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New York Giants @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1945-05-21 · Night game · Forbes Field · Att: 21682 · 1:43

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated New York Giants 5–2. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 3 in the 1st. Max Butcher earned the win. Ernie Lombardi went 2-for-4 with 2 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Max Butcher L: Andy Hansen SV: (none)

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	4	0	1	0	0	0
George Hausmann	3	0	0	0	0	0
Mel Ott	2	0	0	0	2	0
Joe Medwick	4	0	0	0	0	0
Phil Weintraub	4	0	0	0	0	2
Ernie Lombardi	4	2	2	2	0	0
Buddy Kerr	4	0	0	0	0	1
Nap Reyes	3	0	1	0	0	1
Andy Hansen	1	0	0	0	0	1
Red Treadway	1	0	0	0	0	0
Danny Gardella	1	0	0	0	0	0
Al Gardella	1	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pete Coscarart	3	1	0	0	1	0
Johnny Barrett	3	2	3	1	1	0
Tommy O'Brien	3	1	1	1	0	0
Bob Elliott	4	0	2	2	0	0
Jim Russell	3	0	0	1	1	0
Babe Dahlgren	4	0	0	0	0	2
Frankie Gustine	4	0	1	0	0	0
Al Lopez	4	0	0	0	0	0
Max Butcher	3	1	1	0	1	1

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Andy Hansen	4.0	6	1	2
Rube Fischer	3.0	2	2	1
Ace Adams	1.0	0	1	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Max Butcher	9.0	4	2	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Johnny Rucker: 13
George Hausmann: 53
Mel Ott: 9/L

Bot 1

Pete Coscarart: W
Johnny Barrett: T9.1-H
Tommy O'Brien: D9.3-H
Bob Elliott: 7/7D.2-3
Jim Russell: 8/L.3-H
Babe Dahlgren: K

Top 2

Joe Medwick: 6/L
Phil Weintraub: K/C
Ernie Lombardi: 2/P

Bot 2

Frankie Gustine: 63
Al Lopez: 8
Max Butcher: K/C

Top 3

Buddy Kerr: 9
Nap Reyes: E6.B-1
Andy Hansen: K/C
Johnny Rucker: 43

Bot 3

Pete Coscarart: 63
Johnny Barrett: S5/BG
Tommy O'Brien: SB2.1-3(E2/TH)#
Tommy O'Brien: 9/L
Bob Elliott: S7.3-H
Jim Russell: 63

Top 4

George Hausmann: 43
Mel Ott: 8
Joe Medwick: 31

Bot 4

Babe Dahlgren: 5/P
Frankie Gustine: S5
Al Lopez: 7
Max Butcher: S9.1-3
Pete Coscarart: 64(1)/FO

Top 5

Phil Weintraub: K
Ernie Lombardi: HR/7
Buddy Kerr: 53
Nap Reyes: D9
Red Treadway: 5/FL

Bot 5

Johnny Barrett: S9
Tommy O'Brien: 34/SH.1-2
Bob Elliott: 9/9D.2-3
Jim Russell: 3/FL

Top 6

Johnny Rucker: 53
George Hausmann: 13
Mel Ott: W
Joe Medwick: 3/L

Bot 6

Babe Dahlgren: K
Frankie Gustine: 8
Al Lopez: 53

Top 7

Phil Weintraub: 5/FL
Ernie Lombardi: HR/7
Buddy Kerr: K/C
Nap Reyes: K

Bot 7

Max Butcher: E4.B-1
Pete Coscarart: 54/SH.1-2
Johnny Barrett: IW
Tommy O'Brien: 46(1)/FO.2-3
Bob Elliott: S8.3-H(UR);1-3;B-2(TH)
Jim Russell: IW
Babe Dahlgren: 64(1)/FO

Top 8

Danny Gardella: 4/P
Johnny Rucker: D7
Al Gardella: 31.2-3
Mel Ott: W
Joe Medwick: 23

Bot 8

Frankie Gustine: 7
Al Lopez: 43
Max Butcher: W
Pete Coscarart: 53

Top 9

Phil Weintraub: 3/G
Ernie Lombardi: 53
Buddy Kerr: 4/P