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New York Giants @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1945-05-27 · Day game · Forbes Field · Att: 29121 · 2:33

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated New York Giants 11–5. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 5 in the 6th. Xavier Rescigno earned the win. Jim Russell went 3-for-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NY1	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	1	0	5	13
PIT	0	0	4	0	1	5	0	1		11	15

W: Xavier Rescigno L: Rube Fischer SV: (none)

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

New York Giants — batting

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

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jack Saltzgaver	5	1	2	0	0	1
Johnny Barrett	4	2	1	0	1	1
Al Gionfriddo	4	2	2	2	1	0
Bob Elliott	4	3	1	2	1	0
Jim Russell	5	2	3	3	0	0
Babe Dahlgren	5	0	3	2	0	1
Frankie Gustine	5	0	1	2	0	1
Al Lopez	4	0	0	0	0	0
Al Gerheauser	2	0	1	0	0	0
Xavier Rescigno	2	1	1	0	0	0

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rube Fischer	5.0	8	1	4
Ace Adams	2.0	5	1	0
Ewald Pyle	1.0	2	1	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Al Gerheauser	4.2	9	1	1
Xavier Rescigno	4.1	4	3	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Johnny Rucker: 3/L
George Hausmann: S8
Mel Ott: 4/P
Joe Medwick: S9.1-3
Phil Weintraub: 7

Bot 1

Jack Saltzgaver: D7
Johnny Barrett: 9/F.2-3
Al Gionfriddo: 9
Bob Elliott: 43

Top 2

Nap Reyes: S9
Buddy Kerr: S8.1-2
Ray Berres: 16(1)3/GDP.2-3
Rube Fischer: W
Johnny Rucker: 9

Bot 2

Jim Russell: 7
Babe Dahlgren: S7
Frankie Gustine: K/C
Al Lopez: 64(1)/FO

Top 3

George Hausmann: S8
Mel Ott: 9/L
Joe Medwick: 43.1-2
Phil Weintraub: 31

Bot 3

Al Gerheauser: 8
Jack Saltzgaver: S8
Johnny Barrett: S8.1-2
Al Gionfriddo: S8.2-H;1-3
Bob Elliott: W.1-2
Jim Russell: E6/G.3-H;2-3;1-2;B-1
Babe Dahlgren: K
Frankie Gustine: S8.3-H(UR);2-H(UR);1-3
Al Lopez: 7

Top 4

Nap Reyes: 8/8D
Buddy Kerr: 9
Ray Berres: 63

Bot 4

Al Gerheauser: T9
Jack Saltzgaver: K
Johnny Barrett: K
Al Gionfriddo: 3/G

Top 5

Rube Fischer: K/C
Johnny Rucker: 43
George Hausmann: T9
Mel Ott: S7.3-H
Joe Medwick: E3.1-2;B-1
Phil Weintraub: S7.2-H(UR);1-3
Nap Reyes: S7.3-H(UR);1-3(E7);B-2
Buddy Kerr: 53

Bot 5

Bob Elliott: 63
Jim Russell: HR/9
Babe Dahlgren: 63
Frankie Gustine: 8

Top 6

Ray Berres: 31
Red Treadway: 6/P
Johnny Rucker: 9

Bot 6

Al Lopez: 63
Xavier Rescigno: D9
Jack Saltzgaver: 7
Johnny Barrett: W
Al Gionfriddo: D9.2-H;1-3
Bob Elliott: S9.3-H;2-H
Jim Russell: T9.1-H
Babe Dahlgren: D7.3-H
Frankie Gustine: 2/FL

Top 7

George Hausmann: S9
Mel Ott: W.1-2
Joe Medwick: E4.2-3;1-2;B-1
Phil Weintraub: 3/P
Nap Reyes: S5.3-H;2-3;1-2
Buddy Kerr: 3/FL
Ernie Lombardi: 163

Bot 7

Al Lopez: 9
Xavier Rescigno: 9
Jack Saltzgaver: 43

Top 8

Danny Gardella: S8
Johnny Rucker: 9/9D
George Hausmann: W.1-2
Mel Ott: W.2-3;1-2
Joe Medwick: 43.3-H;2-3;1-2
Phil Weintraub: 5/FL

Bot 8

Johnny Barrett: 8
Al Gionfriddo: W
Bob Elliott: 46(1)/FO
Jim Russell: S7.1-3
Babe Dahlgren: S7.3-H;1-2#
Frankie Gustine: 13

Top 9

Nap Reyes: 8
Buddy Kerr: S7
Ernie Lombardi: 4/P
Al Gardella: 43

Notes & reviews

Suspend=19450528,,5,10,46
Pirates manager Frisch ejected by 3B umpire Boggess for arguing Ott was out at 2nd
suspended,19450528,PIT06,curfew $Game suspended due to Sunday curfew, completed the next day

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