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Pirates
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
August 25, 1931
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on August 25, 1931 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 25, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 25, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Heinie Meine |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Watty Clark |
| Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
| City | Brooklyn |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 0 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Charles Donnelly 1B: Cy Pfirman 2B: (none) 3B: Cy Rigler |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lloyd Waner | Center Fielder |
| George Grantham | First Baseman |
| Tony Piet | Second Baseman |
| Pie Traynor | Third Baseman |
| Paul Waner | Right Fielder |
| Woody Jensen | Left Fielder |
| Tommy Thevenow | Shortstop |
| Eddie Phillips | Catcher |
| Heinie Meine | Pitcher |
| Jewel Ens | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Frederick | Center Fielder |
| Lefty O'Doul | Left Fielder |
| Babe Herman | Right Fielder |
| Del Bissonette | First Baseman |
| Neal Finn | Second Baseman |
| Wally Gilbert | Third Baseman |
| Gordon Slade | Shortstop |
| Al Lopez | Catcher |
| Watty Clark | Pitcher |
| Wilbert Robinson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
August 25, 1931
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Clark
Waner hits a fly ball into left field. O'Doul settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grantham vs. Clark
Grantham strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piet vs. Clark
Piet hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilbert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frederick vs. Meine
Frederick hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Doul vs. Meine
O'Doul hits a popup towards short. Thevenow settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Meine
Herman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bissonette vs. Meine
Bissonette takes first base on ball four. Herman moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Finn vs. Meine
Finn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Herman scores. There goes Bissonette trying to get to third. Waner throws the ball in to Traynor, who tags Bissonette for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Traynor vs. Clark
Traynor hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Frederick. Traynor reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Waner vs. Clark
Waner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Herman. Waner reaches second base with a double. Traynor scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jensen vs. Clark
Jensen bunts towards third. Gilbert fields it and throws to first for the out. Waner moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thevenow vs. Clark
Thevenow hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilbert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Phillips vs. Clark
Phillips takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Meine vs. Clark
Meine strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbert vs. Meine
Gilbert hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slade vs. Meine
Slade hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Jensen. Slade reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopez vs. Meine
Lopez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clark vs. Meine
Clark hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Frederick vs. Meine
Frederick hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Waner who is chasing the ball. Frederick reaches third base with a triple. Slade scores. Lopez goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
O'Doul vs. Meine
O'Doul hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Clark
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Clark fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grantham vs. Clark
Grantham hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piet vs. Clark
Piet hits a ball on the ground towards short. Slade scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Grantham moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Traynor vs. Clark
Traynor hits a fly ball into center field. Frederick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Meine
Herman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thevenow scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bissonette vs. Meine
Bissonette hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grantham scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bissonette for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finn vs. Meine
Finn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gilbert vs. Meine
Gilbert hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Clark
Waner strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Clark
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Finn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thevenow vs. Clark
Thevenow hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilbert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slade vs. Meine
Slade hits a fly ball into left field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Meine
Lopez strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Meine
Clark hits a line drive into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Clark
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. Slade scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meine vs. Clark
Meine hits a fly ball into right field. Herman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Clark
Waner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grantham vs. Clark
Grantham hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Waner moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Piet vs. Clark
Piet hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Finn fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frederick vs. Meine
Frederick hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Phillips fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Doul vs. Meine
O'Doul hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Piet fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herman vs. Meine
Herman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes O'Doul trying to get to third. Waner throws the ball in to Traynor, who tags O'Doul for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bissonette vs. Meine
Bissonette hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Traynor vs. Clark
Traynor hits a fly ball into right field. Herman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Clark
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Slade scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Clark
Jensen hits a fly ball into right field. Herman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finn vs. Meine
Finn hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Jensen. Finn reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gilbert vs. Meine
Gilbert hits a popup in front of the plate. Phillips catches it and throws to second to double up Finn. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slade vs. Meine
Slade hits a ball on the ground towards third. Traynor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thevenow vs. Clark
Thevenow hits a ball on the ground towards short. Slade scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Clark
Phillips hits a fly ball into left field. O'Doul settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meine vs. Clark
Meine hits a fly ball into center field. Frederick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Meine
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thevenow scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Meine
Clark hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frederick vs. Meine
Frederick strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Clark
Waner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grantham vs. Clark
Grantham hits a ball on the ground towards short. Slade misplays the ball. That's an error on Slade. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Piet vs. Clark
Piet hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Waner moves to third. Grantham moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Traynor vs. Quinn
Jack Quinn now pitching.
Traynor hits a fly ball into center field. Frederick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Waner scores. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Waner vs. Quinn
Waner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Grantham scores. Piet moves to third. Waner moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jensen vs. Quinn
Jensen is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Suhr vs. Quinn
Gus Suhr pinch hits for Tommy Thevenow.
Suhr hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Piet scores. Waner scores. Jensen moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Phillips vs. Quinn
Phillips hits a line drive towards second. Finn catches it and steps on second to double up Jensen. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Doul vs. Meine
Ben Sankey now playing shortstop.
O'Doul hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Meine
Herman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Piet scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bissonette vs. Meine
Bissonette hits a fly ball into left field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meine vs. Quinn
Meine hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Heimach
Fred Heimach now pitching.
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilbert fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grantham vs. Heimach
Grantham hits a fly ball into left field. O'Doul settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piet vs. Heimach
There goes Waner. The throw from Lopez and he is safe. Waner steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Piet vs. Heimach
Piet hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilbert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finn vs. Meine
Finn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sankey misplays the ball. That's an error on Sankey. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gilbert vs. Meine
Gilbert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sankey fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lombardi vs. Meine
Ernie Lombardi pinch hits for Gordon Slade.
Lombardi hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gilbert moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bressler vs. Meine
Denny Sothern pinch runs for Ernie Lombardi. Rube Bressler pinch hits for Al Lopez.
Bressler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Piet fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/25/1931, game 1 -- Pittsburgh at Brooklyn (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI
Waner L, cf 5 1 2 0 Frederick J, cf 4 0 2 2
Grantham G, 1b 5 1 2 0 O'Doul L, lf 4 0 0 0
Piet T, 2b 5 1 1 0 Herman B, rf 3 1 1 0
Traynor P, 3b 4 1 1 1 Bissonette D, 1b 3 0 0 0
Waner P, rf 4 1 2 2 Finn N, 2b 4 0 3 1
Jensen W, lf 2 0 0 0 Gilbert W, 3b 4 0 0 0
Thevenow T, ss 3 0 0 0 Slade G, ss 3 1 1 0
Suhr G, ph 1 0 1 2 Lombardi E, ph 1 0 1 0
Sankey B, ss 0 0 0 0 Sothern D, pr 0 0 0 0
Phillips E, c 3 0 0 0 Lopez A, c 2 1 0 0
Meine H, p 4 0 1 0 Bressler R, ph 1 0 0 0
Clark W, p 3 0 0 0
Quinn J, p 0 0 0 0
Heimach F, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 5 10 5 32 3 8 3
Pittsburgh 010 000 040 -- 5
Brooklyn 120 000 000 -- 3
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Meine H (W) 9.0 8 3 3 3 2
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Clark W (L)* 7.0 7 4 3 1 3
Quinn J+ 1.0 3 1 1 1 0
Heimach F 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 3 batters in 8th
+ Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
E -- Slade G, Sankey B
DP -- Pittsburgh 2, Brooklyn 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 7, Brooklyn 5
2B -- Traynor P, Waner P, Slade G, Finn N
3B -- Frederick J
SB -- Waner L
SH -- Jensen W
A -- 0
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