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Dodgers 6 @ Pirates 4
Forbes Field
September 17, 1941

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Brooklyn Dodgers, played on September 17, 1941 at Forbes Field. The home team Pirates were bested by the visiting Dodgers with a score of 6 to 4.

Game Summary

DateSeptember 17, 1941 
Visiting Team
Brooklyn Dodgers
R: 6 H: 15 E: 2 LOB: 12
Runs: 6
Hits: 15
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 12
Home Team
Pittsburgh Pirates
R: 4 H: 9 E: 0 LOB: 10
Runs: 4
Hits: 9
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 10
Winning PitcherCurt Davis  
Losing PitcherKen Heintzelman  
SaveLuke Hamlin  
Game Winning RBIPete Reiser 

Game Info

DateSeptember 17, 1941 
Day of WeekWed 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamBrooklyn Dodgers 
Home TeamPittsburgh Pirates 
Visiting Starting PitcherCurt Davis  
Home Starting PitcherKen Heintzelman  
BallparkForbes Field 
CityPittsburgh 
StatePA 
Attendance6,206 
Time of Game2 hours 13 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Bill Stewart
1B: George Magerkurth
2B: (none)
3B: Tom Dunn

Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Pee Wee Reese  Shortstop 
Billy Herman  Second Baseman 
Pete Reiser  Center Fielder 
Joe Medwick  Left Fielder 
Cookie Lavagetto  Third Baseman 
Dolph Camilli  First Baseman 
Dixie Walker  Right Fielder 
Mickey Owen  Catcher 
Curt Davis  Pitcher 
Leo Durocher  Manager 

Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup 

Name  Position 
Alf Anderson  Shortstop 
Frankie Gustine  Third Baseman 
Bob Elliott  Right Fielder 
Debs Garms  Left Fielder 
Elbie Fletcher  First Baseman 
Stu Martin  Second Baseman 
Vince DiMaggio  Center Fielder 
Al Lopez  Catcher 
Ken Heintzelman  Pitcher 
Frankie Frisch  Manager 

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Dodgers 6 @ Pirates 4
Forbes Field
September 17, 1941

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 9/17/1941 -- Brooklyn at Pittsburgh (D)

  Brooklyn           AB  R  H RBI    Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI
Reese P, ss           5  1  2  1   Anderson A, ss        4  0  0  0   
Herman B, 2b          5  1  2  0   Stewart B, ph         1  1  1  0   
Reiser P, cf          5  0  2  2   Gustine F, 3b         5  0  3  0   
Medwick J, lf         5  0  1  0   Elliott B, rf         3  0  0  0   
Lavagetto C, 3b       5  2  1  0   Vaughan A, ph         1  0  0  0   
Camilli D, 1b         4  1  2  1   Leip E, pr            0  0  0  0   
Walker D, rf          4  0  2  0   Garms D, lf           5  1  1  1   
Owen M, c             3  0  0  0   Fletcher E, 1b        4  1  2  0   
Riggs L, ph           1  0  1  2   Martin S, 2b          2  1  0  0   
Franks H, c           0  0  0  0   DiMaggio V, cf        3  0  1  1   
Davis C, p            3  0  1  0   Lopez A, c            2  0  1  1   
Galan A, ph           2  1  1  0   Heintzelman K, p      4  0  0  0   
Hamlin L, p           0  0  0  0   Sewell R, p           0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     42  6 15  6                        34  4  9  3

Brooklyn         000 100 005 --  6
Pittsburgh       020 000 011 --  4

  Brooklyn             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Davis C (W)           8.0  7  3  3  3  3
Hamlin L (S)          1.0  2  1  1  0  1

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Heintzelman K (L)*    8.0 14  5  5  1  1
Sewell R              1.0  1  1  1  2  0
  * Pitched to 4 batters in 9th

E -- Herman B, Lavagetto C
LOB -- Brooklyn 12, Pittsburgh 10
2B -- Lavagetto C, Medwick J, Reiser P, Fletcher E, Galan A
3B -- Camilli D, Reiser P
SH -- Elliott B, Martin S 2
HBP -- by Davis C (DiMaggio V)
T -- 2:13
A -- 6206

    

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