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New York Giants @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1945-05-27 · Day game · Forbes Field · 2:22

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated New York Giants 16–4. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 5 in the 5th. Rip Sewell earned the win. Ernie Lombardi went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NY1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	4	9
PIT	4	0	1	1	5	3	0	2		16	18

W: Rip Sewell L: Bill Voiselle SV: (none)

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

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny Rucker	5	1	3	0	0	0
George Hausmann	5	0	2	1	0	0
Mel Ott	5	0	1	0	0	0
Joe Medwick	5	1	2	0	0	0
Phil Weintraub	2	1	0	0	1	1
Ernie Lombardi	3	1	1	3	1	0
Buddy Kerr	3	0	0	0	1	0
Nap Reyes	4	0	0	0	0	0
Ray Harrell	1	0	0	0	1	0
Jack Brewer	1	0	0	0	0	1
Al Gardella	1	0	0	0	0	0
Danny Gardella	1	0	0	0	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jack Saltzgaver	5	3	2	0	0	0
Johnny Barrett	3	3	2	1	3	0
Al Gionfriddo	5	4	2	2	1	2
Bob Elliott	5	1	3	3	1	1
Jim Russell	6	1	3	4	0	1
Babe Dahlgren	4	1	3	3	2	0
Frankie Gustine	4	0	0	1	1	1
Bill Salkeld	3	1	1	1	2	0
Rip Sewell	4	1	2	1	1	0

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Voiselle	0.1	3	2	0
Ray Harrell	3.2	4	7	3
Ewald Pyle	0.1	2	0	0
Jack Brewer	2.2	6	2	2
Johnny Gee	1.0	3	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rip Sewell	9.0	9	4	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Johnny Rucker: T7
George Hausmann: S9.3-H
Mel Ott: 7
Joe Medwick: S4.1-2
Phil Weintraub: 8/8D.2-3;1-2
Ernie Lombardi: IW
Buddy Kerr: 4(1)/FO

Bot 1

Jack Saltzgaver: S8
Johnny Barrett: W.1-2
Al Gionfriddo: W.2-3;1-2
Bob Elliott: S9.3-H;2-H;1-3
Jim Russell: 5/FL
Babe Dahlgren: D9.3-H;1-3
Frankie Gustine: 8(B)5(2)/DP.3-H

Top 2

Nap Reyes: 7/L
Ray Harrell: 7/7D
Johnny Rucker: D7
George Hausmann: 9

Bot 2

Bill Salkeld: W
Rip Sewell: S7.1-2
Jack Saltzgaver: 14/SH.2-3;1-2
Johnny Barrett: IW
Al Gionfriddo: K
Bob Elliott: K/C

Top 3

Mel Ott: S7
Joe Medwick: 3/P
Phil Weintraub: K
Ernie Lombardi: 64(1)/FO

Bot 3

Jim Russell: 7/7D
Babe Dahlgren: W
Frankie Gustine: W.1-2
Bill Salkeld: 2/FL
Rip Sewell: S7.2-H;1-3
Jack Saltzgaver: 46(1)/FO

Top 4

Buddy Kerr: 13
Nap Reyes: 8
Ray Harrell: W
Johnny Rucker: 8

Bot 4

Johnny Barrett: W
Al Gionfriddo: 36(1)/FO
Bob Elliott: S7.1-2
Jim Russell: K/C
Babe Dahlgren: S8.2-H;1-3
Frankie Gustine: 3/L

Top 5

George Hausmann: S7
Mel Ott: 8
Joe Medwick: 64(1)/FO
Phil Weintraub: W.1-2
Ernie Lombardi: HR/7.2-H;1-H
Buddy Kerr: 7

Bot 5

Bill Salkeld: W
Rip Sewell: W.1-2
Jack Saltzgaver: 15(2)/FO.1-2
Johnny Barrett: D9.2-H;1-3
Al Gionfriddo: S7.3-H;2-H;B-2(TH)
Bob Elliott: 43.2-3
Jim Russell: D9.3-H
Babe Dahlgren: S8.2-H
Frankie Gustine: 64(1)/FO

Top 6

Nap Reyes: 8
Jack Brewer: K
Johnny Rucker: S8
George Hausmann: SB2
George Hausmann: 13

Bot 6

Bill Salkeld: HR/9
Rip Sewell: 8
Jack Saltzgaver: S9
Johnny Barrett: S9.1-2
Al Gionfriddo: K
Bob Elliott: W.2-3;1-2
Jim Russell: D/78.3-H;2-H;1-3
Babe Dahlgren: W
Frankie Gustine: K/C

Top 7

Mel Ott: 7
Joe Medwick: S7
Al Gardella: SB2
Al Gardella: 43
Ernie Lombardi: 53

Bot 7

Bill Salkeld: 4/P
Rip Sewell: 8/8D
Jack Saltzgaver: 8

Top 8

Buddy Kerr: W
Nap Reyes: 6/P
Danny Gardella: K
Johnny Rucker: 43

Bot 8

Johnny Barrett: 3/G
Al Gionfriddo: S2#
Bob Elliott: WP.1-3
Bob Elliott: D8.3-H
Jim Russell: D7.2-H
Babe Dahlgren: 6(B)4(2)/LDP

Top 9

George Hausmann: 63
Mel Ott: 53
Joe Medwick: 43