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Pirates
@ Phillies
Shibe Park
May 23, 1943
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on May 23, 1943 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 23, 1943 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 23, 1943 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Xavier Rescigno |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jack Kraus |
| Ballpark | Shibe Park |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 0 hours |
| Umpires | HP: George Magerkurth 1B: Bill Stewart 2B: (none) 3B: Tom Dunn |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Russell | First Baseman |
| Johnny Barrett | Right Fielder |
| Bob Elliott | Third Baseman |
| Vince DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Bill Baker | Catcher |
| Tommy O'Brien | Left Fielder |
| Huck Geary | Shortstop |
| Pete Coscarart | Second Baseman |
| Xavier Rescigno | Pitcher |
| Frankie Frisch | Manager |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Danny Murtaugh | Second Baseman |
| Paul Busby | Right Fielder |
| Danny Litwhiler | Left Fielder |
| Jimmy Wasdell | First Baseman |
| Babe Dahlgren | Shortstop |
| Earl Naylor | Center Fielder |
| Pinky May | Third Baseman |
| Tom Padden | Catcher |
| Jack Kraus | Pitcher |
| Bucky Harris | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Phillies
Shibe Park
May 23, 1943
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Kraus
Russell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Busby. Russell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Barrett vs. Kraus
Barrett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Russell scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Kraus
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dahlgren fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Kraus
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kraus fields it and throws to first for the out. Elliott moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baker vs. Kraus
Baker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Elliott scores. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Brien vs. Kraus
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards third. May fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murtaugh vs. Rescigno
Murtaugh hits a popup towards short. Geary settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Rescigno
Busby hits a fly ball into left field. O'Brien settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Litwhiler vs. Rescigno
Litwhiler hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geary vs. Kraus
Geary hits a popup towards short. Dahlgren settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Kraus
Coscarart hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rescigno vs. Kraus
Rescigno hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kraus fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Kraus
Russell hits a fly ball into right field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wasdell vs. Rescigno
Wasdell hits a fly ball into left field. O'Brien settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Rescigno
Dahlgren hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Naylor vs. Rescigno
Naylor takes first base on ball four. Dahlgren moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
May vs. Rescigno
May takes first base on ball four. Dahlgren moves to third. Naylor moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Padden vs. Rescigno
Padden hits a popup towards first. Russell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kraus vs. Rescigno
Kraus strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Kraus
Barrett hits a line drive towards short. Dahlgren reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Kraus
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dahlgren scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Kraus
DiMaggio hits a popup, foul, towards third. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murtaugh vs. Rescigno
Murtaugh hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Rescigno
Busby hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rescigno fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Litwhiler vs. Rescigno
Litwhiler hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Kraus
Baker hits a fly ball into center field. Naylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Kraus
O'Brien hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Geary vs. Kraus
Geary hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. O'Brien moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Coscarart vs. Kraus
Coscarart hits a ball on the ground towards third. May fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wasdell vs. Rescigno
Wasdell hits a popup towards short. Geary settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Rescigno
Dahlgren hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Naylor vs. Rescigno
Naylor hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rescigno fields it and throws to first for the out. Dahlgren moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
May vs. Rescigno
May hits a line drive into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rescigno vs. Kraus
Rescigno hits a fly ball into center field. Naylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Kraus
Russell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barrett vs. Kraus
The ball gets by Padden for a passed ball. Russell moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Barrett vs. Kraus
Barrett hits a fly ball into center field. Naylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Elliott vs. Kraus
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards third. May fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Padden vs. Rescigno
Padden strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kraus vs. Rescigno
Kraus hits a popup towards first. Russell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murtaugh vs. Rescigno
Murtaugh hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Busby vs. Rescigno
Busby takes first base on ball four. Murtaugh moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Litwhiler vs. Rescigno
Litwhiler hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Murtaugh scores. Busby moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wasdell vs. Rescigno
Wasdell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Wasdell reaches second base with a double. Busby scores. Litwhiler goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dahlgren vs. Rescigno
Dahlgren takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Naylor vs. Lanning
Johnny Lanning now pitching.
