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Brooklyn Dodgers @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1943-05-27 · Night game · Forbes Field · Att: 14724 · 2:31

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Brooklyn Dodgers 9–5. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 4 in the 8th. Johnny Lanning earned the win and Max Butcher picked up the save. Huck Geary went 2-for-4 with 3 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Johnny Lanning L: Rube Melton SV: Max Butcher

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

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Augie Galan	4	1	4	1	1	0
Arky Vaughan	3	0	1	0	2	0
Dixie Walker	5	0	0	0	0	0
Dolph Camilli	4	0	1	0	1	0
Joe Medwick	5	1	1	0	0	1
Billy Herman	4	1	1	1	1	0
Dee Moore	5	0	2	1	0	0
Mickey Owen	4	1	1	0	0	0
Rube Melton	4	1	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Huck Geary	4	3	2	3	1	1
Jim Russell	2	0	0	0	3	0
Bob Elliott	4	1	2	2	1	0
Johnny Barrett	5	0	0	1	0	1
Elbie Fletcher	2	0	0	0	1	0
Al Lopez	5	0	1	1	0	0
Vince DiMaggio	3	1	1	0	2	1
Pete Coscarart	2	2	0	0	2	1
Tommy O'Brien	1	0	0	0	0	1
Bill Brandt	1	0	1	0	0	0
Frank Colman	1	0	1	0	0	0
Frankie Gustine	1	1	1	0	0	0

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rube Melton	7.0	7	8	3
Johnny Allen	0.0	2	2	0
Max Macon	1.0	0	0	2

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rip Sewell	3.0	8	3	1
Bill Brandt	4.0	2	1	0
Johnny Lanning	1.0	0	1	0
Max Butcher	1.0	1	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Augie Galan: S
Arky Vaughan: D.1-3
Dixie Walker: 8
Dolph Camilli: IW
Joe Medwick: K
Billy Herman: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Dee Moore: 13

Bot 1

Huck Geary: W
Jim Russell: PO1(E1).1-2
Jim Russell: W
Bob Elliott: SB3
Bob Elliott: 9(B)24(1)/DP.3-H
Johnny Barrett: 43

Top 2

Mickey Owen: S
Rube Melton: 36(1)/FO
Augie Galan: S.1-2
Arky Vaughan: W.2-3;1-2
Dixie Walker: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 2

Elbie Fletcher: HP
Al Lopez: 63.1-2
Vince DiMaggio: W
Pete Coscarart: K+CS3(25)/DP

Top 3

Dolph Camilli: 2/FL
Joe Medwick: S
Billy Herman: S.1-2
Dee Moore: S.2-H;1-2
Mickey Owen: 164(1)/FO.2-3
Rube Melton: E6.3-H(UR)(NR);1-H(UR)(NR);B-3
Augie Galan: S.3-H(UR)
Arky Vaughan: 43

Bot 3

Tommy O'Brien: K
Huck Geary: K
Jim Russell: 9

Top 4

Dixie Walker: 6
Dolph Camilli: 7
Joe Medwick: 13

Bot 4

Bob Elliott: D
Johnny Barrett: 8
Elbie Fletcher: 3/G.2-3
Al Lopez: D.3-H
Vince DiMaggio: W
Pete Coscarart: 4

Top 5

Billy Herman: 9
Dee Moore: 63
Mickey Owen: 13

Bot 5

Bill Brandt: S
Huck Geary: 36(1)/FO
Jim Russell: 46(1)/FO
Bob Elliott: S.1-2
Johnny Barrett: 5

Top 6

Rube Melton: 3
Augie Galan: D
Arky Vaughan: W
Dixie Walker: 8
Dolph Camilli: 3

Bot 6

Elbie Fletcher: 8
Al Lopez: 8
Vince DiMaggio: 7

Top 7

Joe Medwick: 8
Billy Herman: 5/FL
Dee Moore: S
Mickey Owen: 64(1)/FO

Bot 7

Pete Coscarart: W
Frank Colman: S.1-2
Huck Geary: S.2-H;1-2
Jim Russell: W.2-3;1-2
Bob Elliott: 43.3-H;2-3;1-2
Johnny Barrett: 43.3-H;2-3
Elbie Fletcher: IW
Al Lopez: 64(1)/FO

Top 8

Rube Melton: 43
Augie Galan: W
Arky Vaughan: 8
Dixie Walker: 3/G

Bot 8

Vince DiMaggio: D
Pete Coscarart: W
Frankie Gustine: S.2-3;1-2
Huck Geary: S.3-H;2-H;1-H(E9)(NR);B-3
Jim Russell: W
Bob Elliott: BK.3-H;1-2
Bob Elliott: W
Johnny Barrett: K
Elbie Fletcher: HP.2-3;1-2
Al Lopez: 2/FL
Vince DiMaggio: K

Top 9

Dolph Camilli: D
Joe Medwick: 5/FL
Billy Herman: 13
Dee Moore: 63

Notes & reviews

when balk was called Johnny Allen charged 1B umpire George Barr; Allen was wrestled to the ground by Coach Clyde Sukeforth and Manager Leo Durocher; Johnny Allen, Freddie Fitzsimmons and Rube Melton ejected by Barr; Les Webber ejected by HP umpire Jocko Conlan; Allen was fined $200 and suspended 30 days

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