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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Brooklyn Dodgers

1944-05-30 · Day game · Ebbets Field · 2:39

Brooklyn Dodgers defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 9–3. Brooklyn Dodgers put up 3 in the 2nd. Wes Flowers earned the win and Fritz Ostermueller picked up the save. Augie Galan went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Wes Flowers L: Max Butcher SV: Fritz Ostermueller

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

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny Barrett	5	1	2	0	0	0
Frankie Gustine	3	0	0	0	2	0
Tommy O'Brien	5	0	2	1	0	0
Bob Elliott	3	0	1	0	2	0
Babe Dahlgren	4	1	1	1	0	1
Jim Russell	3	1	1	1	2	0
Pete Coscarart	3	0	0	0	0	0
Al Lopez	2	0	1	0	1	0
Max Butcher	2	0	0	0	0	0
Spud Davis	2	0	0	0	0	0
Al Rubeling	2	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Vitelli	1	0	0	0	0	0

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Frenchy Bordagaray	4	3	3	2	1	0
Augie Galan	4	3	1	3	1	0
Luis Olmo	5	0	1	1	0	1
Dixie Walker	3	0	1	1	1	1
Howie Schultz	4	0	1	1	1	0
Gil English	4	0	0	0	1	0
Mickey Owen	4	1	1	0	0	0
Eddie Basinski	4	1	2	0	0	0
Wes Flowers	3	1	2	0	0	0
Fritz Ostermueller	1	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Cooney	0	0	0	1	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Max Butcher	5.0	11	3	1
Joe Vitelli	3.0	1	2	1

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Wes Flowers	6.1	6	6	0
Fritz Ostermueller	2.2	2	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Johnny Barrett: 4
Frankie Gustine: 9
Tommy O'Brien: 9

Bot 1

Frenchy Bordagaray: W
Augie Galan: W.1-2
Luis Olmo: 4
Dixie Walker: S.2-H;1-2
Howie Schultz: DGR.2-H;1-3
Gil English: IW
Mickey Owen: 3/FL
Eddie Basinski: 3

Top 2

Bob Elliott: 3/G
Babe Dahlgren: HR
Jim Russell: HR
Pete Coscarart: 63
Al Lopez: S
Max Butcher: E5.1-2
Johnny Barrett: 5

Bot 2

Wes Flowers: S
Frenchy Bordagaray: S.1-2
Augie Galan: HR.2-H;1-H
Luis Olmo: S
Dixie Walker: 46(1)/FO
Howie Schultz: 6
Gil English: 63

Top 3

Frankie Gustine: W
Tommy O'Brien: 54(1)3/GDP
Bob Elliott: W
Babe Dahlgren: 4

Bot 3

Mickey Owen: 13
Eddie Basinski: D
Wes Flowers: S.2-3
Frenchy Bordagaray: S.3-H;1-2
Augie Galan: 8
Luis Olmo: 7

Top 4

Jim Russell: 53
Pete Coscarart: 6
Al Lopez: 13

Bot 4

Dixie Walker: K
Howie Schultz: 63
Gil English: 53

Top 5

Max Butcher: 53
Johnny Barrett: S
Frankie Gustine: W.1-2
Tommy O'Brien: 31.2-3;1-2
Bob Elliott: 3/G

Bot 5

Mickey Owen: S
Eddie Basinski: S.1-3
Wes Flowers: 3/FL
Frenchy Bordagaray: 54(1)/FO.3-H
Augie Galan: 43

Top 6

Babe Dahlgren: 53
Jim Russell: W
Pete Coscarart: PB.1-2
Pete Coscarart: 7/FL
Al Lopez: W
Spud Davis: 7

Bot 6

Luis Olmo: K/C
Dixie Walker: W
Howie Schultz: 63.1-2
Gil English: 31

Top 7

Johnny Barrett: D
Frankie Gustine: 9
Tommy O'Brien: S.2-H
Bob Elliott: W.1-2
Babe Dahlgren: HP.2-3;1-2
Jim Russell: FC.2X3(52);1-2
Al Rubeling: 8

Bot 7

Mickey Owen: 7
Eddie Basinski: 63
Fritz Ostermueller: 4

Top 8

Joe Vitelli: 2/BOOT
Spud Davis: 43
Johnny Barrett: 4

Bot 8

Frenchy Bordagaray: S
Augie Galan: E5.1-3(E6);B-2
Luis Olmo: 8.3-H(UR);2-3
Johnny Cooney: 34/SH.3-H(UR)
Howie Schultz: W
Gil English: SB2
Gil English: 43

Top 9

Frankie Gustine: 53
Tommy O'Brien: S
Bob Elliott: S.1-2
Babe Dahlgren: K
Jim Russell: W.2-3;1-2
Al Rubeling: 8

Notes & reviews

fan interference
Spud Davis batted out of turn and singled; Joe Vitelli was called out

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