New York Giants vs Pittsburgh Pirates
May 21, 1945 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 21, 1945 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 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 5
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Rucker cf 4 0 1 0
Hausmann 2b 3 0 0 0
  Gardella A. ph 1 0 0 0
  Hudson 2b 0 0 0 0
Ott rf 2 0 0 0
Medwick lf 4 0 0 0
Weintraub 1b 4 0 0 0
Lombardi c 4 2 2 2
Kerr ss 4 0 0 0
Reyes 3b 3 0 1 0
Hansen p 1 0 0 0
  Treadway ph 1 0 0 0
  Fischer p 0 0 0 0
  Gardella D. ph 1 0 0 0
  Adams p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 4 2
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Coscarart 2b 3 1 0 0
Barrett cf 3 2 3 1
O'Brien rf 3 1 1 1
Elliott 3b 4 0 2 2
Russell lf 3 0 0 1
Dahlgren 1b 4 0 0 0
Gustine ss 4 0 1 0
Lopez c 4 0 0 0
Butcher p 3 1 1 0
Totals 31 5 8 5
New York 000 010 100–242
Pittsburgh 301 000 10x–581
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Hansen  L(3-2) 4.0 6 4 4 1 2
  Fischer   3.0 2 1 0 2 1
  Adams   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
8
5
4
4
3
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Butcher  W(3-2) 9.0 4 2 2 2 5
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
2
5
  E–Hausmann (6), Lombardi (2), Gustine (6).  2B–New York Rucker (8); Reyes (6), Pittsburgh O'Brien (4).  3B–Pittsburgh Barrett (2).  HR–New York Lombardi 2 (9,5th inning off Butcher 0 on,7th inning off Butcher 0 on).  Team LOB–5.  SH–Coscarart (2); O'Brien (3).  Team–8.  SB–Barrett (5).  U–Lee Ballanfant, Dusty Boggess, Babe Pinelli.  T–1:43.  A–21,682.
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