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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 21, 1943
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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 August 21, 1943 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
Date | August 21, 1943 |
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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 | August 21, 1943 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Home Team | New York Giants |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Xavier Rescigno |
Home Starting Pitcher | Harry Feldman |
Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | 5,186 |
Time of Game | 1 hour 59 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Lee Ballanfant 1B: Beans Reardon 2B: (none) 3B: Larry Goetz |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Pete Coscarart | Shortstop |
Jim Russell | Left Fielder |
Al Rubeling | Second Baseman |
Maurice Van Robays | Right Fielder |
Bob Elliott | Third Baseman |
Elbie Fletcher | First Baseman |
Vince DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
Al Lopez | Catcher |
Xavier Rescigno | Pitcher |
Frankie Frisch | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dick Bartell | Shortstop |
Mickey Witek | Second Baseman |
Johnny Rucker | Center Fielder |
Joe Medwick | Left Fielder |
Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
Sid Gordon | First Baseman |
Billy Jurges | Third Baseman |
Gus Mancuso | Catcher |
Harry Feldman | Pitcher |
Mel Ott | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 21, 1943
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Feldman
Coscarart hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Feldman
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first, with Feldman covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rubeling vs. Feldman
Rubeling hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Rescigno
Bartell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Rescigno
Witek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Witek for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Rescigno
Rucker hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Robays vs. Feldman
Van Robays hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Feldman
Elliott hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Feldman
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound, off Feldman's glove, towards Witek, who fields it, throws to second, with Bartell covering, for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Rescigno
Medwick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Rescigno
Ott takes first base on ball four. Medwick moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gordon vs. Rescigno
Gordon bunts towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. Medwick moves to third. Ott moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jurges vs. Rescigno
Jurges is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mancuso vs. Rescigno
Mancuso hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Medwick scores. Ott scores. Jurges moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Feldman vs. Rescigno
Feldman takes first base on ball four. Mancuso moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bartell vs. Butcher
Max Butcher now pitching.
Bartell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to home to get Jurges. Mancuso moves to third. Feldman moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Witek vs. Butcher
Witek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rubeling fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Feldman
DiMaggio hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mancuso settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Feldman
Lopez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Butcher vs. Feldman
Butcher hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coscarart vs. Feldman
Coscarart hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first, with Feldman covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Butcher
Rucker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rubeling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Butcher
Medwick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Butcher
Ott hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Medwick moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gordon vs. Butcher
Gordon hits a fly ball towards right field. Van Robays fields the ball and throws to home. Lopez drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Lopez. Medwick scores. Ott moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jurges vs. Butcher
Jurges hits a fly ball into right field. Van Robays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Feldman
Russell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rubeling vs. Feldman
Rubeling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Robays vs. Feldman
Van Robays hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Medwick. Van Robays reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Elliott vs. Feldman
Elliott 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, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Butcher
Mancuso hits a popup, foul, towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Feldman vs. Butcher
Feldman hits a popup towards short. Coscarart settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Butcher
Bartell hits a fly ball into left field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Feldman
Fletcher hits a popup, foul, towards first. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Feldman
DiMaggio strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Feldman
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Butcher
Witek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Butcher
Rucker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Coscarart misplays the ball. That's an error on Coscarart. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Medwick vs. Butcher
There's a wild pitch. Rucker moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Medwick vs. Butcher
Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rucker moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ott vs. Butcher
Ott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gordon vs. Butcher
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Butcher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Butcher vs. Feldman
Butcher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Feldman
Coscarart hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jurges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Feldman
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Butcher
Jurges hits a fly ball into left field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Butcher
Mancuso hits a ball on the ground towards short. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Feldman vs. Butcher
Feldman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rubeling vs. Feldman
Rubeling hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Van Robays vs. Feldman
Van Robays hits a line drive into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Feldman
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Feldman
Fletcher hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Butcher
Bartell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Witek vs. Butcher
Witek bunts for an out with unknown description. Bartell moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rucker vs. Butcher
Rucker hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Medwick vs. Butcher
Medwick hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bartell moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ott vs. Butcher
Ott hits a popup towards first. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Feldman
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Feldman
Lopez hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Feldman
Tommy O'Brien pinch hits for Max Butcher.
O'Brien takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coscarart vs. Feldman
Coscarart hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek misplays the ball. That's an error on Witek. O'Brien moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Russell vs. Feldman
Russell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. O'Brien scores. Coscarart moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Barrett vs. Feldman
Johnny Barrett pinch hits for Al Rubeling.
Barrett hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Coscarart scores. Russell moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Van Robays vs. Feldman
Van Robays hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Brandt
Bill Brandt now pitching. Tommy O'Brien now playing third base. Bob Elliott now playing second base.
Gordon hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Brandt
Jurges hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Brandt
Mancuso hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Feldman
Elliott hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Feldman
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Feldman
DiMaggio strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Feldman
Lopez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Allen
Johnny Allen now pitching.
O'Brien hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ott. O'Brien reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Coscarart vs. Allen
Coscarart hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes O'Brien trying to get to home. Ott throws the ball in to Mancuso who tags O'Brien who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Brandt
Ernie Lombardi pinch hits for Johnny Allen.
Lombardi hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Brandt
Bartell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Brandt
Witek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rucker vs. Brandt
Rucker is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/21/1943 -- Pittsburgh at New York (D) Pittsburgh AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI Coscarart P, ss 5 1 1 0 Bartell D, ss 5 0 1 0 Russell J, lf 4 0 1 1 Witek M, 2b 3 0 0 0 Rubeling A, 2b 3 0 1 0 Rucker J, cf 5 0 0 0 Barrett J, ph 1 0 1 1 Medwick J, lf 4 2 3 0 Brandt B, p 0 0 0 0 Ott M, rf 2 1 1 0 Van Robays M, rf 4 0 2 0 Gordon S, 1b 3 0 0 1 Elliott B, 3b-2b 4 0 0 0 Jurges B, 3b 3 0 0 0 Fletcher E, 1b 4 1 1 0 Mancuso G, c 4 0 1 2 DiMaggio V, cf 4 0 0 0 Feldman H, p 2 0 0 0 Lopez A, c 4 1 2 2 Allen J, p 0 0 0 0 Rescigno X, p 0 0 0 0 Lombardi E, ph 1 0 0 0 Butcher M, p 2 0 0 0 O'Brien T, ph-3b 1 1 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 4 10 4 32 3 6 3 Pittsburgh 000 000 022 -- 4 New York 021 000 000 -- 3 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Rescigno X 1.1 2 2 2 3 1 Butcher M 5.2 4 1 1 1 0 Brandt B (W) 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 New York IP H R ER BB SO Feldman H (L) 8.2 8 4 2 1 3 Allen J 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 E -- Lopez A, Coscarart P, Witek M DP -- New York 1 LOB -- Pittsburgh 6, New York 9 2B -- Van Robays M, O'Brien T HR -- Lopez A SH -- Gordon S, Witek M WP -- Butcher M T -- 1:59 A -- 5186
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