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Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
June 28, 1944
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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 28, 1944 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | June 28, 1944 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
|
| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 28, 1944 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rube Fischer |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Max Butcher |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 18,479 |
| Time of Game | 0 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Ziggy Sears 1B: Jocko Conlan 2B: (none) 3B: George Barr |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Rucker | Center Fielder |
| George Hausmann | Second Baseman |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Joe Medwick | Left Fielder |
| Phil Weintraub | First Baseman |
| Billy Jurges | Third Baseman |
| Gus Mancuso | Catcher |
| Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
| Rube Fischer | Pitcher |
| Mel Ott | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Coscarart | Second Baseman |
| Jim Russell | Left Fielder |
| Al Rubeling | Right Fielder |
| Bob Elliott | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Barrett | Center Fielder |
| Babe Dahlgren | First Baseman |
| Frankie Gustine | Shortstop |
| Al Lopez | Catcher |
| Max Butcher | Pitcher |
| Frankie Frisch | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
June 28, 1944
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Butcher
Rucker hits a ball on the ground towards second. Coscarart picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Coscarart. Rucker moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hausmann vs. Butcher
Hausmann hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rucker moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ott vs. Butcher
Ott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Medwick vs. Butcher
Medwick hits a popup towards first. Dahlgren settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Weintraub vs. Butcher
Weintraub hits a popup, foul, towards first. Dahlgren 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: ---
Coscarart vs. Fischer
Coscarart hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Fischer
Russell takes first base on ball four. Coscarart moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rubeling vs. Fischer
Rubeling bunts in front of the plate. Mancuso scoops up the ball and tags Rubeling for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Elliott vs. Fischer
Elliott takes first base on ball four. Coscarart moves to third. Russell moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Barrett vs. Fischer
Barrett hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Rucker, who is chasing the ball. Barrett reaches third base with a triple. Coscarart scores. Russell scores. Elliott goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dahlgren vs. Polli
Lou Polli now pitching.
Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Barrett scores. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gustine vs. Polli
Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Polli
Lopez hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Butcher
Jurges strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Butcher
Mancuso hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Butcher
Kerr hits a line drive towards first. Dahlgren catches it and steps on first to double up Mancuso. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Butcher vs. Polli
Butcher hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coscarart vs. Polli
Coscarart hits a ball on the ground towards right. Ott fields it and throws to second to catch Butcher for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Polli
Russell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ott who is chasing the ball. Russell reaches third base with a triple. Coscarart goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rubeling vs. Polli
Rubeling hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Russell scores. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Polli
Elliott hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jurges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Polli vs. Butcher
Polli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Butcher
Rucker hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Butcher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rucker for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. Butcher
Hausmann hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Barrett. Hausmann reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ott vs. Butcher
Ott strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Polli
Barrett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dahlgren vs. Polli
There goes Barrett. The throw from Mancuso and he is safe. Barrett steals second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dahlgren vs. Polli
Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gustine vs. Polli
Gustine hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mancuso settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopez vs. Polli
Lopez hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Butcher
Medwick hits a fly ball into center field. Barrett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weintraub vs. Butcher
Weintraub takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jurges vs. Butcher
Jurges hits a fly ball into center field. Barrett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mancuso vs. Butcher
Mancuso hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Butcher vs. Polli
Butcher hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Polli
Coscarart hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jurges fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Polli
Russell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Coscarart moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rubeling vs. Polli
Rubeling hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Coscarart scores. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Polli
There goes Russell. The throw from Mancuso and he is out, Hausmann applying the tag. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Butcher
Kerr hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Polli vs. Butcher
Polli hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Butcher fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Butcher
Rucker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hausmann vs. Butcher
Hausmann hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Rucker moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ott vs. Butcher
Ott hits a fly ball into center field. Barrett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Polli
Elliott hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Polli
Barrett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dahlgren vs. Polli
Dahlgren hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gustine vs. Polli
Gustine hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Rucker who is chasing the ball. Gustine reaches third base with a triple. Barrett goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lopez vs. Polli
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Butcher
Medwick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weintraub vs. Butcher
Weintraub hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Barrett, who is chasing the ball. Weintraub reaches third base with a triple. Medwick goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jurges vs. Butcher
Jurges hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mancuso vs. Butcher
Mancuso hits a fly ball into center field. Barrett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Weintraub scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Butcher
Kerr hits a fly ball into left field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Butcher vs. Polli
Butcher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jurges fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Polli
Coscarart hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Polli
Russell hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rubeling vs. Polli
Rubeling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sloan vs. Butcher
Frankie Zak now playing shortstop. Bruce Sloan pinch hits for Lou Polli.
