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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 5, 1918
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on June 5, 1918 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | June 5, 1918 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 5, 1918 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Wilbur Cooper |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Al Demaree |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 5,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Pete Harrison 1B: Ernie Quigley 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lee King | Left Fielder |
| Fritz Mollwitz | First Baseman |
| Max Carey | Center Fielder |
| Casey Stengel | Right Fielder |
| George Cutshaw | Second Baseman |
| Bill McKechnie | Third Baseman |
| Howdy Caton | Shortstop |
| Walter Schmidt | Catcher |
| Wilbur Cooper | Pitcher |
| Hugo Bezdek | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ross Youngs | Right Fielder |
| Benny Kauff | Center Fielder |
| George Burns | Left Fielder |
| Heinie Zimmerman | Third Baseman |
| Art Fletcher | Shortstop |
| Walter Holke | First Baseman |
| Bill Rariden | Catcher |
| Jose Rodriguez | Second Baseman |
| Al Demaree | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 5, 1918
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Demaree
King takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mollwitz vs. Demaree
Mollwitz strikes out. There goes King. The throw from Rariden to second, and King is out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Demaree
Carey hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Cooper
Youngs hits a fly ball into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Cooper
Kauff hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cutshaw scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Cooper
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cooper fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stengel vs. Demaree
Stengel hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cutshaw vs. Demaree
Cutshaw strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKechnie vs. Demaree
McKechnie bunts towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Cooper
Zimmerman hits a line drive into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Cooper
Fletcher hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Cooper
Holke hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Cooper, and towards Caton, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caton vs. Demaree
Caton hits a fly ball into right field. Youngs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Demaree
Schmidt hits a popup, foul, towards first. Holke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Demaree
Cooper hits a popup towards third. Zimmerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rariden vs. Cooper
Rariden hits a fly ball into right field. Stengel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Cooper
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Caton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demaree vs. Cooper
Demaree hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mollwitz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Demaree
King strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mollwitz vs. Demaree
Mollwitz hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Demaree
Carey hits a popup, foul, towards short. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Cooper
Youngs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Caton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Cooper
Kauff hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Stengel who is chasing the ball. Kauff reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Burns vs. Cooper
Burns hits a line drive for a double play. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stengel vs. Demaree
Stengel hits a fly ball into right field. Youngs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cutshaw vs. Demaree
Cutshaw hits a popup, foul, towards third. Zimmerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKechnie vs. Demaree
McKechnie hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Cooper
Zimmerman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of King. Zimmerman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. Cooper
Fletcher bunts towards the mound. Cooper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Holke vs. Cooper
Holke hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKechnie fields it and throws to first for the out. Zimmerman moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rariden vs. Cooper
Rariden takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rodriguez vs. Cooper
There go the runners. The throw from Schmidt to Caton covering second. The throw back to home, and Zimmerman is out at the plate. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caton vs. Demaree
Caton hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Demaree
Schmidt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Demaree
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Fletcher fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
King vs. Demaree
King hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Cooper
Rodriguez hits a line drive towards short. Caton reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demaree vs. Cooper
Demaree hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cutshaw scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Cooper
Youngs hits a fly ball into right field. Stengel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mollwitz vs. Demaree
Mollwitz strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Demaree
Carey hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stengel vs. Demaree
Stengel hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cutshaw vs. Demaree
Cutshaw hits a ball on the ground towards first. Holke fields the ball and throws to Demaree covering. Safe. Stengel moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McKechnie vs. Demaree
McKechnie hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Youngs who is chasing the ball. McKechnie reaches third base with a triple. Stengel scores. Cutshaw goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Caton vs. Demaree
Caton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rodriguez has McKechnie trapped. There's the throw to Rariden and over to Zimmerman, who tags McKechnie for the out. Caton moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Schmidt vs. Demaree
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Cooper
Kauff strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Cooper
Burns hits a fly ball into right field. Stengel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Cooper
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Caton fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Caton. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Cooper
Fletcher strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Demaree
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Demaree
King hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rodriguez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mollwitz vs. Demaree
Mollwitz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rodriguez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thorpe vs. Cooper
Jim Thorpe pinch hits for Walter Holke.
Thorpe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rariden vs. Cooper
Rariden hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Cooper
Rodriguez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cutshaw settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarty vs. Cooper
Lew McCarty pinch hits for Al Demaree.
McCarty hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thorpe moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Youngs vs. Cooper
Pol Perritt pinch runs for Lew McCarty.
Youngs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thorpe scores. Perritt moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kauff vs. Cooper
Kauff strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Causey
Ross Youngs now playing second base. Jose Rodriguez now playing first base. Jim Thorpe now playing right field. Red Causey now pitching.
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stengel vs. Causey
Stengel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cutshaw vs. Causey
Cutshaw hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Cooper
Burns takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zimmerman vs. Cooper
Zimmerman strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Cooper
Fletcher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Burns moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thorpe vs. Cooper
Thorpe hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Stengel. Thorpe reaches second base with a double. Burns scores. Fletcher moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rariden vs. Cooper
Rariden hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Fletcher tags and scores. Thorpe tags and moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rodriguez vs. Cooper
Rodriguez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wilhoit vs. Cooper
Joe Wilhoit pinch hits for Red Causey.
The runners advance on the error. Thorpe scores. Rodriguez moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 6/5/1918 -- PIT at NY1 (D)
PIT AB R H RBI NY1 AB R H RBI
Lee King, lf 3 0 0 0 Ross Youngs, rf-2b 4 0 1 1
Fritz Mollwitz, 1b 4 0 0 0 Benny Kauff, cf 4 0 1 0
Max Carey, cf 4 1 1 1 George Burns, lf 3 1 0 0
Casey Stengel, rf 4 1 1 0 Heinie Zimmerman, 3b 4 0 1 0
George Cutshaw, 2b 4 1 1 0 Art Fletcher, ss 4 1 1 0
Bill McKechnie, 3b 3 0 1 2 Walter Holke, 1b 2 0 0 0
Howdy Caton, ss 3 0 0 0 Jim Thorpe, ph-rf 2 2 2 1
Walter Schmidt, c 3 0 1 0 Bill Rariden, c 2 0 0 1
Wilbur Cooper, p 3 0 0 0 Jose Rodrigue, 2b-1b 3 0 0 0
Al Demaree, p 2 0 0 0
Lew McCarty, ph 1 0 1 0
Pol Perritt, pr 0 0 0 0
Red Causey, p 0 0 0 0
Joe Wilhoit, ph 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 3 5 3 31 4 7 3
PIT 000 000 300 -- 3
NY1 000 000 013 -- 4
2 outs when winning run was scored.
PIT IP H R ER BB SO
Wilbur Cooper (L) 8.2 7 4 3 3 4
NY1 IP H R ER BB SO
Al Demaree 8.0 5 3 3 1 4
Red Causey (W) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Howdy Caton, Bill McKechnie
DP -- PIT 1, NY1 1
LOB -- PIT 2, NY1 5
2B -- Heinie Zimmerman, Jim Thorpe
3B -- Benny Kauff, Bill McKechnie
HR -- Max Carey
CS -- Lee King, Heinie Zimmerman
SF -- Bill Rariden
T -- 1:50
A -- 5000
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