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Scores
Standings
WSH
@CHW		2
5
NYY
@CLE		5
1
BOS
@DET		1
4
PHA
@SLB		0
3
CHC
@BRO		2
1
CIN
@BSN		0
4
PIT
@NYG		4
6
STL
@PHI		9
3
Friday, June 2, 1944,
, Polo Grounds V
Attendance: 2,532, Time of Game: 2:23
Pirates
4
20-17
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Giants
6
20-20
⇐ Won 7 ⇒
W: Rube Fischer (1-3)
L: Preacher Roe (3-3)
S: Lou Polli (3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  0   0  0  0   4  0  0    4  7  3
Giants          2  0  0   0  2  1   1  0  X    6  7  0

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Johnny Barrett RF 3 1 1 3 2 0 .217 .678 4 1 HR
Pete Coscarart 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .177 .405 1 0
   Frank Colman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .233 .703
   Cookie Cuccurullo P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .571 1.286 0 0
Jim Russell LF 4 0 0 0 1 1 .207 .630 1 0
Bob Elliott 3B 4 0 0 0 1 0 .238 .757 2 1
Babe Dahlgren 1B 4 0 1 0 1 0 .237 .672 6 0
Spud Davis C 4 0 2 0 0 0 .292 .667 3 0 2B
   Max Butcher PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 .182
   Al Lopez C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .282 .649 1 1
Vince DiMaggio CF 3 1 0 0 1 0 .248 .759 5 0
Frankie Zak SS 3 1 2 0 1 0 .800 1.833 1 2 2B
Preacher Roe P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .556 0 1 SH
   Frankie Gustine 2B 1 1 1 1 1 0 .168 .471 0 0 2B
Team Totals 33 4 7 4 8 1 .212 .760 24 6
2B: F Zak (1); F Gustine (8); S Davis (2).
HR: J Barrett (3).
SH: P Roe (1).
TB: J Barrett 4; S Davis 3; F Zak 3; F Gustine 2; B Dahlgren.
RBI: J Barrett 3 (20); F Gustine (12).
Team LOB: 11.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Barrett-S Davis-B Dahlgren.
E: F Zak (1); B Dahlgren (4); B Elliott (7).

New York Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Johnny Rucker CF 4 2 2 1 0 0 .291 .697 2 0
George Hausmann 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .172 .494 3 3 SH
Danny Gardella LF 2 1 0 0 2 0 .278 .861 1 0
Mel Ott RF 4 2 2 3 0 0 .264 1.096 5 0 2·HR
Phil Weintraub 1B 3 0 1 1 1 1 .310 .881 10 2
Nap Reyes 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .302 .881 1 3
Gus Mancuso C 4 0 1 0 0 1 .267 .721 2 0
Buddy Kerr SS 4 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .641 1 5
Rube Fischer P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .100 .200 2 0 SH
   Ace Adams P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0
   Lou Polli P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0
Team Totals 31 6 7 5 3 2 .226 .713 27 13
HR: M Ott 2 (12).
SH: R Fischer (1); G Hausmann (6).
TB: M Ott 8; J Rucker 2; P Weintraub; G Mancuso; N Reyes.
RBI: M Ott 3 (25); P Weintraub (29); J Rucker (12).
Team LOB: 6.

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Preacher Roe, L (3-3) 6 6 5 1 3 1 1 2.97 29 46
Cookie Cuccurullo 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 4.39 7
Team Totals 8 7 6 2 3 2 2 2.25 36 46

New York Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Rube Fischer, W (1-3) 6 4 3 3 5 0 0 6.92 27 47
Ace Adams 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 3.76 6
Lou Polli, S (3) 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 4.20 9
Team Totals 9 7 4 4 8 1 1 4.00 42 47
Balks: None.
WP: L Polli (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Lou Jorda, 1B - Beans Reardon, 2B - (none), 3B - Larry Goetz.
Time of Game: 2:23.
Attendance: 2,532.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         New York Giants
1 Johnny Barrett RF 1 Johnny Rucker CF
2 Pete Coscarart 2B 2 George Hausmann 2B
3 Jim Russell LF 3 Danny Gardella LF
4 Bob Elliott 3B 4 Mel Ott RF
5 Babe Dahlgren 1B 5 Phil Weintraub 1B
6 Spud Davis C 6 Nap Reyes 3B
7 Vince DiMaggio CF 7 Gus Mancuso C
8 Frankie Zak SS 8 Buddy Kerr SS
9 Preacher Roe P 9 Rube Fischer P

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