New York Giants 1 – 18 Pittsburgh Pirates
6 June 1943 · PIT06
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | final score 18–1 | 1 in 8,679 games | |
| 58 | 18-18-1 runs-hits-errors line | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 in 55,375 games |
| 39 | 2 triples | Jim Russell | 1 in 1,837 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | – | 18 | 18 | 1 |
Box score
New York Giants batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Rucker | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Billy Jurges | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Sid Gordon | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mel Ott | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ernie Lombardi | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Babe Barna | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mickey Witek | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Joe Orengo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Cliff Melton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ace Adams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Coombs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 31 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
New York Giants pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Melton | 3.0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Ken Trinkle | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ace Adams | 2.1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Bobby Coombs | 2.2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 |
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frankie Gustine | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Jim Russell | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 3B |
| Bob Elliott | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Tommy O'Brien | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3B, 2B |
| Elbie Fletcher | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Al Lopez | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Vince DiMaggio | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| Huck Geary | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | HR |
| Bob Klinger | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 39 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 3 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Klinger | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |