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Dodgers
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 20, 1946
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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 20, 1946 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 20, 1946 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 20, 1946 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Vic Lombardi |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Nick Strincevich |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 31,106 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 54 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lee Ballanfant 1B: Al Barlick 2B: Babe Pinelli 3B: Butch Henline |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
| Augie Galan | Left Fielder |
| Pete Reiser | Center Fielder |
| Dixie Walker | Right Fielder |
| Ed Stevens | First Baseman |
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Cookie Lavagetto | Third Baseman |
| Bruce Edwards | Catcher |
| Vic Lombardi | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jimmy Brown | Second Baseman |
| Elbie Fletcher | First Baseman |
| Maurice Van Robays | Right Fielder |
| Bob Elliott | Third Baseman |
| Ralph Kiner | Left Fielder |
| Jim Russell | Center Fielder |
| Billy Cox | Shortstop |
| Al Lopez | Catcher |
| Nick Strincevich | Pitcher |
| Frankie Frisch | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 20, 1946
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Strincevich
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Galan vs. Strincevich
Galan hits a fly ball into right field. Van Robays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reiser vs. Strincevich
Reiser hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Strincevich
Walker hits a fly ball into right field. Van Robays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Lombardi
Brown hits a ball on the ground for a single. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Lombardi
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stevens fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Van Robays vs. Lombardi
Van Robays hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Fletcher moves to third. Van Robays moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Elliott vs. Lombardi
Elliott is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kiner vs. Lombardi
Kiner takes first base on ball four. Fletcher scores. Van Robays moves to third. Elliott moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Russell vs. Lombardi
Russell hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Van Robays scores. Elliott scores. Kiner moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cox vs. Behrman
Hank Behrman now pitching.
Cox hits a fly ball towards right. Walker settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Walker. Kiner moves to third. Russell moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lopez vs. Behrman
Lopez strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Strincevich vs. Behrman
Strincevich takes first base on ball four. Kiner scores. Russell moves to third. Cox moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brown vs. Behrman
Brown hits a fly ball into left field. Galan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Strincevich
Lee Handley now playing third base.
Stevens hits a popup towards short. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Strincevich
Reese is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lavagetto vs. Strincevich
Lavagetto hits a popup in front of the plate. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Behrman
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stevens scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fletcher for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Robays vs. Behrman
Van Robays hits a fly ball into left field. Galan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Behrman
Handley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Strincevich
Edwards hits a popup towards first. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Behrman vs. Strincevich
Behrman strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Strincevich
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Behrman
Kiner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Behrman
Russell hits a fly ball into center field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Behrman
Cox hits a line drive towards right. Walker catches it and throws to first to double up Kiner. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Strincevich
Galan hits a popup into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reiser vs. Strincevich
Reiser hits a line drive into right field. Van Robays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Strincevich
Walker hits a fly ball into right field. Van Robays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stevens vs. Strincevich
There goes Galan. The throw from Lopez and he is safe. Galan steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stevens vs. Strincevich
Stevens hits a popup into right field. Van Robays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Behrman
Lopez strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strincevich vs. Behrman
Strincevich hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Behrman
Brown hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Strincevich moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fletcher vs. Behrman
Fletcher hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Robays vs. Behrman
Van Robays hits a fly ball into center field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Behrman
Handley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kiner vs. Behrman
Kiner hits a popup towards first. Stevens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Strincevich
