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Scores
Standings
CHW
@BOS		5
7
SLB
@NYY		6
1
CLE
@PHA		6
7
DET
@WSH		9
8		 
(12)
BSN
@CHC		5
2		 
(12)
BRO
@CIN		7
8
NYG
@PIT		6
1
Thursday, May 9, 1946,
, Forbes Field
Attendance: 7,786, Time of Game: 2:14
Giants
6
10-10
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
 at Pirates
1
9-11
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
W: Bill Voiselle (2-3)
L: Preacher Roe (1-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Giants          0  0  1   1  3  1   0  0  0    6 12  0
Pirates         1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  7  1

New York Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Bill Rigney 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 .262 .655 2 1
Johnny Rucker CF 4 1 2 1 1 0 .500 1.636 6 0 2·2B
Sid Gordon LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250 .663 0 0 SH
Johnny Mize 1B 5 2 2 2 0 0 .338 1.113 7 0 HR
Ernie Lombardi C 4 0 1 0 0 1 .333 .945 4 0
   Bennie Warren C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .958 2 0
Jack Graham RF 4 2 2 2 0 0 .286 .786 4 0 HR
Buddy Blattner 2B 2 0 0 0 1 1 .296 .906 1 2 SH
Buddy Kerr SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 .246 .658 1 3
Bill Voiselle P 3 0 1 1 0 1 .200 .585 0 1 SH
Team Totals 35 6 12 6 2 4 .343 .950 27 7
2B: J Rucker 2 (2).
HR: J Mize (5); J Graham (1).
SH: S Gordon (3); B Blattner (2); B Voiselle (1).
TB: J Graham 5; J Mize 5; J Rucker 4; B Kerr 2; S Gordon; B Voiselle; E Lombardi; B Rigney.
RBI: J Graham 2 (2); J Mize 2 (12); J Rucker (4); B Voiselle (1).
Team LOB: 7.

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Lee Handley 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 .217 .511 2 2 2B
Frankie Gustine 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .345 .844 2 4
Ralph Kiner LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 .193 .671 2 0
Bob Elliott RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .254 .690 2 0
Elbie Fletcher 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .321 .814 9 1
Johnny Barrett CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .152 .409 1 0
Bill Salkeld C 2 0 1 0 2 0 .231 .829 6 0 2B
Frankie Zak SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .800 1 0
   Jimmy Brown SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 .222 .535 1 0 2B
Preacher Roe P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 0 1
   Pete Coscarart 1 0 1 0 0 0 .500 1.500 2B
   Ed Bahr P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
   Jim Russell 1 0 0 0 0 0 .295 .857
   Al Gerheauser P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 1 1
   Frank Colman 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .458
Team Totals 34 1 7 1 3 4 .206 .594 27 10
2B: P Coscarart (1); L Handley (1); B Salkeld (2); J Brown (1).
TB: L Handley 2; B Salkeld 2; P Coscarart 2; J Brown 2; R Kiner; F Gustine; E Fletcher.
RBI: E Fletcher (4).
Team LOB: 9.
Fielding
DP: 1. A Gerheauser-E Fletcher.
E: J Barrett (2).

New York Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Bill Voiselle, W (2-3) 9 7 1 1 3 4 0 2.97 37 70
Team Totals 9 7 1 1 3 4 0 1.00 37 70

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Preacher Roe, L (1-1) 5 8 5 5 2 2 2 5.23 25 31
Ed Bahr 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 2.25 8
Al Gerheauser 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 3.68 7
Team Totals 9 12 6 6 2 4 2 6.00 40 31
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - George Magerkurth, 1B - Bill Stewart, 2B - Tom Dunn, 3B - Butch Henline.
Time of Game: 2:14.
Attendance: 7,786.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

New York Giants         Pittsburgh Pirates
1 Bill Rigney 3B 1 Lee Handley 3B
2 Johnny Rucker CF 2 Frankie Gustine 2B
3 Sid Gordon LF 3 Ralph Kiner LF
4 Johnny Mize 1B 4 Bob Elliott RF
5 Ernie Lombardi C 5 Elbie Fletcher 1B
6 Jack Graham RF 6 Johnny Barrett CF
7 Buddy Blattner 2B 7 Bill Salkeld C
8 Buddy Kerr SS 8 Frankie Zak SS
9 Bill Voiselle P 9 Preacher Roe P

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