Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Giants
August 21, 1943 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 21, 1943 at Polo Grounds V. 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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Pittsburgh Pirates 4, New York Giants 3
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Coscarart ss 5 1 1 0
Russell lf 4 0 1 1
Rubeling 2b 3 0 1 0
  Barrett ph 1 0 1 1
  Brandt p 0 0 0 0
Van Robays rf 4 0 2 0
Elliott 3b,2b 4 0 0 0
Fletcher 1b 4 1 1 0
DiMaggio cf 4 0 0 0
Lopez c 4 1 2 2
Rescigno p 0 0 0 0
  Butcher p 2 0 0 0
  O'Brien 3b 1 1 1 0
Totals 36 4 10 4
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Bartell ss 5 0 1 0
Witek 2b 3 0 0 0
Rucker cf 5 0 0 0
Medwick lf 4 2 3 0
Ott rf 2 1 1 0
Gordon 1b 3 0 0 1
Jurges 3b 3 0 0 0
Mancuso c 4 0 1 2
Feldman p 2 0 0 0
  Allen p 0 0 0 0
  Lombardi ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 6 3
Pittsburgh 000 000 022–4102
New York 021 000 000–361
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Rescigno   1.1 2 2 2 3 1
  Butcher   5.2 4 1 1 1 0
  Brandt  W(1-1) 2.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
5
3
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Feldman  L(4-5) 8.2 8 4 2 1 3
  Allen   0.1 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
4
2
1
3
  E–Coscarart (20), Lopez (3), Witek (25).  DP–New York 1. Feldman-Witek-Bartell-Gordon.  2B–Pittsburgh Van Robays (14); O'Brien (10).  HR–Pittsburgh Lopez (1,9th inning off Feldman 1 on).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Witek (6); Gordon (8).  Team–9.  U–Lee Ballanfant, Beans Reardon, Larry Goetz.  T–1:59.  A–5,186.
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