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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 31, 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 31, 1918 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | July 31, 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 31, 1918 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Babe Adams |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Steele |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 55 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 |
| Babe Adams | 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 | Third Baseman |
| Pete Compton | Left Fielder |
| Jay Kirke | First Baseman |
| Bill Rariden | Catcher |
| Bob Steele | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 31, 1918
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellam vs. Steele
Ellam hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Youngs who is chasing the ball. Ellam reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bigbee vs. Steele
Bigbee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Carey vs. Steele
Carey hits a fly ball into left field. Compton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ellam tags and scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Southworth vs. Steele
Southworth is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cutshaw vs. Steele
Cutshaw hits a popup towards first. Kirke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Adams
Burns hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Adams
Youngs strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Adams
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKechnie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mollwitz vs. Steele
Mollwitz hits a fly ball into left field. Compton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKechnie vs. Steele
McKechnie hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Steele
Schmidt hits a fly ball into center field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Steele
Adams strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Adams
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Adams, and towards McKechnie, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Adams
Zimmerman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bigbee. Zimmerman reaches second base with a double. Bigbee throws the ball in to McKechnie who tags Zimmerman trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Compton vs. Adams
Compton hits a fly ball into right field. Southworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellam vs. Steele
Ellam hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Rariden fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigbee vs. Steele
Bigbee hits a fly ball into right field. Youngs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Steele
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirke vs. Adams
Kirke strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rariden vs. Adams
Rariden hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Steele vs. Adams
Steele takes first base on ball four. Rariden moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burns vs. Adams
Burns hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Southworth who is chasing the ball. Burns reaches third base with a triple. Rariden scores. Steele goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Youngs vs. Adams
Youngs strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fletcher vs. Adams
There goes Burns. The slide. Schmidt applies the tag. Burns is out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Southworth vs. Steele
Southworth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cutshaw vs. Steele
Cutshaw hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mollwitz vs. Steele
Mollwitz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kirke scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mollwitz for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Adams
Fletcher hits a popup towards short. Ellam settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Adams
Doyle hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Adams
Zimmerman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Compton vs. Adams
There goes Zimmerman. The throw from Schmidt and he is out, Ellam applying the tag. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKechnie vs. Steele
McKechnie hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Steele
Schmidt hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Burns. Schmidt reaches second base with a double. McKechnie goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Adams vs. Steele
Adams hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doyle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ellam vs. Steele
Ellam hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Schmidt moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bigbee vs. Steele
Bigbee hits a line drive towards first. Kirke reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Compton vs. Adams
Compton hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirke vs. Adams
Kirke 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, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rariden vs. Adams
Rariden hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKechnie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Steele
Carey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Southworth vs. Steele
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 -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cutshaw vs. Steele
Rariden fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Rariden. Southworth moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cutshaw vs. Steele
There's a wild pitch. Southworth moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cutshaw vs. Steele
Cutshaw bunts towards the mound. Steele fields it and throws to first for the out. Southworth scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mollwitz vs. Steele
Mollwitz hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rariden settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Steele vs. Adams
Steele hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKechnie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Adams
Burns hits a fly ball into left field. Bigbee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Adams
Youngs 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
Top 7
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKechnie vs. Steele
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. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Schmidt vs. Steele
Schmidt 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, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Adams vs. Steele
Adams hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doyle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ellam vs. Steele
Ellam hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Steele fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Adams
Fletcher hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Adams
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cutshaw fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zimmerman vs. Adams
Zimmerman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Doyle moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Compton vs. Adams
Compton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Adams fields it and throws to home to get Doyle. Zimmerman moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kirke vs. Adams
Kirke hits a fly ball into right field. Southworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigbee vs. Steele
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 -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Steele
Carey hits a fly ball into center field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Southworth vs. Steele
Southworth hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doyle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rariden vs. Adams
Rariden hits a popup towards third. McKechnie settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilhoit vs. Adams
Joe Wilhoit pinch hits for Bob Steele.
Wilhoit hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Schmidt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Adams
Burns hits a popup towards short. Ellam settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cutshaw vs. Demaree
Al Demaree now pitching.
Cutshaw takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mollwitz vs. Demaree
Mollwitz bunts towards the mound. Demaree fields it and throws to first for the out. Cutshaw moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McKechnie vs. Demaree
McKechnie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cutshaw moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Schmidt vs. Demaree
Schmidt bunts towards the mound. Demaree fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cutshaw scores. McKechnie moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Adams vs. Demaree
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Demaree fields it and throws to third for the out. Schmidt moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ellam vs. Demaree
There goes Schmidt. The throw from Rariden and he is safe. Schmidt steals third. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ellam vs. Demaree
Ellam hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kirke scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ellam for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Adams
Youngs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Adams
Fletcher hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Adams
Doyle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Youngs moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Zimmerman vs. Adams
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ellam fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 7/31/1918, game 2 -- PIT at NY1 (D)
PIT AB R H RBI NY1 AB R H RBI
Roy Ellam, ss 5 1 1 0 George Burns, cf 4 0 1 2
Carson Bigbee, lf 4 0 0 0 Ross Youngs, rf 3 0 0 0
Max Carey, cf 3 0 1 1 Art Fletcher, ss 4 0 1 0
Billy Southworth, rf 3 1 1 0 Larry Doyle, 2b 4 0 1 0
George Cutshaw, 2b 2 1 0 1 Heinie Zimmerman, 3b 4 0 3 0
Fritz Mollwitz, 1b 3 0 0 0 Pete Compton, lf 3 0 0 0
Bill McKechnie, 3b 4 1 4 0 Jay Kirke, 1b 3 0 0 0
Walter Schmidt, c 4 0 2 2 Bill Rariden, c 3 1 1 0
Babe Adams, p 4 0 0 0 Bob Steele, p 1 1 0 0
Joe Wilhoit, ph 1 0 0 0
Al Demaree, p 0 0 0 0
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32 4 9 4 30 2 7 2
PIT 100 011 001 -- 4
NY1 002 000 000 -- 2
PIT IP H R ER BB SO
Babe Adams (W) 9.0 7 2 2 2 3
NY1 IP H R ER BB SO
Bob Steele (L) 8.0 7 3 2 0 1
Al Demaree 1.0 2 1 1 1 0
E -- Bill Rariden
DP -- PIT 1, NY1 1
LOB -- PIT 6, NY1 3
2B -- Heinie Zimmerman, Walter Schmidt
3B -- Roy Ellam, George Burns, Bill McKechnie
SB -- Walter Schmidt
CS -- George Burns, Heinie Zimmerman
SH -- George Cutshaw, Fritz Mollwitz
SF -- Max Carey
HBP -- by Bob Steele (Billy Southworth)
WP -- Bob Steele
T -- 1:55
A -- 0
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