Top 1

• Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rucker vs. Heintzelman
  
  Rucker 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--
  Rosen vs. Heintzelman
  
  Rosen takes first base on ball four. Rucker moves to second. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Witek vs. Heintzelman
  
  Witek hits a popup towards first. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Mize vs. Heintzelman
  
  Mize hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rucker scores. Rosen moves to second. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Lombardi vs. Heintzelman
  
  Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zak fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brown vs. Joyce
  
  Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr misplays the ball. That's an error on Kerr. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Russell vs. Joyce
  
  Russell takes first base on ball four. Brown moves to second. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Elliott vs. Joyce
  
  Elliott hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Brown scores. Russell moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Fletcher vs. Joyce
  
  Fletcher takes first base on ball four. Russell moves to third. Elliott moves to second. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Gustine vs. Joyce
  
  Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it and throws to second for the out. Russell scores. Elliott moves to third. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Salkeld vs. Joyce
  
  Salkeld takes first base on ball four. Gustine moves to second. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Barrett vs. Joyce
  
  Barrett hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Zak vs. Joyce
  
  Zak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Blattner vs. Heintzelman
  
  Blattner hits a fly ball into center field. Barrett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gordon vs. Heintzelman
  
  Gordon hits a line drive towards the mound. Heintzelman can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kerr vs. Lanning
  
  Johnny Lanning now pitching.
  
  There goes Gordon. The throw from Salkeld and he is out, Gustine applying the tag. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kerr vs. Lanning
  
  Kerr hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Salkeld settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Salkeld. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kerr vs. Lanning
  
  Kerr hits a fly ball into center field. Barrett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lanning vs. Joyce
  
  Lanning hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blattner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brown vs. Joyce
  
  Brown hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Russell vs. Joyce
  
  Russell hits a fly ball into right field. Rosen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Joyce vs. Lanning
  
  Joyce hits a fly ball into left field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rucker vs. Lanning
  
  Rucker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rucker for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rosen vs. Lanning
  
  Rosen hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gustine settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Elliott vs. Joyce
  
  Elliott hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fletcher vs. Joyce
  
  Fletcher hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gustine vs. Joyce
  
  Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blattner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Witek vs. Lanning
  
  Witek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zak scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mize vs. Lanning
  
  Mize hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lombardi vs. Lanning
  
  Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Brown. Mize moves to third. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Blattner vs. Lanning
  
  Blattner hits a popup towards third. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Gordon vs. Lanning
  
  Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zak fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Salkeld vs. Joyce
  
  Salkeld hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Barrett vs. Joyce
  
  Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Joyce fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Zak vs. Joyce
  
  Zak hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lanning vs. Joyce
  
  Lanning hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kerr vs. Lanning
  
  Kerr hits a popup in front of the plate. Salkeld settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Joyce vs. Lanning
  
  Joyce hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Rucker vs. Lanning
  
  Rucker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Rosen vs. Lanning
  
  Rosen hits a fly ball into left field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brown vs. Joyce
  
  Brownhits a dribbler in front of the plate. Lombardi interferes with Brown who is awarded first base. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Russell vs. Joyce
  
  Russell takes first base on ball four. Brown moves to second. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Elliott vs. Joyce
  
  Elliott hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Fletcher vs. Joyce
  
  Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Witek picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Witek. Brown scores. Russell moves to third. Fletcher moves to second. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Gustine vs. Joyce
  
  Gustine hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Russell scores. Fletcher scores. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Salkeld vs. Joyce
  
  Salkeld hits a fly ball into right field. Rosen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Barrett vs. Joyce
  
  Barrett takes first base on ball four. Gustine moves to second. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Zak vs. Joyce
  
  Zak hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Giants, 1 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Witek vs. Lanning
  
  Witek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zak scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mize vs. Lanning
  
  Mize hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lanning fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lombardi vs. Lanning
  
  Lombardi hits a fly ball into center field. Barrett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Giants, 1 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lanning vs. Joyce
  
  Lanning hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brown vs. Joyce
  
  Brown hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Russell vs. Joyce
  
  Russell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Brown moves to second. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Elliott vs. Joyce
  
  Elliott hits a popup towards third. Witek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Fletcher vs. Joyce
  
  Fletcher takes first base on ball four. Brown moves to third. Russell moves to second. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Gustine vs. Joyce
  
  Gustine hits a popup towards third. Witek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Giants, 1 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Blattner vs. Lanning
  
  Blattner hits a fly ball into left field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gordon vs. Lanning
  
  Gordon takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kerr vs. Lanning
  
  Kerr hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gordon moves to second. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Young vs. Lanning
  
  Babe Young pinch hits for Bob Joyce.
  
  Young hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lanning fields it and throws to second for the out. Gordon moves to third. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Rucker vs. Lanning
  
  Rucker hits a popup in front of the plate. Salkeld settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Giants, 1 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Salkeld vs. Trinkle
  
  Ken Trinkle now pitching.
  
  Salkeld hits a popup in front of the plate. Lombardi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Barrett vs. Trinkle
  
  Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blattner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Zak vs. Trinkle
  
  Zak hits a popup in front of the plate. Lombardi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Giants, 1 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rosen vs. Lanning
  
  Rosen hits a fly ball into right field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Witek vs. Lanning
  
  Witek hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Mize vs. Lanning
  
  Mize hits a fly ball into right field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lombardi vs. Lanning
  
  Lombardi 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 8

• Giants, 1 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lanning vs. Trinkle
  
  Lanning hits a popup towards third. Witek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brown vs. Trinkle
  
  Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blattner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Russell vs. Trinkle
  
  Russell hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Giants, 1 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Blattner vs. Lanning
  
  Blattner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Barrett. Blattner reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Gordon vs. Lanning
  
  Gordon hits a popup towards first. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Kerr vs. Lanning
  
  Kerr hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gustine settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Marshall vs. Lanning
  
  Willard Marshall pinch hits for Ken Trinkle.
  
  Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 6/9/1946, game 2 -- New York at Pittsburgh (D)

  New York           AB  R  H RBI    Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI
Rucker J, cf          4  1  1  0   Brown J, 3b           4  2  1  0   
Rosen G, rf           3  0  0  0   Russell J, lf         3  2  1  0   
Witek M, 3b           4  0  1  0   Elliott B, rf         4  0  1  1   
Mize J, 1b            4  0  2  1   Fletcher E, 1b        2  1  1  1   
Lombardi E, c         4  0  1  0   Gustine F, 2b         4  0  1  3   
Blattner B, 2b        4  0  1  0   Salkeld B, c          3  0  1  0   
Gordon S, lf          3  0  1  0   Barrett J, cf         3  0  0  0   
Kerr B, ss            4  0  1  0   Zak F, ss             4  0  0  0   
Joyce B, p            2  0  1  0   Heintzelman K, p      0  0  0  0   
Young B, ph           1  0  0  0   Lanning J, p          4  0  0  0   
Trinkle K, p          0  0  0  0                                      
Marshall W, ph        1  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     34  1  9  1                        31  5  6  5

New York         100 000 000 --  1
Pittsburgh       200 030 00x --  5

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Joyce B (L)           6.0  6  5  3  6  0
Trinkle K             2.0  0  0  0  0  0

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Heintzelman K         1.1  3  1  1  1  0
Lanning J (W)         7.2  6  0  0  1  0

E -- Kerr B, Salkeld B, Brown J, Lombardi E, Witek M
DP -- Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- New York 8, Pittsburgh 9
2B -- Blattner B
CS -- Gordon S
T -- 2:11
A -- 24787

    

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