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Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
July 18, 1945
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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 July 18, 1945 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 18, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
|
| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 18, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| 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 | 6,253 |
| Time of Game | 0 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Butch Henline 1B: Lou Jorda 2B: Beans Reardon 3B: Larry Goetz |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Red Treadway | Left Fielder |
| George Hausmann | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Lockman | Center Fielder |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Ernie Lombardi | Catcher |
| Danny Gardella | First Baseman |
| Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
| Nap Reyes | Third Baseman |
| Rube Fischer | Pitcher |
| Mel Ott | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Coscarart | Second Baseman |
| Frankie Gustine | Shortstop |
| Johnny Barrett | Center Fielder |
| Bob Elliott | Right Fielder |
| Al Gionfriddo | Left Fielder |
| Babe Dahlgren | First Baseman |
| Lee Handley | Third Baseman |
| Bill Salkeld | Catcher |
| Max Butcher | Pitcher |
| Frankie Frisch | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
July 18, 1945
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Treadway vs. Butcher
Treadway hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Butcher fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hausmann vs. Butcher
There goes Treadway. The throw from Salkeld and he is out, Gustine applying the tag. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. Butcher
Hausmann hits a fly ball into left field. Gionfriddo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Butcher
Lockman bunts towards third. Handley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Butcher
Ott hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lockman moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lombardi vs. Butcher
Lombardi takes first base on ball four. Lockman moves to third. Ott moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gardella vs. Butcher
Gardella hits a fly ball into right field. Elliott 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. Fischer
Coscarart hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reyes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Fischer
Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reyes fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barrett vs. Fischer
Barrett takes first base on ball four. Gustine moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Elliott vs. Fischer
Elliott hits a popup towards third. Reyes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gionfriddo vs. Fischer
Gionfriddo strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Butcher
Kerr takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reyes vs. Butcher
Reyes hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kerr moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fischer vs. Butcher
Fischer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gustine fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Kerr scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Treadway vs. Butcher
Treadway hits a fly ball into left field. Gionfriddo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Fischer
Dahlgren hits a fly ball into center field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Fischer
Handley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salkeld vs. Fischer
Salkeld hits a fly ball into center field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. Butcher
Hausmann hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Butcher
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Butcher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Butcher
Ott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lombardi vs. Butcher
Lombardi is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Butcher vs. Fischer
Butcher hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coscarart vs. Fischer
Coscarart bunts towards first. Gardella fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gustine vs. Fischer
Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barrett vs. Fischer
Barrett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gustine moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Elliott vs. Fischer
Elliott takes first base on ball four. Barrett moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gionfriddo vs. Fischer
Gionfriddo hits a fly ball into left field. Treadway settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardella vs. Butcher
Spud Davis now catching.
Gardella hits a popup, foul, towards first. Dahlgren settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Butcher
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reyes vs. Butcher
Reyes hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fischer vs. Butcher
Fischer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gustine fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Fischer
Dahlgren hits a fly ball into left field. Treadway settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Fischer
Handley 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 -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Fischer
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Treadway vs. Butcher
Treadway is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. Butcher
Hausmann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gustine misplays the ball. That's an error on Gustine. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Butcher
Lockman hits a popup into left field for a base hit. Hausmann moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ott vs. Butcher
Ott takes first base on ball four. Hausmann moves to third. Lockman moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lombardi vs. Butcher
Lombardi hits a popup into right field for a base hit. Hausmann scores. Lockman moves to third. Ott moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gardella vs. Butcher
Gardella hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kerr vs. Butcher
Kerr hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Butcher vs. Fischer
