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Pittsburgh Pirates @ New York Giants

1942-06-28 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · 2:51

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated New York Giants 8–7. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 2 in the 1st. Lefty Wilkie earned the win. Bob Elliott went 2-for-4 with 2 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PIT	2	0	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	8	13
NY1	2	0	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	7	14

W: Lefty Wilkie L: Ace Adams SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: George Magerkurth · 1B: Lou Jorda · 2B: (none) · 3B: George Barr · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pete Coscarart	5	1	2	0	0	1
Johnny Barrett	5	2	2	1	0	0
Elbie Fletcher	4	1	2	2	1	0
Bob Elliott	4	2	2	3	1	0
Babe Phelps	5	0	1	0	0	1
Bud Stewart	4	0	2	0	0	0
Jimmy Wasdell	4	2	2	1	0	1
Frankie Gustine	3	0	0	0	0	0
Max Butcher	3	0	0	0	0	0
Stu Martin	1	0	0	1	0	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Billy Werber	5	2	1	0	0	0
Billy Jurges	5	1	1	0	0	1
Mel Ott	4	1	3	4	0	0
Johnny Mize	4	0	0	0	1	0
Babe Barna	4	0	0	0	1	0
Hank Leiber	2	0	1	0	2	1
Harry Danning	5	1	1	0	0	1
Mickey Witek	5	1	3	0	0	0
Carl Hubbell	1	0	1	0	1	0
Babe Young	1	1	1	0	0	0
Dick Bartell	1	0	1	1	0	0
Buster Maynard	1	0	1	1	0	0
Gus Mancuso	1	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Max Butcher	6.0	9	3	3
Dutch Dietz	1.0	3	1	0
Lefty Wilkie	2.0	2	1	0

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Lohrman	0.2	4	0	0
Carl Hubbell	5.1	6	1	2
Cliff Melton	1.0	1	0	0
Ace Adams	2.0	2	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Pete Coscarart: S9/L
Johnny Barrett: T9/9D.1-H
Elbie Fletcher: S8/L.3-H
Bob Elliott: 9
Babe Phelps: 8
Bud Stewart: S.1-2
Jimmy Wasdell: 8

Bot 1

Billy Werber: E5/TH1.B-2
Billy Jurges: 9.2-3
Mel Ott: HR/F9D.3-H(UR)
Johnny Mize: 8
Babe Barna: 4/P

Top 2

Frankie Gustine: 53
Max Butcher: 63
Pete Coscarart: 8

Bot 2

Hank Leiber: K
Harry Danning: 3/G
Mickey Witek: 8

Top 3

Johnny Barrett: S3/BG23
Elbie Fletcher: 8/L
Bob Elliott: HR/F7D.1-H
Babe Phelps: K
Bud Stewart: 8

Bot 3

Carl Hubbell: S7/L
Billy Werber: S9/L.1-3
Billy Jurges: FC3.3XH(32);1-2;B-1
Mel Ott: SB3;SB2
Mel Ott: 43.3-H;2-3
Johnny Mize: 3/P

Top 4

Jimmy Wasdell: HR/F9D
Frankie Gustine: 43
Max Butcher: 8
Pete Coscarart: 53

Bot 4

Babe Barna: 43
Hank Leiber: S
Harry Danning: 4/BP
Mickey Witek: S.1-2
Carl Hubbell: W.2-3;1-2
Billy Werber: 6(1)/FO

Top 5

Johnny Barrett: 9
Elbie Fletcher: W
Bob Elliott: 64(1)/FO
Babe Phelps: S.1-2
Bud Stewart: S.2-3;1-2
Jimmy Wasdell: K

Bot 5

Billy Jurges: K
Mel Ott: S
Johnny Mize: W.1-2
Babe Barna: 8.2-3
Hank Leiber: W.1-2
Harry Danning: K

Top 6

Frankie Gustine: 5/L
Max Butcher: 63
Pete Coscarart: S
Johnny Barrett: 3/G

Bot 6

Mickey Witek: S7
Babe Young: S8/8S.1-2
Billy Werber: 24/BG/SH.2-3;1-2
Billy Jurges: WP.3-H;2-3
Billy Jurges: 3/L
Mel Ott: S9/9S.3-H
Johnny Mize: 4/L

Top 7

Elbie Fletcher: 7
Bob Elliott: HR/F9D
Babe Phelps: 63
Bud Stewart: 13

Bot 7

Babe Barna: 3/L
Hank Leiber: W
Harry Danning: S7.1-2
Mickey Witek: S8.2XH(82);1-2
Dick Bartell: S8.2-H;1-2
Billy Werber: 6/L

Top 8

Jimmy Wasdell: D7/F7S
Frankie Gustine: 3/BG/SH.2-3
Stu Martin: 9/F9D.3-H
Pete Coscarart: K

Bot 8

Billy Jurges: S8
Mel Ott: 3/BG/SH.1-2
Johnny Mize: 43.2-3
Babe Barna: W
Buster Maynard: S6/G56.3-H;1-2
Harry Danning: 9

Top 9

Johnny Barrett: 43
Elbie Fletcher: HR/F9D
Bob Elliott: W
Babe Phelps: CS2(26)
Babe Phelps: 4/L

Bot 9

Mickey Witek: 9
Gus Mancuso: 53
Billy Werber: 53

Notes & reviews

Into LF lower deck
Leiber: good catch
Into LF upper deck
Into RF upper deck
Werber: 1-handed snare; spun around, perfect peg
Into RF lower deck
Into RF upper deck On the pitch prior to the HR, Fletcher seemingly fanned, but Ump Magerkurth ruled it was a foul-tip. Giants argued long and angrily. After the HR, pop bottles rained afield.

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