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Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 24, 1946
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the New York Giants, played on August 24, 1946 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 24, 1946 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 24, 1946 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Voiselle |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Johnny Lanning |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 5,260 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 7 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tom Dunn 1B: George Magerkurth 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Stewart |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Buddy Blattner | Second Baseman |
| Goody Rosen | Center Fielder |
| Willard Marshall | Left Fielder |
| Walker Cooper | Catcher |
| Babe Young | First Baseman |
| Sid Gordon | Third Baseman |
| Jack Graham | Right Fielder |
| Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
| Bill Voiselle | Pitcher |
| Mel Ott | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Burgess Whitehead | Second Baseman |
| Jimmy Brown | Shortstop |
| Jim Russell | Center Fielder |
| Elbie Fletcher | First Baseman |
| Ralph Kiner | Left Fielder |
| Chuck Workman | Right Fielder |
| Lee Handley | Third Baseman |
| Bill Salkeld | Catcher |
| Johnny Lanning | Pitcher |
| Frankie Frisch | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 24, 1946
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blattner vs. Lanning
Blattner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Lanning
Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rosen for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Lanning
Marshall hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Voiselle
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Voiselle
Brown hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Voiselle
Russell hits a fly ball into left field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Voiselle
Fletcher hits a line drive to left field. That will be extra bases. Marshall chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards the plate. Cooper fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Cooper. Brown goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kiner vs. Voiselle
Kiner strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Lanning
Cooper takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Lanning
Young hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cooper moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gordon vs. Lanning
Gordon hits a fly ball into right field. Workman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cooper scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Graham vs. Lanning
Graham hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher throws to second for one, and Brown throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Graham moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kerr vs. Lanning
Kerr is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Voiselle vs. Lanning
Voiselle hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Graham scores. Kerr moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blattner vs. Lanning
Blattner hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Workman vs. Voiselle
Workman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blattner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Voiselle
Handley hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salkeld vs. Voiselle
Salkeld hits a popup towards third. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Lanning
Rosen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Heintzelman
Ken Heintzelman now pitching.
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Heintzelman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Heintzelman
Cooper hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heintzelman vs. Voiselle
Heintzelman strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Voiselle
Whitehead takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Voiselle
There goes Whitehead. The throw from Cooper and he is safe. Whitehead steals second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Voiselle
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Rosen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Russell vs. Voiselle
Russell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fletcher vs. Voiselle
Fletcher hits a fly ball into left field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Heintzelman
Young hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Russell. Young reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gordon vs. Heintzelman
Gordon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Russell who is chasing the ball. Gordon reaches third base with a triple. Young scores. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Graham vs. Heintzelman
Graham hits a fly ball into right field. Workman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gordon scores. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Heintzelman
Kerr takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Voiselle vs. Heintzelman
Voiselle bunts between the mound and first base. Heintzelman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Voiselle for the out. Kerr moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blattner vs. Heintzelman
Blattner hits a popup towards third. Handley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Voiselle
Kiner strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Workman vs. Voiselle
Workman hits a fly ball into right field. Graham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Voiselle
Handley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon juggles the ball. That's an error on Gordon. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Salkeld vs. Voiselle
Salkeld hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Handley moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Van Robays vs. Voiselle
Maurice Van Robays pinch hits for Ken Heintzelman.
Van Robays strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Hallett
Jack Hallett now pitching.
Rosen strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Hallett
Marshall hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Russell. Marshall reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cooper vs. Hallett
Cooper hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Hallett
Young hits a popup in front of the plate. Salkeld settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Voiselle
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Voiselle
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young juggles the ball. That's an error on Young. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Voiselle
Russell strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Voiselle
Fletcher takes first base on ball four. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kiner vs. Voiselle
Kiner takes first base on ball four. Brown moves to third. Fletcher moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Workman vs. Voiselle
Workman hits a fly ball into right field. Graham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Hallett
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Graham vs. Hallett
Graham strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Hallett
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Voiselle
Handley hits a fly ball into left field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salkeld vs. Voiselle
Salkeld hits a fly ball into center field. Rosen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hallett vs. Voiselle
Hallett strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Voiselle vs. Hallett
Voiselle hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blattner vs. Hallett
Blattner hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Hallett
Rosen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Hallett
There goes Rosen. The throw from Salkeld and he is out, Brown applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Voiselle
Whitehead hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blattner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Voiselle
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blattner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Voiselle
Russell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Voiselle
There goes Russell. The throw from Cooper and he is safe. Russell steals second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. Voiselle
Fletcher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kiner vs. Voiselle
Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Hallett
Marshall hits a popup towards short. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Hallett
Cooper hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Hallett
Young hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cooper moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gordon vs. Hallett
Gordon takes first base on ball four. Cooper moves to third. Young moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Graham vs. Hallett
Graham hits a ball on the ground towards center. Russell fields it and throws to second to catch Gordon for the out. Cooper scores. Young moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kerr vs. Hallett
Kerr hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Workman vs. Voiselle
Workman hits a fly ball into center field. Rosen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Voiselle
Handley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salkeld vs. Voiselle
Salkeld hits a fly ball into right field. Graham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Voiselle vs. Hallett
Voiselle hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blattner vs. Hallett
Blattner bunts towards the mound. Hallett fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Voiselle moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rosen vs. Hallett
Rosen hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marshall vs. Hallett
Marshall hits a popup towards third. Handley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cooper vs. Hallett
Cooper hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Russell who is chasing the ball. Cooper reaches third base with a triple. Voiselle scores. Blattner goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Young vs. Hallett
Young hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cooper scores. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Hallett
Gordon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Young moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Graham vs. Hallett
Graham hits a fly ball into right field. Workman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 8 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gionfriddo vs. Voiselle
Al Gionfriddo pinch hits for Jack Hallett.
Gionfriddo hits a fly ball into center field. Rosen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Voiselle
Whitehead hits a fly ball into center field. Rosen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Voiselle
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/24/1946 -- New York at Pittsburgh (D)
New York AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Blattner B, 2b 5 1 1 0 Whitehead B, 2b 4 0 0 0
Rosen G, cf 3 0 0 0 Brown J, ss 5 1 1 0
Marshall W, lf 5 0 1 0 Russell J, cf 2 0 0 0
Cooper W, c 4 3 2 2 Fletcher E, 1b 2 0 1 0
Young B, 1b 5 1 4 1 Kiner R, lf 3 0 0 0
Gordon S, 3b 4 1 2 2 Workman C, rf 4 0 0 0
Graham J, rf 5 1 0 2 Handley L, 3b 4 0 0 0
Kerr B, ss 2 0 0 0 Salkeld B, c 4 0 1 0
Voiselle B, p 3 1 2 1 Lanning J, p 0 0 0 0
Heintzelman K, p 1 0 0 0
Van Robays M, ph 1 0 0 0
Hallett J, p 1 0 0 0
Gionfriddo A, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 8 12 8 32 1 3 0
New York 020 200 013 -- 8
Pittsburgh 100 000 000 -- 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Voiselle B (W) 9.0 3 1 0 6 6
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Lanning J (L)* 2.0 2 2 2 3 0
Heintzelman K 2.0 2 2 2 1 0
Hallett J 5.0 8 4 4 2 2
* Pitched to 1 batter in 3rd
E -- Cooper W, Brown J, Gordon S, Young B
DP -- Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- New York 8, Pittsburgh 10
2B -- Fletcher E, Young B, Marshall W
3B -- Gordon S, Cooper W
SB -- Whitehead B, Russell J
CS -- Rosen G
SH -- Voiselle B
T -- 2:07
A -- 5260
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