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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 23, 1919
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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 August 23, 1919 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 23, 1919 |
|---|---|
| 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 | August 23, 1919 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Wilbur Cooper |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jesse Barnes |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 20,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 45 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Hank O'Day 1B: Ernie Quigley 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Carson Bigbee | Left Fielder |
| Max Carey | Center Fielder |
| Billy Southworth | Right Fielder |
| Possum Whitted | First Baseman |
| Walter Barbare | Third Baseman |
| George Cutshaw | Second Baseman |
| Zeb Terry | Shortstop |
| Walter Schmidt | Catcher |
| Wilbur Cooper | Pitcher |
| Hugo Bezdek | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Burns | Left Fielder |
| Ross Youngs | Right Fielder |
| Art Fletcher | Shortstop |
| Heinie Zimmerman | Third Baseman |
| Frankie Frisch | Second Baseman |
| Benny Kauff | Center Fielder |
| High Pockets Kelly | First Baseman |
| Frank Snyder | Catcher |
| Jesse Barnes | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 23, 1919
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigbee vs. Barnes
Bigbee hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barnes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Barnes
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barnes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Southworth vs. Barnes
Southworth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Cooper
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards first. Whitted scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Burns for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Cooper
Youngs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Terry scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Cooper
Fletcher hits a popup towards third. Barbare settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitted vs. Barnes
Whitted hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barbare vs. Barnes
Barbare hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Whitted moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cutshaw vs. Barnes
Cutshaw bunts towards the mound. Barnes fields it and throws to first for the out. Whitted moves to third. Barbare moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Terry vs. Barnes
Terry hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Whitted scores. Barbare scores. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Barnes
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Cooper
Zimmerman 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Cooper
Frisch strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Cooper
Kauff hits a ball on the ground towards short. Terry picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Terry. Kauff moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kelly vs. Cooper
Kelly strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Barnes
Cooper 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigbee vs. Barnes
Bigbee hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carey vs. Barnes
There goes Bigbee. The throw from Snyder and he is safe. Bigbee steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carey vs. Barnes
Carey strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Southworth vs. Barnes
Southworth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch misplays the ball. That's an error on Frisch. Bigbee moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Whitted vs. Barnes
Whitted hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher misplays the ball. That's an error on Fletcher. Bigbee scores. That run is unearned. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Cooper
Snyder hits a popup towards short. Terry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barnes vs. Cooper
Barnes hits a popup towards short. Terry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Cooper
Burns hits a fly ball into right field. Southworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barbare vs. Barnes
Barbare hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cutshaw vs. Barnes
Cutshaw 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Barnes
Terry hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kauff. Terry reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schmidt vs. Barnes
Schmidt hits a line drive to left field. Burns throws towards Fletcher. Fletcher fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Fletcher. Terry scores. Schmidt moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cooper vs. Barnes
Cooper hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Cooper
Youngs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Terry scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Cooper
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zimmerman vs. Cooper
Zimmerman hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frisch vs. Cooper
Frisch hits a fly ball into right field. Southworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigbee vs. Barnes
Bigbee hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Frisch reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Barnes
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Southworth vs. Barnes
Southworth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Cooper
Kauff hits a ball on the ground towards first. Whitted scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kauff for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Cooper
Kelly strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Cooper
Snyder hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barnes vs. Cooper
Barnes hits a popup towards third. Barbare settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitted vs. Barnes
Whitted hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barbare vs. Barnes
Barbare hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cutshaw vs. Barnes
Cutshaw hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, 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 -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Cooper
Youngs hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Cooper
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Terry scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Cooper
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cooper fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frisch vs. Cooper
Frisch 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, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Barnes
Terry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Barnes
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Barnes
Cooper bunts towards third. Zimmerman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bigbee vs. Barnes
Bigbee hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Frisch settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Cooper
Kauff hits a ball on the ground towards short. Terry scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Cooper
Kelly hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Cooper
Snyder 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, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Barnes
Carey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Southworth vs. Barnes
Southworth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Carey moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitted vs. Barnes
Whitted hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Burns. Whitted reaches second base with a double. Carey scores. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Barbare vs. Barnes
There goes Whitted. The throw from Snyder and he is safe. Whitted steals third. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Barbare vs. Barnes
Barbare takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cutshaw vs. Barnes
Cutshaw hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barnes fields it and throws to second for the out. Whitted scores. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Terry vs. Barnes
Terry hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarty vs. Cooper
Lew McCarty pinch hits for Jesse Barnes.
McCarty 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, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Cooper
Burns hits a fly ball into right field. Southworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Cooper
Youngs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Terry fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Cooper
Fletcher 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, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Winters
Jesse Winters now pitching.
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Winters
Cooper hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bigbee vs. Winters
Bigbee hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Winters fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carey vs. Winters
There goes Bigbee. The throw from Snyder and he is out, Fletcher applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Cooper
Zimmerman hits a popup towards short. Terry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Cooper
Frisch hits a popup, foul, towards first. Whitted settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Cooper
Kauff strikes out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 8/23/1919 -- PIT at NY1 (D)
PIT AB R H RBI NY1 AB R H RBI
Carson Bigbee, lf 5 1 1 0 George Burns, lf 4 0 0 0
Max Carey, cf 4 1 1 0 Ross Youngs, rf 4 1 2 1
Billy Southworth, rf 4 0 0 0 Art Fletcher, ss 4 0 1 0
Possum Whitted, 1b 4 2 2 1 Heinie Zimmerman, 3b 4 0 1 0
Walter Barbare, 3b 3 1 1 0 Frankie Frisch, 2b 4 0 0 0
George Cutshaw, 2b 3 0 0 1 Benny Kauff, cf 4 0 1 0
Zeb Terry, ss 4 1 2 2 George Kelly, 1b 3 0 0 0
Walter Schmidt, c 4 0 1 1 Frank Snyder, c 3 0 1 0
Wilbur Cooper, p 4 0 2 0 Jess Barnes, p 2 0 0 0
Lew McCarty, ph 1 0 0 0
Jesse Winters, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 6 10 5 33 1 6 1
PIT 021 100 020 -- 6
NY1 000 001 000 -- 1
PIT IP H R ER BB SO
Wilbur Cooper (W) 9.0 6 1 1 0 4
NY1 IP H R ER BB SO
Jess Barnes (L) 8.0 9 6 5 1 1
Jesse Winters 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
E -- Zeb Terry, Frankie Frisch, Art Fletcher 2
DP -- NY1 1
LOB -- PIT 4, NY1 5
2B -- Zeb Terry, Possum Whitted
HR -- Ross Youngs
SB -- Carson Bigbee, Possum Whitted
CS -- Carson Bigbee
SH -- George Cutshaw
T -- 1:45
A -- 20000
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