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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 11, 1946
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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 September 11, 1946 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | September 11, 1946 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 11, 1946 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ken Heintzelman |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dave Koslo |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 33 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Magerkurth 1B: Bill Stewart 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Burgess Whitehead | Second Baseman |
| Elbie Fletcher | First Baseman |
| Jim Russell | Center Fielder |
| Bob Elliott | Right Fielder |
| Bill Baker | Catcher |
| Frankie Gustine | Shortstop |
| Ralph Kiner | Left Fielder |
| Lee Handley | Third Baseman |
| Ken Heintzelman | Pitcher |
| Frankie Frisch | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Rucker | Center Fielder |
| Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
| Willard Marshall | Right Fielder |
| Ernie Lombardi | Catcher |
| Sid Gordon | Left Fielder |
| Babe Young | First Baseman |
| Bobby Thomson | Third Baseman |
| Buddy Blattner | Second Baseman |
| Dave Koslo | Pitcher |
| Mel Ott | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 11, 1946
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Koslo
Whitehead takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Koslo
Fletcher hits a popup towards third. Thomson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Koslo
Russell bunts towards the mound. Koslo fields it and throws to first for the out. Whitehead moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Elliott vs. Koslo
Elliott hits a popup, foul, towards first. Young 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: ---
Rucker vs. Heintzelman
Rucker hits a popup towards short. Gustine settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Heintzelman
Kerr hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Heintzelman
Marshall hits a fly ball into center field. Russell 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: ---
Baker vs. Koslo
Baker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gustine vs. Koslo
There goes Baker. The throw from Lombardi and he is out, Kerr applying the tag. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Koslo
Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Koslo
Kiner is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Heintzelman
Lombardi hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Heintzelman
Gordon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Heintzelman
Young hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gordon moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomson vs. Heintzelman
Thomson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gordon scores. Young moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blattner vs. Heintzelman
Blattner is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Koslo vs. Heintzelman
Baker fires to first and picks off Thomson. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Koslo
Handley bunts towards the mound. Koslo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heintzelman vs. Koslo
Heintzelman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitehead vs. Koslo
Whitehead hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blattner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Koslo
Fletcher hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koslo vs. Heintzelman
Koslo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Koslo for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Heintzelman
Rucker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first, with Heintzelman covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Heintzelman
Kerr bunts towards the mound. Heintzelman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Heintzelman
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Gustine fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Koslo
Russell hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Koslo
Elliott hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Koslo
Baker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gustine vs. Koslo
Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blattner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Heintzelman
Maurice Van Robays now playing right field.
Lombardi hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Heintzelman
Gordon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Heintzelman
Young hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Heintzelman
Thomson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blattner vs. Heintzelman
Baker fires to first and picks off Thomson. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blattner vs. Heintzelman
Blattner hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner 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: ---
Kiner vs. Koslo
Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Handley vs. Koslo
Handley hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blattner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Camelli vs. Koslo
Hank Camelli pinch hits for Ken Heintzelman.
Camelli takes first base on ball four. Kiner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Whitehead vs. Koslo
Whitehead hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fletcher vs. Koslo
Fletcher hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Marshall who is chasing the ball. Fletcher reaches third base with a triple. Kiner scores. Camelli goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Russell vs. Koslo
Russell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fletcher scores. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Van Robays vs. Koslo
Van Robays hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Russell moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Salkeld vs. Thompson
Junior Thompson now pitching. Bill Salkeld pinch hits for Bill Baker.
Salkeld hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Lanning
Bill Salkeld now catching. Johnny Lanning now pitching.
Thompson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Lanning
Rucker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Lanning
There goes Rucker. The throw from Salkeld and he is safe. Rucker steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kerr vs. Lanning
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marshall vs. Lanning
Marshall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rucker scores. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lombardi vs. Lanning
Lombardi 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 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Thompson
Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson juggles the ball. That's an error on Thomson. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kiner vs. Thompson
Kiner takes first base on ball four. Gustine moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Handley vs. Thompson
Handley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gustine scores. Kiner moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lanning vs. Thompson
Lanning bunts towards third. Thomson fields it and throws to first for the out. Kiner moves to third. Handley moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Whitehead vs. Thompson
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blattner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Fletcher vs. Thompson
Fletcher hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kiner scores. Handley scores. Fletcher moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Russell vs. Abernathy
Woody Abernathy now pitching.
