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Pittsburgh Pirates @ New York Giants

1943-08-18 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 5805 · 2:03

New York Giants defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 3–2. New York Giants put up 2 in the 6th. Carl Hubbell earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Carl Hubbell L: Max Butcher SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Larry Goetz · 1B: Lee Ballanfant · 2B: (none) · 3B: Beans Reardon · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pete Coscarart	5	0	2	0	0	0
Jim Russell	4	0	0	0	0	2
Al Rubeling	4	0	1	1	0	1
Maurice Van Robays	4	0	2	0	0	0
Tommy O'Brien	4	0	1	0	0	1
Elbie Fletcher	3	0	0	0	0	0
Vince DiMaggio	2	1	1	0	2	0
Bill Baker	3	0	1	1	1	0
Max Butcher	2	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Barrett	1	1	1	0	0	0
Bob Elliott	1	0	0	0	0	1

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dick Bartell	4	0	2	0	0	0
Mickey Witek	4	1	1	0	0	0
Johnny Rucker	2	0	1	0	1	0
Joe Medwick	3	2	2	1	0	0
Mel Ott	1	0	0	0	3	0
Sid Gordon	3	0	1	2	0	0
Buster Maynard	3	0	0	0	0	1
Gus Mancuso	3	0	1	0	0	0
Carl Hubbell	2	0	1	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Max Butcher	6.0	7	3	0
Bob Klinger	2.0	2	1	1

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Carl Hubbell	9.0	9	3	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Pete Coscarart: D7
Jim Russell: 63
Al Rubeling: K
Maurice Van Robays: 63

Bot 1

Dick Bartell: S3
Mickey Witek: 9(B)3(1)/DP
Johnny Rucker: 5

Top 2

Tommy O'Brien: K
Elbie Fletcher: 13
Vince DiMaggio: W
Bill Baker: SB2
Bill Baker: S.2-H
Max Butcher: 64(1)/FO

Bot 2

Joe Medwick: D9/L
Mel Ott: WP.2-3
Mel Ott: W
Sid Gordon: 9.3-H
Buster Maynard: 46(1)/FO
Gus Mancuso: CS2(26)

Top 3

Pete Coscarart: 53
Jim Russell: K
Al Rubeling: 63

Bot 3

Gus Mancuso: S8
Carl Hubbell: 34/SH.1-2
Dick Bartell: 63
Mickey Witek: 53

Top 4

Maurice Van Robays: S8
Tommy O'Brien: 1/BP
Elbie Fletcher: 8
Vince DiMaggio: D7.1-3
Bill Baker: W
Max Butcher: 2

Bot 4

Johnny Rucker: W
Joe Medwick: 46(1)3/GDP
Mel Ott: 5

Top 5

Pete Coscarart: S
Jim Russell: 14(1)3/GDP
Al Rubeling: 3

Bot 5

Sid Gordon: S
Buster Maynard: 1/SH.1-2
Gus Mancuso: 7
Carl Hubbell: S8.2-3
Dick Bartell: 53

Top 6

Maurice Van Robays: D
Tommy O'Brien: S.2-2
Elbie Fletcher: 34/SH.2-3;1-2
Vince DiMaggio: W
Bill Baker: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 6

Mickey Witek: S8/G
Johnny Rucker: 53/SH.1-2
Joe Medwick: T78.2-H
Mel Ott: IW
Sid Gordon: 13/SH.3-H;1-2
Buster Maynard: 4

Top 7

Johnny Barrett: D7
Pete Coscarart: 53
Jim Russell: K
Al Rubeling: S8.2-H
Maurice Van Robays: 63

Bot 7

Gus Mancuso: 13
Carl Hubbell: 53
Dick Bartell: S9
Mickey Witek: SB2
Mickey Witek: 9

Top 8

Tommy O'Brien: 63
Elbie Fletcher: 4
Vince DiMaggio: 23

Bot 8

Johnny Rucker: S9
Joe Medwick: 13/SH.1-2
Mel Ott: W
Sid Gordon: 7
Buster Maynard: K

Top 9

Bill Baker: 2
Bob Elliott: K
Pete Coscarart: 63