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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 26, 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 July 26, 1944 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | July 26, 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 | July 26, 1944 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Fritz Ostermueller |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Harry Feldman |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 12,909 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 14 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Beans Reardon 1B: Larry Goetz 2B: (none) 3B: Lou Jorda |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Coscarart | Second Baseman |
| Jim Russell | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Barrett | Right Fielder |
| Bob Elliott | Third Baseman |
| Babe Dahlgren | First Baseman |
| Vince DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Lee Handley | Shortstop |
| Al Lopez | Catcher |
| Fritz Ostermueller | Pitcher |
| Frankie Frisch | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Red Treadway | Center Fielder |
| George Hausmann | Second Baseman |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Joe Medwick | Left Fielder |
| Phil Weintraub | First Baseman |
| Ernie Lombardi | Catcher |
| Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
| Hal Luby | Third Baseman |
| Harry Feldman | Pitcher |
| Mel Ott | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 26, 1944
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Feldman
Coscarart hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Feldman
Russell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Medwick who is chasing the ball. Russell reaches third base with a triple. Coscarart goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Barrett vs. Feldman
Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Weintraub scoops it up and throws to first, with Hausmann covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Elliott vs. Feldman
Elliott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Russell scores. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dahlgren vs. Feldman
Dahlgren hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Medwick throws the ball in to Kerr who relays the ball to Hausmann who tags Dahlgren trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Elliott moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
DiMaggio vs. Feldman
There goes Elliott. The slide. Lombardi applies the tag. Elliott is out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Treadway vs. Ostermueller
Treadway hits a popup, foul, towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. Ostermueller
Hausmann hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Ostermueller
Ott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Medwick vs. Ostermueller
Medwick hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Feldman
DiMaggio hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lombardi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Feldman
Handley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Feldman
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weintraub vs. Ostermueller
Weintraub takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lombardi vs. Ostermueller
Lombardi hits a popup towards short. Handley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Ostermueller
Kerr strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Luby vs. Ostermueller
Luby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott juggles the ball. That's an error on Elliott. Weintraub moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Feldman vs. Ostermueller
Feldman hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ostermueller vs. Feldman
Ostermueller hits a fly ball into center field. Treadway settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Feldman
Coscarart hits a popup, foul, towards third. Luby settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Feldman
Russell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barrett vs. Feldman
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 3
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Treadway vs. Ostermueller
Treadway hits a ball on the ground towards short. Handley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. Ostermueller
Hausmann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Handley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Ostermueller
Ott hits a popup, foul, towards first. Dahlgren settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Feldman
Elliott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dahlgren vs. Feldman
Dahlgren hits a fly ball into center field. Treadway settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Feldman
DiMaggio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Elliott moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Handley vs. Feldman
Handley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Ostermueller
Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weintraub vs. Ostermueller
Weintraub hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Ostermueller
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott juggles the ball. That's an error on Elliott. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Ostermueller
Kerr hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Barrett. Kerr reaches second base with a double. Lombardi moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Luby vs. Ostermueller
Luby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Elliott. Lombardi scores. Kerr scores. Luby moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Feldman vs. Ostermueller
Feldman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Feldman
Lopez strikes out. Lombardi drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Lopez out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ostermueller vs. Feldman
Ostermueller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coscarart vs. Feldman
Coscarart hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ostermueller moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Russell vs. Feldman
Russell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ostermueller moves to third. Coscarart moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Barrett vs. Feldman
Barrett hits a line drive to center field. Treadway throws towards the infield. Feldman fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Feldman. Ostermueller scores. Coscarart scores. Russell moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Elliott vs. Fischer
Rube Fischer now pitching.
