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Scores
Standings
BOS
@CHW		15
3
BOS
@CHW		7
5
NYY
@CLE		0
6
NYY
@CLE		1
3		 
(8)
WSH
@DET		0
9
WSH
@DET		5
6
PHA
@SLB		4
6
PHA
@SLB		13
10
CIN
@BRO		7
20
CHC
@BSN		6
2
CHC
@BSN		0
2
PIT
@NYG		6
5
STL
@PHI		7
3
STL
@PHI		3
8
Sunday, June 12, 1949,
, Polo Grounds V
Attendance: 18,149, Time of Game: 3:22
Pirates
6
19-32
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at Giants
5
27-25
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
W: Rip Sewell (3-0)
L: Andy Hansen (1-2)
S: Hugh Casey (4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         4  0  1   0  0  0   1  0  0    6  8  0
Giants          0  0  2   0  3  0   0  0  0    5 11  1

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Stan Rojek SS 4 1 1 0 1 0 .196 .494 1 3 2·GDP
Pete Castiglione 3B 5 1 1 0 0 2 .301 .738 2 4 2B
Johnny Hopp RF 4 0 1 1 1 0 .198 .577 2 0
Ralph Kiner LF 5 2 2 2 0 1 .339 1.060 2 0 HR,SB
Ed Stevens 1B 3 2 0 0 2 1 .303 .772 10 0
Wally Westlake CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 .278 .842 2 0
Danny Murtaugh 2B 1 0 0 1 3 0 .189 .576 4 3
Clyde McCullough C 3 0 1 0 1 1 .224 .588 4 0
Vic Lombardi P 2 0 1 1 0 0 .455 .955 0 0
   Murry Dickson P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .259 .630 0 1
   Rip Sewell P 0 0 0 0 1 0 .111 .384 0 0
   Hugh Casey P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0
Team Totals 32 6 8 6 9 6 .250 .790 27 11
2B: P Castiglione (4).
HR: R Kiner (14).
TB: R Kiner 5; P Castiglione 2; C McCullough; S Rojek; J Hopp; V Lombardi; W Westlake.
GIDP: S Rojek 2 (5).
RBI: R Kiner 2 (35); D Murtaugh (15); V Lombardi (1); J Hopp (7); W Westlake (32).
Team LOB: 8.
Fielding
DP: 4. S Rojek-D Murtaugh-E Stevens 2; P Castiglione-D Murtaugh-E Stevens; P Castiglione-E Stevens.
Baserunning
SB: R Kiner (3, -1st base off  POCS).

New York Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Bill Rigney 2B-SS 4 1 1 0 1 0 .263 .742 3 4 2·GDP
Whitey Lockman LF 5 1 1 0 0 0 .300 .799 2 0
Sid Gordon 3B 4 1 2 1 1 0 .328 .994 0 1 2B
Johnny Mize 1B 4 1 2 1 1 1 .242 .756 10 1
   Bert Haas PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 .581
Bobby Thomson CF 4 0 2 1 1 0 .311 .863 2 0 2B
Willard Marshall RF 2 0 1 1 2 0 .329 1.010 1 0
Mickey Livingston C 1 0 1 0 0 0 .298 .888 2 2
   Don Mueller PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .227 .579
   Walker Cooper C 2 0 0 0 0 0 .211 .608 4 2 GDP
Buddy Kerr SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 .220 .534 2 3
   Augie Galan PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .077 .487
   Bobby Hofman 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 .505 0 1
Kirby Higbe P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0
   Red Webb P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 1.000 0 1
   Andy Hansen P 1 1 0 0 2 1 .000 .333 0 2
   Pete Milne PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .188 .653
   Hank Behrman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 1 0
Team Totals 32 5 11 4 9 3 .344 .894 27 17
2B: B Thomson (12); S Gordon (11).
TB: B Thomson 3; S Gordon 3; J Mize 2; W Lockman; B Kerr; B Rigney; W Marshall; M Livingston.
GIDP: B Rigney 2 (2); W Cooper (10).
RBI: S Gordon (35); B Thomson (36); J Mize (28); W Marshall (28).
Team LOB: 9.
Fielding
DP: 2. A Hansen-M Livingston-J Mize; A Hansen-B Kerr-J Mize.
E: B Kerr (6).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Vic Lombardi 2.2 5 2 2 4 2 0 4.66 15 38
Murry Dickson 1.1 2 3 3 3 0 0 4.04 8
Rip Sewell, W (3-0) 4 2 0 0 2 1 0 2.25 13
Hugh Casey, S (4) 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.75 5
Team Totals 9 11 5 5 9 3 0 5.00 41 38

New York Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Kirby Higbe 0.1 3 4 4 2 0 0 13.75 6 27
Red Webb 2 2 1 1 4 1 0 2.93 12
Andy Hansen, L (1-2) 5.2 3 1 1 3 5 1 4.64 20
Hank Behrman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.84 3
Team Totals 9 8 6 6 9 6 1 6.00 41 27
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Al Barlick, 1B - George Barr, 2B - (none), 3B - Lee Ballanfant.
Time of Game: 3:22.
Attendance: 18,149.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         New York Giants
1 Stan Rojek SS 1 Bill Rigney 2B
2 Pete Castiglione 3B 2 Whitey Lockman LF
3 Johnny Hopp RF 3 Sid Gordon 3B
4 Ralph Kiner LF 4 Johnny Mize 1B
5 Ed Stevens 1B 5 Bobby Thomson CF
6 Wally Westlake CF 6 Willard Marshall RF
7 Danny Murtaugh 2B 7 Mickey Livingston C
8 Clyde McCullough C 8 Buddy Kerr SS
9 Vic Lombardi P 9 Kirby Higbe P

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