Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Giants
August 18, 1943 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 18, 1943 at Polo Grounds V. 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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Pittsburgh Pirates 2, New York Giants 3
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Coscarart ss 5 0 2 0
Russell lf 4 0 0 0
Rubeling 2b 4 0 1 1
Van Robays rf 4 0 2 0
O'Brien 3b 4 0 1 0
Fletcher 1b 3 0 0 0
DiMaggio cf 2 1 1 0
Baker c 3 0 1 1
Butcher p 2 0 0 0
  Barrett ph 1 1 1 0
  Klinger p 0 0 0 0
  Elliott ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 9 2
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Bartell ss 4 0 2 0
Witek 2b 4 1 1 0
Rucker cf 2 0 1 0
Medwick lf 3 2 2 1
Ott rf 1 0 0 0
Gordon 1b 3 0 1 2
Maynard 3b 3 0 0 0
Mancuso c 3 0 1 0
Hubbell p 2 0 1 0
Totals 25 3 9 3
Pittsburgh 010 000 100–290
New York 010 002 00x–390
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Butcher  L(7-5) 6.0 7 3 3 3 0
  Klinger   2.0 2 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
9
3
3
4
1
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Hubbell  W(4-4) 9.0 9 2 2 3 5
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
3
5
  E–None.  DP–Pittsburgh 2. Van Robays-Fletcher, Rubeling-Coscarart-Fletcher, New York 2. Hubbell-Witek-Gordon, Bartell-Witek-Gordon.  2B–Pittsburgh Coscarart (15); Van Robays (13); DiMaggio (29); Barrett (10), New York Medwick (21).  3B–New York Medwick (2).  SH–Fletcher (2); Rucker (6); Medwick (1); Gordon (7); Maynard (7); Hubbell (4).  Team LOB–8.  Team–7.  SB–DiMaggio (10); Bartell (5).  U–Larry Goetz, Lee Ballanfant, Beans Reardon.  T–2:03.  A–5,805.
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