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Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
June 18, 1941
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the New York Giants, played on June 18, 1941 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | June 18, 1941 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 18, 1941 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnnie Wittig |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Max Butcher |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 24,738 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 43 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jocko Conlan 1B: Larry Goetz 2B: (none) 3B: Beans Reardon |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick Bartell | Shortstop |
| Johnny Rucker | Center Fielder |
| Harry Danning | Catcher |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Babe Young | First Baseman |
| Jo-Jo Moore | Left Fielder |
| Joe Orengo | Third Baseman |
| Burgess Whitehead | Second Baseman |
| Johnnie Wittig | Pitcher |
| Bill Terry | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frankie Gustine | Second Baseman |
| Lee Handley | Third Baseman |
| Arky Vaughan | Shortstop |
| Bob Elliott | Right Fielder |
| Maurice Van Robays | Left Fielder |
| Elbie Fletcher | First Baseman |
| Vince DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Al Lopez | Catcher |
| Max Butcher | Pitcher |
| Frankie Frisch | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
June 18, 1941
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Butcher
Bartell hits a line drive into left field. Van Robays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Butcher
Rucker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first, with Butcher covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Butcher
Danning hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gustine settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Wittig
Gustine takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Handley vs. Wittig
Handley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gustine moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Vaughan vs. Wittig
Vaughan strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Elliott vs. Wittig
Elliott hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Rucker who is chasing the ball. Elliott reaches third base with a triple. Gustine scores. Handley goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Van Robays vs. Wittig
Van Robays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fletcher vs. Wittig
Fletcher hits a popup, foul, towards short. Bartell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Butcher
Ott hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Butcher
Young hits a popup towards short. Vaughan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Butcher
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher fields the ball and throws to Butcher covering. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Orengo vs. Butcher
Orengo hits a fly ball into right field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitehead vs. Butcher
There goes Moore. The throw from Lopez and he is out, Vaughan applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Wittig
DiMaggio bunts towards the mound. Wittig fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Wittig
Lopez hits a fly ball towards center. Rucker catches it and throws to first to double up DiMaggio. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Butcher vs. Wittig
Butcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Butcher
Whitehead hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gustine settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wittig vs. Butcher
Wittig hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Butcher
Bartell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rucker vs. Butcher
Rucker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bartell moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Danning vs. Butcher
Danning hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Wittig
Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Wittig
Handley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vaughan vs. Wittig
There goes Handley. The throw from Danning and he is safe. Handley steals second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vaughan vs. Wittig
Vaughan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Elliott vs. Wittig
Elliott hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Butcher
Ott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Butcher
Young hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gustine settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Butcher
Moore takes first base on ball four. Ott moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Orengo vs. Butcher
Orengo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ott scores. Moore moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Whitehead vs. Butcher
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan fields it and throws to second for the out. Moore moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
O'Dea vs. Butcher
Ken O'Dea pinch hits for Johnnie Wittig.
O'Dea hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Robays vs. Melton
Cliff Melton now pitching.
Van Robays hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Melton
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Van Robays moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DiMaggio vs. Melton
DiMaggio strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopez vs. Melton
Lopez is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Butcher vs. Melton
Butcher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Butcher
Bartell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Butcher
Rucker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Danning vs. Butcher
There's a wild pitch. Rucker moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Danning vs. Butcher
Danning hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Butcher fields it and throws to first for the out. Rucker moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ott vs. Butcher
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Butcher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Melton
Gustine hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Handley vs. Melton
Handley hits a popup towards first. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vaughan vs. Melton
Vaughan bunts towards third. Orengo fields it and throws to first for the out. Gustine moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Elliott vs. Melton
Elliott hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gustine moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Van Robays vs. Melton
Van Robays strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Butcher
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Butcher
Moore hits a fly ball into left field. Van Robays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orengo vs. Butcher
Orengo bunts towards the mound. Butcher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Melton
Fletcher hits a popup, foul, towards first. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Melton
DiMaggio strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Melton
Lopez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Danning settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Butcher
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melton vs. Butcher
Melton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bartell vs. Butcher
Bartell hits a fly ball into left field. Van Robays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rucker vs. Butcher
Rucker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gustine settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Butcher vs. Melton
Butcher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Melton
Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards third. Orengo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Melton
Handley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ott throws the ball in to Whitehead who relays the ball to Bartell who tags Handley trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Butcher
Danning hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Butcher
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Butcher
Young hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gustine settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Melton
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Melton, and towards Whitehead, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Melton
Elliott is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Robays vs. Melton
Van Robays takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Melton
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Butcher
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orengo vs. Butcher
Orengo is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Butcher
Whitehead hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gustine settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Melton
DiMaggio hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Melton
Lopez bunts towards the mound. Melton fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Butcher vs. Melton
Butcher hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lopez moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gustine vs. Melton
Alf Anderson pinch runs for Al Lopez.
Gustine is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Handley vs. Melton
Handley hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melton vs. Butcher
Spud Davis now catching.
Melton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Butcher
Bartell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rucker vs. Butcher
Rucker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Butcher fields it and throws to first for the out. Bartell moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Danning vs. Butcher
Danning hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Butcher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Melton
Vaughan hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Melton
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Robays vs. Melton
Van Robays strikes out. View Play
Top 11
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Butcher
Ott strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Butcher
Young hits a line drive into left field. Van Robays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Butcher
Moore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Orengo vs. Butcher
Orengo hits a fly ball into left field. Van Robays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 11
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Melton
Fletcher hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Melton
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Orengo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Melton
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/18/1941 -- New York at Pittsburgh (N)
New York AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Bartell D, ss 5 0 2 0 Gustine F, 2b 4 1 1 0
Rucker J, cf 5 0 2 0 Handley L, 3b 5 1 3 0
Danning H, c 5 0 0 0 Vaughan A, ss 4 0 0 0
Ott M, rf 4 2 1 1 Elliott B, rf 5 0 2 2
Young B, 1b 5 0 0 0 Van Robays M, lf 4 0 1 0
Moore J, lf 3 0 1 0 Fletcher E, 1b 5 0 0 0
Orengo J, 3b 5 0 1 1 DiMaggio V, cf 5 0 2 0
Whitehead B, 2b 4 0 0 0 Lopez A, c 3 0 0 0
Wittig J, p 1 0 0 0 Anderson A, pr 0 0 0 0
O'Dea K, ph 1 0 0 0 Davis S, c 1 0 0 0
Melton C, p 2 0 1 0 Butcher M, p 4 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 2 8 2 40 2 10 2
New York 010 100 000 00 -- 2
Pittsburgh 200 000 000 00 -- 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Wittig J 3.0 4 2 2 1 1
Melton C 8.0 6 0 0 2 6
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Butcher M 11.0 8 2 2 3 2
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- New York 8, Pittsburgh 9
3B -- Elliott B
HR -- Ott M
SB -- Handley L
CS -- Moore J
SH -- Vaughan A
WP -- Butcher M
T -- 2:43
A -- 24738
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