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New York Giants @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1943-06-04 · Night game · Forbes Field · Att: 14120 · 2:23

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated New York Giants 9–8. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 6 in the 4th. Max Butcher earned the win and Hank Gornicki picked up the save. Vince DiMaggio went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NY1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	5	1	8	13
PIT	0	0	0	6	0	2	0	1		9	11

W: Max Butcher L: Van Mungo SV: Hank Gornicki

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

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny Rucker	5	1	3	1	0	0
Billy Jurges	4	2	2	1	0	0
Sid Gordon	4	0	1	1	0	0
Mel Ott	3	0	0	1	1	0
Ernie Lombardi	4	1	2	1	0	0
Babe Barna	4	1	1	3	0	0
Mickey Witek	4	0	1	0	0	0
Joe Orengo	2	1	1	0	0	1
Van Mungo	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Sayles	2	1	2	0	0	0
Nap Reyes	1	0	0	0	0	0
Dick Bartell	0	1	0	0	1	0
Buster Maynard	1	0	0	0	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Huck Geary	4	1	1	0	0	0
Jim Russell	3	1	2	0	1	0
Bob Elliott	4	0	2	1	0	1
Johnny Barrett	4	1	1	1	0	0
Elbie Fletcher	3	2	1	0	1	1
Al Lopez	4	2	2	1	0	0
Vince DiMaggio	4	2	2	3	0	1
Pete Coscarart	3	0	0	1	0	1
Max Butcher	3	0	0	0	0	1
Hank Gornicki	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Van Mungo	3.1	5	2	1
Bill Sayles	4.2	6	0	4

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Max Butcher	7.2	11	1	1
Hank Gornicki	1.1	2	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Johnny Rucker: 8
Billy Jurges: 8
Sid Gordon: 63

Bot 1

Huck Geary: 8
Jim Russell: W
Bob Elliott: K+CS2(24)/DP

Top 2

Mel Ott: 5/FL
Ernie Lombardi: 53
Babe Barna: 63

Bot 2

Johnny Barrett: 13
Elbie Fletcher: 8
Al Lopez: 9/L

Top 3

Mickey Witek: S9/L
Joe Orengo: PO1(23)
Joe Orengo: S7.B-2(E7)
Van Mungo: 63.2-3
Johnny Rucker: S8.3-H(UR);BX2(86)

Bot 3

Vince DiMaggio: 7
Pete Coscarart: 53
Max Butcher: 43

Top 4

Billy Jurges: HP
Sid Gordon: 13/SH.1-2
Mel Ott: IW
Ernie Lombardi: S8/L.2-H;1X3(84);B-2
Babe Barna: 7

Bot 4

Huck Geary: S9/L
Jim Russell: D9/L.1-3
Bob Elliott: 53.3-H;2-3
Johnny Barrett: S9/L.3-H
Elbie Fletcher: W.1-2
Al Lopez: S9/L.2-H;1-3
Vince DiMaggio: HR8/IPHR.3-H;1-H
Pete Coscarart: K23
Max Butcher: K

Top 5

Mickey Witek: 7
Joe Orengo: K/C
Bill Sayles: S7/L
Johnny Rucker: 43

Bot 5

Huck Geary: 9
Jim Russell: 2/FL
Bob Elliott: D7
Johnny Barrett: 43

Top 6

Billy Jurges: S8/L
Sid Gordon: S8/L.1-2
Mel Ott: 6/P
Ernie Lombardi: 14(1)3/GDP

Bot 6

Elbie Fletcher: S5/BG
Al Lopez: S7/L.1-3
Vince DiMaggio: K/C
Pete Coscarart: FC1/SH.3-H(RBI);1-H(E1/TH2)(NR)(UR);B-3
Max Butcher: OA.3XH(252)
Max Butcher: 63

Top 7

Babe Barna: 99
Mickey Witek: 99
Nap Reyes: 99

Bot 7

Huck Geary: 99
Jim Russell: S
Bob Elliott: S.1-2
Johnny Barrett: 99
Elbie Fletcher: K

Top 8

Bill Sayles: S7/L
Johnny Rucker: S8/L.1-3
Billy Jurges: S1.3-3;1-2
Sid Gordon: 9.3-H;2-3
Mel Ott: 9.3-H
Ernie Lombardi: D9/L.1-3
Babe Barna: HR8/IPHR.3-H;2-H
Mickey Witek: 99

Bot 8

Al Lopez: 99
Vince DiMaggio: S9/L
Pete Coscarart: 99
Hank Gornicki: WP.1-H
Hank Gornicki: 99

Top 9

Dick Bartell: W
Buster Maynard: K
Johnny Rucker: S.1-3
Billy Jurges: 9.3-H
Sid Gordon: 8/F

Notes & reviews

Orengo ejected by HP umpire Dunn for arguing called third strike

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