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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 4, 1944
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on June 4, 1944 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | June 4, 1944 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 4, 1944 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Fritz Ostermueller |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Voiselle |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 0 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Goetz 1B: Lou Jorda 2B: (none) 3B: Beans Reardon |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Barrett | Right Fielder |
| Frankie Gustine | Second Baseman |
| Jim Russell | Left Fielder |
| Bob Elliott | Third Baseman |
| Babe Dahlgren | First Baseman |
| Vince DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Al Lopez | Catcher |
| Frankie Zak | Shortstop |
| Fritz Ostermueller | Pitcher |
| Frankie Frisch | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Rucker | Center Fielder |
| George Hausmann | Second Baseman |
| Danny Gardella | Left Fielder |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Phil Weintraub | First Baseman |
| Nap Reyes | Third Baseman |
| Gus Mancuso | Catcher |
| Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
| Bill Voiselle | Pitcher |
| Mel Ott | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 4, 1944
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Voiselle
Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Voiselle
Gustine hits a popup into left field. Gardella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Voiselle
Russell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Voiselle
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reyes fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Ostermueller
Rucker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. Ostermueller
Hausmann hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Hausmann reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gardella vs. Ostermueller
Gardella strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ott vs. Ostermueller
Ott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Weintraub vs. Ostermueller
Weintraub takes first base on ball four. Hausmann moves to third. Ott moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Reyes vs. Ostermueller
Reyes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zak fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Voiselle
Dahlgren hits a popup into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Voiselle
DiMaggio hits a popup towards third. Reyes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Voiselle
Lopez is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Ostermueller
Mancuso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Ostermueller
Kerr hits a fly ball into left field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Voiselle vs. Ostermueller
Voiselle hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rucker vs. Ostermueller
Rucker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Voiselle moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hausmann vs. Ostermueller
Hausmann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zak fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zak vs. Voiselle
Zak is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ostermueller vs. Voiselle
Ostermueller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barrett vs. Voiselle
Barrett hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gustine vs. Voiselle
Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reyes fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardella vs. Ostermueller
Gardella hits a popup, foul, towards first. Dahlgren settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Ostermueller
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weintraub vs. Ostermueller
Weintraub is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Voiselle
Russell hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Voiselle
Elliott hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dahlgren vs. Voiselle
Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Voiselle
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground into left field. Gardella picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Gardella. Dahlgren goes all the way around to score. DiMaggio moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopez vs. Voiselle
Lopez is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reyes vs. Ostermueller
Reyes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ostermueller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Ostermueller
Mancuso hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zak scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Ostermueller
Kerr hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Kerr reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Voiselle vs. Ostermueller
Voiselle hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. There goes Kerr trying to get to home. Barrett throws the ball in to Lopez who tags Kerr who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zak vs. Voiselle
Zak hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ostermueller vs. Voiselle
Ostermueller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reyes fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barrett vs. Voiselle
Barrett hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gustine vs. Voiselle
Gustine strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Ostermueller
Rucker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. Ostermueller
Hausmann hits a fly ball into right field. Barrett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardella vs. Ostermueller
Gardella hits a line drive into right field. Barrett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Voiselle
Russell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Voiselle
Elliott hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dahlgren vs. Voiselle
There goes Russell. The throw from Mancuso and he is safe. Russell steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dahlgren vs. Voiselle
Dahlgren hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Voiselle
DiMaggio strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Voiselle
Lopez hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Ostermueller
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weintraub vs. Ostermueller
Weintraub hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reyes vs. Ostermueller
Reyes hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zak vs. Voiselle
Zak hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ostermueller vs. Voiselle
Ostermueller hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Voiselle
Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Weintraub scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Barrett for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Ostermueller
Mancuso hits a fly ball into left field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Ostermueller
Kerr strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Voiselle vs. Ostermueller
Voiselle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zak scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Voiselle
Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reyes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Voiselle
Russell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Voiselle
Elliott strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Voiselle
Dahlgren hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Voiselle
DiMaggio hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Voiselle
Lopez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Weintraub settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Ostermueller
Rucker hits a fly ball into right field. Barrett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Ostermueller
Joe Medwick pinch hits for George Hausmann.
Medwick hits a fly ball into left field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardella vs. Ostermueller
Gardella is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zak vs. Voiselle
Hal Luby now playing second base.
Zak hits a ball on the ground towards first. Weintraub fields the ball and throws to Voiselle covering. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ostermueller vs. Voiselle
Ostermueller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reyes fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barrett vs. Voiselle
Barrett hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gustine vs. Voiselle
Gustine takes first base on ball four. Ostermueller moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Russell vs. Voiselle
Russell hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Voiselle
Elliott hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 9 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Ostermueller
Ott hits a fly ball towards right. Barrett settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Barrett. Ott moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Weintraub vs. Ostermueller
Weintraub hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reyes vs. Ostermueller
Reyes hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of DiMaggio. Reyes reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mancuso vs. Ostermueller
Mancuso hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kerr vs. Ostermueller
Kerr takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lombardi vs. Ostermueller
Ernie Lombardi pinch hits for Bill Voiselle.
Lombardi takes first base on ball four. Reyes moves to third. Kerr moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rucker vs. Ostermueller
Harry Feldman pinch runs for Ernie Lombardi.
Rucker hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Reyes scores. Kerr moves to third. Feldman moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mead vs. Rescigno
Xavier Rescigno now pitching. Charlie Mead pinch hits for Hal Luby.
Mead hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kerr scores. Feldman moves to third. Rucker moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gardella vs. Rescigno
Gardella takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ott vs. Rescigno
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dahlgren scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ott for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/4/1944, game 1 -- Pittsburgh at New York
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Barrett J, rf 5 0 0 0 Rucker J, cf 5 0 2 1
Gustine F, 2b 4 1 0 0 Hausmann G, 2b 3 0 1 0
Russell J, lf 3 3 2 4 Medwick J, ph 1 0 0 0
Elliott B, 3b 5 0 1 0 Luby H, 2b 0 0 0 0
Dahlgren B, 1b 4 3 2 3 Mead C, ph 1 0 0 1
DiMaggio V, cf 4 1 2 1 Gardella D, lf 4 0 0 0
Lopez A, c 4 0 0 0 Ott M, rf 4 1 1 0
Zak F, ss 4 0 1 0 Weintraub P, 1b 3 1 1 2
Ostermueller F, p 4 1 2 0 Reyes N, 3b 4 1 1 0
Rescigno X, p 0 0 0 0 Mancuso G, c 4 0 0 0
Kerr B, ss 3 1 1 0
Voiselle B, p 3 0 2 0
Lombardi E, ph 0 0 0 0
Feldman H, pr 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 9 10 8 35 4 9 4
Pittsburgh 000 102 033 -- 9
New York 000 000 004 -- 4
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Ostermueller F (W) 8.1 9 4 2 4 4
Rescigno X (S) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Voiselle B (L) 9.0 10 9 8 3 6
E -- Gardella D, Barrett J
DP -- Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 4, New York 9
2B -- Hausmann G, Kerr B, Reyes N
HR -- Dahlgren B 2, Russell J 2, DiMaggio V, Weintraub P
SB -- Russell J
A -- 0
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