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Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
May 7, 1942
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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 May 7, 1942 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 7, 1942 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
|
| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 7, 1942 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Carpenter |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Lefty Wilkie |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 1 minute |
| Umpires | HP: Al Barlick 1B: Babe Pinelli 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Werber | Third Baseman |
| Billy Jurges | Shortstop |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
| Harry Danning | Catcher |
| Willard Marshall | Left Fielder |
| Buster Maynard | Center Fielder |
| Mickey Witek | Second Baseman |
| Bob Carpenter | Pitcher |
| Mel Ott | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Stu Martin | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Barrett | Left Fielder |
| Jimmy Wasdell | Right Fielder |
| Babe Phelps | Catcher |
| Elbie Fletcher | First Baseman |
| Vince DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Bob Elliott | Third Baseman |
| Pete Coscarart | Shortstop |
| Lefty Wilkie | Pitcher |
| Frankie Frisch | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
May 7, 1942
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Wilkie
Werber hits a popup towards short. Coscarart settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Wilkie
Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Wilkie
Ott hits a fly ball into right field. Wasdell settles under the ball 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: ---
Martin vs. Carpenter
Martin hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Carpenter
Barrett hits a fly ball into left field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wasdell vs. Carpenter
Wasdell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Danning settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Wilkie
Mize hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilkie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Wilkie
Danning hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Phelps settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Wilkie
Marshall hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phelps vs. Carpenter
Phelps hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Carpenter
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Phelps moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DiMaggio vs. Carpenter
DiMaggio hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Witek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Elliott vs. Carpenter
Elliott is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Coscarart vs. Carpenter
Coscarart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maynard vs. Wilkie
Maynard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Wilkie
Witek hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carpenter vs. Wilkie
Carpenter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilkie vs. Carpenter
Wilkie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Carpenter
Martin is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Carpenter
Barrett hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Wilkie
Werber hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Wilkie
Jurges hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Wilkie
Ott hits a fly ball into right field. Wasdell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Wilkie
Mize hits a fly ball into left field. Barrett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wasdell vs. Carpenter
Wasdell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Danning settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phelps vs. Carpenter
Phelps hits a fly ball into center field. Maynard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Carpenter
Fletcher hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Wilkie
Danning hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Wilkie
Marshall strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maynard vs. Wilkie
Maynard hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Barrett. Maynard reaches second base with a double. Danning moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Witek vs. Wilkie
Witek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Carpenter vs. Wilkie
Carpenter hits a popup towards short. Coscarart settles under it and makes the catch for the out. Danning scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Werber vs. Wilkie
Werber takes first base on ball four. Maynard moves to third. Witek moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jurges vs. Wilkie
Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Carpenter
DiMaggio hits a popup towards third. Werber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Carpenter
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Carpenter
Coscarart hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Marshall. Coscarart reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilkie vs. Carpenter
Wilkie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Wilkie
Ott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Wilkie
Mize hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Danning vs. Wilkie
Danning hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Ott moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marshall vs. Wilkie
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Carpenter
Martin hits a popup towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Carpenter
Barrett hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ott. Barrett reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wasdell vs. Carpenter
Wasdell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Barrett scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phelps vs. Carpenter
Phelps strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Carpenter
Fletcher strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maynard vs. Wilkie
Maynard hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Phelps fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Wilkie
Witek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carpenter vs. Wilkie
Carpenter is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Werber vs. Wilkie
Werber hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Carpenter
DiMaggio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Carpenter
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coscarart vs. Carpenter
Coscarart hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Elliott moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wilkie vs. Carpenter
Wilkie hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek fields it and throws to home to get Elliott. Coscarart moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Martin vs. Carpenter
Martin hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Danning settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Wilkie
Jurges hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Wilkie
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Wilkie
Mize hits a fly ball into right field. Wasdell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Carpenter
Barrett hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wasdell vs. Carpenter
Wasdell hits a popup towards third. Werber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phelps vs. Carpenter
Phelps strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Wilkie
Danning hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Wilkie
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maynard vs. Wilkie
Maynard hits a fly ball into right field. Wasdell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Carpenter
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops it up and throws to first, with Carpenter covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Carpenter
DiMaggio hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Danning settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Carpenter
Elliott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coscarart vs. Carpenter
There goes Elliott. The throw from Danning and he is safe. Elliott steals second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Coscarart vs. Carpenter
Coscarart hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Elliott moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wilkie vs. Carpenter
Wilkie hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Witek fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Wilkie
Witek hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Martin reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carpenter vs. Wilkie
Carpenter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilkie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Wilkie
Werber hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Carpenter
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Martin for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Carpenter
Barrett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wasdell vs. Carpenter
Wasdell bunts towards the mound. Carpenter fields it and throws to first for the out. Barrett moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Phelps vs. Carpenter
Phelps strikes out. View Play
Top 11
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Wilkie
Jurges hits a fly ball into right field. Wasdell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Wilkie
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Wilkie
Mize hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 11
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Carpenter
Fletcher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Carpenter
DiMaggio bunts in front of the plate. Danning fields it and throws to first for the out. Fletcher moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Elliott vs. Carpenter
Elliott hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fletcher scores. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/7/1942, game 1 -- New York at Pittsburgh (D)
New York AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Werber B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Martin S, 2b 5 0 0 0
Jurges B, ss 5 0 1 0 Barrett J, lf 5 1 2 0
Ott M, rf 5 0 1 0 Wasdell J, rf 4 0 1 1
Mize J, 1b 5 0 0 0 Phelps B, c 5 0 1 0
Danning H, c 4 1 1 0 Fletcher E, 1b 5 1 2 0
Marshall W, lf 4 0 0 0 DiMaggio V, cf 4 0 1 0
Maynard B, cf 4 0 1 0 Elliott B, 3b 5 0 2 1
Witek M, 2b 3 0 1 0 Coscarart P, ss 4 0 3 0
Carpenter B, p 4 0 0 1 Wilkie L, p 4 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 1 5 1 41 2 12 2
New York 000 010 000 00 -- 1
Pittsburgh 000 001 000 01 -- 2
1 out when winning run was scored.
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Carpenter B (L) 10.1 12 2 2 0 6
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Wilkie L (W) 11.0 5 1 1 2 2
LOB -- New York 6, Pittsburgh 10
2B -- Maynard B, Coscarart P, Barrett J
SB -- Elliott B
SH -- Wasdell J, DiMaggio V
T -- 2:01
A -- 0
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