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Philadelphia Phillies @ Pittsburgh Pirates
1942-06-07 · Day game · Forbes Field · 7 innings · Att: 8461 · 1:54
Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Philadelphia Phillies 8–6. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 5 in the 3rd. Johnny Lanning earned the win and Lefty Wilkie picked up the save. Ernie Koy went 2-for-4 with 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHI | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | |
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 9 |
W: Johnny Lanning L: Rube Melton SV: Lefty Wilkie
Umpires — HP: Babe Pinelli · 1B: Al Barlick · 2B: (none) · 3B: Lee Ballanfant · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Philadelphia Phillies — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Stan Benjamin | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Danny Murtaugh | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Ernie Koy | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
 Al Glossop | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Nick Etten | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Ron Northey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bobby Bragan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bennie Warren | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rube Melton | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Sam Nahem | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Pinky May | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Lloyd Waner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Naylor | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Danny Litwhiler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Coscarart | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Stu Martin | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Barrett | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Bob Elliott | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Elbie Fletcher | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Maurice Van Robays | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Vince DiMaggio | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bill Baker | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Hank Gornicki | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Babe Phelps | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Lanning | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Culley Rikard | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Philadelphia Phillies — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rube Melton | 2.1 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Sam Nahem | 3.2 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
 Boom-Boom Beck | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hank Gornicki | 2.0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Johnny Lanning | 4.2 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
 Lefty Wilkie | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Stan Benjamin: D
- Danny Murtaugh: 99/SH.2-3
- Ernie Koy: K
- Al Glossop: 99
Bot 1
- Pete Coscarart: 99
- Stu Martin: S
- Johnny Barrett: S.1-2
- Bob Elliott: 99
- Elbie Fletcher: W.2-3;1-2
- Maurice Van Robays: 99
Top 2
- Nick Etten: 99
- Ron Northey: 99
- Bobby Bragan: S
- Bennie Warren: K
Bot 2
- Vince DiMaggio: 99
- Bill Baker: 99
- Hank Gornicki: 99
Top 3
- Rube Melton: W
- Stan Benjamin: W.1-2
- Danny Murtaugh: W.2-3;1-2
- Ernie Koy: S7.3-H;2-H;1-2
- Al Glossop: S1/BG.2-3;1-2
- Nick Etten: S8.3-H;2-H;1X3(85)
- Ron Northey: 99
- Bobby Bragan: 99
Bot 3
- Pete Coscarart: W
- Stu Martin: FC4.1-3(E4/TH);B-2
- Johnny Barrett: W
- Bob Elliott: S7.3-H;2-H(UR);1-2
- Elbie Fletcher: 13/SH.2-3;1-2
- Maurice Van Robays: S5.3-H;2-3
- Babe Phelps: S9.3-H;1-3
- Bill Baker: 43.3-H(UR);1-2
- Johnny Lanning: 99
Top 4
- Bennie Warren: 99
- Sam Nahem: 99
- Stan Benjamin: 99
Bot 4
- Pete Coscarart: 99
- Stu Martin: 99
- Johnny Barrett: K
Top 5
- Danny Murtaugh: 99
- Ernie Koy: K
- Al Glossop: 99
Bot 5
- Bob Elliott: 99
- Elbie Fletcher: 99
- Maurice Van Robays: K
Top 6
- Nick Etten: W
- Ron Northey: CS2(99)
- Ron Northey: 99
- Bobby Bragan: 99
Bot 6
- Culley Rikard: S8
- Bill Baker: W.1-2
- Johnny Lanning: 34/SH.2-3;1-2
- Pete Coscarart: 2/FL
- Stu Martin: S9.3-H;2-H
- Johnny Barrett: FLE4#
- Johnny Barrett: S9.1-3
- Bob Elliott: SBH(UR);SB2
- Bob Elliott: 99
Top 7
- Pinky May: 99
- Lloyd Waner: 99
- Stan Benjamin: S
- Earl Naylor: S.1-2
- Ernie Koy: S.2-H;1-2
- Al Glossop: S.2-H;1-3
- Danny Litwhiler: K
Bot 7
- Elbie Fletcher: 99
- Maurice Van Robays: D
- Culley Rikard: 99
- Bill Baker: 99
Notes & reviews
- Game called for Sunday 7 PM curfew