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Brooklyn Dodgers @ Pittsburgh Pirates
1946-06-05 · Night game · Forbes Field · Att: 26206 · night · 2:46
Brooklyn Dodgers defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 5–3. Brooklyn Dodgers put up 2 in the 8th. Kirby Higbe earned the win and Rube Melton picked up the save.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRO | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | |
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
W: Kirby Higbe L: Preacher Roe SV: Rube Melton
Umpires — HP: Dusty Boggess · 1B: Jocko Conlan · 2B: (none) · 3B: George Barr · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Brooklyn Dodgers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eddie Stanky | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 Pee Wee Reese | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Billy Herman | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Dixie Walker | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Carl Furillo | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Howie Schultz | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Augie Galan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
 Ferrell Anderson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Kirby Higbe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Pete Reiser | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Ed Stevens | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rube Melton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lee Handley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jim Russell | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Bob Elliott | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Elbie Fletcher | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Frankie Gustine | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ralph Kiner | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Billy Cox | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bill Salkeld | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Preacher Roe | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Jimmy Brown | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Colman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Johnny Barrett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Al Gionfriddo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirby Higbe | 6.1 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| Rube Melton | 2.2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preacher Roe | 7.0 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
 Lefty Wilkie | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Nick Strincevich | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ken Gables | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Eddie Stanky: W
- Pee Wee Reese: 9
- Billy Herman: 36(1)3/GDP
Bot 1
- Lee Handley: 63
- Jim Russell: 8
- Bob Elliott: 7
Top 2
- Dixie Walker: 43
- Carl Furillo: 9
- Howie Schultz: S7/G
- Augie Galan: D7.1-H
- Ferrell Anderson: 63
Bot 2
- Elbie Fletcher: W
- Frankie Gustine: 13/SH.1-2
- Ralph Kiner: 63.2-3
- Billy Cox: 41
Top 3
- Kirby Higbe: 4/P
- Eddie Stanky: T/78
- Pee Wee Reese: 9/F.3-H
- Billy Herman: K
Bot 3
- Bill Salkeld: 43
- Preacher Roe: W
- Lee Handley: W.1-2
- Jim Russell: S8/G46.2-H;1-3;B-2(TH)
- Bob Elliott: W
- Elbie Fletcher: 2/FL
- Frankie Gustine: 6/P
Top 4
- Dixie Walker: 43
- Carl Furillo: S6
- Howie Schultz: 4/P
- Augie Galan: POCS2(1346)
Bot 4
- Ralph Kiner: 8/8D
- Billy Cox: 4/P
- Bill Salkeld: K/C
Top 5
- Augie Galan: W
- Ferrell Anderson: S8/G46.1-3
- Kirby Higbe: FC6.3XH(62);1-2;B-1
- Eddie Stanky: 54(1)/FO.2-3
- Pee Wee Reese: S7/G.3-H;1-2
- Billy Herman: 43
Bot 5
- Preacher Roe: W
- Lee Handley: PB.1-2
- Lee Handley: FC6.2X3(65);B-1
- Jim Russell: K+SB2.1-3(E2/TH)
- Bob Elliott: 63
Top 6
- Dixie Walker: 2/FL
- Carl Furillo: 43
- Howie Schultz: E5.B-1
- Augie Galan: K
Bot 6
- Elbie Fletcher: 31
- Frankie Gustine: D9/P
- Ralph Kiner: S9.2-H
- Billy Cox: 54(1)/FO
- Bill Salkeld: 9
Top 7
- Ferrell Anderson: 9/L
- Kirby Higbe: 9
- Eddie Stanky: W
- Pee Wee Reese: CS2(24)
Bot 7
- Jimmy Brown: S9
- Lee Handley: 14/SH.1-2
- Jim Russell: 53
- Bob Elliott: W
- Elbie Fletcher: 8
Top 8
- Pee Wee Reese: W
- Billy Herman: S5.1-3
- Dixie Walker: S8/G46.3-H;1-3
- Pete Reiser: 54(1)/FO.3-H
- Ed Stevens: CS2(26)
- Ed Stevens: S9
- Augie Galan: W.1-2
- Ferrell Anderson: 8
Bot 8
- Frankie Gustine: S7/G
- Ralph Kiner: W.1-2
- Frank Colman: K
- Bill Salkeld: W.2-3;1-2
- Johnny Barrett: 9/9D.3-H;2-3
- Al Gionfriddo: K
Top 9
- Rube Melton: K/C
- Eddie Stanky: W
- Pee Wee Reese: K/C
- Billy Herman: W.1-2
- Dixie Walker: 43
Bot 9
- Jim Russell: W
- Bob Elliott: 64(1)3/GDP
- Elbie Fletcher: S9
- Frankie Gustine: 4/P