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Brooklyn Dodgers @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1944-07-07 · Day game · Forbes Field · Att: 2356 · 2:15

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Brooklyn Dodgers 13–2. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 5 in the 2nd. Fritz Ostermueller earned the win. Vince DiMaggio went 3-for-4 with 5 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BRO	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	9
PIT	2	5	0	3	1	0	0	2		13	12

W: Fritz Ostermueller L: Rube Melton SV: (none)

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

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Frenchy Bordagaray	5	1	1	1	0	0
Goody Rosen	3	0	2	1	1	0
Augie Galan	3	0	2	0	0	0
Dixie Walker	3	0	0	0	0	0
Luis Olmo	4	0	1	0	0	0
Mickey Owen	3	0	0	0	0	0
Howie Schultz	4	0	1	0	0	1
Eddie Stanky	2	0	0	0	0	0
Eddie Basinski	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ralph Branca	2	0	0	0	0	2
Eddie Miksis	2	1	1	0	0	0
Bobby Bragan	1	0	0	0	0	0
Paul Waner	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ray Hayworth	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jack Bolling	1	0	1	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Pete Coscarart	4	0	0	0	0
Jim Russell	3	3	3	0	0
Johnny Barrett	3	1	0	0	2
Bob Elliott	3	3	1	3	1
Babe Dahlgren	2	1	1	1	3
Vince DiMaggio	4	1	3	5	0
Al Lopez	3	0	0	0	0
Frankie Zak	5	1	1	0	0
Fritz Ostermueller	4	2	2	1	0
Tommy O'Brien	2	0	0	1	0
Hank Camelli	2	0	0	0	0
Lloyd Waner	1	0	1	1	0

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rube Melton	2.0	7	3	0
Ralph Branca	6.0	5	3	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Fritz Ostermueller	9.0	9	1	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Frenchy Bordagaray: 3/FL
Goody Rosen: S
Augie Galan: S.1-2
Dixie Walker: 2/FL
Luis Olmo: 8

Bot 1

Pete Coscarart: 63
Jim Russell: T
Johnny Barrett: W
Bob Elliott: 64(1)/FO.3-H
Babe Dahlgren: W.1-2
Vince DiMaggio: S.2-H;1-2
Al Lopez: 7

Top 2

Mickey Owen: 31
Howie Schultz: K
Eddie Stanky: 8

Bot 2

Frankie Zak: S
Fritz Ostermueller: D.1-H
Pete Coscarart: 13/SH.2-3
Jim Russell: S.3-3
Johnny Barrett: 3/G.3-3;1-2
Bob Elliott: S.3-H;2-H
Babe Dahlgren: W.1-2
Vince DiMaggio: T.2-H;1-H
Al Lopez: 8

Top 3

Eddie Basinski: 63
Frenchy Bordagaray: 13
Goody Rosen: W
Augie Galan: S.1-2
Dixie Walker: 5/FL

Bot 3

Frankie Zak: 8
Fritz Ostermueller: 9
Pete Coscarart: 7

Top 4

Luis Olmo: 8
Mickey Owen: 63
Howie Schultz: S
Eddie Stanky: 4/L

Bot 4

Jim Russell: S
Johnny Barrett: 8
Bob Elliott: W.1-2
Babe Dahlgren: 4
Vince DiMaggio: D.2-H;1-H
Al Lopez: E4.2-H(UR)(NR)
Frankie Zak: 4

Top 5

Ralph Branca: K
Frenchy Bordagaray: 5/FL
Goody Rosen: 7

Bot 5

Fritz Ostermueller: S
Pete Coscarart: 3/G.1-2
Tommy O'Brien: WP.2-3
Tommy O'Brien: 43.3-H
Johnny Barrett: 2

Top 6

Augie Galan: 9
Dixie Walker: 9
Luis Olmo: S
Mickey Owen: 4

Bot 6

Bob Elliott: 9
Babe Dahlgren: W
Vince DiMaggio: 5/L
Hank Camelli: 9

Top 7

Howie Schultz: 8
Eddie Miksis: S
Ralph Branca: K
Frenchy Bordagaray: T.1-H
Goody Rosen: S.3-H
Bobby Bragan: 64(1)/FO

Bot 7

Frankie Zak: 31
Fritz Ostermueller: 2/FL
Pete Coscarart: E6
Tommy O'Brien: 13

Top 8

Paul Waner: E6
Luis Olmo: 8
Ray Hayworth: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 8

Johnny Barrett: W
Bob Elliott: 13/SH.1-2
Babe Dahlgren: S.2-H
Lloyd Waner: WP.1-2
Lloyd Waner: S.2-H
Hank Camelli: 43.1-2
Frankie Zak: 63

Top 9

Howie Schultz: 63
Eddie Miksis: 4
Jack Bolling: S
Frenchy Bordagaray: 64(1)/FO