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New York Giants @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1949-05-17 · Night game · Forbes Field · Att: 30450 · night · 2:09

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated New York Giants 3–2. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 2 in the 5th. Bob Chesnes earned the win. Ralph Kiner went 1-for-2 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NY1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	6
PIT	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	3	10

W: Bob Chesnes L: Clint Hartung SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: George Barr · 1B: Lee Ballanfant · 2B: (none) · 3B: Al Barlick · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bobby Hofman	3	0	1	1	1	1
Whitey Lockman	4	0	0	0	0	0
Sid Gordon	3	0	1	0	1	0
Johnny Mize	4	0	1	0	0	0
Willard Marshall	3	1	1	0	1	0
Bobby Thomson	4	0	1	0	0	1
Walker Cooper	3	0	0	0	1	0
Buddy Kerr	2	0	0	0	0	0
Clint Hartung	3	1	1	1	1	1
Augie Galan	1	0	0	0	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Stan Rojek	4	0	1	0	0	1
Dixie Walker	4	1	2	0	1	0
Ed Stevens	5	0	2	1	0	0
Ralph Kiner	2	1	1	2	2	0
Wally Westlake	3	0	1	0	0	1
Danny Murtaugh	4	0	0	0	0	0
Eddie Bockman	4	0	0	0	0	0
Ed FitzGerald	4	0	1	0	0	0
Bob Chesnes	3	1	2	0	1	0
Les Fleming	0	0	0	0	1	0

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Clint Hartung	8.0	10	5	2

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Chesnes	9.0	6	5	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Bobby Hofman: S
Whitey Lockman: 36(1)3/GDP
Sid Gordon: 4

Bot 1

Stan Rojek: 7
Dixie Walker: S
Ed Stevens: D.1-3
Ralph Kiner: IW
Wally Westlake: K
Danny Murtaugh: 9

Top 2

Johnny Mize: S
Willard Marshall: S.1-2
Bobby Thomson: K
Walker Cooper: 4
Buddy Kerr: 64(1)/FO

Bot 2

Eddie Bockman: 63
Ed FitzGerald: 63
Bob Chesnes: S
Stan Rojek: S.1-2
Dixie Walker: 9

Top 3

Clint Hartung: HR/7
Bobby Hofman: HP
Whitey Lockman: 5/LDP.1X1(53)
Sid Gordon: W
Johnny Mize: 3

Bot 3

Ed Stevens: 8
Ralph Kiner: 8
Wally Westlake: 4

Top 4

Willard Marshall: W
Bobby Thomson: PO1(E1).1-2
Bobby Thomson: 7/F
Walker Cooper: W
Buddy Kerr: HP.2-3;1-2
Clint Hartung: K
Bobby Hofman: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Whitey Lockman: 13

Bot 4

Danny Murtaugh: 53
Eddie Bockman: 43
Ed FitzGerald: S
Bob Chesnes: 7

Top 5

Sid Gordon: S
Johnny Mize: 4
Willard Marshall: 16(1)3/GDP

Bot 5

Stan Rojek: 53
Dixie Walker: S
Ed Stevens: 8
Ralph Kiner: HR/7.1-H
Wally Westlake: HP
Danny Murtaugh: 63

Top 6

Bobby Thomson: D
Walker Cooper: FC5.2X2(54)
Buddy Kerr: 8
Clint Hartung: W.1-2
Bobby Hofman: K

Bot 6

Eddie Bockman: 8
Ed FitzGerald: 9
Bob Chesnes: W
Stan Rojek: K

Top 7

Whitey Lockman: 63
Sid Gordon: 53
Johnny Mize: 7

Bot 7

Dixie Walker: 43
Ed Stevens: 9
Ralph Kiner: W
Wally Westlake: D7.1XH(762)

Top 8

Willard Marshall: 9
Bobby Thomson: 7
Walker Cooper: 3

Bot 8

Danny Murtaugh: 4
Eddie Bockman: 3
Ed FitzGerald: 43

Top 9

Augie Galan: K
Clint Hartung: 9
Bobby Hofman: 63

Bot 9

Bob Chesnes: T/78
Les Fleming: IW
Dixie Walker: IW.1-2
Ed Stevens: S9/9D.3-H;2-3;1-2

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