Pittsburgh Pirates 3 – 7 New York Giants
12 May 1942 · NYC14
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | final score 7–3 | 1 in 54 games | |
| 8 | struck out 3 times | Elbie Fletcher | 1 in 65 player-games |
| 6 | 4 walks allowed | Cliff Melton | 1 in 13 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| New York Giants | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | 11 | 1 |
Box score
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Coscarart | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Frankie Gustine | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Wasdell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Elliott | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vince DiMaggio | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Elbie Fletcher | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Maurice Van Robays | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Al Lopez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ken Heintzelman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Johnny Lanning | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Alf Anderson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Totals | 31 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Heintzelman | 2.2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Johnny Lanning | 5.1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
New York Giants batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Bartell | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Billy Jurges | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mel Ott | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Johnny Mize | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harry Danning | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Willard Marshall | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Buster Maynard | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Connie Ryan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cliff Melton | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 34 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
New York Giants pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Melton | 9.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |