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New York Giants @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1943-09-25 · Night game · Forbes Field · Att: 1530 · 2:07

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated New York Giants 7–2. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 4 in the 5th. Max Butcher earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Max Butcher L: Ken Chase SV: (none)

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

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny Rucker	4	0	0	0	0	0
Mickey Witek	4	0	2	0	0	0
Buster Maynard	4	0	1	0	0	0
Joe Medwick	4	2	2	0	0	1
Charlie Mead	4	0	1	1	0	0
Gus Mancuso	4	0	0	0	0	0
Nap Reyes	4	0	1	1	0	0
Buddy Kerr	3	0	0	0	1	0
Ken Chase	2	0	1	0	0	0
Billy Jurges	1	0	0	0	0	0
Mel Ott	1	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

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

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ken Chase	4.2	7	4	4
Van Mungo	2.1	4	1	2
Hugh East	1.0	2	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Max Butcher	9.0	8	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Johnny Rucker: 4
Mickey Witek: 63
Buster Maynard: 63

Bot 1

Pete Coscarart: K
Tommy O'Brien: 63
Maurice Van Robays: S
Vince DiMaggio: CS2(24)

Top 2

Joe Medwick: D7
Charlie Mead: 31.2-3
Gus Mancuso: 6
Nap Reyes: S15.3-H
Buddy Kerr: 7

Bot 2

Vince DiMaggio: D
Bob Elliott: 13.2-3
Elbie Fletcher: FC6.3XH(62);B-1
Al Rubeling: CS2(26)

Top 3

Ken Chase: 8
Johnny Rucker: 2
Mickey Witek: S
Buster Maynard: 43

Bot 3

Al Rubeling: 63
Al Lopez: W
Max Butcher: S.1-2
Pete Coscarart: W.2-3;1-2
Tommy O'Brien: K
Maurice Van Robays: 63

Top 4

Joe Medwick: 5
Charlie Mead: 43
Gus Mancuso: 53

Bot 4

Vince DiMaggio: K
Bob Elliott: 63
Elbie Fletcher: K

Top 5

Nap Reyes: 63
Buddy Kerr: 63
Ken Chase: S
Johnny Rucker: 64(1)/FO

Bot 5

Al Rubeling: S4
Al Lopez: S9.1-3
Max Butcher: 8
Pete Coscarart: D7.3-H;1-H
Tommy O'Brien: SB3
Tommy O'Brien: W
Maurice Van Robays: 13/SH.3-H;1-2
Vince DiMaggio: D/78.2-H
Bob Elliott: IW
Elbie Fletcher: E4.2-3;1-2
Al Rubeling: 3/P

Top 6

Mickey Witek: 53
Buster Maynard: S
Joe Medwick: K
Charlie Mead: 8

Bot 6

Al Lopez: W
Max Butcher: 13/SH.1-2
Pete Coscarart: 8
Tommy O'Brien: S9.2-H;B-2(THH)
Maurice Van Robays: 8

Top 7

Gus Mancuso: 43
Nap Reyes: 13
Buddy Kerr: 63

Bot 7

Vince DiMaggio: 6
Bob Elliott: S7
Elbie Fletcher: T8.1-H
Al Rubeling: K
Al Lopez: S9.3-H
Max Butcher: K

Top 8

Billy Jurges: 7
Johnny Rucker: 63
Mickey Witek: S
Buster Maynard: 43

Bot 8

Pete Coscarart: S
Tommy O'Brien: S.1-2
Maurice Van Robays: 64(1)/FO.2-3
Vince DiMaggio: 6
Bob Elliott: K

Top 9

Joe Medwick: T9
Charlie Mead: S.3-H
Gus Mancuso: 3/G.1-2
Nap Reyes: 43.2-3
Buddy Kerr: W
Mel Ott: 41