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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 25, 1946
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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 25, 1946 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | June 25, 1946 |
|---|---|
| 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 25, 1946 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Nick Strincevich |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Hal Schumacher |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 20,317 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 47 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Goetz 1B: Butch Henline 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lee Handley | Third Baseman |
| Jim Russell | Left Fielder |
| Bob Elliott | Right Fielder |
| Ralph Kiner | Center Fielder |
| Frankie Gustine | Second Baseman |
| Elbie Fletcher | First Baseman |
| Billy Cox | Shortstop |
| Al Lopez | Catcher |
| Nick Strincevich | Pitcher |
| Frankie Frisch | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Buddy Blattner | Second Baseman |
| Goody Rosen | Center Fielder |
| Jack Graham | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
| Walker Cooper | Catcher |
| Mickey Witek | Third Baseman |
| Sid Gordon | Left Fielder |
| Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
| Hal Schumacher | Pitcher |
| Mel Ott | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 25, 1946
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Schumacher
Handley hits a fly ball into center field. Rosen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Schumacher
Russell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Schumacher
Elliott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kiner vs. Schumacher
Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blattner vs. Strincevich
Blattner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Strincevich
Rosen hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Graham vs. Strincevich
Graham hits a fly ball into left field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Schumacher
Gustine hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Schumacher
Fletcher hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gordon. Fletcher reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cox vs. Schumacher
Cox hits a popup towards third. Witek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopez vs. Schumacher
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Witek fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Strincevich
Mize 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: ---
Cooper vs. Strincevich
Cooper hits a popup towards short. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Strincevich
Witek hits a fly ball into right field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strincevich vs. Schumacher
Strincevich strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Schumacher
Handley hits a fly ball into center field. Rosen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Schumacher
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops it up and throws to first, with Schumacher covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Strincevich
Gordon hits a fly ball into center field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Strincevich
Kerr takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schumacher vs. Strincevich
Schumacher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blattner vs. Strincevich
Blattner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox misplays the ball. That's an error on Cox. Schumacher moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rosen vs. Strincevich
Rosen hits a fly ball into center field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Schumacher
Elliott hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kiner vs. Schumacher
Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schumacher fields it and throws to first for the out. Elliott moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gustine vs. Schumacher
Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards third. Witek fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. Schumacher
Fletcher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cox vs. Schumacher
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Witek fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Graham vs. Strincevich
Graham hits a fly ball into right field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Strincevich
Mize hits a fly ball into right field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Strincevich
Cooper hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Witek vs. Strincevich
Witek 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
Top 5
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Schumacher
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strincevich vs. Schumacher
Strincevich hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schumacher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Schumacher
Handley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schumacher juggles the ball. That's an error on Schumacher. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Schumacher
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Russell for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Strincevich
Gordon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Strincevich
Kerr hits a popup towards short. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schumacher vs. Strincevich
Lopez fires to first and picks off Gordon. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schumacher vs. Strincevich
Schumacher hits a popup towards the mound. Strincevich settles under it 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: ---
Elliott vs. Schumacher
Elliott hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blattner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Schumacher
Kiner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gustine vs. Schumacher
Gustine hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Graham. Gustine reaches second base with a double. Graham throws the ball in to Witek who tags Gustine trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Kiner goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Schumacher
Fletcher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Schumacher
Cox hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blattner vs. Strincevich
Blattner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Strincevich
Rosen 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: ---
Graham vs. Strincevich
Graham hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Schumacher
Lopez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strincevich vs. Schumacher
Strincevich bunts towards first. Mize scoops it up and throws to first, with Blattner covering, for the out. Lopez moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Handley vs. Schumacher
Handley hits a fly ball into center field. Rosen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Russell vs. Schumacher
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schumacher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Strincevich
Mize takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Strincevich
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Strincevich
Witek hits a fly ball into right field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Schumacher
Elliott bunts towards the mound. Schumacher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Schumacher
Kiner hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Schumacher
Gustine hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Schumacher
Fletcher strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Strincevich
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Strincevich
Kerr hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Strincevich
Willard Marshall pinch hits for Hal Schumacher.
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blattner vs. Strincevich
Blattner hits a popup towards short. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Voiselle
Bill Voiselle now pitching.
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Voiselle
Lopez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strincevich vs. Voiselle
Strincevich hits a popup towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Handley vs. Voiselle
Handley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lopez moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Russell vs. Voiselle
Russell strikes out. Cooper drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Russell out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Strincevich
Rosen 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: ---
Graham vs. Strincevich
Graham hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Kiner. Graham reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mize vs. Strincevich
Mize hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mize for the out. Graham moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cooper vs. Strincevich
Cooper is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/25/1946 -- Pittsburgh at New York (N)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Handley L, 3b 5 0 1 0 Blattner B, 2b 4 0 0 0
Russell J, lf 5 1 1 1 Rosen G, cf 4 0 0 0
Elliott B, rf 3 0 1 0 Graham J, rf 4 0 1 0
Kiner R, cf 4 2 2 1 Mize J, 1b 3 0 0 0
Gustine F, 2b 4 0 1 1 Cooper W, c 4 0 1 0
Fletcher E, 1b 2 0 1 0 Witek M, 3b 3 0 0 0
Cox B, ss 4 0 0 0 Gordon S, lf 3 0 1 0
Lopez A, c 4 0 2 0 Kerr B, ss 2 0 1 0
Strincevich N, p 3 0 0 0 Schumacher H, p 2 0 0 0
Marshall W, ph 1 0 0 0
Voiselle B, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 3 9 3 30 0 4 0
Pittsburgh 100 001 010 -- 3
New York 000 000 000 -- 0
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Strincevich N (W) 9.0 4 0 0 2 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Schumacher H (L) 8.0 7 3 3 3 2
Voiselle B 1.0 2 0 0 0 1
E -- Cox B, Schumacher H
DP -- Pittsburgh 1, New York 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 8, New York 5
2B -- Fletcher E, Gustine F, Graham J
HR -- Russell J, Kiner R
SH -- Strincevich N
T -- 1:47
A -- 20317
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