New York Giants vs Pittsburgh Pirates
July 30, 1943 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 30, 1943 at Forbes Field. The New York Giants defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Giants 13, Pittsburgh Pirates 7

New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Bartell 3b 6 2 2 2
Witek 2b 4 1 2 1
Rucker cf 5 2 1 1
Medwick lf 5 2 3 1
Lombardi c 5 1 3 2
Maynard rf 5 0 0 0
Gordon 1b 5 3 4 1
Jurges ss 4 1 2 0
Melton p 2 1 0 1
  Feldman p 0 0 0 0
  Adams p 2 0 0 0
Totals 43 13 17 9
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Coscarart 2b 3 0 0 0
O'Brien lf 4 0 1 1
Van Robays rf 5 1 1 0
Elliott 3b 2 0 1 0
  Rubeling 3b 3 2 2 0
Fletcher 1b 4 1 1 0
Gustine ss 3 1 3 2
DiMaggio cf 4 0 0 0
Lopez c 1 0 0 0
  Baker c 2 1 1 4
Klinger p 0 0 0 0
  Gornicki p 3 1 2 0
  Russell ph 1 0 0 0
  Butcher p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 7 12 7
New York 075 000 00113170
Pittsburgh 000 205 0007124
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Melton  W(5-6) 5.2 8 6 6 3 1
  Feldman   0.0 2 1 1 1 0
  Adams  SV(8) 3.1 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
7
7
4
2
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Klinger  L(8-4) 1.2 4 6 1 1 0
  Gornicki   6.1 12 6 2 1 1
  Butcher   1.0 1 1 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
17
13
3
2
1

  E–Coscarart (14), Van Robays (1), Gustine 2 (27).  DP–New York 4. Melton-Jurges-Gordon, Witek-Jurges-Gordon, Jurges-Gordon, Witek-Gordon.  2B–New York Bartell (10); Lombardi 2 (7); Gordon (6); Jurges (5), Pittsburgh Van Robays (7); Gustine (15); Gornicki (2).  3B–New York Gordon (9).  HR–Pittsburgh Baker (1,6th inning off Melton 3 on).  SH–Melton (2).  Team LOB–6.  HBP–Baker (3).  Team–6.  U–Lee Ballanfant, Beans Reardon, Larry Goetz.  T–2:04.  A–2,851.
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