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New York Giants @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1944-06-30 · Day game · Forbes Field · 2:15

New York Giants defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 7–5. New York Giants put up 3 in the 5th. Ace Adams earned the win. Joe Medwick went 4-for-5 with 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NY1	1	0	0	0	3	1	0	1	1	7	16
PIT	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	5	10

W: Ace Adams L: Rip Sewell SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: George Barr · 1B: Ziggy Sears · 2B: (none) · 3B: Jocko Conlan · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny Rucker	6	1	2	1	0	1
George Hausmann	5	2	2	0	0	1
Mel Ott	3	2	3	0	2	0
Joe Medwick	5	1	4	2	0	0
Ernie Lombardi	4	0	1	1	0	0
Billy Jurges	5	0	1	1	0	1
Nap Reyes	5	0	1	0	0	0
Buddy Kerr	4	0	2	1	0	1
Harry Feldman	3	0	0	0	1	1
Danny Gardella	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ace Adams	0	1	0	0	1	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pete Coscarart	4	1	1	0	0	1
Jim Russell	4	1	2	2	1	1
Al Rubeling	4	1	2	0	1	0
Bob Elliott	5	1	2	1	0	0
Johnny Barrett	5	0	1	1	0	0
Babe Dahlgren	3	0	2	1	0	0
Spud Davis	3	0	0	0	1	0
Frankie Gustine	3	0	0	0	0	0
Rip Sewell	3	1	0	0	0	0
Frank Colman	1	0	0	0	0	1
Tommy O'Brien	1	0	0	0	0	1
Lloyd Waner	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Harry Feldman	6.2	8	2	2
Ace Adams	2.1	2	1	2

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rip Sewell	8.0	15	3	3
Xavier Rescigno	1.0	1	1	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Johnny Rucker: K
George Hausmann: 63
Mel Ott: W
Joe Medwick: S/8.1-3
Ernie Lombardi: S/8.3-H;1-3
Billy Jurges: 53

Bot 1

Pete Coscarart: 6/P
Jim Russell: W
Al Rubeling: 53.1-2
Bob Elliott: T/89.2-H
Johnny Barrett: 9/F9D

Top 2

Nap Reyes: 8
Buddy Kerr: 63
Harry Feldman: W
Johnny Rucker: 43

Bot 2

Babe Dahlgren: S/8
Spud Davis: 36(1)3/GDP
Frankie Gustine: 8

Top 3

George Hausmann: 9
Mel Ott: S/8
Joe Medwick: S/7.1-3
Ernie Lombardi: 3/FL
Billy Jurges: 64(1)/FO

Bot 3

Rip Sewell: 63
Pete Coscarart: K/C
Jim Russell: K

Top 4

Nap Reyes: S/7
Buddy Kerr: 54/SH.1-2
Harry Feldman: 7/F7D
Johnny Rucker: 43

Bot 4

Al Rubeling: D/7
Bob Elliott: 63.2-3
Johnny Barrett: 7.3-H
Babe Dahlgren: S/8
Spud Davis: 53

Top 5

George Hausmann: S/7
Mel Ott: S/9.1-3
Joe Medwick: S/9.3-H;1-3
Ernie Lombardi: 2/P
Billy Jurges: S/7.3-H;1-2
Nap Reyes: 4/P
Buddy Kerr: S/7.2-H;1-2
Harry Feldman: 13

Bot 5

Frankie Gustine: 5/FL
Rip Sewell: 43
Pete Coscarart: T9
Jim Russell: S8.3-H
Al Rubeling: 4/P

Top 6

Johnny Rucker: S8
George Hausmann: 24/SH.1-2
Mel Ott: IW
Joe Medwick: S8.2-H;1-2
Ernie Lombardi: 8/F8D
Billy Jurges: K

Bot 6

Bob Elliott: D/78
Johnny Barrett: 8.2-3
Babe Dahlgren: 63.3-H
Spud Davis: 43

Top 7

Nap Reyes: 63
Buddy Kerr: S1
Harry Feldman: K
Johnny Rucker: SB2
Johnny Rucker: 9

Bot 7

Frankie Gustine: 53
Rip Sewell: E3.B-1
Pete Coscarart: 9
Jim Russell: D9.1-H(UR);B-3(TH)
Al Rubeling: W
Bob Elliott: 3/G

Top 8

George Hausmann: S/7
Mel Ott: S/9.1-3
Joe Medwick: 4/L
Danny Gardella: 3/G.3-H(E2)(NR)(UR);1-3
Billy Jurges: 4/P

Bot 8

Johnny Barrett: S8
Babe Dahlgren: E3/TH/SH.1-3;B-2
Spud Davis: IW
Frank Colman: K
Tommy O'Brien: K
Lloyd Waner: 64(1)/FO

Top 9

Nap Reyes: 9
Buddy Kerr: K
Ace Adams: W
Johnny Rucker: T9.1-H
George Hausmann: K/C

Bot 9

Jim Russell: 13
Al Rubeling: S8
Bob Elliott: 7/F7D
Johnny Barrett: 8/L

Notes & reviews

Pirate manager Frisch ejected by HP umpire Barr for arguing that Colman had not swung

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