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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 29, 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 29, 1945 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | June 29, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 29, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Max Butcher |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Voiselle |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 3,779 |
| Time of Game | 0 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Babe Pinelli 1B: Jocko Conlan 2B: (none) 3B: Dusty Boggess |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lee Handley | Third Baseman |
| Al Gionfriddo | Center Fielder |
| Jim Russell | Left Fielder |
| Bob Elliott | Right Fielder |
| Bill Salkeld | Catcher |
| Babe Dahlgren | First Baseman |
| Pete Coscarart | Second Baseman |
| Vic Barnhart | Shortstop |
| Max Butcher | 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 |
| Clyde Kluttz | Catcher |
| Billy Jurges | Third Baseman |
| Nap Reyes | First Baseman |
| Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
| Bill Voiselle | Pitcher |
| Mel Ott | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 29, 1945
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Voiselle
Handley hits a popup, foul, towards first. Reyes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gionfriddo vs. Voiselle
Gionfriddo is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Voiselle
Russell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Reyes settles under it 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: ---
Mallory vs. Butcher
Mallory hits a ball on the ground towards short. Barnhart fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hausmann vs. Butcher
Hausmann hits a line drive towards first. Dahlgren catches it and steps on first to double up Mallory. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardella vs. Butcher
Gardella hits a popup towards short. Barnhart settles under it 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: ---
Elliott vs. Voiselle
Elliott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Salkeld vs. Voiselle
Salkeld hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jurges fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dahlgren vs. Voiselle
Dahlgren hits a popup, foul, towards first. Reyes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coscarart vs. Voiselle
Coscarart hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Salkeld moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Barnhart vs. Voiselle
Barnhart hits a popup, foul, towards first. Reyes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Butcher
Ott hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Russell. Ott reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kluttz vs. Butcher
Kluttz bunts towards the mound. Butcher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jurges vs. Butcher
Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reyes vs. Butcher
Reyes hits a popup towards short. Barnhart settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Butcher vs. Voiselle
Butcher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jurges fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Voiselle
Handley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Kerr. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gionfriddo vs. Voiselle
Gionfriddo takes first base on ball four. Handley moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Russell vs. Voiselle
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jurges fields it and throws to second for the out. Handley moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Elliott vs. Voiselle
Elliott 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 3
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Butcher
Kerr bunts towards third. Handley can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Voiselle vs. Butcher
Voiselle bunts towards first. Dahlgren scoops it up and throws to first, with Coscarart covering, for the out. Kerr moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mallory vs. Butcher
Mallory hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kerr moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hausmann vs. Butcher
Hausmann hits a fly ball into left field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salkeld vs. Voiselle
Salkeld hits a ball on the ground towards first. Reyes scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Salkeld for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Voiselle
Dahlgren hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coscarart vs. Voiselle
Coscarart hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Voiselle fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barnhart vs. Voiselle
Barnhart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardella vs. Butcher
Gardella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Butcher
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. Gardella moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kluttz vs. Butcher
Kluttz hits a popup, foul, towards third. Handley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jurges vs. Butcher
Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Butcher vs. Voiselle
Butcher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Voiselle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Voiselle
Handley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gionfriddo vs. Voiselle
Gionfriddo hits a fly ball into left field. Gardella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reyes vs. Butcher
Reyes hits a fly ball into right field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Butcher
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Barnhart fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Voiselle vs. Butcher
Voiselle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Voiselle
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Voiselle
Elliott hits a fly ball into center field. Mallory settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salkeld vs. Voiselle
Salkeld 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 6
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mallory vs. Butcher
Mallory hits a ball on the ground towards short. Barnhart misplays the ball. That's an error on Barnhart. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hausmann vs. Butcher
Hausmann bunts towards first. Dahlgren scoops it up and throws to first, with Coscarart covering, for the out. Mallory moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gardella vs. Butcher
Gardella 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, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ott vs. Butcher
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Voiselle
Dahlgren hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mallory who is chasing the ball. Dahlgren reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Coscarart vs. Voiselle
Coscarart hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gardella who is chasing the ball. Coscarart reaches third base with a triple. Dahlgren scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Barnhart vs. Voiselle
Barnhart 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Butcher vs. Voiselle
Butcher hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Coscarart scores. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Handley vs. Voiselle
Handley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Butcher moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gionfriddo vs. Voiselle
Gionfriddo hits a fly ball into center field. Mallory settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Russell vs. Voiselle
Russell hits a popup into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluttz vs. Butcher
Kluttz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Butcher
Jurges hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reyes vs. Butcher
Reyes hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Voiselle
Elliott 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, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salkeld vs. Voiselle
Salkeld strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Voiselle
Dahlgren hits a fly ball into center field. Mallory settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Butcher
Kerr hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Treadway vs. Butcher
Red Treadway pinch hits for Bill Voiselle.
