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New York Giants @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1945-09-16 · Day game · Forbes Field · 1:55

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated New York Giants 3–2. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 3 in the 3rd. Preacher Roe earned the win. Johnny Barrett went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Preacher Roe L: Sal Maglie SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: George Barr · 1B: Tom Dunn · 2B: (none) · 3B: Ziggy Sears · 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	4	0	1	0	1	0
Steve Filipowicz	5	0	1	0	0	2
Danny Gardella	3	0	1	1	1	0
Ernie Lombardi	3	0	0	0	1	0
Roy Zimmerman	4	1	1	1	0	2
Buddy Kerr	3	0	1	0	1	0
Nap Reyes	4	0	0	0	0	1
Sal Maglie	3	0	0	0	0	2
Clyde Kluttz	1	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

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

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Sal Maglie	8.0	8	2	5

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Preacher Roe	9.0	8	4	7

Play-by-play

Top 1

Johnny Rucker: 63
George Hausmann: S7
Steve Filipowicz: K
Danny Gardella: WP.1-2
Danny Gardella: W
Ernie Lombardi: 3/P

Bot 1

Al Gionfriddo: 43
Johnny Barrett: 8
Jim Russell: K/C

Top 2

Roy Zimmerman: HR/9
Buddy Kerr: S9
Nap Reyes: 2/FL
Sal Maglie: K
Johnny Rucker: 9

Bot 2

Bill Salkeld: 5/P
Frankie Gustine: W
Bob Elliott: D9.1-3
Babe Dahlgren: K
Pete Coscarart: IW
Preacher Roe: 9/L

Top 3

George Hausmann: 13
Steve Filipowicz: 63
Danny Gardella: S9
Ernie Lombardi: 8

Bot 3

Al Gionfriddo: S8
Johnny Barrett: HR/9.1-H
Jim Russell: D7/P
Bill Salkeld: 3/G.2-3
Frankie Gustine: 53.3-H
Bob Elliott: S7
Babe Dahlgren: 23

Top 4

Roy Zimmerman: 3/FL
Buddy Kerr: W
Nap Reyes: K
Sal Maglie: K/C

Bot 4

Pete Coscarart: 63
Preacher Roe: K
Al Gionfriddo: S9
Johnny Barrett: SB2
Johnny Barrett: K

Top 5

Johnny Rucker: S5
George Hausmann: W.1-2
Steve Filipowicz: S5/BG.2-3;1-2
Danny Gardella: 31.3-H;2-3;1-2
Ernie Lombardi: IW
Roy Zimmerman: K
Buddy Kerr: 64(1)/FO

Bot 5

Jim Russell: 7
Bill Salkeld: 8
Frankie Gustine: 2/FL

Top 6

Nap Reyes: 8
Sal Maglie: 3/FL
Johnny Rucker: S8
George Hausmann: 53

Bot 6

Bob Elliott: 8
Babe Dahlgren: S7
Pete Coscarart: K
Preacher Roe: 13

Top 7

Steve Filipowicz: 63
Danny Gardella: 43
Ernie Lombardi: 7

Bot 7

Al Gionfriddo: 8
Johnny Barrett: S9
Jim Russell: 8
Bill Salkeld: 43

Top 8

Roy Zimmerman: K/C
Buddy Kerr: 7/L
Nap Reyes: 7

Bot 8

Frankie Gustine: 53
Bob Elliott: 8
Babe Dahlgren: 9

Top 9

Clyde Kluttz: 7
Johnny Rucker: S3
George Hausmann: 8
Steve Filipowicz: SB2.1-3(E2/TH2)
Steve Filipowicz: K