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Retrosheet Boxscore: Pittsburgh Pirates 2, New York Giants 1 (1)

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Pittsburgh Pirates 2, New York Giants 1 (1)

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Game Played on Sunday, June 9, 1946 (D) at Forbes Field

NY  N    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  6  0
PIT N    0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  x  -   2  5  1
BATTING
New York Giants              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Rucker cf                     4   0   1   0       0   0       4   0
Rosen rf                      3   0   2   0       1   0       5   0
Witek 3b                      4   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Mize 1b                       4   1   1   0       0   1       6   0
Cooper c                      4   0   1   1       0   0       1   0
Blattner 2b                   3   0   0   0       1   0       4   1
Gordon lf                     4   0   1   0       0   0       2   0
Kerr ss                       2   0   0   0       0   1       2   7
Kennedy p                     3   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                       31   1   6   1       2   2      24  10
FIELDING - 
DP: 3. Witek-Blattner-Mize, Kerr-Mize, Kennedy-Kerr-Mize.
BATTING - 
2B: Cooper (3,off Ostermueller).
SH: Kerr (12,off Ostermueller).
GDP: Gordon (3,off Ostermueller).
Team LOB: 6.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Blattner (5,2nd base off Ostermueller/Lopez).
Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Brown 3b                      4   0   1   0       0   0       2   3
Van Robays lf,rf              4   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
Elliott rf                    2   0   0   0       1   0       3   0
  Russell lf                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Fletcher 1b                   2   1   0   0       1   0      12   0
Gustine 2b                    3   1   1   1       0   0       2   3
Barrett cf                    2   0   0   0       1   0       2   1
Zak ss                        2   0   0   0       0   0       1   3
  Whitehead ph                1   0   1   1       0   0       0   0
  Cox ss                      0   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
Lopez c                       3   0   1   0       0   0       2   0
Ostermueller p                3   0   1   0       0   1       0   4
Totals                       26   2   5   2       3   1      27  15
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Barrett-Gustine, Gustine-Cox-Fletcher.
E: Brown (3).
BATTING - 
3B: Gustine (3,off Kennedy).
GDP: Gustine (4,off Kennedy); Van Robays (2,off Kennedy); Lopez (1,off Kennedy).
Team LOB: 3.
PITCHING
New York Giants              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Kennedy L(3-3)                8     5   2   2   3   1   0  29

Pittsburgh Pirates           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Ostermueller W(5-2)           9     6   1   1   2   2   0  34

Umpires: HP - Bill Stewart, 1B - George Magerkurth, 2B - Tom Dunn, 3B - Lou Jorda
Ejections: NY  Manager Mel Ott by Tom Dunn [Call at 2B (Appeal)]
Time of Game: 1:50   
Starting Lineups:

   New York Giants               Pittsburgh Pirates       
1. Rucker              cf        Brown               3b
2. Rosen               rf        Van Robays          lf
3. Witek               3b        Elliott             rf
4. Mize                1b        Fletcher            1b
5. Cooper              c         Gustine             2b
6. Blattner            2b        Barrett             cf
7. Gordon              lf        Zak                 ss
8. Kerr                ss        Lopez               c
9. Kennedy             p         Ostermueller        p

GIANTS 1ST: Rucker grounded out (pitcher to first); Rosen
singled; Witek forced Rosen (pitcher to shortstop); Mize flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Brown flied out to right; Van Robays grounded out
(shortstop to first); Elliott flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Pirates 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Cooper grounded out (pitcher to first); Blattner
grounded out (third to first); Gordon made an out to third; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Fletcher flied out to right; Gustine flied out to
right; Barrett flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
0, Pirates 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Kerr flied out to right; Kennedy grounded out
(shortstop to first); Rucker singled; Rosen singled [Rucker to
second]; Witek made an out to third; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Giants 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Zak flied out to center; Lopez singled;
Ostermueller singled [Lopez to second]; Brown flied out to
right; Van Robays forced Ostermueller (shortstop to second); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Pirates 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Mize struck out; Cooper flied out to left; Blattner
walked; Blattner stole second; Gordon flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Elliott flied out to center; Fletcher walked;
Gustine grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Fletcher out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0,
Pirates 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Kerr struck out; Kennedy grounded out (shortstop to
first); Rucker grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Barrett flied out to right; Zak made an out to
second; Lopez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
0, Pirates 0.

GIANTS 6TH: Rosen made an out to second; Witek grounded out
(third to first); Mize singled; Cooper doubled [Mize scored];
Blattner grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Giants 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 6TH: Ostermueller struck out; Brown singled; Van Robays
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Brown out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Pirates 0.

GIANTS 7TH: Gordon singled; Kerr out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Gordon to second]; Kennedy grounded out
(shortstop to first); Rucker grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 7TH: Elliott walked; Fletcher forced Elliott (shortstop
to second); Gustine tripled [Fletcher scored]; Barrett walked;
WHITEHEAD BATTED FOR ZAK; Whitehead singled [Gustine scored,
Barrett to second]; Lopez grounded into a double play (pitcher
to shortstop to first) [Whitehead out at second]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Giants 1, Pirates 2.

GIANTS 8TH: COX REPLACED WHITEHEAD (PLAYING SS); Rosen walked;
Witek hit into a double play to center [Rosen out at second
(center to second)]; Goody Rosen out on appeal for missing 2B
on the way back to 1B; Giants Manager Mel Ott ejected by 2B
umpire Tom Dunn; Mize flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 1, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 8TH: Ostermueller flied out to left; Brown grounded out
(shortstop to first); Van Robays grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Pirates 2.

GIANTS 9TH: RUSSELL REPLACED ELLIOTT (PLAYING LF); VAN ROBAYS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Cooper flied out to right;
Blattner reached on an error by Brown; Gordon grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Blattner out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Pirates 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Giants           1   6   0    6
 Pirates          2   5   1    3
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