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Brooklyn Dodgers @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1941-06-25 · Day game · Forbes Field · Att: 2425 · 2:04

Brooklyn Dodgers defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 5–4. Brooklyn Dodgers put up 2 in the 6th. Kirby Higbe earned the win. Cookie Lavagetto went 2-for-4 with 3 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Kirby Higbe L: Ken Heintzelman SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: George Magerkurth · 1B: Bill Stewart · 2B: (none) · 3B: Tom Dunn · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pee Wee Reese	5	2	2	0	0	0
Billy Herman	4	1	1	0	0	0
Pete Reiser	3	1	1	1	1	0
Cookie Lavagetto	4	0	2	3	0	0
Joe Medwick	3	1	2	0	1	0
Joe Vosmik	4	0	0	0	0	1
Dolph Camilli	4	0	0	0	0	2
Mickey Owen	4	0	1	1	0	0
Hugh Casey	2	0	0	0	0	1
Pete Coscarart	1	0	0	0	0	0
Kirby Higbe	1	0	0	0	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Frankie Gustine	4	1	2	1	0
Stu Martin	4	1	2	0	0
Arky Vaughan	4	0	1	1	0
Bob Elliott	3	1	0	0	1
Elbie Fletcher	4	0	2	0	0
Debs Garms	4	0	0	0	0
Vince DiMaggio	4	0	2	0	0
Al Lopez	3	1	1	0	0
Ken Heintzelman	2	0	0	0	0
Ripper Collins	1	0	0	0	0

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Hugh Casey	6.0	7	1	0
Kirby Higbe	3.0	3	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ken Heintzelman	9.0	9	2	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Pee Wee Reese: 63
Billy Herman: 9
Pete Reiser: W
Cookie Lavagetto: 2/FL

Bot 1

Frankie Gustine: 7
Stu Martin: 31
Arky Vaughan: 43

Top 2

Joe Medwick: S
Joe Vosmik: CS2(24)
Joe Vosmik: 9
Dolph Camilli: K

Bot 2

Bob Elliott: W
Elbie Fletcher: S.1-3
Debs Garms: 36(1)3/GDP.3-H
Vince DiMaggio: S
Al Lopez: BK.1-2
Al Lopez: 5/L

Top 3

Mickey Owen: 3
Hugh Casey: K/C
Pee Wee Reese: 13

Bot 3

Ken Heintzelman: 63
Frankie Gustine: S
Stu Martin: S.1-2
Arky Vaughan: 36(1)/FO.2-H(E6/TH)(NR)(UR)
Bob Elliott: CS2(24)

Top 4

Billy Herman: 43
Pete Reiser: 9
Cookie Lavagetto: 43

Bot 4

Bob Elliott: 8
Elbie Fletcher: 3/FL
Debs Garms: 7

Top 5

Joe Medwick: D
Joe Vosmik: 7
Dolph Camilli: 6
Mickey Owen: S.2-H
Hugh Casey: 63

Bot 5

Vince DiMaggio: 43
Al Lopez: 9
Ken Heintzelman: 53

Top 6

Pee Wee Reese: S
Billy Herman: 9
Pete Reiser: D.1-3
Cookie Lavagetto: S.3-H;2-H
Joe Medwick: 14(1)3/GDP

Bot 6

Frankie Gustine: 2
Stu Martin: T
Arky Vaughan: S.3-H
Bob Elliott: 7
Elbie Fletcher: S.1-2
Debs Garms: 43

Top 7

Joe Vosmik: K
Dolph Camilli: K
Mickey Owen: E5
Pete Coscarart: 5/L

Bot 7

Vince DiMaggio: S
Al Lopez: WP.1-2
Al Lopez: S6.2X3(65)
Ken Heintzelman: 14/SH.1-2
Frankie Gustine: D.2-H
Stu Martin: 43

Top 8

Pee Wee Reese: S
Billy Herman: D.1-3
Pete Reiser: 7.3-H
Cookie Lavagetto: S.2-H;B-2(TH)
Joe Medwick: IW
Joe Vosmik: 8
Dolph Camilli: 7

Bot 8

Arky Vaughan: 43
Bob Elliott: 2/FL
Elbie Fletcher: 4

Top 9

Mickey Owen: 53
Kirby Higbe: K
Pee Wee Reese: 43

Bot 9

Debs Garms: 4
Vince DiMaggio: 63
Ripper Collins: 3/FL

Notes & reviews

Dodgers manager Durocher ejected by HP umpire Magerkurth for arguing balls and strikes
Pirates manager Frisch ejected by HP umpire Magerkurth for arguing balls and strikes
Pirates coach Kelly ejected by 3B umpire Dunn for arguing DiMaggio was safe at 3rd

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