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Scores
Standings
CHW
@BOS		5
7
CLE
@NYY		3
6
BRO
@CHC		2
0
BSN
@CIN		2
6
NYG
@PIT		5
4
PHI
@STL		3
4
Saturday, June 18, 1949,
, Forbes Field
Attendance: 17,752, Time of Game: 2:58
Giants
5
29-26
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at Pirates
4
22-34
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
W: Sheldon Jones (6-6)
L: Elmer Riddle (1-6)
S: Dave Koslo (2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Giants          0  0  0   0  0  1   1  1  2    5  9  0
Pirates         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  4    4  6  1

New York Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
George Hausmann 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .250 .500 0 4
   Bill Rigney 2B 0 1 0 0 1 0 .269 .751 0 1
Whitey Lockman LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .283 .756 1 0 SH
Sid Gordon 3B 4 1 1 1 1 0 .319 .976 2 1 SB
Willard Marshall RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 .316 .963 0 0
Bobby Thomson CF 5 0 2 1 0 0 .325 .881 5 0 SB
Joe Lafata 1B 4 2 1 0 0 0 .200 .800 10 0 3B,SH
Wes Westrum C 1 0 1 1 3 0 .375 1.083 7 0
Jack Lohrke SS 3 0 1 1 0 0 .254 .806 2 2 HBP
Sheldon Jones P 4 1 1 0 0 0 .094 .250 0 0 3B,GDP
   Andy Hansen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .286 0 0
   Dave Koslo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 .200 0 0
Team Totals 34 5 9 5 5 0 .265 .757 27 8
3B: S Jones (1); J Lafata (1).
SH: J Lafata (1); W Lockman (2).
HBP: J Lohrke (2).
TB: J Lafata 3; S Jones 3; B Thomson 2; S Gordon; J Lohrke; W Westrum; G Hausmann; W Marshall.
GIDP: S Jones (1).
RBI: J Lohrke (19); G Hausmann (1); W Westrum (2); B Thomson (37); S Gordon (37).
Team LOB: 10.
Fielding
DP: 2. S Gordon-J Lafata; G Hausmann-J Lohrke-J Lafata.
Baserunning
SB: B Thomson (4, -1st base off  POCS); S Gordon (1, -1st base off  POCS).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Stan Rojek SS 2 0 1 0 2 0 .212 .525 4 3
   Monty Basgall PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .192 .538
Pete Castiglione 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .685 0 1
   Eddie Bockman 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 .208 .620 1 1
Johnny Hopp LF 4 0 0 0 1 1 .198 .567 1 0
Dino Restelli RF 4 1 2 0 0 2 .368 1.244 4 0 2B
Wally Westlake CF 2 1 1 0 2 0 .303 .907 1 0
Ed Stevens 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 .279 .725 8 2 GDP
Danny Murtaugh 2B 3 1 0 1 1 0 .195 .595 5 2
Phil Masi C 3 0 1 3 1 0 .211 .559 2 1 2B,SB
Elmer Riddle P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .176 .399 1 1
   Ed Fitz Gerald PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .272 .642
   Hugh Casey P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0
   Dixie Walker PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .267 .635
   Bob Chesnes PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 .860
Team Totals 31 4 6 4 8 6 .194 .617 27 11
2B: P Masi (4); D Restelli (2).
TB: D Restelli 3; P Masi 2; S Rojek; D Walker; W Westlake.
GIDP: E Stevens (2).
RBI: P Masi 3 (11); D Murtaugh (19).
Team LOB: 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. S Rojek-D Murtaugh-E Stevens.
E: S Rojek (8).
Baserunning
SB: P Masi (2, -1st base off  POCS).

New York Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Sheldon Jones, W (6-6) 8 4 3 3 7 4 0 3.01 33 59
Andy Hansen 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 4.44 2
Dave Koslo, S (2) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.48 4
Team Totals 9 6 4 4 8 6 0 4.00 39 59

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Elmer Riddle, L (1-6) 7 5 2 2 3 0 0 4.20 31 56
Hugh Casey 2 4 3 3 2 0 0 3.97 11
Team Totals 9 9 5 5 5 0 0 5.00 42 56
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: E Riddle (4).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Lon Warneke, 1B - Frank Dascoli, 2B - (none), 3B - Bill Stewart.
Time of Game: 2:58.
Attendance: 17,752.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

New York Giants         Pittsburgh Pirates
1 George Hausmann 2B 1 Stan Rojek SS
2 Whitey Lockman LF 2 Pete Castiglione 3B
3 Sid Gordon 3B 3 Johnny Hopp LF
4 Willard Marshall RF 4 Dino Restelli RF
5 Bobby Thomson CF 5 Wally Westlake CF
6 Joe Lafata 1B 6 Ed Stevens 1B
7 Wes Westrum C 7 Danny Murtaugh 2B
8 Jack Lohrke SS 8 Phil Masi C
9 Sheldon Jones P 9 Elmer Riddle P

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