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Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 23, 1946
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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 August 23, 1946 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 23, 1946 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 23, 1946 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ken Trinkle |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ed Bahr |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 15,306 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 52 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Stewart 1B: Tom Dunn 2B: (none) 3B: George Magerkurth |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Buddy Blattner | Second Baseman |
| Goody Rosen | Center Fielder |
| Willard Marshall | Left Fielder |
| Walker Cooper | Catcher |
| Babe Young | First Baseman |
| Sid Gordon | Third Baseman |
| Jack Graham | Right Fielder |
| Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
| Ken Trinkle | Pitcher |
| Mel Ott | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Burgess Whitehead | Second Baseman |
| Jimmy Brown | Shortstop |
| Jim Russell | Center Fielder |
| Elbie Fletcher | First Baseman |
| Ralph Kiner | Left Fielder |
| Chuck Workman | Right Fielder |
| Lee Handley | Third Baseman |
| Al Lopez | Catcher |
| Ed Bahr | Pitcher |
| Frankie Frisch | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 23, 1946
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blattner vs. Bahr
Blattner 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. Bahr
Rosen hits a fly ball into right field. Workman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Bahr
Marshall hits a fly ball into right field. Workman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Bahr
Cooper hits a fly ball into right field. Workman 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: ---
Whitehead vs. Trinkle
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Trinkle
Brown takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Trinkle
Russell strikes out. There goes Brown. The throw from Cooper to Kerr, and Brown is out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Bahr
Young takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Bahr
Gordon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Young moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Graham vs. Bahr
Graham hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first, with Bahr covering, for the out. Young moves to third. Gordon moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kerr vs. Bahr
Kerr is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Trinkle vs. Bahr
Trinkle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bahr fields it and throws to home to get Young. Gordon moves to third. Kerr moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Blattner vs. Bahr
Blattner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gordon scores. Kerr scores. Trinkle moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rosen vs. Bahr
Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Trinkle
Fletcher 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, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Trinkle
Kiner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Workman vs. Trinkle
Workman takes first base on ball four. Kiner moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Handley vs. Trinkle
Handley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trinkle fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Bahr
Marshall hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Bahr
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Bahr
Young hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Trinkle
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bahr vs. Trinkle
Bahr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Trinkle
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Bahr
Gordon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Graham vs. Bahr
Graham hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Bahr
Kerr hits a popup towards first. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trinkle vs. Bahr
Trinkle strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Trinkle
Brown hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Trinkle
Russell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fletcher vs. Trinkle
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Brown scores. Russell moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kiner vs. Trinkle
Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Russell scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Workman vs. Trinkle
Workman hits a fly ball into left field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blattner vs. Bahr
Blattner hits a popup in front of the plate. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Bahr
Rosen hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Russell who is chasing the ball. Rosen reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Marshall vs. Bahr
Marshall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rosen scores. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Bahr
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Bahr
There goes Cooper. The throw from Lopez and he is out, Brown applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Trinkle
Handley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Trinkle
Lopez hits a fly ball into center field. Rosen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bahr vs. Trinkle
Bahr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Handley moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitehead vs. Trinkle
Whitehead hits a fly ball into right field. Graham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Bahr
Young hits a fly ball into right field. Workman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Bahr
Gordon hits a popup in front of the plate. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Graham vs. Bahr
Graham hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Bahr
There goes Graham. The throw from Lopez and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kerr vs. Bahr
Kerr strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Trinkle
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Trinkle
Russell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rosen who is chasing the ball. Russell reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fletcher vs. Trinkle
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. Russell scores. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Trinkle
Kiner hits a fly ball into left field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trinkle vs. Bahr
Trinkle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blattner vs. Bahr
Blattner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Bahr
Rosen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Bahr
There's a wild pitch. Rosen moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marshall vs. Bahr
Marshall hits a fly ball into right field. Workman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Workman vs. Trinkle
Workman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young fields the ball and throws to Trinkle covering. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Handley vs. Trinkle
Handley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young fields the ball and throws to Trinkle covering. Safe. Workman moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lopez vs. Trinkle
Lopez bunts in front of the plate. Cooper fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Cooper. Workman scores. Handley goes all the way around to score. Lopez moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bahr vs. Trinkle
Bahr hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops it up and throws to first, with Blattner covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitehead vs. Trinkle
Whitehead hits a fly ball into center field. Rosen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Trinkle
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young fields the ball and throws to Trinkle covering. Safe. Lopez moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Russell vs. Trinkle
Russell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lopez scores. Brown moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fletcher vs. Thompson
Junior Thompson now pitching.
Fletcher is walked intentionally. Russell moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kiner vs. Thompson
Kiner takes first base on ball four. Brown scores. Russell moves to third. Fletcher moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Workman vs. Thompson
Workman hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Cooper settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Cooper. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Workman vs. Thompson
Workman 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 8
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Giants, 3 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Bahr
Cooper hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Bahr
Young hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first, with Bahr covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Bahr
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 3 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Thompson
Handley hits a fly ball into center field. Rosen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Thompson
Lopez hits a fly ball into center field. Rosen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bahr vs. Thompson
Bahr hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 3 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Graham vs. Bahr
Graham hits a fly ball into right field. Workman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Bahr
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Bahr
Johnny Rucker pinch hits for Junior Thompson.
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
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Box Score
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Game of 8/23/1946 -- New York at Pittsburgh (N)
New York AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Blattner B, 2b 4 0 2 2 Whitehead B, 2b 4 0 0 0
Rosen G, cf 4 1 2 0 Brown J, ss 3 2 2 0
Marshall W, lf 4 0 1 1 Russell J, cf 4 2 3 1
Cooper W, c 4 0 0 0 Fletcher E, 1b 3 0 1 2
Young B, 1b 3 0 0 0 Kiner R, lf 2 0 0 1
Gordon S, 3b 4 1 2 0 Workman C, rf 3 1 1 0
Graham J, rf 4 0 1 0 Handley L, 3b 4 1 2 0
Kerr B, ss 3 1 0 0 Lopez A, c 3 1 0 0
Trinkle K, p 3 0 0 0 Bahr E, p 4 0 0 0
Thompson J, p 0 0 0 0
Rucker J, ph 1 0 0 0
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34 3 8 3 30 7 9 4
New York 020 010 000 -- 3
Pittsburgh 000 201 40x -- 7
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Trinkle K (L) 6.2 9 7 5 3 1
Thompson J 1.1 0 0 0 2 0
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Bahr E (W) 9.0 8 3 3 2 2
E -- Lopez A, Cooper W 2
DP -- New York 3
LOB -- New York 6, Pittsburgh 5
3B -- Rosen G, Russell J
SB -- Graham J
CS -- Brown J, Cooper W
SH -- Lopez A
WP -- Bahr E
T -- 1:52
A -- 15306
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