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New York Giants @ Pittsburgh Pirates
1949-07-27 · Day game · Forbes Field · Att: 19768 · 2:36
New York Giants defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 8–3. New York Giants put up 5 in the 7th. Kirby Higbe earned the win. Wes Westrum went 2-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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 13 | |
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
W: Kirby Higbe L: Bob Chesnes SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Larry Goetz · 1B: Lou Jorda · 2B: (none) · 3B: Beans Reardon · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
New York Giants — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hank Thompson | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Whitey Lockman | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Bobby Thomson | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Johnny Mize | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Willard Marshall | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Sid Gordon | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Bill Rigney | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Wes Westrum | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Clint Hartung | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Kirby Higbe | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Monte Irvin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pete Castiglione | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Johnny Hopp | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Dino Restelli | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ralph Kiner | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Wally Westlake | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Monty Basgall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Stan Rojek | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Ed FitzGerald | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bob Chesnes | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tom Saffell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Danny Murtaugh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Clyde McCullough | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dixie Walker | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
New York Giants — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clint Hartung | 4.1 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Kirby Higbe | 4.2 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Chesnes | 6.1 | 9 | 2 | 2 |
 Cliff Chambers | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Hugh Casey | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Hank Thompson: 7
- Whitey Lockman: 63
- Bobby Thomson: 7
Bot 1
- Pete Castiglione: 63
- Johnny Hopp: 31
- Dino Restelli: 63
Top 2
- Johnny Mize: 8
- Willard Marshall: 53
- Sid Gordon: W
- Bill Rigney: 6/P
Bot 2
- Ralph Kiner: E6/TH
- Wally Westlake: 53.1-2
- Monty Basgall: 13
- Stan Rojek: 63
Top 3
- Wes Westrum: S7
- Clint Hartung: K
- Hank Thompson: 43.1-2
- Whitey Lockman: S7.2-H;B-2(TH)
- Bobby Thomson: K/C
Bot 3
- Ed FitzGerald: S9
- Bob Chesnes: 9
- Pete Castiglione: 9(B)3(1)/LDP
Top 4
- Johnny Mize: 9/L
- Willard Marshall: 63
- Sid Gordon: 5/P
Bot 4
- Johnny Hopp: S3/BG
- Dino Restelli: 8
- Ralph Kiner: 6/L
- Wally Westlake: W.1-2
- Monty Basgall: W.2-3;1-2
- Stan Rojek: S9.3-H;2-H;1-3
- Ed FitzGerald: 43
Top 5
- Bill Rigney: S7
- Wes Westrum: 4/P
- Clint Hartung: S7.1-2
- Hank Thompson: 4(B)3(1)/LDP
Bot 5
- Bob Chesnes: S9
- Pete Castiglione: 8/F78D
- Johnny Hopp: S9.1-3
- Dino Restelli: 54(1)3/GDP
Top 6
- Whitey Lockman: 9
- Bobby Thomson: 6/L
- Johnny Mize: 31
Bot 6
- Ralph Kiner: D7
- Wally Westlake: W
- Monty Basgall: W.2-3;1-2
- Stan Rojek: 42(3)/FO.2-3;1-2
- Ed FitzGerald: 64(1)3/GDP
Top 7
- Willard Marshall: S8
- Sid Gordon: D7.1-3
- Bill Rigney: S4.3-H;2-2
- Wes Westrum: HR/7.2-H;1-H
- Kirby Higbe: 13
- Hank Thompson: W
- Whitey Lockman: PB.1-2
- Whitey Lockman: S8.2-H
- Bobby Thomson: S8.1-2
- Johnny Mize: 6/P
- Monte Irvin: W.2-3;1-2
- Sid Gordon: CSH(12)
Bot 7
- Tom Saffell: 3/G
- Pete Castiglione: K
- Johnny Hopp: S9
- Dino Restelli: 3/P
Top 8
- Sid Gordon: 63
- Bill Rigney: 2/FL
- Wes Westrum: 4/P
Bot 8
- Ralph Kiner: K
- Wally Westlake: K/C
- Danny Murtaugh: 53
Top 9
- Kirby Higbe: S8
- Hank Thompson: W.1-2
- Whitey Lockman: PO2(26)
- Whitey Lockman: K+SB2/C
- Bobby Thomson: T/89.2-H
- Johnny Mize: S4.3-H
- Monte Irvin: 7/L
Bot 9
- Stan Rojek: S6
- Clyde McCullough: 64(1)3/GDP
- Dixie Walker: W
- Pete Castiglione: DI.1-2
- Pete Castiglione: S8.2-H
- Johnny Hopp: DI.1-2
- Johnny Hopp: DI.2-3
- Johnny Hopp: W
- Dino Restelli: 8
Notes & reviews
- Bad hop grounder hits Basgall in face, Murtaugh replaces him