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Scores
Standings
CLE
@BOS
8
2
CLE
@BOS
2
4
DET
@NYY
3
4
DET
@NYY
2
8
CHW
@PHA
4
3
CHW
@PHA
2
8
SLB
@WSH
10
0
SLB
@WSH
0
4
NYG
@CHC
2
6
NYG
@CHC
0
1
PHI
@CIN
5
9
PHI
@CIN
5
7
BRO
@PIT
1
10
BRO
@PIT
7
9
BSN
@STL
0
1
BSN
@STL
0
9
Sunday, July 9, 1944,
, Forbes Field
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 1:58
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
Dodgers
1
33-43
 Lost 13 
at Pirates
10
40-30
 Won 4 
W: Preacher Roe (6-6)
L: Ed Head (4-3)
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Dodgers         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  0    1  7  2
Pirates         4  2  2   0  0  2   0  0  X   10 13  1

Brooklyn Dodgers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Frenchy Bordagaray 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .758 7 1
Goody Rosen CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .226 .579 5 0
Augie Galan LF 2 0 0 0 1 0 .316 .900 1 1
   Paul Waner LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 .247 .675 0 0
Dixie Walker RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .356 .931 0 0
   Luis Olmo RF 2 0 1 0 0 0 .257 .647 1 0
Mickey Owen C 2 0 0 0 0 1 .254 .641 3 0
   Ray Hayworth C 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 2 0
Howie Schultz 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .244 .653 4 0
Bobby Bragan SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 .235 .589 0 1
   Eddie Miksis SS 2 1 1 0 0 0 .158 .316 0 1
Eddie Stanky 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 .261 .681 0 2 2B
   Eddie Basinski 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 .259 .625 1 2
Ed Head P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 .596 0 1
   Rube Melton P 4 0 1 1 0 2 .083 .194 0 0
Team Totals 35 1 7 1 1 4 .200 .451 24 9
2B: E Stanky (7).
TB: E Stanky 2; L Olmo; E Basinski; E Miksis; R Melton; P Waner; H Schultz.
RBI: R Melton (2).
Team LOB: 8.
Fielding
DP: 2. F Bordagaray; E Miksis-E Basinski-H Schultz.
E: E Miksis (3); B Bragan (4).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Pete Coscarart 2B 5 2 3 2 0 0 .238 .552 2 1 2B
   Al Rubeling 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 .815 0 0
Jim Russell LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 .249 .741 3 0 3B
   Tommy O'Brien LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .233 .660 1 0
Johnny Barrett RF 3 2 2 2 0 0 .247 .736 1 0 3B
   Frank Colman RF 2 1 1 0 0 0 .195 .599 0 0
Bob Elliott 3B 4 1 2 2 0 0 .293 .849 1 1 2B
   Lee Handley 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .476 1 1
Spud Davis C 3 1 1 1 1 1 .310 .793 6 0
Babe Dahlgren 1B 3 1 0 1 1 0 .253 .678 7 0 GDP
Vince DiMaggio CF 3 0 1 2 0 1 .235 .698 2 0 2B
   Lloyd Waner CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .657 3 0
Frankie Zak SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 .316 .729 0 1 SB
   Frankie Gustine SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .180 .485 0 0
Preacher Roe P 4 1 1 0 0 2 .200 .486 0 1
Team Totals 35 10 13 10 4 5 .371 1.007 27 5
2B: V DiMaggio (8); P Coscarart (4); B Elliott (16).
3B: J Barrett (13); J Russell (8).
TB: J Barrett 4; P Coscarart 4; B Elliott 3; J Russell 3; V DiMaggio 2; S Davis; F Zak; P Roe; F Colman.
GIDP: B Dahlgren (7).
RBI: B Elliott 2 (42); P Coscarart 2 (8); J Barrett 2 (38); V DiMaggio 2 (29); S Davis (13); B Dahlgren (34).
Team LOB: 5.
Fielding
E: F Zak (8).
Baserunning
SB: F Zak (4, -1st base off  POCS).

Brooklyn Dodgers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Ed Head, L (4-3) 1 5 5 5 2 1 0 2.70 10 22
Rube Melton 7 8 5 5 2 4 0 3.77 29
Team Totals 8 13 10 10 4 5 0 11.25 39 22

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Preacher Roe, W (6-6) 9 7 1 1 1 4 0 2.97 36 72
Team Totals 9 7 1 1 1 4 0 1.00 36 72
Balks: None.
WP: R Melton (2).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Tom Dunn, 1B - George Magerkurth, 2B - (none), 3B - Bill Stewart.
Time of Game: 1:58.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Brooklyn Dodgers         Pittsburgh Pirates
1 Frenchy Bordagaray 3B 1 Pete Coscarart 2B
2 Goody Rosen CF 2 Jim Russell LF
3 Augie Galan LF 3 Johnny Barrett RF
4 Dixie Walker RF 4 Bob Elliott 3B
5 Mickey Owen C 5 Spud Davis C
6 Howie Schultz 1B 6 Babe Dahlgren 1B
7 Bobby Bragan SS 7 Vince DiMaggio CF
8 Eddie Stanky 2B 8 Frankie Zak SS
9 Ed Head P 9 Preacher Roe P

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