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Pittsburgh Pirates @ New York Giants

1943-08-19 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 2863 · 2:09

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated New York Giants 8–1. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 3 in the 4th. Wally Hebert earned the win. Jim Russell went 2-for-4 with 2 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PIT	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	2	8	12
NY1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	8

W: Wally Hebert L: Rube Fischer SV: (none)

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

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pete Coscarart	3	2	3	0	2	0
Jim Russell	4	3	2	4	1	0
Al Rubeling	5	0	1	0	0	0
Maurice Van Robays	5	0	1	1	0	0
Tommy O'Brien	5	1	1	0	0	0
Elbie Fletcher	4	1	2	0	0	0
Vince DiMaggio	3	1	1	3	1	1
Al Lopez	3	0	1	0	1	0
Wally Hebert	4	0	0	0	0	1

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dick Bartell	3	0	1	0	1	0
Mickey Witek	4	0	2	0	0	0
Johnny Rucker	4	0	2	0	0	0
Joe Medwick	4	0	0	0	0	0
Mel Ott	4	1	1	0	0	1
Sid Gordon	4	0	2	0	0	0
Billy Jurges	4	0	0	0	0	0
Gus Mancuso	3	0	0	1	0	0
Rube Fischer	1	0	0	0	0	0
Van Mungo	1	0	0	0	0	0
Buster Maynard	1	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Wally Hebert	9.0	8	1	1

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rube Fischer	4.0	9	2	1
Van Mungo	4.0	1	2	1
Ace Adams	1.0	2	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Pete Coscarart: S8
Jim Russell: CS2(26)
Jim Russell: W
Al Rubeling: 53.1-2
Maurice Van Robays: S7/78.2-H
Tommy O'Brien: 43

Bot 1

Dick Bartell: S8
Mickey Witek: 46(1)3/GDP
Johnny Rucker: S
Joe Medwick: 7

Top 2

Elbie Fletcher: S9
Vince DiMaggio: K
Al Lopez: S7.1-3
Wally Hebert: 53(B)2(3)/GDP/BG

Bot 2

Mel Ott: K
Sid Gordon: S
Billy Jurges: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 3

Pete Coscarart: S
Jim Russell: CS2(26)
Jim Russell: 99
Al Rubeling: 99/L

Bot 3

Gus Mancuso: 53
Rube Fischer: 3/L
Dick Bartell: 8

Top 4

Maurice Van Robays: 99/G
Tommy O'Brien: S8
Elbie Fletcher: S8.1-2
Vince DiMaggio: HR/7.2-H;1-H
Al Lopez: 8
Wally Hebert: 8

Bot 4

Mickey Witek: 99
Johnny Rucker: 13
Joe Medwick: 53

Top 5

Pete Coscarart: W
Jim Russell: HR/9.1-H
Al Rubeling: 99
Maurice Van Robays: 99
Tommy O'Brien: E6#
Elbie Fletcher: 99

Bot 5

Mel Ott: S9
Sid Gordon: S8.1-2
Billy Jurges: 99(1)/FO.2-3
Gus Mancuso: 8.3-H;1-2(E8/THH)
Van Mungo: 4/P

Top 6

Vince DiMaggio: W#
Al Lopez: PO1(136)
Al Lopez: W#
Wally Hebert: K
Pete Coscarart: S.1-2
Jim Russell: 99

Bot 6

Dick Bartell: 63
Mickey Witek: S
Johnny Rucker: 99
Joe Medwick: 13

Top 7

Al Rubeling: 99
Maurice Van Robays: 99
Tommy O'Brien: 99

Bot 7

Mel Ott: 34/BG#
Sid Gordon: 43
Billy Jurges: 63

Top 8

Elbie Fletcher: 43
Vince DiMaggio: 53
Al Lopez: 53

Bot 8

Gus Mancuso: 53
Buster Maynard: 9
Dick Bartell: W
Mickey Witek: S1.1-2
Johnny Rucker: S5/BG.2-3;1-2
Joe Medwick: 7

Top 9

Wally Hebert: 13
Pete Coscarart: W
Jim Russell: HR7/IPHR.1-H
Al Rubeling: S
Maurice Van Robays: 99(1)/FO
Tommy O'Brien: 99

Bot 9

Mel Ott: 43
Sid Gordon: 8
Billy Jurges: 9