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Scores
Standings
NYY
@CHW		7
5
BOS
@CLE		3
7
PHA
@DET		5
6
WSH
@SLB		5
3
CIN
@BRO		5
7
PIT
@NYG		2
3		 
(10)
STL
@PHI		3
2
Thursday, May 5, 1949,
, Polo Grounds V
Attendance: 8,422, Time of Game: 2:36
Pirates
2
6-10
⇐ Lost 4 ⇒
 at Giants
3
9-7
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
W: Hank Behrman (1-0)
L: Murry Dickson (1-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  1  0   0  0  0   1  0  0   0    2  5  0
Giants          1  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  0   1    3  7  1

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Stan Rojek SS 5 0 0 0 0 0 .119 .315 1 2
Dixie Walker RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .229 .547 3 0
   Wally Westlake RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 .283 .818 1 0 3B
Wally Judnich CF 5 0 0 0 0 0 .242 .537 2 0
Ralph Kiner LF 4 0 0 0 1 1 .296 .872 3 0
Ed Stevens 1B 4 1 1 1 1 1 .242 .699 7 0 HR
Eddie Bockman 3B 3 0 2 0 2 0 .214 .612 2 3
Danny Murtaugh 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .227 .643 2 1 SH
Clyde McCullough C 2 1 0 0 0 0 .258 .765 3 1 HBP
   Ed Fitz Gerald C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .211 .461 3 0
Rip Sewell P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .452 0 0
   Les Fleming PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .600 HBP
   Jack Cassini PR 0 0 0 0 0 0
   Hugh Casey P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   Johnny Hopp PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .259 .764
   Murry Dickson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .250 0 0
Team Totals 33 2 5 1 6 3 .152 .620 27 7
3B: W Westlake (1).
HR: E Stevens (1).
SH: D Murtaugh (1).
HBP: L Fleming (1); C McCullough (3).
TB: E Stevens 4; W Westlake 3; E Bockman 2; D Murtaugh.
RBI: E Stevens (2).
Team LOB: 10.

New York Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Jack Lohrke 2B 4 1 1 0 1 0 .289 .830 1 2 3B
Whitey Lockman LF 5 0 2 1 0 0 .347 .846 0 0
Sid Gordon 3B 3 1 0 0 2 0 .343 1.166 2 6
Johnny Mize 1B 5 1 3 1 0 0 .217 .642 13 2 HR
Bobby Thomson CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .324 .853 4 0
Willard Marshall RF 2 0 1 0 2 0 .350 1.094 4 0
Walker Cooper C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .156 .635 3 1
Buddy Kerr SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 .318 .752 0 2
Sheldon Jones P 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 3 1
   Augie Galan PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .429
   Hank Behrman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Team Totals 33 3 7 2 7 2 .212 .714 30 15
3B: J Lohrke (3).
HR: J Mize (3).
TB: J Mize 6; J Lohrke 3; W Lockman 2; W Marshall.
RBI: J Mize (11); W Lockman (11).
Team LOB: 10.
Fielding
DP: 1. S Jones-J Mize.
E: W Cooper (1).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Rip Sewell 6 6 2 2 6 2 0 1.50 29 48
Hugh Casey 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.57 7
Murry Dickson, L (1-3) 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 4.22 4
Team Totals 9 7 3 3 7 2 1 3.00 40 48

New York Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Sheldon Jones 8 4 2 1 3 3 1 2.76 31 68
Hank Behrman, W (1-0) 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 7.36 10
Team Totals 10 5 2 1 6 3 1 0.90 41 68
Balks: None.
WP: S Jones (4).
HBP: S Jones 2 (2).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Babe Pinelli, 1B - Scotty Robb, 2B - (none), 3B - Frank Dascoli.
Time of Game: 2:36.
Attendance: 8,422.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         New York Giants
1 Stan Rojek SS 1 Jack Lohrke 2B
2 Dixie Walker RF 2 Whitey Lockman LF
3 Wally Judnich CF 3 Sid Gordon 3B
4 Ralph Kiner LF 4 Johnny Mize 1B
5 Ed Stevens 1B 5 Bobby Thomson CF
6 Eddie Bockman 3B 6 Willard Marshall RF
7 Danny Murtaugh 2B 7 Walker Cooper C
8 Clyde McCullough C 8 Buddy Kerr SS
9 Rip Sewell P 9 Sheldon Jones P

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