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Scores
Standings
WSH
@CHW		1
7
WSH
@CHW		3
4
PHA
@CLE		1
4
PHA
@CLE		3
9
BOS
@DET		3
4		 
(10)
NYY
@SLB		2
4
NYY
@SLB		3
2
CHC
@BRO		2
8
CHC
@BRO		3
4
CIN
@BSN		9
3
STL
@NYG		1
7
STL
@NYG		8
6
PIT
@PHI		7
2
PIT
@PHI		4
5		 
(11)
Sunday, May 17, 1942,
, Shibe Park
Attendance: 10,079, Time of Game: 2:39
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.
Pirates
4
18-16
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Phillies
5
9-23
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Rube Melton (3-3)
L: Bob Klinger (2-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  4  0   0  0    4  9  0
Phillies        0  0  0   0  4  0   0  0  0   0  1    5  9  0

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Pete Coscarart SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 .215 .542 1 2
   Culley Rikard PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 .143 .476
   Johnny Lanning P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .472 0 0
   Maurice Van Robays PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .213 .638
   Bob Klinger P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .571 1 0
Johnny Barrett LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .299 .708 2 1
   Alf Anderson SS 1 1 0 0 0 0 .158 .449 0 1
Jimmy Wasdell RF 3 0 0 1 2 0 .287 .707 1 0 GDP
Bob Elliott 3B 4 1 2 2 1 0 .270 .758 2 2
Babe Phelps C 5 0 1 0 0 0 .310 .911 5 1
Vince DiMaggio CF 5 0 1 1 0 1 .256 .755 7 0
Elbie Fletcher 1B 4 0 0 0 1 1 .233 .628 9 3
Frankie Gustine 2B 4 0 1 0 1 0 .241 .662 3 2
Dutch Dietz P 2 0 1 0 0 1 .400 .855 0 1
   Hank Gornicki P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0
   Bud Stewart LF 2 1 0 0 1 0 .171 .513 0 0
Team Totals 38 4 9 4 7 3 .237 .592 31 13
TB: B Elliott 2; F Gustine; V DiMaggio; B Phelps; C Rikard; D Dietz; J Barrett; P Coscarart.
GIDP: J Wasdell (4).
RBI: B Elliott 2 (21); V DiMaggio (18); J Wasdell (14).
Team LOB: 8.

Philadelphia Phillies

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Lloyd Waner CF 5 1 2 2 0 0 .204 .485 3 0 2B
Danny Murtaugh 3B 3 0 1 1 0 1 .313 .817 1 2 HBP,SH
Stan Benjamin 1B 5 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .619 8 0
Danny Litwhiler RF 5 1 1 0 0 0 .260 .729 2 0
Al Glossop 2B 4 1 2 0 1 0 .265 .631 3 4
Ernie Koy LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .204 .530 1 1 SH
Bobby Bragan SS 5 0 2 1 0 1 .216 .553 3 3 2B
Mickey Livingston C 2 1 0 0 2 0 .233 .610 9 2
Sam Nahem P 3 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 2 1
   Tommy Hughes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .400 0 0
   Rube Melton P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .071 .214 1 0
Team Totals 37 5 9 5 3 3 .243 .614 33 13
2B: L Waner (1); B Bragan (3).
SH: E Koy (1); D Murtaugh (4).
HBP: D Murtaugh (1).
TB: B Bragan 3; L Waner 3; A Glossop 2; D Litwhiler; D Murtaugh; E Koy.
RBI: L Waner 2 (4); S Nahem (1); D Murtaugh (6); B Bragan (5).
Team LOB: 7.
Fielding
DP: 4. A Glossop-B Bragan-S Benjamin; S Benjamin-M Livingston-D Murtaugh; M Livingston-A Glossop-M Livingston; E Koy-M Livingston-S Benjamin.

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Dutch Dietz 5 4 4 4 1 3 0 4.33 20 45
Hank Gornicki 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 7.56 7
Johnny Lanning 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.63 4
Bob Klinger, L (2-1) 2.1 4 1 1 1 0 0 1.17 12
Team Totals 10.1 9 5 5 3 3 0 4.35 43 45

Philadelphia Phillies

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Sam Nahem 7 5 3 3 6 2 0 4.60 30 51
Tommy Hughes 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3.80 1
Rube Melton, W (3-3) 4 3 0 0 1 1 0 2.95 14
Team Totals 11 9 4 4 7 3 0 3.27 45 51
Balks: None.
WP: D Dietz (2).
HBP: B Klinger (1).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - George Magerkurth, 1B - Jocko Conlan, 2B - (none), 3B - George Barr.
Time of Game: 2:39.
Attendance: 10,079.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         Philadelphia Phillies
1 Pete Coscarart SS 1 Lloyd Waner CF
2 Johnny Barrett LF 2 Danny Murtaugh 3B
3 Jimmy Wasdell RF 3 Stan Benjamin 1B
4 Bob Elliott 3B 4 Danny Litwhiler RF
5 Babe Phelps C 5 Al Glossop 2B
6 Vince DiMaggio CF 6 Ernie Koy LF
7 Elbie Fletcher 1B 7 Bobby Bragan SS
8 Frankie Gustine 2B 8 Mickey Livingston C
9 Dutch Dietz P 9 Sam Nahem P

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