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Lanning
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Lanning
Young strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Lanning
Thomson hits a popup towards short. Gustine settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Robays vs. Abernathy
Van Robays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salkeld vs. Abernathy
Salkeld hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Abernathy
Gustine hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Abernathy
Kiner hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 7 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blattner vs. Lanning
Blattner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Lanning
Goody Rosen pinch hits for Woody Abernathy.
Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rosen for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Lanning
Rucker 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, 7 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Jones
Sheldon Jones now pitching.
Handley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blattner fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Blattner. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lanning vs. Jones
Lanning bunts towards first. Young scoops it up and throws to first, with Blattner covering, for the out. Handley moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitehead vs. Jones
Whitehead strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. Jones
Fletcher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Russell vs. Jones
Russell takes first base on ball four. Handley moves to third. Fletcher moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Van Robays vs. Jones
Van Robays strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 7 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Lanning
Kerr takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Lanning
Marshall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kerr moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lombardi vs. Lanning
Lombardi strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gordon vs. Lanning
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. Kerr moves to third. Marshall moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Young vs. Lanning
Young takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Thomson vs. Lanning
Thomson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kerr scores. Marshall scores. Young moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Graham vs. Lanning
Jack Graham pinch hits for Buddy Blattner.
Graham hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 7 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salkeld vs. Jones
Mickey Witek now playing second base.
Salkeld hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Jones
Gustine hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kiner vs. Jones
Kiner strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Handley vs. Jones
Handley strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 7 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Lanning
Walker Cooper pinch hits for Sheldon Jones.
Cooper hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rucker vs. Lanning
Bill Rigney pinch runs for Walker Cooper.
Rucker bunts towards first. Fletcher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rucker for the out. Rigney moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kerr vs. Lanning
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lanning fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marshall vs. Lanning
Marshall 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 9/11/1946, game 1 -- Pittsburgh at New York (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Whitehead B, 2b 4 0 0 0 Rucker J, cf 4 1 1 0
Fletcher E, 1b 4 1 2 4 Kerr B, ss 4 1 1 0
Russell J, cf 3 0 1 1 Marshall W, rf 5 1 2 1
Elliott B, rf 2 0 0 0 Lombardi E, c 4 0 0 0
Van Robays M, rf 3 0 1 0 Gordon S, lf 2 2 0 0
Baker B, c 1 0 1 0 Young B, 1b 3 1 2 2
Salkeld B, ph-c 3 1 1 1 Thomson B, 3b 4 0 3 3
Gustine F, ss 5 1 1 0 Blattner B, 2b 3 0 0 0
Kiner R, lf 4 2 1 0 Graham J, ph 1 0 0 0
Handley L, 3b 5 1 1 1 Witek M, 2b 0 0 0 0
Heintzelman K, p 0 0 0 0 Koslo D, p 1 0 0 0
Camelli H, ph 0 1 0 0 Thompson J, p 1 0 0 0
Lanning J, p 0 0 0 0 Abernathy W, p 0 0 0 0
Rosen G, ph 1 0 0 0
Jones S, p 0 0 0 0
Cooper W, ph 1 0 1 0
Rigney B, pr 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 7 9 7 34 6 10 6
Pittsburgh 000 033 100 -- 7
New York 010 210 020 -- 6
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Heintzelman K 4.0 5 3 3 2 1
Lanning J (W) 5.0 5 3 3 2 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Koslo D 4.2 5 3 3 4 1
Thompson J (L) 1.0 2 3 0 1 0
Abernathy W 1.1 1 1 1 0 0
Jones S 2.0 1 0 0 2 4
E -- Thomson B, Blattner B
LOB -- Pittsburgh 10, New York 6
3B -- Fletcher E
HR -- Young B, Salkeld B
SB -- Rucker J
CS -- Baker B
SH -- Russell J, Lanning J 2, Rucker J
T -- 2:33
A -- 0
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