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Pittsburgh Pirates @
Brooklyn Dodgers
1946-07-26 Β· Night game Β· Ebbets Field Β· Att: 26918 Β· night Β· 2:06
Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Brooklyn Dodgers 5β0. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 4 in the 5th. Fritz Ostermueller earned the win.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | |
| BRO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
W: Fritz Ostermueller L: Vic Lombardi SV: (none)
Umpires β HP: Jocko Conlan Β· 1B: Dusty Boggess Β· 2B: (none) Β· 3B: George Barr Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)
Pittsburgh Pirates β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Billy Cox | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Elbie Fletcher | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Frankie Gustine | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Bob Elliott | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Ralph Kiner | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Maurice Van Robays | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Jim Russell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Al Lopez | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fritz Ostermueller | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Chuck Workman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Brooklyn Dodgers β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eddie Stanky | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Pee Wee Reese | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pete Reiser | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dixie Walker | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Carl Furillo | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Bob Ramazzotti | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Howie Schultz | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bruce Edwards | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Vic Lombardi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Eddie Miksis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Fritz Ostermueller | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
Brooklyn Dodgers β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Vic Lombardi | 4.2 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 3.1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
Ralph Branca | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Billy Cox: 53
- Elbie Fletcher: 7
- Frankie Gustine: 9/9D
Bot 1
- Eddie Stanky: S9/G
- Pee Wee Reese: 8
- Pete Reiser: 6/P
- Dixie Walker: W.1-2
- Carl Furillo: 5(2)/FO
Top 2
- Bob Elliott: 63
- Ralph Kiner: S4
- Maurice Van Robays: T/78.1-H
- Jim Russell: K
- Al Lopez: 4/L
Bot 2
- Bob Ramazzotti: 53
- Howie Schultz: D7
- Bruce Edwards: FC6.2X3(65);B-1
- Vic Lombardi: 13
Top 3
- Fritz Ostermueller: W
- Billy Cox: 4/P
- Elbie Fletcher: 9
- Frankie Gustine: 8
Bot 3
- Eddie Stanky: S/78
- Pee Wee Reese: 46(1)/FO
- Pete Reiser: 46(1)/FO
- Dixie Walker: CS2(26)
Top 4
- Bob Elliott: 9/L
- Ralph Kiner: 63
- Maurice Van Robays: S7/G
- Jim Russell: 9
Bot 4
- Dixie Walker: S7
- Carl Furillo: 64(1)3/GDP
- Bob Ramazzotti: 53
Top 5
- Al Lopez: C/E2.B-1
- Fritz Ostermueller: 154/SH.1-2
- Billy Cox: 7
- Elbie Fletcher: S4.2-H(E4/TH1)(NR)(UR)
- Frankie Gustine: W.1-2
- Bob Elliott: D8.2-H(UR);1-H(UR)
- Ralph Kiner: S8.2-H(UR);B-2(TH)
- Chuck Workman: W
- Jim Russell: 8/8D
Bot 5
- Howie Schultz: 4/P
- Bruce Edwards: 3/G
- Rube Melton: K
Top 6
- Al Lopez: 7
- Fritz Ostermueller: K
- Billy Cox: K
Bot 6
- Eddie Stanky: 7
- Pee Wee Reese: 63
- Pete Reiser: S8
- Dixie Walker: 4/L
Top 7
- Elbie Fletcher: 63
- Frankie Gustine: 5/FL
- Bob Elliott: 8
Bot 7
- Carl Furillo: S8
- Bob Ramazzotti: 9/L
- Howie Schultz: 8
- Bruce Edwards: 13
Top 8
- Ralph Kiner: K
- Chuck Workman: K
- Jim Russell: 5/P
Bot 8
- Eddie Miksis: 63
- Eddie Stanky: W
- Pee Wee Reese: 3/FL
- Pete Reiser: 46(1)/FO
Top 9
- Al Lopez: 8
- Fritz Ostermueller: 53
- Billy Cox: 7/7D
Bot 9
- Dixie Walker: 31
- Carl Furillo: K/C
- Bob Ramazzotti: D/78
- Howie Schultz: 8




















