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New York Giants @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1944-05-15 · Day game · Forbes Field · Att: 1699 · 2:24

New York Giants defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 8–7. New York Giants put up 4 in the 6th. Ace Adams earned the win and Lou Polli picked up the save. Phil Weintraub went 4-for-4 with 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NY1	1	1	1	0	0	4	1	0	0	8	15
PIT	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7	11

W: Ace Adams L: Cookie Cuccurullo SV: Lou Polli

Umpires — HP: Lee Ballanfant · 1B: Dusty Boggess · 2B: (none) · 3B: Babe Pinelli · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny Rucker	5	0	2	1	0	0
Billy Jurges	4	2	3	2	2	0
Danny Gardella	5	1	2	1	0	1
Joe Medwick	5	0	0	1	0	0
Phil Weintraub	4	1	4	2	1	0
Ernie Lombardi	3	0	1	1	2	0
Hal Luby	5	1	2	0	0	0
Buddy Kerr	3	2	1	0	0	0
Rube Fischer	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ace Adams	1	1	0	0	0	0
Lou Polli	1	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny Barrett	5	1	1	1	0	0
Pete Coscarart	5	1	3	0	0	0
Jim Russell	5	1	1	1	0	0
Bob Elliott	3	1	2	1	1	0
Frankie Gustine	4	0	1	0	0	1
Babe Dahlgren	2	1	0	0	2	0
Vince DiMaggio	4	1	2	1	0	1
Hank Camelli	1	0	0	0	1	1
Cookie Cuccurullo	2	1	1	2	0	0
Tommy O'Brien	1	0	0	0	0	0
Al Rubeling	1	0	0	0	0	0
Frank Colman	1	0	0	0	0	0
Rip Sewell	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rube Fischer	1.2	4	2	2
Ace Adams	5.2	5	2	1
Lou Polli	1.2	2	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Max Butcher	1.2	5	1	0
Cookie Cuccurullo	5.1	8	3	1
Xavier Rescigno	2.0	2	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Johnny Rucker: 3/G
Billy Jurges: S/7
Danny Gardella: D/9.1-3
Joe Medwick: FC6.3-H;2X3(65);B-1
Phil Weintraub: S/9.1-3
Ernie Lombardi: 43

Bot 1

Johnny Barrett: 4/P
Pete Coscarart: S/7
Jim Russell: 9
Bob Elliott: CS2(24)

Top 2

Hal Luby: S1/BG
Buddy Kerr: 24/SH.1-2
Rube Fischer: 63
Johnny Rucker: T9.2-H
Billy Jurges: W
Danny Gardella: 9

Bot 2

Bob Elliott: W
Frankie Gustine: K/C
Babe Dahlgren: W.1-2
Vince DiMaggio: D/7.2-H;1-3
Hank Camelli: K
Cookie Cuccurullo: D/8.3-H;2-H
Johnny Barrett: T/9.2-H
Pete Coscarart: WP.3-H#
Pete Coscarart: 63

Top 3

Joe Medwick: 7
Phil Weintraub: T/78
Ernie Lombardi: 8.3-H
Hal Luby: S/8
Buddy Kerr: 53

Bot 3

Jim Russell: 43
Bob Elliott: S/7
Frankie Gustine: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 4

Ace Adams: 8
Johnny Rucker: 43
Billy Jurges: W
Danny Gardella: K

Bot 4

Babe Dahlgren: 53
Vince DiMaggio: K/C
Hank Camelli: W
Cookie Cuccurullo: 7/L

Top 5

Joe Medwick: 41
Phil Weintraub: W
Ernie Lombardi: D9/89.1XH(952)
Hal Luby: 5/FL

Bot 5

Johnny Barrett: 4/P
Pete Coscarart: 8
Jim Russell: 3/G

Top 6

Buddy Kerr: S/8
Ace Adams: 5E3/SH.1-2;B-1
Johnny Rucker: 54/SH.2-3;1-2
Billy Jurges: S/7.3-H;2-3
Danny Gardella: S/8.3-H(UR);1-2
Joe Medwick: 13.2-3;1-2
Phil Weintraub: D/89.3-H(UR);2-H(UR)
Ernie Lombardi: IW
Hal Luby: 3/G

Bot 6

Bob Elliott: S/8
Frankie Gustine: 46(1)/FO
Babe Dahlgren: W.1-2
Vince DiMaggio: CS3(25).1-2
Vince DiMaggio: 4/P

Top 7

Buddy Kerr: HP
Ace Adams: 14/SH.1-2
Johnny Rucker: 63.2-3
Billy Jurges: S/8.3-H
Danny Gardella: 43

Bot 7

Tommy O'Brien: 7
Al Rubeling: 9
Johnny Barrett: 4/P

Top 8

Joe Medwick: 43
Phil Weintraub: D/9
Ernie Lombardi: IW
Hal Luby: 6(1)3/GDP

Bot 8

Pete Coscarart: S/7
Jim Russell: T/9.1-H
Bob Elliott: 8.3-H
Frankie Gustine: D/7
Babe Dahlgren: 53
Vince DiMaggio: S6.2-3
Frank Colman: 43

Top 9

Buddy Kerr: 8
Lou Polli: 43
Johnny Rucker: S5
Billy Jurges: SB2
Billy Jurges: 63

Bot 9

Rip Sewell: 6/P
Johnny Barrett: 4/L
Pete Coscarart: S7
Jim Russell: 53