Lopez moves to third. DiMaggio moves to second.
Bottom 4 Ken Trinkle now pitching. Lopez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. O'Brien scores. Fletcher moves to third.
Bottom 4 Fletcher takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 O'Brien hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rucker who is chasing the ball. O'Brien reaches third base with a triple.
Top 4 Witek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Barna hits a popup towards short. Geary settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Lombardi hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jurges scores. Gordon moves to second.
Top 4 Ott hits a popup, foul, towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Gordon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jurges moves to third.
Top 4 Jurges hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of O'Brien. Jurges reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Elliott hits a popup towards short. Jurges settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Russell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Gustine hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Rucker hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Melton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Gustine. Melton moves to second.
Top 3 Orengo hits a fly ball into left field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Witek is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Klinger hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Witek reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Geary hits a popup towards third. Gordon catches it and throws to first to double up DiMaggio.
Bottom 2 DiMaggio takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Barna hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Geary scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Ott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Geary scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Fletcher strikes out.
Bottom 1 O'Brien hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Elliott hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Russell scores.
Bottom 1 Russell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rucker who is chasing the ball. Russell reaches third base with a triple. Gustine goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Gustine takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gordon for the out.
Top 1 Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Rucker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out.