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Pittsburgh Pirates @ New York Giants

1944-06-04 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 30659 · 2:24

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated New York Giants 7–4. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 5 in the 8th. Preacher Roe earned the win and Xavier Rescigno picked up the save. Phil Weintraub went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Preacher Roe L: Ewald Pyle SV: Xavier Rescigno

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

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny Barrett	4	1	1	2	0	0
Frankie Gustine	5	0	1	1	0	1
Jim Russell	5	0	1	1	0	0
Bob Elliott	4	1	1	0	1	1
Babe Dahlgren	5	1	2	0	0	0
Vince DiMaggio	4	1	0	0	1	2
Hank Camelli	2	1	0	0	1	0
Frankie Zak	2	0	1	0	0	0
Nick Strincevich	2	0	0	0	0	0
Tommy O'Brien	0	0	0	0	1	0
Al Rubeling	1	0	0	0	0	0
Lee Handley	0	0	0	0	0	0
Spud Davis	0	0	0	0	1	0
Frank Colman	1	1	1	2	0	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny Rucker	4	0	1	1	0	2
George Hausmann	3	0	0	1	0	0
Danny Gardella	4	0	0	0	0	0
Mel Ott	4	0	0	0	0	0
Phil Weintraub	4	1	1	1	0	0
Nap Reyes	4	0	0	0	0	0
Ernie Lombardi	1	1	1	0	0	0
Buddy Kerr	3	1	1	0	1	0
Ewald Pyle	3	0	1	1	0	2
Gus Mancuso	3	1	2	0	0	0
Bruce Sloan	1	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Medwick	1	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Nick Strincevich	5.0	5	1	2
Preacher Roe	2.0	0	0	2
Xavier Rescigno	2.0	2	0	0

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ewald Pyle	7.0	6	4	3
Frank Seward	0.1	0	1	0
Cliff Melton	0.0	2	0	0
Lou Polli	1.2	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Johnny Barrett: 6/P
Frankie Gustine: 6/P
Jim Russell: 63

Bot 1

Johnny Rucker: K/C
George Hausmann: 53
Danny Gardella: 31

Top 2

Bob Elliott: K
Babe Dahlgren: 9
Vince DiMaggio: K/C

Bot 2

Mel Ott: 3/G
Phil Weintraub: 31
Nap Reyes: 63

Top 3

Hank Camelli: 63
Frankie Zak: S3
Nick Strincevich: PO1(E1).1-2
Nick Strincevich: 2/P
Johnny Barrett: 8

Bot 3

Ernie Lombardi: S/7
Buddy Kerr: W.1-2
Ewald Pyle: K
Johnny Rucker: S/78.2-3;1-2
George Hausmann: 8.3-H;2-3;1-2
Danny Gardella: 3/G

Top 4

Frankie Gustine: 31
Jim Russell: E6.B-1
Bob Elliott: S/9.1-3
Babe Dahlgren: FC5.3XH(52);1-2;B-1
Vince DiMaggio: K

Bot 4

Mel Ott: 9/L
Phil Weintraub: 9/L
Nap Reyes: 9

Top 5

Hank Camelli: W
Frankie Zak: 13.1-2
Nick Strincevich: 253.2-3
Johnny Barrett: HP
Frankie Gustine: S/8.3-H;1-2
Jim Russell: S/7.2-H;1-3;B-2(TH)
Bob Elliott: 63

Bot 5

Gus Mancuso: S/7
Buddy Kerr: S/7.1-2
Ewald Pyle: S/9.2-H;1-3
Johnny Rucker: FC6.3-H;1-2;B-1
George Hausmann: 5/BP
Danny Gardella: 31.2-3;1-2#
Mel Ott: 63

Top 6

Babe Dahlgren: S/7
Vince DiMaggio: E3.1-3;B-2
Hank Camelli: 13
Tommy O'Brien: W
Al Rubeling: 52(3)3/GDP

Bot 6

Phil Weintraub: 43
Nap Reyes: 63
Gus Mancuso: 63

Top 7

Johnny Barrett: 31
Frankie Gustine: 63
Jim Russell: 43

Bot 7

Buddy Kerr: 6/P
Ewald Pyle: K
Johnny Rucker: K

Top 8

Bob Elliott: W
Babe Dahlgren: S7.1-H(E7)(NR);B-2
Vince DiMaggio: W
Lee Handley: 54/SH.2-3;1-2
Spud Davis: IW
Frank Colman: S/7.3-H;2-H;1-2
Johnny Barrett: D/8.2-H;1-H
Frankie Gustine: K
Jim Russell: 9

Bot 8

Bruce Sloan: 43
Danny Gardella: 8
Mel Ott: 13

Top 9

Bob Elliott: 63
Babe Dahlgren: 8
Vince DiMaggio: 63

Bot 9

Phil Weintraub: HR/9
Nap Reyes: 8
Gus Mancuso: S/7
Buddy Kerr: 54(1)/FO
Joe Medwick: 4/P

Notes & reviews

Ernie Lombardi struck on eye

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