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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Brooklyn Dodgers

1943-07-08 · Day game · Ebbets Field · Att: 7075 · 1:51

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Brooklyn Dodgers 8–2. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 4 in the 9th. Rip Sewell earned the win. Elbie Fletcher went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Rip Sewell L: Freddie Fitzsimmons SV: (none)

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

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Frankie Gustine	5	0	0	0	0	1
Johnny Barrett	4	0	0	0	0	1
Jim Russell	3	1	2	0	1	0
Bob Elliott	3	1	0	0	1	0
Elbie Fletcher	4	3	3	3	0	0
Vince DiMaggio	4	1	2	0	0	0
Al Lopez	3	1	1	1	1	0
Pete Coscarart	4	1	1	3	0	0
Rip Sewell	4	0	1	1	0	2

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Arky Vaughan	4	0	1	1	1
Paul Waner	3	0	1	1	1
Dixie Walker	4	0	0	0	0
Augie Galan	3	0	1	0	1
Dolph Camilli	4	0	1	0	0
Billy Herman	4	0	1	0	0
Al Glossop	4	0	0	0	0
Bobby Bragan	3	1	1	0	0
Freddie Fitzsimmons	1	0	0	0	0
Max Macon	3	1	1	0	0
Mickey Owen	0	0	0	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rip Sewell	9.0	7	4	0

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Freddie Fitzsimmons	5.0	4	2	3
Max Macon	4.0	6	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Frankie Gustine: 6
Johnny Barrett: 8
Jim Russell: S
Bob Elliott: W.1-2
Elbie Fletcher: HR.2-H;1-H
Vince DiMaggio: 6

Bot 1

Arky Vaughan: 43
Paul Waner: W
Dixie Walker: 2/FL
Augie Galan: 7

Top 2

Al Lopez: 53
Pete Coscarart: 63
Rip Sewell: 63

Bot 2

Dolph Camilli: D
Billy Herman: 13
Al Glossop: 31
Bobby Bragan: 63

Top 3

Frankie Gustine: 7
Johnny Barrett: K/C
Jim Russell: W
Bob Elliott: 43

Bot 3

Freddie Fitzsimmons: 63
Arky Vaughan: W
Paul Waner: 341.1-2
Dixie Walker: 7

Top 4

Elbie Fletcher: S
Vince DiMaggio: S.1-3
Al Lopez: 8.3-H
Pete Coscarart: 9(B)3(1)/DP

Bot 4

Augie Galan: W
Dolph Camilli: 7
Billy Herman: 3/G.1-2
Al Glossop: 63

Top 5

Rip Sewell: K
Frankie Gustine: K/C
Johnny Barrett: 31

Bot 5

Bobby Bragan: E6
Max Macon: S.1-2
Arky Vaughan: D.2-H(UR);1-3
Paul Waner: 43.3-H;2-3
Dixie Walker: 3/FL/DP.3XH(32)

Top 6

Jim Russell: S
Bob Elliott: 64(1)3/GDP
Elbie Fletcher: 8

Bot 6

Augie Galan: S
Dolph Camilli: 6
Billy Herman: 16(1)3/GDP

Top 7

Vince DiMaggio: 7
Al Lopez: S
Pete Coscarart: 63.1-2
Rip Sewell: K

Bot 7

Al Glossop: 43
Bobby Bragan: S
Max Macon: 64(1)/FO
Arky Vaughan: 2/FL

Top 8

Frankie Gustine: 8
Johnny Barrett: 3/FL
Jim Russell: 9

Bot 8

Paul Waner: S
Dixie Walker: 46(1)/FO
Augie Galan: 6
Dolph Camilli: 43

Top 9

Bob Elliott: 43
Elbie Fletcher: S
Vince DiMaggio: D.1-3
Al Lopez: IW
Pete Coscarart: T.3-H;2-H;1-H
Rip Sewell: S.3-H
Frankie Gustine: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 9

Billy Herman: S
Al Glossop: 64(1)/FO
Mickey Owen: W.1-2
Max Macon: 46(1)/FO.2-3
Arky Vaughan: 3/L

Notes & reviews

Pirates Manager Frankie Frisch ejected by HP umpire Beans Reardon

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