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New York Giants @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1942-07-17 · Day game · Forbes Field · Att: 2083 · 2:19

New York Giants defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 11–2. New York Giants put up 6 in the 5th. Hal Schumacher earned the win and Ace Adams picked up the save. Billy Jurges went 4-for-6 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NY1	2	2	0	1	6	0	0	0	0	11	20
PIT	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	6

W: Hal Schumacher L: Johnny Lanning SV: Ace Adams

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

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dick Bartell	5	2	3	2	1	0
Billy Jurges	6	1	4	4	0	0
Mel Ott	6	1	1	1	0	1
Johnny Mize	6	1	3	0	0	0
Babe Young	6	0	1	1	0	0
Babe Barna	4	1	0	0	1	1
Harry Danning	4	2	3	1	0	1
Mickey Witek	3	1	2	0	1	0
Hal Schumacher	5	2	2	2	0	2
Ray Berres	1	0	1	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pete Coscarart	5	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Barrett	4	0	0	0	0	0
Elbie Fletcher	2	1	1	0	2	1
Bob Elliott	2	0	1	1	2	0
Babe Phelps	4	1	1	1	0	0
Jimmy Wasdell	4	0	0	0	0	0
Vince DiMaggio	4	0	1	0	0	1
Frankie Gustine	2	0	1	0	0	0
Lefty Wilkie	1	0	0	0	0	0
Luke Hamlin	2	0	0	0	0	0
Huck Geary	1	0	1	0	1	0
Bud Stewart	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Hal Schumacher	8.0	5	5	2
Ace Adams	1.0	1	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Lanning	2.0	6	0	1
Lefty Wilkie	2.1	6	2	1
Luke Hamlin	4.2	8	1	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Dick Bartell: 53
Billy Jurges: HR/7
Mel Ott: S8
Johnny Mize: S8.1-3
Babe Young: 9.3-H
Babe Barna: SB2
Babe Barna: 13

Bot 1

Pete Coscarart: 53
Johnny Barrett: 43
Elbie Fletcher: W
Bob Elliott: W.1-2
Babe Phelps: 43

Top 2

Harry Danning: K23
Mickey Witek: 63
Hal Schumacher: S5
Dick Bartell: T9.1-H
Billy Jurges: S8.3-H
Mel Ott: 4/P

Bot 2

Jimmy Wasdell: 9
Vince DiMaggio: S
Frankie Gustine: 43.1-2
Lefty Wilkie: 8

Top 3

Johnny Mize: 7
Babe Young: 31
Babe Barna: 8

Bot 3

Pete Coscarart: 53
Johnny Barrett: 6/P
Elbie Fletcher: K

Top 4

Harry Danning: D7
Mickey Witek: 14/SH.2-3
Hal Schumacher: K
Dick Bartell: W
Billy Jurges: S7.3-H;1-2
Mel Ott: 6/P

Bot 4

Bob Elliott: S
Babe Phelps: 43.1-2
Jimmy Wasdell: 43.2-3
Vince DiMaggio: K

Top 5

Johnny Mize: D7
Babe Young: 63.2-3
Babe Barna: W
Harry Danning: S9.3-H;1-2
Mickey Witek: S6.2-3;1-2
Hal Schumacher: S7.3-H;2-H;1-2
Dick Bartell: S.2-H;1-3
Billy Jurges: D.3-H;1-3
Mel Ott: 8.3-H
Johnny Mize: 3/L

Bot 5

Frankie Gustine: S
Luke Hamlin: 43.1-2
Pete Coscarart: 7
Johnny Barrett: 43

Top 6

Babe Young: 3/FL
Babe Barna: 53
Harry Danning: S
Mickey Witek: S.1-2
Hal Schumacher: 99

Bot 6

Elbie Fletcher: W
Bob Elliott: W.1-2
Babe Phelps: 99
Jimmy Wasdell: 3(B)6(2)/LDP

Top 7

Dick Bartell: S
Billy Jurges: 99
Mel Ott: 99
Johnny Mize: 99

Bot 7

Vince DiMaggio: 99
Huck Geary: W
Luke Hamlin: 99
Pete Coscarart: 99

Top 8

Babe Young: S
Babe Barna: K
Ray Berres: S.1-2
Mickey Witek: W.2-3;1-2
Hal Schumacher: K
Dick Bartell: 99

Bot 8

Johnny Barrett: 3/G
Elbie Fletcher: T9
Bob Elliott: 7.3-H
Babe Phelps: HR/9
Jimmy Wasdell: 99

Top 9

Billy Jurges: 99
Mel Ott: K
Johnny Mize: S
Babe Young: 99

Bot 9

Vince DiMaggio: 99
Huck Geary: S/78
Bud Stewart: 99(1)/FO
Pete Coscarart: 99

Notes & reviews

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Major League debut for Huck Geary

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