Treadway hits a fly ball into left field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mallory vs. Butcher
Mallory hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Butcher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Adams
Ace Adams now pitching.
Coscarart hits a fly ball into center field. Mallory settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barnhart vs. Adams
Barnhart hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Butcher vs. Adams
Butcher hits a line drive towards short. Kerr makes the out and then fumbles the ball. That's an error on Kerr. Barnhart moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Handley vs. Adams
Handley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. Butcher
Hausmann hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gardella vs. Butcher
Gardella hits a fly ball into right field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Butcher
Ott hits a popup into right field for a base hit. Hausmann moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kluttz vs. Butcher
Kluttz hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Gionfriddo. Kluttz reaches second base with a double. Hausmann scores. Ott goes all the way around to score. Kluttz moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jurges vs. Butcher
Jurges is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Reyes vs. Butcher
Reyes is walked intentionally. Jurges moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lombardi vs. Butcher
Ernie Lombardi pinch hits for Buddy Kerr.
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Butcher fields it and throws to home to get Kluttz. Jurges moves to third. Reyes moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gardella vs. Butcher
Johnny Hudson pinch runs for Ernie Lombardi. Al Gardella pinch hits for Ace Adams.
Gardella is hit by the pitch. Jurges scores. Reyes moves to third. Hudson moves to second. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/29/1945 -- Pittsburgh at New York (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Handley L, 3b 5 0 1 0 Mallory J, cf 4 0 1 0
Gionfriddo A, cf 3 0 0 0 Hausmann G, 2b 3 1 1 0
Russell J, lf 4 0 0 0 Gardella D, lf 4 0 1 0
Elliott B, rf 3 0 0 0 Ott M, rf 4 1 2 0
Salkeld B, c 4 0 0 0 Kluttz C, c 4 0 1 2
Dahlgren B, 1b 4 1 2 0 Jurges B, 3b 3 1 0 0
Coscarart P, 2b 4 1 2 1 Reyes N, 1b 3 0 0 0
Barnhart V, ss 4 0 1 0 Kerr B, ss 3 0 2 0
Butcher M, p 4 0 1 1 Lombardi E, ph 1 0 0 0
Hudson J, pr 0 0 0 0
Voiselle B, p 1 0 0 0
Treadway R, ph 1 0 0 0
Adams A, p 0 0 0 0
Gardella A, ph 0 0 0 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 2 7 2 31 3 8 3
Pittsburgh 000 000 200 -- 2
New York 000 000 003 -- 3
2 outs when winning run was scored.
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Butcher M (L) 8.2 8 3 3 2 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Voiselle B 8.0 6 2 2 2 2
Adams A (W) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
E -- Kerr B 2, Barnhart V
DP -- Pittsburgh 2
LOB -- Pittsburgh 8, New York 7
2B -- Ott M, Kluttz C
3B -- Dahlgren B, Coscarart P
SH -- Voiselle B, Hausmann G
HBP -- by Butcher M (Gardella A)
A -- 3779
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