New York Giants vs Pittsburgh Pirates
June 6, 1943 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 6, 1943 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 1, Pittsburgh Pirates 18
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Rucker cf 4 0 1 0
Jurges ss 4 1 1 0
Gordon 3b 4 0 2 0
Ott rf 4 0 0 0
Lombardi c 4 0 1 1
Barna lf 3 0 0 0
Witek 2b 3 0 0 0
Orengo 1b 3 0 0 0
Melton p 1 0 0 0
  Trinkle p 0 0 0 0
  Adams p 1 0 0 0
  Coombs p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 5 1
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Gustine 2b 5 3 4 4
Russell lf 6 3 3 2
Elliott 3b 5 1 1 5
O'Brien rf 5 2 5 1
Fletcher 1b 4 1 1 0
Lopez c 4 2 1 1
DiMaggio cf 2 2 1 1
  Barrett cf 0 1 0 0
Geary ss 4 2 1 4
Klinger p 4 1 1 0
Totals 39 18 18 18
New York 000 100 000–151
Pittsburgh 200 404 08x–18181
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Melton  L(2-3) 3.0 3 4 4 3 1
  Trinkle   0.0 2 2 2 0 0
  Adams   2.1 4 3 3 2 0
  Coombs   2.2 9 9 9 2 2
Totals
8.0
18
18
18
7
3
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Klinger  W(4-1) 9.0 5 1 1 1 3
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
1
3
  E–Rucker (5), Gustine (11).  DP–New York 1. Gordon-Orengo, Pittsburgh 2. Fletcher-Geary-Fletcher, Gustine-Geary-Fletcher.  2B–New York Jurges (3), Pittsburgh Gustine (2); O'Brien (2).  3B–Pittsburgh Russell 2 (7); Elliott (3); O'Brien (2).  HR–Pittsburgh Geary (1,8th inning off Coombs 3 on).  Team LOB–4.  SH–Klinger (1).  Team–5.  U–Bill Stewart, George Magerkurth, Tom Dunn.
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