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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 12, 1942
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on May 12, 1942 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | May 12, 1942 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 12, 1942 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ken Heintzelman |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Cliff Melton |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 6,054 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 16 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Goetz 1B: Beans Reardon 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Coscarart | Shortstop |
| Frankie Gustine | Second Baseman |
| Jimmy Wasdell | Right Fielder |
| Bob Elliott | Third Baseman |
| Vince DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Elbie Fletcher | First Baseman |
| Maurice Van Robays | Left Fielder |
| Al Lopez | Catcher |
| Ken Heintzelman | Pitcher |
| Frankie Frisch | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick Bartell | Third Baseman |
| Billy Jurges | Shortstop |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
| Harry Danning | Catcher |
| Willard Marshall | Left Fielder |
| Buster Maynard | Center Fielder |
| Connie Ryan | Second Baseman |
| Cliff Melton | Pitcher |
| Mel Ott | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 12, 1942
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Melton
Coscarart hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gustine vs. Melton
Gustine takes first base on ball four. Coscarart moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wasdell vs. Melton
Wasdell bunts towards third. Bartell fields it and throws to first for the out. Coscarart moves to third. Gustine moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Elliott vs. Melton
Elliott hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Coscarart scores. Gustine scores. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Melton
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Elliott moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fletcher vs. Melton
Fletcher strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Van Robays vs. Melton
Van Robays hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Jurges fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Heintzelman
Bartell hits a popup in front of the plate. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Heintzelman
Jurges hits a fly ball into right field. Wasdell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Heintzelman
Ott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Heintzelman
Mize hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Melton
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heintzelman vs. Melton
Heintzelman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Melton
Coscarart takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gustine vs. Melton
Gustine hits a fly ball into left field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Heintzelman
Danning hits a ball on the ground towards short. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Heintzelman
Marshall hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Marshall reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maynard vs. Heintzelman
Maynard hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ryan vs. Heintzelman
Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wasdell vs. Melton
Wasdell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Melton
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bartell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Melton
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bartell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melton vs. Heintzelman
Melton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bartell vs. Heintzelman
Bartell takes first base on ball four. Melton moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jurges vs. Heintzelman
Jurges hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Melton scores. Bartell moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ott vs. Heintzelman
Ott hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bartell scores. Jurges moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mize vs. Heintzelman
Mize hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gustine settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Danning vs. Heintzelman
Danning hits a popup towards short. Coscarart settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Marshall vs. Heintzelman
Marshall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Jurges scores. Ott moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Maynard vs. Heintzelman
Maynard hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ott scores. Marshall moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ryan vs. Lanning
Johnny Lanning now pitching.
Ryan hits a fly ball into right field. Wasdell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Melton
Fletcher strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Robays vs. Melton
Van Robays hits a popup towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Melton
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melton vs. Lanning
Melton 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, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Lanning
Bartell strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Lanning
Jurges hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Lanning
Ott takes first base on ball four. Jurges moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mize vs. Lanning
Mize 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
Top 5
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lanning vs. Melton
Lanning hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Melton
Coscarart hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Melton
Gustine takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wasdell vs. Melton
Wasdell hits a fly ball into center field. Maynard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Lanning
Danning hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Lanning
Marshall strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maynard vs. Lanning
Maynard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ryan vs. Lanning
Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lanning fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Melton
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Melton
DiMaggio hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Maynard who is chasing the ball. DiMaggio reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fletcher vs. Melton
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops it up and throws to first, with Melton covering, for the out. DiMaggio scores. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Robays vs. Melton
Van Robays takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Melton
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melton vs. Lanning
Melton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Lanning
Bartell hits a fly ball into left field. Van Robays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Lanning
Jurges hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Lanning
Ott hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lanning vs. Melton
Lanning hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Maynard. Lanning reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Coscarart vs. Melton
Coscararthits a dribbler in front of the plate. Danning interferes with Coscarart who is awarded first base. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gustine vs. Melton
Gustine hits a line drive towards second. Ryan catches it and throws to second to double up Lanning. The throw to first to get Coscarart, and that's a triple play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Lanning
Mize hits a popup towards short. Coscarart settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Lanning
Danning hits a fly ball into left field. Van Robays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Lanning
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first, with Lanning covering, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wasdell vs. Melton
Wasdell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Melton
Elliott hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Melton
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bartell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maynard vs. Lanning
Maynard hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ryan vs. Lanning
Ryan bunts towards the mound. Lanning fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Lanning. Maynard moves to third. Ryan moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Melton vs. Lanning
Melton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Maynard scores. Ryan moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bartell vs. Lanning
Bartell takes first base on ball four. Melton moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jurges vs. Lanning
Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Coscarart fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Ryan scores. Melton moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ott vs. Lanning
Ott hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Melton scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Lanning
Mize 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
Top 9
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Melton
Fletcher strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Robays vs. Melton
Van Robays hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Melton
Lopez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Anderson vs. Melton
Culley Rikard pinch runs for Al Lopez. Alf Anderson pinch hits for Johnny Lanning.
Anderson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Maynard. Anderson reaches second base with a double. Rikard moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Coscarart vs. Melton
Coscarart strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/12/1942 -- Pittsburgh at New York (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Coscarart P, ss 3 1 1 0 Bartell D, 3b 3 1 0 0
Gustine F, 2b 2 1 0 0 Jurges B, ss 5 1 3 1
Wasdell J, rf 3 0 0 0 Ott M, rf 3 1 2 2
Elliott B, 3b 4 0 1 2 Mize J, 1b 5 0 0 0
DiMaggio V, cf 4 1 2 0 Danning H, c 4 0 0 0
Fletcher E, 1b 4 0 0 1 Marshall W, lf 4 0 2 1
Van Robays M, lf 3 0 0 0 Maynard B, cf 3 1 2 1
Lopez A, c 4 0 1 0 Ryan C, 2b 3 1 0 0
Rikard C, pr 0 0 0 0 Melton C, p 4 2 2 1
Heintzelman K, p 1 0 0 0
Lanning J, p 2 0 1 0
Anderson A, ph 1 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 3 7 3 34 7 11 6
Pittsburgh 200 001 000 -- 3
New York 004 000 03x -- 7
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Heintzelman K (L) 2.2 6 4 4 2 0
Lanning J 5.1 5 3 0 3 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Melton C (W) 9.0 7 3 3 4 4
E -- Danning H, Lanning J
DP -- Pittsburgh 1
TP -- New York 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 7, New York 9
2B -- Marshall W, Lanning J, Anderson A
3B -- DiMaggio V
SH -- Wasdell J, Ryan C
T -- 2:16
A -- 6054
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