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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 | Dave Koslo |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ken Heintzelman |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 4,075 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 19 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Babe Pinelli 1B: Al Barlick 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick Bartell | 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 |
| Dave Koslo | Pitcher |
| Mel Ott | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Coscarart | Shortstop |
| Frankie Gustine | Second Baseman |
| Jimmy Wasdell | Right Fielder |
| Bob Elliott | Third Baseman |
| Vince DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Elbie Fletcher | First Baseman |
| Maurice Van Robays | Left Fielder |
| Al Lopez | Catcher |
| Ken Heintzelman | 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: ---
Bartell vs. Heintzelman
Bartell 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. Heintzelman
Jurges 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Heintzelman
Ott hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio 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: ---
Coscarart vs. Koslo
Coscarart strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Koslo
Gustine hits a line drive towards first. Mize reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wasdell vs. Koslo
Wasdell hits a fly ball into center field. Maynard settles under the ball 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. Heintzelman
Mize hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Heintzelman
Danning hits a fly ball into left field. Van Robays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Heintzelman
Marshall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maynard vs. Heintzelman
Maynard hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Van Robays 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: ---
Elliott vs. Koslo
Elliott hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Koslo
DiMaggio strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Koslo
Fletcher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Elliott moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Van Robays vs. Koslo
Van Robays hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Witek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. Elliott scores. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Koslo
Lopez strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Heintzelman
Witek hits a fly ball into left field. Van Robays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koslo vs. Heintzelman
Koslo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bartell vs. Heintzelman
Bartell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Koslo moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jurges vs. Heintzelman
Jurges hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ott vs. Heintzelman
Ott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Koslo scores. Bartell moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mize vs. Heintzelman
Mize 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 3
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heintzelman vs. Koslo
Heintzelman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Koslo
Coscarart 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: ---
Gustine vs. Koslo
Gustine hits a fly ball into center field. Maynard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Heintzelman
Danning takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Heintzelman
Marshall hits a line drive towards first. Fletcher catches it and steps on first to double up Danning. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maynard vs. Heintzelman
Maynard hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Van Robays. Maynard reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Witek vs. Heintzelman
Witek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Koslo vs. Heintzelman
Koslo 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, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wasdell vs. Koslo
Wasdell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bartell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Koslo
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges misplays the ball. That's an error on Jurges. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Koslo
There goes Elliott. The throw from Danning and he is out, Witek applying the tag. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Koslo
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into left field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Heintzelman
Bartell hits a line drive towards short. Coscarart reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Heintzelman
Jurges hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Heintzelman
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Heintzelman
Mize hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Heintzelman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Koslo
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Robays vs. Koslo
Van Robays hits a line drive towards third. Bartell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Koslo
Lopez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heintzelman vs. Koslo
Heintzelman hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Witek reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Heintzelman
Danning hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Heintzelman
Marshall hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Danning moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maynard vs. Heintzelman
Maynard bunts towards the mound. Heintzelman fields it and throws to first for the out. Danning moves to third. Marshall moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Witek vs. Heintzelman
Witek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Koslo vs. Heintzelman
Koslo hits a popup, foul, towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bartell vs. Heintzelman
Bartell hits a popup in front of the plate. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Koslo
Coscarart hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gustine vs. Koslo
Gustine hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ott. Gustine reaches second base with a double. Coscarart goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wasdell vs. Koslo
There goes Gustine. The throw from Danning and he is out, Bartell applying the tag. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wasdell vs. Koslo
Wasdell hits a fly ball into center field. Maynard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Koslo
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bartell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Heintzelman
Jurges hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Heintzelman
Ott takes first base on ball four. Jurges moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mize vs. Heintzelman
Mize bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Jurges moves to third. Ott moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Danning vs. Heintzelman
Danning hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Jurges scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marshall vs. Heintzelman
Marshall strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maynard vs. Heintzelman
Maynard hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Heintzelman
Witek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Koslo vs. Heintzelman
Koslo strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Koslo
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Koslo
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Robays vs. Koslo
Van Robays hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Heintzelman
Bartell hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Heintzelman
Jurges hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Heintzelman
Ott hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Heintzelman
The ball gets by Lopez for a passed ball. Ott moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mize vs. Heintzelman
Mize hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ott moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Danning vs. Heintzelman
Danning hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Koslo
Lopez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Anderson vs. Koslo
Culley Rikard pinch runs for Al Lopez. Alf Anderson pinch hits for Ken Heintzelman.
Anderson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coscarart vs. Koslo
Coscarart hits a ball on the ground into right field. Ott picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Ott. Rikard moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gustine vs. Koslo
Gustine takes first base on ball four. Coscarart moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Baker vs. Koslo
Bill Baker pinch hits for Jimmy Wasdell.
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bartell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Dietz
Bill Baker now catching. Dutch Dietz now pitching. Johnny Barrett now playing right field.
Marshall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maynard vs. Dietz
Maynard bunts for an out with unknown description. Marshall moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Witek vs. Dietz
Witek hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Marshall moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Koslo vs. Dietz
Koslo hits a fly ball towards right. Barrett settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Barrett. Marshall scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bartell vs. Dietz
Bartell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Koslo moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jurges vs. Dietz
Jurges hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Koslo
Elliott hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Koslo
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Koslo
Fletcher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Van Robays vs. Koslo
Van Robays hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/7/1942, game 2 -- New York at Pittsburgh (D)
New York AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Bartell D, 3b 6 0 2 0 Coscarart P, ss 4 1 2 0
Jurges B, ss 6 1 2 0 Gustine F, 2b 3 0 1 1
Ott M, rf 4 1 2 1 Wasdell J, rf 3 0 0 0
Mize J, 1b 4 1 1 0 Baker B, ph-c 1 0 0 0
Danning H, c 4 0 1 1 Elliott B, 3b 4 1 1 0
Marshall W, lf 4 1 2 0 DiMaggio V, cf 4 0 0 0
Maynard B, cf 3 1 2 3 Fletcher E, 1b 3 0 1 0
Witek M, 2b 2 0 0 0 Van Robays M, lf 4 0 0 1
Koslo D, p 4 1 0 0 Lopez A, c 3 0 2 0
Rikard C, pr 0 0 0 0
Dietz D, p 0 0 0 0
Heintzelman K, p 2 0 0 0
Anderson A, ph 1 0 0 0
Barrett J, rf 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 6 12 5 32 2 7 2
New York 001 000 401 -- 6
Pittsburgh 010 001 000 -- 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Koslo D (W) 9.0 7 2 2 2 3
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Heintzelman K (L) 8.0 11 5 5 6 2
Dietz D 1.0 1 1 0 1 0
E -- Jurges B, Ott M, Barrett J
DP -- New York 1, Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- New York 14, Pittsburgh 5
2B -- Maynard B, Gustine F
HR -- Maynard B
CS -- Elliott B, Gustine F
SH -- Maynard B 2, Mize J
PB -- Lopez A
T -- 2:19
A -- 4075
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