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Pittsburgh Pirates @ New York Giants

1946-05-19 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · 1:56

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated New York Giants 3–1. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 2 in the 6th. Fritz Ostermueller earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Fritz Ostermueller L: Monty Kennedy SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Jocko Conlan · 1B: Dusty Boggess · 2B: (none) · 3B: George Barr · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lee Handley	4	0	1	0	0	1
Frank Colman	4	0	1	0	0	0
Frankie Gustine	4	1	1	0	0	1
Bob Elliott	2	0	1	0	2	0
Ralph Kiner	4	0	1	2	0	1
Elbie Fletcher	4	0	0	0	0	0
Billy Cox	4	0	1	0	0	0
Al Lopez	3	0	0	0	1	1
Fritz Ostermueller	4	1	2	0	0	1

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bill Rigney	4	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Rucker	4	1	2	0	0	0
Jack Graham	4	0	1	1	0	0
Johnny Mize	4	0	1	0	0	0
Ernie Lombardi	3	0	0	0	1	0
Sid Gordon	3	0	0	0	0	1
Buddy Blattner	3	0	0	0	0	0
Buddy Kerr	3	0	0	0	0	0
Monty Kennedy	2	0	0	0	0	1
Walker Cooper	1	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Fritz Ostermueller	9.0	4	1	2

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Monty Kennedy	8.0	8	3	3
Bob Carpenter	1.0	0	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Lee Handley: S3
Frank Colman: 16(1)/FO
Frankie Gustine: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 1

Bill Rigney: 13
Johnny Rucker: 31
Jack Graham: 3/FL

Top 2

Bob Elliott: 3/P
Ralph Kiner: K
Elbie Fletcher: 4/P

Bot 2

Johnny Mize: 8
Ernie Lombardi: 5/P
Sid Gordon: K

Top 3

Billy Cox: 63
Al Lopez: W
Fritz Ostermueller: 16(1)/FO/BG
Lee Handley: 46(1)/FO

Bot 3

Buddy Blattner: 8/L
Buddy Kerr: 8
Monty Kennedy: K

Top 4

Frank Colman: 3/G
Frankie Gustine: 13
Bob Elliott: W
Ralph Kiner: 8

Bot 4

Bill Rigney: 8
Johnny Rucker: S8
Jack Graham: D9.1-H
Johnny Mize: 13
Ernie Lombardi: IW
Sid Gordon: 9

Top 5

Elbie Fletcher: 5/P
Billy Cox: 3/P
Al Lopez: 3/P

Bot 5

Buddy Blattner: 53
Buddy Kerr: 53
Monty Kennedy: 53

Top 6

Fritz Ostermueller: S7
Lee Handley: K/C
Frank Colman: 1/P
Frankie Gustine: S8/F8S.1-3
Bob Elliott: W.1-2
Ralph Kiner: S8.3-H;2-H;1-3
Elbie Fletcher: 6/L

Bot 6

Bill Rigney: 5/P
Johnny Rucker: S
Jack Graham: 36(1)/FO
Johnny Mize: S.1-2
Ernie Lombardi: 2/FL

Top 7

Billy Cox: S
Al Lopez: 6(B)3(1)/LDP
Fritz Ostermueller: S
Lee Handley: 64(1)/FO

Bot 7

Sid Gordon: 6/P
Buddy Blattner: 6/P
Buddy Kerr: 5/P

Top 8

Frank Colman: S
Frankie Gustine: K
Bob Elliott: S.1-2
Ralph Kiner: 43.2-3;1-2
Elbie Fletcher: BK.3-H;2-3
Elbie Fletcher: 9

Bot 8

Walker Cooper: 8
Bill Rigney: 8
Johnny Rucker: 1/L

Top 9

Billy Cox: 53
Al Lopez: K
Fritz Ostermueller: K

Bot 9

Jack Graham: 4/P
Johnny Mize: 8
Ernie Lombardi: 3/P

Notes & reviews

Rucker says he made a shoe-string catch, but 3B ump Barr rules he trapped the ball; Giants complain

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