Elliott hits a fly ball into center field. Treadway settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Russell scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dahlgren vs. Fischer
Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Treadway vs. Ostermueller
Treadway hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hausmann vs. Ostermueller
Hausmann hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Ostermueller
Ott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Treadway moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Medwick vs. Ostermueller
Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Fischer
DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Handley vs. Fischer
Handley bunts towards first. Weintraub scoops it up and throws to first, with Hausmann covering, for the out. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopez vs. Fischer
There goes DiMaggio. The throw from Lombardi and he is out, Luby applying the tag. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Fischer
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weintraub vs. Ostermueller
Weintraub hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Ostermueller
Lombardi hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Ostermueller
Kerr hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Luby vs. Ostermueller
Luby hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lombardi moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reyes vs. Ostermueller
Nap Reyes pinch hits for Rube Fischer.
Reyes strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ostermueller vs. Adams
Ace Adams now pitching.
Ostermueller 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, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Adams
Coscarart hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Adams
Russell hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Treadway vs. Ostermueller
Treadway hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. Ostermueller
Hausmann hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Russell throws the ball in to Coscarart who tags Hausmann, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Ostermueller
Ott strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Adams
Barrett hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Treadway. Barrett reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Elliott vs. Adams
Elliott hits a popup, foul, towards first. Weintraub settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dahlgren vs. Adams
Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground towards third. Luby fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DiMaggio vs. Adams
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Ostermueller
Medwick hits a popup towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weintraub vs. Ostermueller
Weintraub hits a popup towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Ostermueller
Lombardi hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Ostermueller
Johnny Rucker pinch runs for Ernie Lombardi.
Kerr hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luby vs. Ostermueller
Luby hits a fly ball into left field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Adams
Gus Mancuso now catching.
Handley hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Mancuso fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Adams
Lopez bunts towards first. Weintraub scoops it up and throws to first, with Hausmann covering, for the out. Handley moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ostermueller vs. Adams
Ostermueller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Handley scores. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coscarart vs. Adams
Coscarart bunts towards the mound. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. Ostermueller moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Russell vs. Adams
Russell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Weintraub settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Ostermueller
Billy Jurges pinch hits for Ace Adams.
Jurges hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Treadway vs. Ostermueller
Treadway hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hausmann vs. Ostermueller
Hausmann hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Barrett. Hausmann reaches second base with a double. Treadway moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ott vs. Strincevich
Nick Strincevich now pitching.
Ott is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Medwick vs. Strincevich
Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart fields it and throws to second for the out. Treadway scores. Hausmann moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Weintraub vs. Strincevich
Weintraub hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dahlgren scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Weintraub for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/26/1944 -- Pittsburgh at New York (N)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Coscarart P, 2b 4 2 2 0 Treadway R, cf 5 1 2 0
Russell J, lf 4 2 2 1 Hausmann G, 2b 5 0 2 0
Barrett J, rf 4 0 2 1 Ott M, rf 3 0 1 0
Elliott B, 3b 4 0 2 2 Medwick J, lf 5 0 0 1
Dahlgren B, 1b 4 0 1 0 Weintraub P, 1b 4 0 0 0
DiMaggio V, cf 3 0 1 0 Lombardi E, c 4 1 2 0
Handley L, ss 3 1 1 0 Rucker J, pr 0 1 0 0
Lopez A, c 3 0 0 0 Mancuso G, c 0 0 0 0
Ostermueller F, p 4 1 2 1 Kerr B, ss 4 2 2 2
Strincevich N, p 0 0 0 0 Luby H, 3b 4 0 2 1
Feldman H, p 2 0 0 0
Fischer R, p 0 0 0 0
Reyes N, ph 1 0 0 0
Adams A, p 0 0 0 0
Jurges B, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 6 13 5 38 5 11 4
Pittsburgh 200 030 001 -- 6
New York 000 200 021 -- 5
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Ostermueller F (W) 8.1 11 5 3 2 3
Strincevich N (S) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Feldman H (L) 4.1 10 5 4 1 1
Fischer R 1.2 0 0 0 1 0
Adams A 3.0 3 1 1 0 0
E -- Elliott B 3, Feldman H
DP -- Pittsburgh 1, New York 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 5, New York 9
2B -- Kerr B, Barrett J, Hausmann G
3B -- Russell J
HR -- Kerr B
CS -- Elliott B, DiMaggio V
SH -- Handley L, Lopez A, Coscarart P
T -- 2:14
A -- 12909
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