Reese hits a fly ball into right field. Van Robays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lavagetto vs. Strincevich
Lavagetto hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Strincevich
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Barney
Bob Ramazzotti now playing second base. Joe Tepsic now playing left field. Dick Whitman now playing center field. Gene Hermanski now playing right
Russell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Barney
There goes Russell. The throw from Anderson and he is out, Ramazzotti applying the tag. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Barney
Cox hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ramazzotti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Barney
Lopez hits a fly ball into left field. Tepsic settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barney vs. Strincevich
Barney hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Strincevich fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramazzotti vs. Strincevich
Ramazzotti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tepsic vs. Strincevich
Tepsic 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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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strincevich vs. Barney
Strincevich is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Barney
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lavagetto fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Barney
Fletcher strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitman vs. Strincevich
Whitman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first, with Strincevich covering, for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hermanski vs. Strincevich
Hermanski hits a ball on the ground for a single. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stevens vs. Strincevich
Stevens hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojek vs. Strincevich
Rojek hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Robays vs. Barney
Van Robays takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Handley vs. Barney
Handley bunts towards first. Stevens juggles the ball. That's an error on Stevens. Van Robays moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kiner vs. Barney
Kiner takes first base on ball four. Van Robays moves to third. Handley moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Russell vs. Barney
Russell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Van Robays scores. Handley scores. There goes Kiner trying to get to third. Whitman throws the ball in to Rojek, who relays the ball to Lavagetto who tags Kiner for the out. Russell moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cox vs. Barney
The ball gets by Anderson for a passed ball. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Barney
Cox takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Barney
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lavagetto vs. Strincevich
Lavagetto hits a fly ball into right field. Van Robays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Strincevich
Anderson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miksis vs. Strincevich
Eddie Miksis pinch hits for Rex Barney.
Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strincevich vs. Head
Ed Head now pitching.
Strincevich hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Whitman who is chasing the ball. Strincevich reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brown vs. Head
Brown hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Strincevich scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Head
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stevens fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Robays vs. Head
Van Robays takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Handley vs. Head
Handley hits a fly ball into right field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramazzotti vs. Strincevich
Ramazzotti hits a ball on the ground for a single. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tepsic vs. Strincevich
Tepsic hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitman vs. Strincevich
Whitman hits a line drive into right field. Van Robays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hermanski vs. Strincevich
Hermanski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brown fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/20/1946 -- Brooklyn at Pittsburgh (N)
Brooklyn AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Stanky E, 2b 2 0 1 0 Brown J, 2b 5 1 3 1
Ramazzotti B, 2b 2 0 1 0 Fletcher E, 1b 5 2 1 3
Galan A, lf 2 0 1 0 Van Robays M, rf 3 2 1 0
Tepsic J, lf 2 0 0 0 Elliott B, 3b 0 1 0 0
Reiser P, cf 2 0 0 0 Handley L, 3b 2 1 0 0
Whitman D, cf 2 0 0 0 Kiner R, lf 1 1 0 1
Walker D, rf 2 0 0 0 Russell J, cf 4 0 3 4
Hermanski G, rf 2 0 1 0 Cox B, ss 3 0 0 0
Stevens E, 1b 3 0 0 0 Lopez A, c 4 0 0 0
Reese P, ss 2 0 0 0 Strincevich N, p 3 2 2 1
Rojek S, ss 1 0 0 0
Lavagetto C, 3b 3 0 0 0
Edwards B, c 2 0 0 0
Anderson F, c 0 0 0 0
Lombardi V, p 0 0 0 0
Behrman H, p 1 0 0 0
Barney R, p 1 0 0 0
Miksis E, ph 1 0 0 0
Head E, p 0 0 0 0
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30 0 4 0 30 10 10 10
Brooklyn 000 000 000 -- 0
Pittsburgh 400 300 21x -- 10
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Lombardi V (L) 0.1 3 4 3 2 0
Behrman H 3.2 3 3 3 3 2
Barney R 3.0 2 2 1 3 2
Head E 1.0 2 1 1 1 0
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Strincevich N (W) 9.0 4 0 0 1 2
E -- Walker D, Stevens E
DP -- Brooklyn 2, Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- Brooklyn 4, Pittsburgh 6
3B -- Strincevich N
HR -- Fletcher E
SB -- Galan A
CS -- Russell J
SH -- Handley L
PB -- Anderson F
T -- 1:54
A -- 31106
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