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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Brooklyn Dodgers

1945-08-19 · Day game · Ebbets Field · 2:06

Brooklyn Dodgers defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 6–2. Brooklyn Dodgers put up 2 in the 1st. Les Webber earned the win. Ed Stevens went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Les Webber L: Fritz Ostermueller SV: (none)

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

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Al Gionfriddo	4	0	1	1	0	0
Jim Russell	4	0	0	0	0	1
Johnny Barrett	3	0	0	0	1	1
Frankie Gustine	4	1	2	0	0	0
Bill Salkeld	4	0	0	0	0	0
Babe Dahlgren	3	0	1	0	0	1
Bob Elliott	3	0	0	1	0	1
Jack Saltzgaver	3	0	0	0	0	1
Fritz Ostermueller	3	1	2	0	0	0

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eddie Stanky	4	1	1	0	1	1
Frenchy Bordagaray	4	1	2	1	1	0
Luis Olmo	3	0	0	1	1	0
Dixie Walker	3	1	0	1	1	0
Goody Rosen	4	0	0	0	0	2
Ed Stevens	3	1	2	2	1	0
Tommy Brown	4	0	0	0	0	0
Fats Dantonio	4	0	0	0	0	1
Les Webber	3	2	1	0	1	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Fritz Ostermueller	7.0	6	6	5
Boom-Boom Beck	1.0	0	0	0

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Les Webber	9.0	6	1	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Al Gionfriddo: S
Jim Russell: 6(1)3/GDP
Johnny Barrett: K

Bot 1

Eddie Stanky: W
Frenchy Bordagaray: S.1-2#
Luis Olmo: W.2-3;1-2
Dixie Walker: 9/F.3-H
Goody Rosen: K
Ed Stevens: S.2-H;1-2#
Tommy Brown: 53

Top 2

Frankie Gustine: S
Bill Salkeld: 8
Babe Dahlgren: S.1-3
Bob Elliott: 7/F.3-H;1-2(E7)
Jack Saltzgaver: K

Bot 2

Fats Dantonio: 53
Les Webber: S
Eddie Stanky: SB2
Eddie Stanky: K
Frenchy Bordagaray: S.2-H
Luis Olmo: 8

Top 3

Fritz Ostermueller: S
Al Gionfriddo: 3
Jim Russell: 31.1-2
Johnny Barrett: W
Frankie Gustine: 63

Bot 3

Dixie Walker: 31
Goody Rosen: 43
Ed Stevens: HR
Tommy Brown: 5

Top 4

Bill Salkeld: E3.B-1
Babe Dahlgren: 46(1)3/GDP
Bob Elliott: K

Bot 4

Fats Dantonio: K
Les Webber: W
Eddie Stanky: S.1-3#
Frenchy Bordagaray: IW.1-2
Luis Olmo: 64(1)/FO.3-H;2-3
Dixie Walker: 4

Top 5

Jack Saltzgaver: 31
Fritz Ostermueller: S8.B-3(E8)
Al Gionfriddo: 3/G.3-H(UR)
Jim Russell: K

Bot 5

Goody Rosen: K
Ed Stevens: 3
Tommy Brown: 7

Top 6

Johnny Barrett: 2
Frankie Gustine: 7
Bill Salkeld: 4

Bot 6

Fats Dantonio: 9
Les Webber: K
Eddie Stanky: 7#

Top 7

Babe Dahlgren: K
Bob Elliott: 7
Jack Saltzgaver: 6

Bot 7

Frenchy Bordagaray: 53
Luis Olmo: 63
Dixie Walker: W
Goody Rosen: E4.1-2;B-1#
Ed Stevens: W.2-3;1-2
Tommy Brown: E5.3-H(NR)(UR);2-3;1-2;B-1
Fats Dantonio: 7

Top 8

Fritz Ostermueller: 3
Al Gionfriddo: 8
Jim Russell: 13

Bot 8

Les Webber: 63
Eddie Stanky: 53
Frenchy Bordagaray: 9

Top 9

Johnny Barrett: 8
Frankie Gustine: S
Bill Salkeld: 36(1)3/GDP