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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 28, 1945
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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 June 28, 1945 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | June 28, 1945 |
|---|---|
| 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 | June 28, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Nick Strincevich |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Harry Feldman |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 22,321 |
| Time of Game | 0 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Dusty Boggess 1B: Babe Pinelli 2B: (none) 3B: Jocko Conlan |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lee Handley | Third Baseman |
| Al Gionfriddo | Center Fielder |
| Jim Russell | Left Fielder |
| Bob Elliott | Right Fielder |
| Babe Dahlgren | First Baseman |
| Vic Barnhart | Shortstop |
| Pete Coscarart | Second Baseman |
| Al Lopez | Catcher |
| Nick Strincevich | Pitcher |
| Frankie Frisch | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Mallory | Center Fielder |
| George Hausmann | Second Baseman |
| Danny Gardella | Left Fielder |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Ernie Lombardi | Catcher |
| Billy Jurges | Third Baseman |
| Nap Reyes | First Baseman |
| Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
| Harry Feldman | Pitcher |
| Mel Ott | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 28, 1945
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Feldman
Handley hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mallory. Handley reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gionfriddo vs. Feldman
Gionfriddo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Handley scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Feldman
Russell strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Feldman
Elliott hits a fly ball into left field. Gardella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dahlgren vs. Feldman
Dahlgren hits a fly ball into left field. Gardella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mallory vs. Strincevich
Mallory hits a ball on the ground towards short. Barnhart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. Strincevich
Hausmann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Barnhart fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Barnhart. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gardella vs. Strincevich
Gardella hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hausmann moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ott vs. Strincevich
Ott hits a line drive into right field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lombardi vs. Strincevich
Lombardi hits a fly ball into center field. Gionfriddo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barnhart vs. Feldman
Barnhart hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coscarart vs. Feldman
Coscarart hits a fly ball into center field. Mallory settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Feldman
Lopez hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strincevich vs. Feldman
Strincevich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Strincevich
Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Barnhart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reyes vs. Strincevich
Reyes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Strincevich
Kerr hits a fly ball into right field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Feldman
Handley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gionfriddo vs. Feldman
Gionfriddo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Feldman
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gionfriddo moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Elliott vs. Feldman
Elliott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dahlgren vs. Feldman
Dahlgren takes first base on ball four. Gionfriddo moves to third. Elliott moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Barnhart vs. Feldman
Barnhart hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Feldman vs. Strincevich
Feldman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mallory vs. Strincevich
Mallory hits a ball on the ground towards short. Barnhart fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Barnhart. Mallory moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hausmann vs. Strincevich
Hausmann hits a fly ball into right field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mallory moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gardella vs. Strincevich
Gardella hits a fly ball into right field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Feldman
Coscarart strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Feldman
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strincevich vs. Feldman
Strincevich is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Strincevich
Ott hits a fly ball into center field. Gionfriddo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Strincevich
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Barnhart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Strincevich
Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Feldman
Handley hits a fly ball into left field. Gardella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gionfriddo vs. Feldman
Gionfriddo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Reyes fields the ball and throws to Feldman covering. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Feldman
Russell strikes out. There goes Gionfriddo. The throw from Lombardi to Kerr, and Gionfriddo is out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reyes vs. Strincevich
Reyes hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Strincevich
Kerr hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Feldman vs. Strincevich
Feldman hits a popup into center field. Gionfriddo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mallory vs. Strincevich
Mallory hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dahlgren scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mallory for the out. Kerr moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hausmann vs. Strincevich
Hausmann strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Feldman
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Feldman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Feldman
Dahlgren hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barnhart vs. Feldman
Barnhart hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coscarart vs. Feldman
Coscarart takes first base on ball four. Barnhart moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lopez vs. Feldman
Lopez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Barnhart scores. Coscarart moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Strincevich vs. Feldman
Strincevich hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Feldman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardella vs. Strincevich
Gardella strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Strincevich
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dahlgren scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ott for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Strincevich
Lombardi hits a fly ball into center field. Gionfriddo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Feldman
Handley strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gionfriddo vs. Feldman
Gionfriddo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Feldman
Russell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gionfriddo moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Elliott vs. Feldman
Elliott hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gionfriddo scores. Russell moves to third. Elliott moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Dahlgren vs. Feldman
Dahlgren hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Barnhart vs. Feldman
Barnhart hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Strincevich
Jurges strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reyes vs. Strincevich
Reyes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Strincevich
Kerr hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weintraub vs. Strincevich
Phil Weintraub pinch hits for Harry Feldman.
Weintraub hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kerr moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mallory vs. Strincevich
Johnny Hudson pinch runs for Phil Weintraub.
Mallory is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Adams
Ace Adams now pitching.
Coscarart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Adams
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strincevich vs. Adams
Strincevich hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. Strincevich
Hausmann takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gardella vs. Strincevich
Gardella hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Strincevich
Ott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lombardi vs. Strincevich
Lombardi hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Adams
Handley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gionfriddo vs. Adams
Gionfriddo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Adams
Russell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Adams
Elliott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Russell moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dahlgren vs. Adams
Dahlgren hits a fly ball into center field. Mallory settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Strincevich
Jurges hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reyes vs. Strincevich
Reyes hits a fly ball into right field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Strincevich
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards second. Coscarart scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/28/1945 -- Pittsburgh at New York (N)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Handley L, 3b 5 1 1 0 Mallory J, cf 4 0 0 0
Gionfriddo A, cf 5 1 4 1 Hausmann G, 2b 3 0 0 0
Russell J, lf 5 0 2 0 Gardella D, lf 4 0 1 0
Elliott B, rf 4 0 2 1 Ott M, rf 4 0 1 0
Dahlgren B, 1b 4 0 0 0 Lombardi E, c 4 0 0 0
Barnhart V, ss 4 1 2 0 Jurges B, 3b 4 0 1 0
Coscarart P, 2b 3 0 0 0 Reyes N, 1b 4 1 1 1
Lopez A, c 4 0 1 1 Kerr B, ss 4 0 2 0
Strincevich N, p 4 0 0 0 Feldman H, p 2 0 0 0
Weintraub P, ph 1 0 1 0
Hudson J, pr 0 0 0 0
Adams A, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 3 12 3 34 1 7 1
Pittsburgh 100 001 100 -- 3
New York 000 010 000 -- 1
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Strincevich N (W) 9.0 7 1 1 1 4
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Feldman H (L) 7.0 10 3 3 3 5
Adams A 2.0 2 0 0 0 0
E -- Barnhart V 2
DP -- Pittsburgh 2, New York 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 11, New York 7
2B -- Handley L
HR -- Reyes N
CS -- Gionfriddo A
A -- 22321
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