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New York Giants @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1943-07-27 · Day game · Forbes Field · Att: 2735 · 2:05

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated New York Giants 8–5. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 4 in the 5th. Johnny Gee earned the win. Tommy O'Brien went 3-for-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NY1	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	12
PIT	2	0	0	0	4	1	1	0		8	10

W: Johnny Gee L: Ken Chase SV: (none)

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

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dick Bartell	5	1	2	0	0	0
Mickey Witek	5	1	2	0	0	0
Joe Medwick	4	1	0	0	0	0
Mel Ott	4	1	1	0	0	1
Buster Maynard	3	0	2	2	1	0
Sid Gordon	3	0	1	1	1	0
Billy Jurges	4	0	0	0	0	1
Gus Mancuso	4	0	1	0	0	0
Ken Chase	2	0	1	0	0	0
Joe Orengo	1	0	1	0	0	0
Ernie Lombardi	1	0	1	1	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pete Coscarart	4	1	1	1	1	0
Tommy O'Brien	5	2	3	3	0	0
Maurice Van Robays	4	1	1	2	0	0
Bob Elliott	3	1	1	1	1	0
Elbie Fletcher	2	1	1	0	2	0
Frankie Gustine	4	0	0	0	0	1
Vince DiMaggio	3	1	1	0	1	1
Al Lopez	3	0	1	1	1	0
Johnny Gee	4	1	1	0	0	2

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ken Chase	4.1	4	3	2
Hugh East	1.2	3	2	1
Bill Sayles	2.0	3	1	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Gee	9.0	12	2	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Dick Bartell: 2/FL
Mickey Witek: E6
Joe Medwick: 3(B)3(1)/DP

Bot 1

Pete Coscarart: 3/FL
Tommy O'Brien: S8
Maurice Van Robays: HR/7.1-H
Bob Elliott: 63
Elbie Fletcher: 4

Top 2

Mel Ott: S7
Buster Maynard: W.1-2
Sid Gordon: S8.2-H;1-3
Billy Jurges: 8/F
Gus Mancuso: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 2

Frankie Gustine: 4
Vince DiMaggio: K
Al Lopez: 7

Top 3

Ken Chase: S8
Dick Bartell: S7.1-2
Mickey Witek: S5/BG.2-3;1-2
Joe Medwick: FC.3XH(52);2-3;1-2
Mel Ott: 9/F.3XH(9E2)(UR)(NR);2-3;1-2
Buster Maynard: S7/L.3-H(UR);2-H(UR)
Sid Gordon: W.1-2
Billy Jurges: 63

Bot 3

Johnny Gee: K
Pete Coscarart: 9
Tommy O'Brien: 43

Top 4

Gus Mancuso: 5
Ken Chase: 43
Dick Bartell: 63

Bot 4

Maurice Van Robays: 5
Bob Elliott: W
Elbie Fletcher: W.1-2
Frankie Gustine: 9
Vince DiMaggio: 5

Top 5

Mickey Witek: S8
Joe Medwick: 6
Mel Ott: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 5

Al Lopez: 13
Johnny Gee: S8/G
Pete Coscarart: W.1-2
Tommy O'Brien: HR/7.2-H;1-H
Maurice Van Robays: 53
Bob Elliott: HR/7
Elbie Fletcher: W
Frankie Gustine: 53

Top 6

Buster Maynard: S
Sid Gordon: 43.1-2
Billy Jurges: K
Gus Mancuso: 53

Bot 6

Vince DiMaggio: S7.B-2(E7)
Al Lopez: W
Johnny Gee: PB.2-3;1-2
Johnny Gee: K
Pete Coscarart: 8/F.3-H
Tommy O'Brien: S.2-3
Maurice Van Robays: 43

Top 7

Joe Orengo: S
Dick Bartell: S.1-2
Mickey Witek: 9
Joe Medwick: 7
Mel Ott: K

Bot 7

Bob Elliott: 63
Elbie Fletcher: D8
Frankie Gustine: K
Vince DiMaggio: W
Al Lopez: S9.2-H;1X3(95)

Top 8

Buster Maynard: 63
Sid Gordon: 3
Billy Jurges: 53

Bot 8

Johnny Gee: 7
Pete Coscarart: S
Tommy O'Brien: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 9

Gus Mancuso: S
Ernie Lombardi: WP.1-2
Ernie Lombardi: S.2-H
Dick Bartell: 64(1)3/GDP
Mickey Witek: 43