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Dodgers 5 @ Pirates 4
Forbes Field
August 31, 1942

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Brooklyn Dodgers, played on August 31, 1942 at Forbes Field. The home team Pirates were bested by the visiting Dodgers with a score of 5 to 4.

Game Summary

DateAugust 31, 1942 
Visiting Team
Brooklyn Dodgers
R: 5 H: 9 E: 1 LOB: 13
Runs: 5
Hits: 9
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 13
Home Team
Pittsburgh Pirates
R: 4 H: 10 E: 1 LOB: 12
Runs: 4
Hits: 10
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 12
Winning PitcherCurt Davis  
Losing PitcherHank Gornicki  
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Game Winning RBI(none) 

Game Info

DateAugust 31, 1942 
Day of WeekMon 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamBrooklyn Dodgers 
Home TeamPittsburgh Pirates 
Visiting Starting PitcherMax Macon  
Home Starting PitcherHank Gornicki  
BallparkForbes Field 
CityPittsburgh 
StatePA 
Attendance3,697 
Time of Game3 hours 1 minute 
UmpiresHP: Bill Stewart
1B: Tom Dunn
2B: (none)
3B: Ziggy Sears

Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Dixie Walker  Right Fielder 
Arky Vaughan  Third Baseman 
Augie Galan  Center Fielder 
Joe Medwick  Left Fielder 
Dolph Camilli  First Baseman 
Billy Herman  Second Baseman 
Mickey Owen  Catcher 
Pee Wee Reese  Shortstop 
Max Macon  Pitcher 
Leo Durocher  Manager 

Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup 

Name  Position 
Pete Coscarart  Shortstop 
Jimmy Wasdell  Right Fielder 
Maurice Van Robays  Left Fielder 
Bob Elliott  Third Baseman 
Elbie Fletcher  First Baseman 
Vince DiMaggio  Center Fielder 
Frankie Gustine  Second Baseman 
Al Lopez  Catcher 
Hank Gornicki  Pitcher 
Frankie Frisch  Manager 

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Dodgers 5 @ Pirates 4
Forbes Field
August 31, 1942

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 8/31/1942 -- Brooklyn at Pittsburgh (D)

  Brooklyn           AB  R  H RBI    Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI
Walker D, rf          5  1  0  0   Coscarart P, ss       5  0  1  1   
Vaughan A, 3b         5  1  2  1   Wasdell J, rf         6  0  1  0   
Galan A, cf           6  2  3  0   Van Robays M, lf      5  1  1  0   
Medwick J, lf         5  0  2  2   Elliott B, 3b         3  1  2  0   
Camilli D, 1b         4  0  0  0   Fletcher E, 1b        3  1  0  0   
Herman B, 2b          4  0  0  1   DiMaggio V, cf        4  0  0  0   
Owen M, c             5  0  1  0   Stewart B, 2b         1  0  1  1   
Reese P, ss           3  1  1  0   Gustine F, 2b         3  0  2  0   
Macon M, p            2  0  0  0   Barrett J, ph-cf      2  0  1  2   
Webber L, p           0  0  0  0   Lopez A, c            2  0  0  0   
French L, p           2  0  0  0   Phelps B, ph-c        2  0  0  0   
Davis C, p            0  0  0  0   Gornicki H, p         5  1  1  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     41  5  9  4                        41  4 10  4

Brooklyn         000 001 300 01 --  5
Pittsburgh       000 010 201 00 --  4

  Brooklyn             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Macon M               6.1  8  3  3  6  2
Webber L              0.1  1  0  0  0  0
French L              2.2  1  1  0  0  2
Davis C (W)           1.2  0  0  0  0  1

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Gornicki H (L)       11.0  9  5  4  9  5

E -- Vaughan A, Fletcher E
DP -- Brooklyn 1, Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- Brooklyn 13, Pittsburgh 12
2B -- Galan A, Medwick J
3B -- Coscarart P
SB -- Reese P
SH -- Macon M, Elliott B
HBP -- by Macon M (Fletcher E)
T -- 3:01
A -- 3697

    

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