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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 13, 1948
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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 13, 1948 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | September 13, 1948 |
|---|---|
| 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 13, 1948 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Vic Lombardi |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Monty Kennedy |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 33,372 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 11 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Butch Henline 1B: Jocko Conlan 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Stewart |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Stan Rojek | Shortstop |
| Johnny Hopp | First Baseman |
| Dixie Walker | Right Fielder |
| Ralph Kiner | Left Fielder |
| Wally Westlake | Center Fielder |
| Danny Murtaugh | Second Baseman |
| Eddie Bockman | Third Baseman |
| Clyde Kluttz | Catcher |
| Vic Lombardi | Pitcher |
| Billy Meyer | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jack Lohrke | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Lockman | Center Fielder |
| Sid Gordon | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
| Willard Marshall | Right Fielder |
| Walker Cooper | Catcher |
| Bobby Thomson | Left Fielder |
| Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
| Monty Kennedy | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 13, 1948
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojek vs. Kennedy
Rojek hits a fly ball into center field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Kennedy
Hopp hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thomson. Hopp reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Kennedy
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hopp moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kiner vs. Kennedy
Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lohrke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hopp scores. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Westlake vs. Kennedy
Westlake takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Murtaugh vs. Kennedy
Murtaugh hits a fly ball into center field. Lockman 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: ---
Lohrke vs. Lombardi
Lohrke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek misplays the ball. That's an error on Rojek. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Lombardi
Lockman hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Lohrke moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gordon vs. Lombardi
Gordon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Westlake. Gordon reaches second base with a double. Lohrke scores. Lockman moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mize vs. Lombardi
Mize hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Marshall vs. Lombardi
Marshall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lockman scores. Gordon scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Lombardi
Cooper hits a fly ball into center field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Lombardi
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bockman juggles the ball. That's an error on Bockman. Marshall moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kerr vs. Lombardi
Kerr hits a popup in front of the plate. Kluttz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bockman vs. Kennedy
Bockman hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluttz vs. Kennedy
Kluttz hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thomson. Kluttz reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lombardi vs. Kennedy
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rojek vs. Kennedy
Rojek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hopp vs. Kennedy
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hopp vs. Kennedy
Hopp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lohrke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Lombardi
Kennedy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lohrke vs. Lombardi
Lohrke hits a popup towards short. Rojek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Lombardi
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Lombardi
Gordon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lockman moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mize vs. Lombardi
Mize hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lockman scores. Gordon moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Marshall vs. Lombardi
Marshall hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Kennedy
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Kennedy
Kiner hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mize settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Mize. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Kennedy
Kiner hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Kennedy
Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lohrke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Lombardi
Cooper hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hopp settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Lombardi
Thomson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Lombardi
Kerr hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murtaugh vs. Kennedy
Murtaugh hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bockman vs. Kennedy
Bockman hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluttz vs. Kennedy
Kluttz strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lombardi vs. Kennedy
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Lombardi
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Lombardi
Lohrke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Lombardi
Lockman hits a popup, foul, towards short. Rojek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojek vs. Kennedy
Rojek hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Kennedy
Hopp hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Kennedy
Walker hits a fly ball into center field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kiner vs. Kennedy
Kiner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lohrke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Lombardi
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bockman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Lombardi
Mize takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Lombardi
Marshall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mize moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cooper vs. Lombardi
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bockman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Kennedy
Westlake hits a fly ball into center field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murtaugh vs. Kennedy
Murtaugh hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bockman vs. Kennedy
Bockman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Murtaugh moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kluttz vs. Kennedy
Kluttz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lohrke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gustine vs. Kennedy
Frankie Gustine pinch hits for Vic Lombardi.
Gustine takes first base on ball four. Murtaugh moves to third. Bockman moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rojek vs. Kennedy
Rojek hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Higbe
Kirby Higbe now pitching. Ed Fitz Gerald now catching.
Thomson hits a popup towards short. Rojek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Higbe
Kerr hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Higbe
The umpire calls a balk on Higbe Kerr moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kennedy vs. Higbe
Kennedy is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lohrke vs. Higbe
Lohrke hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kerr scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Higbe
There goes Lohrke. The throw from Fitz Gerald and he is safe. Lohrke steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lockman vs. Higbe
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Kennedy
Hopp strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Kennedy
Walker hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kiner vs. Kennedy
Kiner hits a fly ball into center field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Westlake vs. Kennedy
Westlake hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Walker scores. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murtaugh vs. Kennedy
Murtaugh hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Higbe
Gordon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Higbe
Mize hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hopp fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Higbe
Marshall hits a fly ball into center field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bockman vs. Kennedy
Bockman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitz Gerald vs. Kennedy
Fitz Gerald strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Basgall vs. Kennedy
Monty Basgall pinch hits for Kirby Higbe.
Basgall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Singleton
Elmer Singleton now pitching.
Cooper hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Cooper reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomson vs. Singleton
There's a wild pitch. Cooper moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thomson vs. Singleton
Thomson strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kerr vs. Singleton
There goes Cooper. The slide. Fitz Gerald applies the tag. Cooper is out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Singleton
Kerr is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojek vs. Kennedy
Rojek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Kennedy
Hopp hits a popup towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Kennedy
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lohrke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/13/1948 -- Pittsburgh at New York (N)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Rojek S, ss 4 0 0 0 Lohrke J, 2b 4 1 1 1
Hopp J, 1b 5 1 2 0 Lockman W, cf 4 2 1 0
Walker D, rf 5 1 2 0 Gordon S, 3b 3 1 2 1
Kiner R, lf 4 0 0 1 Mize J, 1b 3 0 1 1
Westlake W, cf 3 0 1 1 Marshall W, rf 4 0 2 2
Murtaugh D, 2b 4 0 2 0 Cooper W, c 4 0 1 0
Bockman E, 3b 4 0 1 0 Thomson B, lf 4 0 0 0
Kluttz C, c 3 0 1 0 Kerr B, ss 4 1 1 0
Fitz Gerald E, c 1 0 0 0 Kennedy M, p 2 0 0 0
Lombardi V, p 2 0 0 0
Gustine F, ph 0 0 0 0
Higbe K, p 0 0 0 0
Basgall M, ph 1 0 0 0
Singleton E, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 2 9 2 32 5 9 5
Pittsburgh 100 000 100 -- 2
New York 310 001 00x -- 5
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Lombardi V (L) 5.0 6 4 3 2 1
Higbe K 2.0 2 1 1 1 1
Singleton E 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Kennedy M (W) 9.0 9 2 2 3 4
E -- Rojek S, Bockman E, Mize J
DP -- Pittsburgh 2
LOB -- Pittsburgh 10, New York 6
2B -- Hopp J, Gordon S, Kluttz C, Cooper W
SB -- Rojek S, Kluttz C, Lohrke J
CS -- Cooper W
WP -- Singleton E
Balk -- Higbe K
T -- 2:11
A -- 33372
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