Butcher hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Fischer
Coscarart hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gustine vs. Fischer
Gustine hits a line drive into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barrett vs. Fischer
There's a wild pitch. Coscarart moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Barrett vs. Fischer
Barrett hits a popup, foul, towards first. Gardella settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reyes vs. Butcher
Reyes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fischer vs. Butcher
Fischer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Treadway vs. Butcher
Treadway hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hausmann vs. Butcher
Hausmann hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Fischer
Elliott hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gionfriddo vs. Fischer
Gionfriddo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dahlgren vs. Fischer
Dahlgren hits a fly ball into left field. Treadway settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Handley vs. Fischer
Handley takes first base on ball four. Gionfriddo moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. Fischer
Davis hits a popup towards first. Gardella settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Butcher
Lockman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Butcher
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lockman moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lombardi vs. Butcher
Lombardi bunts towards the mound. Butcher fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lockman moves to third. Ott moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gardella vs. Butcher
Gardella hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dahlgren fields it and throws to home to get Lockman. Ott moves to third. Lombardi moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kerr vs. Butcher
Kerr hits a popup into center field. Barrett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Reyes vs. Butcher
Reyes hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Butcher vs. Fischer
Butcher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Fischer
Coscarart hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lombardi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Fischer
Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fischer vs. Butcher
Fischer strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Treadway vs. Butcher
Treadway hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. Butcher
Hausmann hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Butcher
Lockman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Barrett. Lockman reaches second base with a double. Hausmann moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ott vs. Butcher
Ott hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hausmann scores. Lockman scores. Ott moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lombardi vs. Butcher
Lombardi 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, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Fischer
Barrett bunts towards first. Gardella fields the ball and throws to Fischer covering. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Fischer
Elliott takes first base on ball four. Barrett moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gionfriddo vs. Fischer
Gionfriddo hits a fly ball into center field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Barrett moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dahlgren vs. Fischer
Dahlgren takes first base on ball four. Elliott moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Russell vs. Fischer
Jim Russell pinch hits for Lee Handley.
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gardella scoops it up and throws to first, with Fischer covering, for the out. Barrett scores. Elliott moves to third. Dahlgren moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Davis vs. Fischer
Davis hits a popup into center field for a base hit. Elliott scores. Dahlgren scores. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colman vs. Fischer
Frank Colman pinch hits for Max Butcher.
Colman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Coscarart vs. Adams
Ace Adams now pitching.
Coscarart hits a fly ball into left field. Treadway settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardella vs. Gables
Vic Barnhart now playing third base. Ken Gables now pitching.
Gardella hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Gables
Kerr is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reyes vs. Gables
Reyes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Gables
Adams hits a fly ball into right field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Adams
Gustine hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barrett vs. Adams
Barrett hits a fly ball into center field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Adams
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. Gustine moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gionfriddo vs. Adams
Gionfriddo 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
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Box Score
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Game of 7/18/1945, game 2 -- New York at Pittsburgh (D)
New York AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Treadway R, lf 5 0 2 0 Coscarart P, 2b 5 0 1 0
Hausmann G, 2b 5 2 1 0 Gustine F, ss 5 0 2 0
Lockman W, cf 5 1 4 0 Barrett J, cf 4 1 2 0
Ott M, rf 3 0 3 2 Elliott B, rf 3 1 0 0
Lombardi E, c 4 0 2 1 Gionfriddo A, lf 5 0 1 0
Gardella D, 1b 5 0 0 0 Dahlgren B, 1b 3 1 0 0
Kerr B, ss 4 1 0 0 Handley L, 3b 2 0 0 0
Reyes N, 3b 5 0 3 0 Russell J, ph 1 0 0 1
Fischer R, p 4 0 0 0 Barnhart V, 3b 0 0 0 0
Adams A, p 1 0 0 0 Salkeld B, c 1 0 0 0
Davis S, c 3 0 1 2
Butcher M, p 3 0 1 0
Colman F, ph 1 0 1 0
Gables K, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
41 4 15 3 36 3 9 3
New York 010 010 020 -- 4
Pittsburgh 000 000 030 -- 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Fischer R (W) 7.2 8 3 3 5 1
Adams A (S) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Butcher M (L) 8.0 14 4 3 4 3
Gables K 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
E -- Gustine F
DP -- Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- New York 14, Pittsburgh 11
2B -- Lockman W
CS -- Treadway R
WP -- Fischer R
A -- 6253
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