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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 29, 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 July 29, 1918 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | July 29, 1918 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 29, 1918 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Wilbur Cooper |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Pol Perritt |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 35 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Klem 1B: Bob Emslie 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Roy Ellam | Shortstop |
| Carson Bigbee | Left Fielder |
| Max Carey | Center Fielder |
| Billy Southworth | Right Fielder |
| George Cutshaw | Second Baseman |
| Fritz Mollwitz | First Baseman |
| Bill McKechnie | Third Baseman |
| Walter Schmidt | Catcher |
| Wilbur Cooper | Pitcher |
| Hugo Bezdek | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Burns | Center Fielder |
| Ross Youngs | Right Fielder |
| Art Fletcher | Shortstop |
| Larry Doyle | Second Baseman |
| Heinie Zimmerman | First Baseman |
| Jim Thorpe | Left Fielder |
| Ed Sicking | Third Baseman |
| Lew McCarty | Catcher |
| Pol Perritt | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 29, 1918
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellam vs. Perritt
Ellam takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bigbee vs. Perritt
Bigbee bunts towards the mound. Perritt fields it and throws to first for the out. Ellam moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carey vs. Perritt
Carey hits a fly ball into center field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ellam moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Southworth vs. Perritt
Southworth hits a line drive into center field. Burns picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Burns. Ellam scores. Southworth moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cutshaw vs. Perritt
Cutshaw hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Burns. Cutshaw reaches second base with a double. Southworth scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mollwitz vs. Perritt
Mollwitz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Cooper
Burns 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, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Cooper
Youngs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ellam fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Cooper
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ellam fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Cooper
Doyle hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Carey. Doyle reaches second base with a double. Fletcher moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Zimmerman vs. Cooper
Zimmerman strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKechnie vs. Perritt
McKechnie strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Perritt
Schmidt hits a line drive towards short. Fletcher reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Perritt
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thorpe vs. Cooper
Thorpe hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sicking vs. Cooper
Sicking hits a fly ball into left field. Bigbee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarty vs. Cooper
McCarty hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perritt vs. Cooper
Perritt hits a fly ball into left field. Bigbee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellam vs. Perritt
Ellam strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigbee vs. Perritt
Bigbee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Perritt
Carey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Southworth vs. Perritt
Southworth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Cooper
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ellam scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Cooper
Youngs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cooper fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Cooper
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKechnie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cutshaw vs. Perritt
Cutshaw hits a fly ball into center field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mollwitz vs. Perritt
Mollwitz hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thorpe. Mollwitz reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McKechnie vs. Perritt
McKechnie hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perritt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schmidt vs. Perritt
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Cooper
Doyle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zimmerman vs. Cooper
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Doyle moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thorpe vs. Cooper
Thorpe hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Doyle moves to third. Zimmerman moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sicking vs. Cooper
Sicking hits a line drive towards short. Ellam catches it and throws to second to double up Zimmerman. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCarty vs. Cooper
McCarty hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Carey who is chasing the ball. McCarty reaches third base with a triple. Doyle scores. Thorpe goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Perritt vs. Cooper
Perritt hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mollwitz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Perritt
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle misplays the ball. That's an error on Doyle. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ellam vs. Perritt
McCarty fires to first and picks off Cooper. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellam vs. Perritt
Ellam hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigbee vs. Perritt
Bigbee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Cooper
Burns hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cutshaw settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Cooper
Youngs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cooper fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Cooper
Fletcher strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Perritt
Carey hits a line drive into right field. Youngs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Southworth vs. Perritt
Southworth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cutshaw vs. Perritt
Cutshaw hits a fly ball into left field. Thorpe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Cooper
Doyle hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cutshaw settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Cooper
Zimmerman hits a fly ball into left field. Bigbee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thorpe vs. Cooper
Thorpe hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Carey. Thorpe reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sicking vs. Cooper
Sicking hits a fly ball into left field. Bigbee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mollwitz vs. Perritt
Mollwitz hits a fly ball into right field. Youngs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKechnie vs. Perritt
McKechnie hits a fly ball into right field. Youngs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Perritt
Schmidt strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarty vs. Cooper
McCarty hits a fly ball into right field. Southworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perritt vs. Cooper
Perritt strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Cooper
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ellam scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Perritt
Cooper hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ellam vs. Perritt
Ellam bunts in front of the plate. McCarty fields it and throws to first for the out. Cooper moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bigbee vs. Perritt
Bigbee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cooper moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Carey vs. Perritt
Carey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cooper scores. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Southworth vs. Perritt
There goes Carey. The throw from McCarty and he is safe. Carey steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Southworth vs. Perritt
Southworth hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Carey scores. Southworth moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cutshaw vs. Perritt
Cutshaw hits a popup, foul, towards third. Sicking settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Cooper
Youngs hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cutshaw settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Cooper
Fletcher hits a popup, foul, towards third. McKechnie settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Cooper
Doyle hits a fly ball into right field. Southworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mollwitz vs. Perritt
Mollwitz hits a fly ball into left field. Thorpe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKechnie vs. Perritt
McKechnie hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Perritt
Schmidt hits a fly ball into center field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Perritt
Cooper hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McKechnie moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ellam vs. Perritt
Ellam hits a fly ball into center field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Cooper
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ellam scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thorpe vs. Cooper
Thorpe hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bigbee. Thorpe reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sicking vs. Cooper
Sicking hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ellam scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Thorpe moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McCarty vs. Cooper
McCarty strikes out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 7/29/1918 -- PIT at NY1 (D)
PIT AB R H RBI NY1 AB R H RBI
Roy Ellam, ss 3 1 0 0 George Burns, cf 4 0 0 0
Carson Bigbee, lf 3 0 0 0 Ross Youngs, rf 4 0 1 0
Max Carey, cf 3 1 1 1 Art Fletcher, ss 4 0 0 0
Billy Southworth, rf 4 1 2 2 Larry Doyle, 2b 4 1 2 0
George Cutshaw, 2b 4 0 1 1 Heinie Zimmerman, 1b 4 0 1 0
Fritz Mollwitz, 1b 4 0 1 0 Jim Thorpe, lf 4 1 2 0
Bill McKechnie, 3b 4 0 1 0 Ed Sicking, 3b 4 0 0 0
Walter Schmidt, c 4 0 0 0 Lew McCarty, c 4 0 2 2
Wilbur Cooper, p 4 1 2 0 Pol Perritt, p 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 4 8 4 35 2 8 2
PIT 200 000 020 -- 4
NY1 000 200 000 -- 2
PIT IP H R ER BB SO
Wilbur Cooper (W) 9.0 8 2 0 0 4
NY1 IP H R ER BB SO
Pol Perritt (L) 9.0 8 4 3 2 3
E -- George Burns, Bill McKechnie, Larry Doyle
DP -- PIT 1
LOB -- PIT 6, NY1 6
2B -- George Cutshaw, Larry Doyle, Fritz Mollwitz, Jim Thorpe 2
3B -- Lew McCarty
SB -- Max Carey
SH -- Carson Bigbee, Roy Ellam
T -- 1:35
A -- 0
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