New York Giants vs Pittsburgh Pirates
May 20, 1941 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 20, 1941 at Forbes Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the New York Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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New York Giants 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 7
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Rucker cf 5 0 2 2
Whitehead 2b 5 0 1 0
Ott rf 4 0 0 0
Young 1b 3 2 2 0
Danning c 4 0 1 1
Moore lf 4 2 2 1
Jurges ss 4 0 1 1
Orengo 3b 4 0 0 0
Schumacher p 3 0 0 0
  Melton p 0 0 0 0
  O'Dea ph 1 1 1 0
Totals 37 5 10 5
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Gustine 2b 4 1 1 0
Handley 3b 3 1 1 0
Elliott rf 4 1 1 1
Vaughan ss 4 2 2 2
Van Robays lf 4 0 1 1
Fletcher 1b 4 2 2 1
DiMaggio cf 4 0 0 0
Lopez c 4 0 1 1
Klinger p 4 0 1 0
Totals 35 7 10 6
New York 020 100 101–5102
Pittsburgh 100 102 30x–7101
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Schumacher  L(3-3) 6.1 9 6 5 1 1
  Melton   1.2 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
7
6
1
1
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Klinger  W(2-1) 9.0 10 5 4 1 2
Totals
9.0
10
5
4
1
2
  E–Moore (1), Jurges (5), Handley (7).  2B–New York Rucker (4); Danning (11); O'Dea (1).  3B–New York Moore (1), Pittsburgh Handley (1); Fletcher (2).  HR–Pittsburgh Vaughan (1,7th inning off Melton 1 on).  Team LOB–6.  Team–5.  U–Lou Jorda, George Barr, Ziggy Sears.  T–2:05.  A–3,050.
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