Sloan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zak scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Butcher
Rucker hits a fly ball into center field. Barrett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. Butcher
Hausmann hits a popup towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Allen
Johnny Allen now pitching.
Elliott is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Allen
Barrett hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Rucker who is chasing the ball. Barrett reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dahlgren vs. Allen
Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Barrett scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zak vs. Allen
Zak hits a ball on the ground towards first. Weintraub fields the ball and throws to Allen covering. Safe. Dahlgren moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lopez vs. Seward
Frank Seward now pitching.
Lopez hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Butcher vs. Seward
Butcher takes first base on ball four. Dahlgren moves to third. Zak moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Coscarart vs. Seward
Coscarart hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Butcher
Ott hits a fly ball into right field. Rubeling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Butcher
Medwick hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Barrett. Medwick reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Luby vs. Butcher
Hal Luby pinch hits for Phil Weintraub.
Luby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zak scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jurges vs. Butcher
Jurges 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
Bottom 8
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Seward
Hal Luby now playing first base.
Russell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rubeling vs. Seward
Tommy O'Brien pinch runs for Jim Russell.
Rubeling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Seward
There goes Rubeling. The throw from Mancuso and he is out, Kerr applying the tag. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Seward
Elliott strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Butcher
Tommy O'Brien now playing left field. Hank Camelli now catching.
Mancuso hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Butcher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Butcher
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zak scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardella vs. Butcher
Danny Gardella pinch hits for Frank Seward.
Gardella hits a fly ball into right field. Rubeling 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 6/28/1944 -- New York at Pittsburgh
New York AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Rucker J, cf 3 0 1 0 Coscarart P, 2b 5 3 2 0
Hausmann G, 2b 4 0 2 0 Russell J, lf 4 2 4 1
Ott M, rf 3 0 0 0 O'Brien T, pr-lf 0 0 0 0
Medwick J, lf 3 1 1 0 Rubeling A, rf 5 0 0 2
Weintraub P, 1b 2 1 1 1 Elliott B, 3b 4 1 0 0
Luby H, ph-1b 1 0 0 0 Barrett J, cf 2 3 2 3
Jurges B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Dahlgren B, 1b 4 0 2 2
Mancuso G, c 4 0 1 1 Gustine F, ss 3 0 1 1
Kerr B, ss 4 0 1 0 Zak F, ss 1 0 1 0
Fischer R, p 0 0 0 0 Lopez A, c 4 0 0 0
Polli L, p 2 0 0 0 Camelli H, c 0 0 0 0
Sloan B, ph 1 0 0 0 Butcher M, p 3 0 1 0
Allen J, p 0 0 0 0
Seward F, p 0 0 0 0
Gardella D, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 2 7 2 35 9 13 9
New York 000 002 000 -- 2
Pittsburgh 420 110 10x -- 9
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Fischer R (L) 0.1 2 4 4 2 0
Polli L 5.2 7 4 4 2 0
Allen J 0.1 3 1 1 0 1
Seward F 1.2 1 0 0 1 1
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Butcher M (W) 9.0 7 2 2 4 2
E -- Coscarart P
DP -- Pittsburgh 2
LOB -- New York 7, Pittsburgh 7
2B -- Hausmann G, Medwick J
3B -- Barrett J 2, Russell J, Gustine F, Weintraub P
SB -- Barrett J
CS -- Russell J, Rubeling A
A -- 18479
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