Naylor strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Kraus
DiMaggio hits a popup towards short. Dahlgren settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Kraus
Baker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Brien vs. Kraus
O'Brien hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Litwhiler. O'Brien reaches second base with a double. Baker moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Geary vs. Kraus
Geary hits a fly ball into center field. Naylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Coscarart vs. Kraus
Coscarart is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Colman vs. Kraus
Frank Colman pinch hits for Johnny Lanning.
Colman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wasdell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Colman for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Dietz
Dutch Dietz now pitching.
May 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, 2 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Padden vs. Dietz
Padden hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kraus vs. Dietz
Kraus hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dietz fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murtaugh vs. Dietz
Murtaugh hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dietz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Kraus
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dahlgren misplays the ball. That's an error on Dahlgren. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barrett vs. Kraus
Barrett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Russell moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Elliott vs. Kraus
Elliott takes first base on ball four. Russell moves to third. Barrett moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
DiMaggio vs. Johnson
Si Johnson now pitching.
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. May fields it, steps on third, and throws to Padden, who tags Russell for the double play. Elliott moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baker vs. Johnson
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards third. May fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Dietz
Busby hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Litwhiler vs. Dietz
Litwhiler hits a fly ball into left field. O'Brien settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wasdell vs. Dietz
Wasdell hits a fly ball into left field. O'Brien settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Johnson
O'Brien hits a popup towards first. Wasdell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geary vs. Johnson
Geary hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Johnson
Coscarart hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Naylor. Coscarart reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopez vs. Johnson
Al Lopez pinch hits for Dutch Dietz.
Lopez hits a line drive into center field. Naylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Klinger
Bob Klinger now pitching.
Dahlgren hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Naylor vs. Klinger
Naylor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Klinger
May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Naylor moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rowe vs. Klinger
Schoolboy Rowe pinch hits for Tom Padden.
There's a wild pitch. Naylor scores. May moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rowe vs. Klinger
Rowe hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Rowe reaches second base with a double. DiMaggio throws the ball in to Elliott who tags Rowe trying to catch an extra base, for the out. May scores. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Klinger
Johnson hits a line drive into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Johnson
Mickey Livingston now catching.
Russell bunts towards the mound. Johnson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Johnson. Russell moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Barrett vs. Johnson
Barrett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Elliott vs. Johnson
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Russell moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
DiMaggio vs. Johnson
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into center field. Naylor 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 5/23/1943, game 2 -- Pittsburgh at Philadelphia
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Russell J, 1b 5 1 3 0 Murtaugh D, 2b 4 1 1 0
Barrett J, rf 4 0 2 1 Busby P, rf 3 1 0 0
Elliott B, 3b 4 1 0 0 Litwhiler D, lf 4 1 1 1
DiMaggio V, cf 5 0 0 0 Wasdell J, 1b 4 0 1 2
Baker B, c 4 0 2 1 Dahlgren B, ss 3 0 2 0
O'Brien T, lf 4 0 2 0 Naylor E, cf 2 1 0 0
Geary H, ss 4 0 0 0 May P, 3b 3 1 1 0
Coscarart P, 2b 3 0 2 0 Padden T, c 3 0 1 0
Rescigno X, p 2 0 0 0 Rowe S, ph 1 0 1 1
Lanning J, p 0 0 0 0 Livingston M, c 0 0 0 0
Colman F, ph 1 0 0 0 Kraus J, p 3 0 0 0
Dietz D, p 0 0 0 0 Johnson S, p 1 0 0 0
Lopez A, ph 1 0 0 0
Klinger B, p 0 0 0 0
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37 2 11 2 31 5 8 4
Pittsburgh 200 000 000 -- 2
Philadelphia 000 030 02x -- 5
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Rescigno X (L) 4.2 5 3 3 4 2
Lanning J 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Dietz D 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Klinger B 1.0 2 2 2 1 0
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Kraus J (W)* 6.0 9 2 2 2 0
Johnson S (S) 3.0 2 0 0 1 0
* Pitched to 3 batters in 7th
E -- Dahlgren B, Johnson S
DP -- Philadelphia 2
LOB -- Pittsburgh 11, Philadelphia 7
2B -- Russell J, Wasdell J, O'Brien T, Coscarart P, Rowe S
WP -- Klinger B
PB -- Padden T
A -- 0
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