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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Brooklyn Dodgers

1944-07-22 · Day game · Ebbets Field · Att: 8479 · 2:30

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Brooklyn Dodgers 11–0. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 5 in the 4th. Fritz Ostermueller earned the win. Babe Dahlgren went 3-for-4 with 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PIT	3	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	2	11	12
BRO	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5

W: Fritz Ostermueller L: Tommy Warren SV: (none)

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

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pete Coscarart	5	3	2	0	1	1
Jim Russell	3	3	0	0	2	1
Johnny Barrett	4	1	1	1	1	1
Bob Elliott	3	2	2	2	2	1
Babe Dahlgren	4	1	3	4	0	0
Vince DiMaggio	4	1	2	1	1	0
Al Lopez	2	0	0	0	1	0
Frankie Zak	3	0	1	2	0	1
Fritz Ostermueller	5	0	1	0	0	0
Spud Davis	2	0	0	0	0	0
Frankie Gustine	1	0	0	0	1	0
Lee Handley	0	0	0	1	0	0

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Frenchy Bordagaray	4	0	0	0
Luis Olmo	4	1	0	0
Augie Galan	4	1	0	0
Dixie Walker	3	0	1	0
Howie Schultz	4	0	0	0
Mickey Owen	3	0	1	0
Bobby Bragan	4	3	0	0
Eddie Stanky	3	0	1	1
Charlie Fuchs	0	0	0	0
Goody Rosen	1	0	0	1
Ralph Branca	1	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Fritz Ostermueller	9.0	5	3	2

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tommy Warren	0.1	4	1	1
Charlie Fuchs	3.1	5	4	1
Clyde King	1.1	2	1	1
Ralph Branca	4.0	1	3	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Pete Coscarart: D
Jim Russell: K
Johnny Barrett: W
Bob Elliott: T.2-H;1-H
Babe Dahlgren: S.3-H
Vince DiMaggio: S.1-3(E1)
Al Lopez: 63.1-2
Frankie Zak: 13

Bot 1

Frenchy Bordagaray: E6
Luis Olmo: 4
Augie Galan: 46(1)/FO
Dixie Walker: 9

Top 2

Fritz Ostermueller: D
Pete Coscarart: 63
Jim Russell: 43
Johnny Barrett: 9

Bot 2

Howie Schultz: 5
Mickey Owen: W
Bobby Bragan: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 3

Bob Elliott: S
Babe Dahlgren: 34/SH.1-2
Vince DiMaggio: W
Al Lopez: 6
Frankie Zak: K

Bot 3

Eddie Stanky: W
Charlie Fuchs: 14/SH.1-2
Frenchy Bordagaray: 8
Luis Olmo: 4/L

Top 4

Fritz Ostermueller: 63
Pete Coscarart: E4/P
Jim Russell: SB2.1-3(E2/TH)
Jim Russell: W
Johnny Barrett: 7
Bob Elliott: W.1-2
Babe Dahlgren: S.3-H(UR);2-H(UR);1-2
Vince DiMaggio: S.2-H(UR);1-3
Al Lopez: SB2
Al Lopez: W
Frankie Zak: S4.3-H(UR);2-H(UR);1-2
Fritz Ostermueller: 8

Bot 4

Augie Galan: 8
Dixie Walker: 8
Howie Schultz: 63

Top 5

Pete Coscarart: S
Jim Russell: 64(1)/FO
Johnny Barrett: SB2
Johnny Barrett: K
Bob Elliott: W
Babe Dahlgren: S.2-H;1-2
Vince DiMaggio: 7

Bot 5

Mickey Owen: 8
Bobby Bragan: S
Eddie Stanky: WP.1-2
Eddie Stanky: 9
Goody Rosen: K

Top 6

Spud Davis: 9
Frankie Gustine: W
Fritz Ostermueller: SB2
Fritz Ostermueller: 8
Pete Coscarart: K

Bot 6

Frenchy Bordagaray: 3/G
Luis Olmo: S
Augie Galan: 64(1)/FO
Dixie Walker: W.1-2
Howie Schultz: 64(1)/FO

Top 7

Jim Russell: W
Johnny Barrett: 53/SH.1-2
Bob Elliott: WP.2-3
Bob Elliott: PO3(15)
Bob Elliott: K

Bot 7

Mickey Owen: 7
Bobby Bragan: S
Eddie Stanky: K
Ralph Branca: 46(1)/FO

Top 8

Babe Dahlgren: 9
Vince DiMaggio: 7
Spud Davis: E4
Frankie Gustine: 46(1)/FO

Bot 8

Frenchy Bordagaray: 7
Luis Olmo: 7
Augie Galan: S
Dixie Walker: 8

Top 9

Fritz Ostermueller: 8
Pete Coscarart: W
Jim Russell: HP.1-2
Johnny Barrett: S.2-H;1-3
Lee Handley: 43/SH.3-H;1-2
Babe Dahlgren: HP
Tommy O'Brien: CS3(15)

Bot 9

Howie Schultz: 13
Mickey Owen: 53
Bobby Bragan: S
Eddie Stanky: 13

Notes & reviews

the second run scored as the Dodgers argued call at 1B
Pirates Elliott ejected by HP umpire Dunn for arguing balk should have been called when Russell was picked off in previous inning; threw towel on field

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