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New York Giants @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1945-07-18 · Day game · Forbes Field · 2:15

New York Giants defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 6–3. New York Giants put up 3 in the 8th. Jack Brewer earned the win and Ace Adams picked up the save. Danny Gardella went 3-for-4 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	0	0	1	3	2	6	11
PIT	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	8

W: Jack Brewer L: Preacher Roe SV: Ace Adams

Umpires — HP: Larry Goetz · 1B: Butch Henline · 2B: Lou Jorda · 3B: Beans Reardon · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jim Mallory	4	0	1	0	0	0
George Hausmann	4	1	1	1	1	0
Whitey Lockman	4	1	1	0	0	0
Mel Ott	5	0	1	1	0	2
Clyde Kluttz	5	1	1	0	0	1
Danny Gardella	4	1	3	3	0	1
Buddy Kerr	4	0	1	0	0	2
Nap Reyes	3	0	0	0	1	0
Jack Brewer	3	0	0	1	0	0
Ace Adams	1	1	1	0	0	0
Red Treadway	1	1	1	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pete Coscarart	4	1	2	0	0	1
Frankie Gustine	4	1	2	1	0	0
Al Gionfriddo	4	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Elliott	4	0	1	0	0	1
Jim Russell	3	0	0	0	1	0
Babe Dahlgren	4	0	1	0	0	1
Lee Handley	3	0	0	0	1	0
Bill Salkeld	3	0	1	0	1	0
Preacher Roe	2	0	0	0	0	1
Johnny Barrett	1	1	1	0	0	0
Frank Colman	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jack Brewer	7.1	7	2	3
Ace Adams	1.2	1	1	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Preacher Roe	8.0	7	2	6
Xavier Rescigno	0.1	3	0	0
Cookie Cuccurullo	0.2	1	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jim Mallory: 63
George Hausmann: 8
Whitey Lockman: 8

Bot 1

Pete Coscarart: S8
Frankie Gustine: 4(1)3/GDP
Al Gionfriddo: 8

Top 2

Mel Ott: K/C
Clyde Kluttz: 7/7D
Danny Gardella: K

Bot 2

Bob Elliott: K
Jim Russell: 2/FL
Babe Dahlgren: 9

Top 3

Buddy Kerr: D7
Nap Reyes: 53
Jack Brewer: 53
Jim Mallory: 13

Bot 3

Lee Handley: 43
Bill Salkeld: W
Preacher Roe: 1/BP/DP.1X2(14)

Top 4

George Hausmann: 43
Whitey Lockman: 43
Mel Ott: 8/L

Bot 4

Pete Coscarart: K/C
Frankie Gustine: S7
Al Gionfriddo: 9
Bob Elliott: S7.1-3
Jim Russell: 7/L

Top 5

Clyde Kluttz: 8
Danny Gardella: S9
Buddy Kerr: K
Nap Reyes: 53

Bot 5

Babe Dahlgren: 63
Lee Handley: W
Bill Salkeld: 9
Preacher Roe: K/C

Top 6

Jack Brewer: 63
Jim Mallory: S5
George Hausmann: 43.1-2
Whitey Lockman: S1.2-3
Mel Ott: K

Bot 6

Pete Coscarart: 63
Frankie Gustine: 5/L
Al Gionfriddo: 13

Top 7

Clyde Kluttz: S7
Danny Gardella: D9/BG/3.1-3
Buddy Kerr: K
Nap Reyes: IW
Jack Brewer: 7/7D.3-H;2-3
Jim Mallory: 4/P

Bot 7

Bob Elliott: 63
Jim Russell: 8
Babe Dahlgren: S8
Lee Handley: 54(1)/FO

Top 8

George Hausmann: W
Whitey Lockman: FC3/SH.1-2;B-1
Mel Ott: 3/BP
Clyde Kluttz: K
Danny Gardella: HR/9.2-H;1-H
Buddy Kerr: 4/P

Bot 8

Bill Salkeld: 9/FL
Johnny Barrett: D9
Pete Coscarart: S9.2-3
Frankie Gustine: D7.3-H;1-3
Al Gionfriddo: WP.3-H;2-H
Al Gionfriddo: 9
Bob Elliott: 53

Top 9

Nap Reyes: 2/FL
Ace Adams: S9
Red Treadway: S9.1-3
George Hausmann: S9.3-H;1-2
Whitey Lockman: 9
Mel Ott: D7.2-H;1-3
Clyde Kluttz: 43

Bot 9

Jim Russell: W
Babe Dahlgren: K/C
Lee Handley: 8
Bill Salkeld: S4.1-2
Frank Colman: 9

Notes & reviews

Danny Gardella pushed his bunt past Babe Dahlgren

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