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Pittsburgh Pirates @ New York Giants

1946-08-04 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 27019 · 2:12

New York Giants defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 10–1. New York Giants put up 3 in the 5th. Monty Kennedy earned the win. Frankie Gustine went 3-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	0	1	0	0	0	1	6
NY1	1	2	1	0	3	1	1	1		10	20

W: Monty Kennedy L: Johnny Lanning SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Al Barlick · 1B: Babe Pinelli · 2B: Lee Ballanfant · 3B: Butch Henline · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Billy Cox	3	0	2	0	0	0
Elbie Fletcher	5	0	0	0	0	0
Frankie Gustine	4	1	3	1	0	0
Bob Elliott	3	0	0	0	1	0
Ralph Kiner	2	0	0	0	2	1
Jim Russell	4	0	0	0	0	0
Maurice Van Robays	4	0	1	0	0	0
Bill Baker	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jimmy Brown	1	0	0	0	0	0
Al Gerheauser	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ed Bahr	1	0	0	0	0	0
Burgess Whitehead	1	0	0	0	1	0
Al Gionfriddo	1	0	0	0	0	1

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Buddy Blattner	5	3	5	2	0
Mickey Witek	5	0	2	1	0
Willard Marshall	5	1	3	3	0
Johnny Mize	3	0	1	0	2
Walker Cooper	5	1	1	1	0
Goody Rosen	3	2	3	1	1
Sid Gordon	5	1	2	1	0
Bill Rigney	5	1	2	1	0
Monty Kennedy	4	1	1	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB
Johnny Lanning	2.0	5	3
Al Gerheauser	3.0	8	0
Ed Bahr	3.0	7	0

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Monty Kennedy	9.0	6	4	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Billy Cox: FLE2#
Billy Cox: 9
Elbie Fletcher: 43
Frankie Gustine: S
Bob Elliott: WP.1-2
Bob Elliott: 3/G

Bot 1

Buddy Blattner: S
Mickey Witek: S.1-3
Willard Marshall: 3/G.3-H;1-2
Johnny Mize: IW
Walker Cooper: 43.2-3;1-2
Goody Rosen: W
Sid Gordon: 5(2)/FO#

Top 2

Ralph Kiner: W
Jim Russell: 9
Maurice Van Robays: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 2

Bill Rigney: 53
Monty Kennedy: S
Buddy Blattner: S.1-2
Mickey Witek: 3/G.2-3;1-2
Willard Marshall: S.3-H;2-H;B-2(TH)
Johnny Mize: IW
Walker Cooper: PO2(26)

Top 3

Bill Baker: 2
Jimmy Brown: 9
Billy Cox: S
Elbie Fletcher: 3/G

Bot 3

Walker Cooper: 3/G
Goody Rosen: S.B-2(E8)#
Sid Gordon: 63
Bill Rigney: S.2-H(UR)#
Monty Kennedy: 6

Top 4

Frankie Gustine: 2
Bob Elliott: W
Ralph Kiner: K
Jim Russell: 54(1)/FO

Bot 4

Buddy Blattner: S
Mickey Witek: 54(1)3/GDP
Willard Marshall: D
Johnny Mize: 3/G

Top 5

Maurice Van Robays: 53
Bill Baker: 7
Al Gerheauser: E3
Billy Cox: S.1-2
Elbie Fletcher: 13

Bot 5

Walker Cooper: S
Goody Rosen: 54/SH.1-2
Sid Gordon: S.2-H
Bill Rigney: S.1-2
Monty Kennedy: 43.2-3;1-2
Buddy Blattner: S7.3-H;2-H;BX2(74)

Top 6

Frankie Gustine: HR/7
Bob Elliott: 3
Ralph Kiner: W
Jim Russell: 64(1)/FO
Maurice Van Robays: 7

Bot 6

Mickey Witek: 7
Willard Marshall: S
Johnny Mize: S.1-3
Walker Cooper: 64(1)/FO.3-H
Goody Rosen: S.1-2
Sid Gordon: 9

Top 7

Bill Baker: 8
Ed Bahr: 9
Burgess Whitehead: 4

Bot 7

Bill Rigney: 3
Monty Kennedy: 13
Buddy Blattner: D
Mickey Witek: SB3
Mickey Witek: S.3-H
Willard Marshall: 63

Top 8

Elbie Fletcher: 4
Frankie Gustine: D
Bob Elliott: E5.2-3
Ralph Kiner: 7
Jim Russell: 8

Bot 8

Johnny Mize: 8
Walker Cooper: 63
Goody Rosen: HR/9
Sid Gordon: S
Bill Rigney: 8

Top 9

Maurice Van Robays: S
Bill Baker: 7
Al Gionfriddo: K
Burgess Whitehead: W.1-2
Elbie Fletcher: 9