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Pirates
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
September 18, 1946
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on September 18, 1946 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 18, 1946 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 18, 1946 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Fritz Ostermueller |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Kirby Higbe |
| Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
| City | Brooklyn |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 31 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tom Dunn 1B: George Magerkurth 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Stewart |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frankie Gustine | Second Baseman |
| Elbie Fletcher | First Baseman |
| Jim Russell | Center Fielder |
| Bill Salkeld | Catcher |
| Bob Elliott | Right Fielder |
| Billy Cox | Shortstop |
| Ralph Kiner | Left Fielder |
| Lee Handley | Third Baseman |
| Fritz Ostermueller | Pitcher |
| Frankie Frisch | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
| Cookie Lavagetto | Third Baseman |
| Joe Medwick | Left Fielder |
| Dixie Walker | Right Fielder |
| Carl Furillo | Center Fielder |
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Bruce Edwards | Catcher |
| Howie Schultz | First Baseman |
| Kirby Higbe | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
September 18, 1946
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Higbe
Gustine strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Higbe
Fletcher hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Higbe
Russell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Ostermueller
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lavagetto vs. Ostermueller
Lavagetto hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Ostermueller
Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salkeld vs. Higbe
Salkeld hits a fly ball into center field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Higbe
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Higbe
Cox hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Walker. Cox reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kiner vs. Higbe
Kiner hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Higbe
Handley hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Ostermueller
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first, with Ostermueller covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Ostermueller
Furillo hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Ostermueller
Reese hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Ostermueller
Edwards hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ostermueller vs. Higbe
Ostermueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese misplays the ball. That's an error on Reese. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gustine vs. Higbe
Gustine hits a line drive into center field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Higbe
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Higbe
Russell is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schultz vs. Ostermueller
Schultz hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higbe vs. Ostermueller
Higbe strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Ostermueller
Stanky hits a line drive into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salkeld vs. Higbe
Salkeld is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Higbe
Elliott hits a fly ball into center field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Higbe
Cox hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lavagetto vs. Ostermueller
Lavagetto hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Medwick vs. Ostermueller
Medwick hits a fly ball into right field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Ostermueller
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. Lavagetto moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Furillo vs. Ostermueller
There's a wild pitch. Lavagetto moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Furillo vs. Ostermueller
Furillo hits a fly ball into right field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Higbe
Kiner hits a fly ball into center field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Higbe
Handley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ostermueller vs. Higbe
Ostermueller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Handley moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gustine vs. Higbe
Gustine hits a popup into left field for a base hit. Handley scores. Ostermueller moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fletcher vs. Higbe
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards first. Schultz fields it and throws to second for the out. Ostermueller moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Russell vs. Higbe
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Ostermueller
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Ostermueller
Edwards hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Edwards reaches second base with a double. Reese moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Schultz vs. Ostermueller
Schultz hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Schultz reaches second base with a double. Reese scores. Edwards scores. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Higbe vs. Ostermueller
Higbe bunts towards the mound. Ostermueller fields it and throws to first for the out. Schultz moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stanky vs. Ostermueller
Stanky hits a line drive towards short. Cox reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lavagetto vs. Ostermueller
Lavagetto takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Medwick vs. Ostermueller
Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salkeld vs. Higbe
Salkeld hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Higbe
Elliott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Higbe
Cox hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Edwards races back for the ball and makes the catch. There goes Elliott. The throw to the second, AND Elliott is out, for the double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Ostermueller
Walker hits a fly ball into right field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Ostermueller
Furillo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Ostermueller
There goes Furillo. The throw from Salkeld and he is out, Gustine applying the tag. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Ostermueller
Reese strikes out. Salkeld drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Reese out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Higbe
Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lavagetto fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Handley vs. Higbe
Handley is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ostermueller vs. Higbe
Ostermueller takes first base on ball four. Kiner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gustine vs. Higbe
Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lavagetto fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Ostermueller moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fletcher vs. Higbe
Fletcher hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Stanky reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Ostermueller
Edwards hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner who is chasing the ball. Edwards reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Schultz vs. Ostermueller
Schultz hits a popup into right field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ramazzotti vs. Ostermueller
Bob Ramazzotti pinch hits for Kirby Higbe.
Ramazzotti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stanky vs. Ostermueller
Stanky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lavagetto vs. Ostermueller
Lavagetto hits a popup into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Behrman
Hank Behrman now pitching.
Russell strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salkeld vs. Behrman
Salkeld hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Behrman
Elliott hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Ostermueller
Medwick strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Ostermueller
Walker hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Ostermueller
Furillo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Ostermueller
Reese takes first base on ball four. Furillo moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Edwards vs. Ostermueller
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Behrman
Cox hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Behrman
Kiner strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Behrman
Handley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ostermueller vs. Behrman
There goes Handley. The throw from Edwards and he is out, Reese applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schultz vs. Ostermueller
Schultz hits a popup towards short. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Ostermueller
Ferrell Anderson pinch hits for Hank Behrman.
Anderson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanky vs. Ostermueller
Eddie Miksis pinch runs for Ferrell Anderson.
Ostermueller fires to first and picks off Miksis. Miksis moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stanky vs. Ostermueller
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lavagetto vs. Ostermueller
Lavagetto hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/18/1946, game 1 -- Pittsburgh at Brooklyn (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI
Gustine F, 2b 4 0 1 1 Stanky E, 2b 4 0 0 0
Fletcher E, 1b 4 0 0 0 Lavagetto C, 3b 4 0 1 0
Russell J, cf 4 0 0 0 Medwick J, lf 4 0 0 0
Salkeld B, c 4 0 0 0 Walker D, rf 4 0 0 0
Elliott B, rf 3 0 0 0 Furillo C, cf 4 0 2 0
Cox B, ss 4 1 1 0 Reese P, ss 3 1 2 0
Kiner R, lf 4 1 2 2 Edwards B, c 4 1 2 0
Handley L, 3b 4 1 2 0 Schultz H, 1b 4 0 1 2
Ostermueller F, p 2 0 1 0 Higbe K, p 1 0 0 0
Ramazzotti B, ph 1 0 0 0
Behrman H, p 0 0 0 0
Anderson F, ph 1 0 1 0
Miksis E, pr 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 3 7 3 34 2 9 2
Pittsburgh 020 010 000 -- 3
Brooklyn 000 020 000 -- 2
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Ostermueller F (W) 9.0 9 2 2 3 3
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Higbe K (L) 7.0 6 3 3 2 5
Behrman H 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
E -- Reese P, Gustine F
DP -- Brooklyn 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 5, Brooklyn 9
2B -- Cox B, Edwards B, Schultz H
3B -- Edwards B
HR -- Kiner R
CS -- Furillo C, Handley L
SH -- Higbe K
WP -- Ostermueller F
T -- 2:31
A -- 0
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