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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Philadelphia Phillies

1942-05-17 · Day game · Shibe Park · 2:02

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Philadelphia Phillies 7–2. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 2 in the 7th. Luke Hamlin earned the win. Vince DiMaggio went 4-for-5 with 2 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PIT	1	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	2	7	12
PHI	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	8

W: Luke Hamlin L: Lefty Hoerst SV: (none)

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

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pete Coscarart	5	1	1	0	0	1
Johnny Barrett	5	1	1	0	0	0
Jimmy Wasdell	5	1	2	0	0	1
Bob Elliott	4	1	1	2	1	0
Vince DiMaggio	5	2	4	4	0	1
Elbie Fletcher	4	0	1	0	1	0
Frankie Gustine	4	1	1	0	0	0
Al Lopez	3	0	1	0	1	0
Luke Hamlin	4	0	0	1	0	1

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Bobby Bragan	3	0	1	1	0
Danny Murtaugh	4	0	1	0	1
Stan Benjamin	4	1	2	0	0
Al Glossop	4	0	1	0	0
Danny Litwhiler	4	0	1	1	0
Ron Northey	4	0	0	0	1
Ernie Koy	4	1	1	0	0
Bennie Warren	4	0	1	0	0
Lefty Hoerst	2	0	0	0	0
Lloyd Waner	1	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Luke Hamlin	9.0	8	0	2

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Lefty Hoerst	7.0	11	2	1
Si Johnson	2.0	1	1	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Pete Coscarart: 53
Johnny Barrett: S8
Jimmy Wasdell: 43.1-2
Bob Elliott: S8.2-H
Vince DiMaggio: S5.1-2
Elbie Fletcher: 63

Bot 1

Bobby Bragan: 53
Danny Murtaugh: 5/FL
Stan Benjamin: S7
Al Glossop: S9.1-3
Danny Litwhiler: S8.3-H;1-3(E8);B-2
Ron Northey: 7

Top 2

Frankie Gustine: S1
Al Lopez: 163.1-2
Luke Hamlin: WP.2-3
Luke Hamlin: 43.3-H
Pete Coscarart: 53

Bot 2

Ernie Koy: 9
Bennie Warren: D7
Lefty Hoerst: 31.2-3
Bobby Bragan: 9/L

Top 3

Johnny Barrett: 43
Jimmy Wasdell: 9
Bob Elliott: 8

Bot 3

Danny Murtaugh: S7
Stan Benjamin: CS2(24)#
Stan Benjamin: 6/L
Al Glossop: 2/FL

Top 4

Vince DiMaggio: HR/7
Elbie Fletcher: W
Frankie Gustine: 54(1)3/GDP
Al Lopez: S8
Luke Hamlin: 31

Bot 4

Danny Litwhiler: 3
Ron Northey: K
Ernie Koy: 63

Top 5

Pete Coscarart: 63
Johnny Barrett: 13
Jimmy Wasdell: S9
Bob Elliott: 3/G

Bot 5

Bennie Warren: 53
Lefty Hoerst: E5/TH.B-1
Bobby Bragan: 13/SH.1-2
Danny Murtaugh: 4

Top 6

Vince DiMaggio: K
Elbie Fletcher: E3.B-2
Frankie Gustine: 6/L
Al Lopez: IW
Luke Hamlin: 63

Bot 6

Stan Benjamin: D8
Al Glossop: 3
Danny Litwhiler: 3
Ron Northey: 63

Top 7

Pete Coscarart: S7
Johnny Barrett: 8
Jimmy Wasdell: S9.1-3;B-2(TH)#
Bob Elliott: 7.3-H
Vince DiMaggio: S7.2-H
Elbie Fletcher: S7.1-3
Frankie Gustine: 9

Bot 7

Ernie Koy: S7
Bennie Warren: 53.1-2
Lloyd Waner: 43.2-3
Bobby Bragan: S8.3-H
Danny Murtaugh: K

Top 8

Al Lopez: 4/L
Luke Hamlin: K
Pete Coscarart: K

Bot 8

Stan Benjamin: 8
Al Glossop: 43
Danny Litwhiler: 7

Top 9

Johnny Barrett: 7
Jimmy Wasdell: K
Bob Elliott: W
Vince DiMaggio: HR/8.1-H
Elbie Fletcher: 8

Bot 9

Ron Northey: 5
Ernie Koy: 2/FL
Bennie Warren: 8