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Brooklyn Dodgers @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1945-07-15 · Day game · Forbes Field · 1:52

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Brooklyn Dodgers 9–1. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 5 in the 5th. Rip Sewell earned the win. Bill Salkeld went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BRO	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7
PIT	0	0	2	0	5	1	0	1		9	11

W: Rip Sewell L: Vic Lombardi SV: (none)

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

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eddie Stanky	4	0	1	0	0	0
Goody Rosen	4	0	0	0	0	0
Augie Galan	3	0	0	0	1	0
Dixie Walker	3	1	2	1	1	0
Frenchy Bordagaray	4	0	1	0	0	0
Howie Schultz	4	0	0	0	0	0
Eddie Basinski	4	0	1	0	0	0
Mike Sandlock	3	0	2	0	0	0
Vic Lombardi	3	0	0	0	0	2

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pete Coscarart	5	1	2	0	0	1
Frankie Gustine	5	0	1	3	0	0
Al Gionfriddo	4	1	1	1	0	0
Bob Elliott	3	1	0	0	1	0
Jim Russell	4	1	0	1	0	1
Babe Dahlgren	4	1	1	2	0	0
Lee Handley	4	1	2	1	0	0
Bill Salkeld	3	2	2	1	1	1
Rip Sewell	4	1	2	0	0	1

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Vic Lombardi	8.0	11	2	4

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rip Sewell	9.0	7	2	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Eddie Stanky: 7
Goody Rosen: 7
Augie Galan: 43

Bot 1

Pete Coscarart: K
Frankie Gustine: 6
Al Gionfriddo: 6

Top 2

Dixie Walker: HR
Frenchy Bordagaray: 8
Howie Schultz: 7
Eddie Basinski: 63

Bot 2

Bob Elliott: 63
Jim Russell: K
Babe Dahlgren: 43

Top 3

Mike Sandlock: S
Vic Lombardi: K
Eddie Stanky: S.1-2
Goody Rosen: 46(1)/FO.2-3
Augie Galan: 3

Bot 3

Lee Handley: D
Bill Salkeld: W
Rip Sewell: S.2-3;1-2
Pete Coscarart: 3
Frankie Gustine: S.3-H;2-H;1-2#
Al Gionfriddo: 8
Bob Elliott: W.2-3;1-2
Jim Russell: 7

Top 4

Dixie Walker: W
Frenchy Bordagaray: 64(1)3/GDP
Howie Schultz: 2

Bot 4

Babe Dahlgren: 9
Lee Handley: 63
Bill Salkeld: S
Rip Sewell: SB2
Rip Sewell: 4

Top 5

Eddie Basinski: S
Mike Sandlock: 3(B)6(1)/GDP
Vic Lombardi: K

Bot 5

Pete Coscarart: S
Frankie Gustine: 7
Al Gionfriddo: T.1-H
Bob Elliott: E5.3-3;B-1
Jim Russell: E6.3-H(RBI)(UR);1-2;B-1
Babe Dahlgren: D.2-H(UR);1-H(UR)
Lee Handley: S.2-H(UR)
Bill Salkeld: K
Rip Sewell: CS2(24)

Top 6

Eddie Stanky: 3
Goody Rosen: 9
Augie Galan: W
Dixie Walker: S.1-2#
Frenchy Bordagaray: 5

Bot 6

Rip Sewell: S
Pete Coscarart: S.1-3
Frankie Gustine: 8/F.3-H
Al Gionfriddo: 4
Bob Elliott: 8

Top 7

Howie Schultz: 7
Eddie Basinski: 4
Mike Sandlock: S
Vic Lombardi: 43

Bot 7

Jim Russell: 7
Babe Dahlgren: 13
Lee Handley: 63

Top 8

Eddie Stanky: 53
Goody Rosen: 9
Augie Galan: 41

Bot 8

Bill Salkeld: HR
Rip Sewell: K
Pete Coscarart: 8
Frankie Gustine: 9

Top 9

Dixie Walker: 9
Frenchy Bordagaray: S
Howie Schultz: 8
Eddie Basinski: 43