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New York Giants @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1941-06-18 · Night game · Forbes Field · 11 innings · Att: 24738 · 2:43

New York Giants and Pittsburgh Pirates played to a 2–2 tie. Mel Ott went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
NY1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	8
PIT	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	10

SV: (none)

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

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dick Bartell	5	0	2	0	0	0
Johnny Rucker	5	0	2	0	0	0
Harry Danning	5	0	0	0	0	0
Mel Ott	4	2	1	1	1	1
Babe Young	5	0	0	0	0	0
Jo-Jo Moore	3	0	1	0	2	0
Joe Orengo	5	0	1	1	0	1
Burgess Whitehead	4	0	0	0	0	0
Johnnie Wittig	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ken O'Dea	1	0	0	0	0	0
Cliff Melton	2	0	1	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Frankie Gustine	4	1	1	0	1	1
Lee Handley	5	1	3	0	0	0
Arky Vaughan	4	0	0	0	0	1
Bob Elliott	5	0	2	2	0	1
Maurice Van Robays	4	0	1	0	1	2
Elbie Fletcher	5	0	0	0	0	0
Vince DiMaggio	5	0	2	0	0	2
Al Lopez	3	0	0	0	1	0
Max Butcher	4	0	1	0	0	0
Spud Davis	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnnie Wittig	3.0	4	1	1
Cliff Melton	8.0	6	2	6

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Max Butcher	11.0	8	3	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Dick Bartell: 7/L
Johnny Rucker: 31
Harry Danning: 4/P

Bot 1

Frankie Gustine: W
Lee Handley: S8.1-3
Arky Vaughan: K
Bob Elliott: T/89.3-H;1-H
Maurice Van Robays: 63
Elbie Fletcher: 6/FL

Top 2

Mel Ott: HR/9
Babe Young: 6/P
Jo-Jo Moore: S3
Joe Orengo: 9
Burgess Whitehead: CS2(26)

Bot 2

Vince DiMaggio: S/BG
Al Lopez: 8(B)3(1)/DP
Max Butcher: 43

Top 3

Burgess Whitehead: 4/P
Johnnie Wittig: 53
Dick Bartell: S7
Johnny Rucker: S7.1-2
Harry Danning: 23

Bot 3

Frankie Gustine: 63
Lee Handley: S8
Arky Vaughan: SB2
Arky Vaughan: 4/P
Bob Elliott: 8

Top 4

Mel Ott: W
Babe Young: 4/P
Jo-Jo Moore: W.1-2
Joe Orengo: S7.2-H;1-2
Burgess Whitehead: 64(1)/FO.2-3
Ken O'Dea: 43

Bot 4

Maurice Van Robays: S8
Elbie Fletcher: 43.1-2
Vince DiMaggio: K
Al Lopez: IW
Max Butcher: 64(1)/FO

Top 5

Dick Bartell: 53
Johnny Rucker: S4
Harry Danning: WP.1-2
Harry Danning: 13.2-3
Mel Ott: 13

Bot 5

Frankie Gustine: S9
Lee Handley: 3/P
Arky Vaughan: 53/SH.1-2
Bob Elliott: S7.2-3
Maurice Van Robays: K

Top 6

Babe Young: 43
Jo-Jo Moore: 7
Joe Orengo: 13/BG

Bot 6

Elbie Fletcher: 3/FL
Vince DiMaggio: K
Al Lopez: 2/FL

Top 7

Burgess Whitehead: 43
Cliff Melton: S8
Dick Bartell: 7
Johnny Rucker: 4/P

Bot 7

Max Butcher: 63
Frankie Gustine: 53
Lee Handley: S9.BX2(946)

Top 8

Harry Danning: 8
Mel Ott: 43
Babe Young: 4/P

Bot 8

Arky Vaughan: 143
Bob Elliott: K/C
Maurice Van Robays: W
Elbie Fletcher: 13

Top 9

Jo-Jo Moore: 43
Joe Orengo: K/C
Burgess Whitehead: 4/P

Bot 9

Vince DiMaggio: S9
Al Lopez: 16(1)/FO/BG
Max Butcher: S7.1-2
Frankie Gustine: K/C
Lee Handley: 4/P

Top 10

Cliff Melton: 53
Dick Bartell: S8
Johnny Rucker: 13.1-2
Harry Danning: 13

Bot 10

Arky Vaughan: 8
Bob Elliott: 63
Maurice Van Robays: K

Top 11

Mel Ott: K
Babe Young: 7/L
Jo-Jo Moore: W
Joe Orengo: 7

Bot 11

Elbie Fletcher: 4/L
Vince DiMaggio: 53
Spud Davis: 13

Notes & reviews

Game was suspended for 56 minutes to allow fans to listen to the Joe Louis / Billy Conn boxing match. Conn was from Pittsburgh and was fighting for the heavyweight title.
Game called after 11 innings due to curfew rule

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