New York Giants vs Pittsburgh Pirates
September 15, 1945 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 15, 1945 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 9, Pittsburgh Pirates 5
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Rucker cf 5 0 2 3
Hausmann 2b 5 0 1 0
Ott rf 3 0 0 0
  Treadway rf 2 0 0 0
Gardella lf 5 1 1 0
Lombardi c 4 3 2 1
Zimmerman 1b 3 4 2 2
Kerr ss 4 0 1 1
Reyes 3b 4 1 2 2
Voiselle p 2 0 0 0
  Zabala p 1 0 1 0
Totals 38 9 12 9
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Gionfriddo cf 4 1 1 1
Barrett rf 5 1 1 0
Russell lf 4 1 1 1
Salkeld c 2 0 0 0
  O'Brien ph 1 0 0 0
  Lopez c 1 0 0 0
Gustine ss,2b 4 1 3 2
Elliott 3b 4 0 0 0
Dahlgren 1b 4 0 1 0
Coscarart 2b 3 1 1 0
  Zak ss 0 0 0 0
Strincevich p 1 0 0 0
  Sewell p 1 0 1 0
  Handley ph 1 0 0 1
  Rescigno p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 9 5
New York 020 202 012–9120
Pittsburgh 000 220 010–591
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Voiselle   4.1 5 4 4 1 2
  Zabala  W(2-4) 4.2 4 1 1 3 2
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
4
4
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Strincevich  L(15-10) 5.2 8 6 6 2 2
  Sewell   2.1 1 1 1 3 0
  Rescigno   1.0 3 2 2 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
9
9
5
2
  E–Elliott (19).  DP–New York 1. Voiselle-Kerr-Zimmerman, Pittsburgh 2. Dahlgren-Salkeld-Elliott-Dahlgren, Gustine-Coscarart-Dahlgren.  PB–Lombardi (6).  2B–New York D. Gardella (10); Lombardi (6); Kerr (17).  3B–Pittsburgh Russell (7).  HR–New York Zimmerman (3,4th inning off Strincevich 1 on).  HBP–Kerr (2).  Team LOB–8.  SH–Strincevich (6).  Team–8.  U–Ziggy Sears, George Barr, Tom Dunn.  T–2:16.  A–411.
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