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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 24, 1921
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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 24, 1921 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 24, 1921 |
|---|---|
| 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 24, 1921 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Babe Adams |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Art Nehf |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 43 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Charlie Moran 1B: Cy Rigler 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rabbit Maranville | Shortstop |
| Carson Bigbee | Left Fielder |
| Max Carey | Center Fielder |
| Clyde Barnhart | Third Baseman |
| Cotton Tierney | Second Baseman |
| Possum Whitted | Right Fielder |
| Charlie Grimm | First Baseman |
| Walter Schmidt | Catcher |
| Babe Adams | Pitcher |
| George Gibson | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Burns | Center Fielder |
| Dave Bancroft | Shortstop |
| Frankie Frisch | Third Baseman |
| Ross Youngs | Right Fielder |
| High Pockets Kelly | First Baseman |
| Irish Meusel | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Rawlings | Second Baseman |
| Earl Smith | Catcher |
| Art Nehf | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 24, 1921
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maranville vs. Nehf
Maranville hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Meusel. Maranville reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bigbee vs. Nehf
Bigbee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rawlings scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Maranville moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Carey vs. Nehf
Carey hits a fly ball into left field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Maranville tags and scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barnhart vs. Nehf
Barnhart hits a ball on the ground towards third. Frisch fields it and throws to first 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 right field. Whitted settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Adams
Bancroft bunts towards first. Grimm scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bancroft for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Adams
Frisch hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tierney vs. Nehf
Tierney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitted vs. Nehf
Whitted hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nehf throws to second for one, and Bancroft throws to first, and Kelly drops the ball. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grimm vs. Nehf
Grimm hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rawlings fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Adams
Youngs bunts towards the mound. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Adams
Kelly hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bigbee. Kelly reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Meusel vs. Adams
Meusel hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rawlings vs. Adams
Rawlings hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Adams
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nehf vs. Adams
Nehf hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Schmidt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Nehf
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Nehf
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rawlings scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maranville vs. Nehf
Maranville hits a ball on the ground towards third. Frisch fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Adams
Burns hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bancroft vs. Adams
Bancroft hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grimm scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bancroft for the out. Burns moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Frisch vs. Adams
Frisch hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grimm scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Frisch for the out. Burns moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Youngs vs. Adams
Youngs hits a fly ball into right field. Whitted settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigbee vs. Nehf
Bigbee takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carey vs. Nehf
Carey strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barnhart vs. Nehf
Barnhart hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rawlings settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tierney vs. Nehf
Tierney hits a fly ball into left field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Adams
Kelly hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Tierney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Adams
Meusel hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bigbee. Meusel reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rawlings vs. Adams
Rawlings hits a line drive towards third. Barnhart reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Adams
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Meusel scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nehf vs. Adams
Nehf hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitted vs. Nehf
Whitted hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grimm vs. Nehf
Grimm hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rawlings fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Whitted trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Nehf
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Grimm moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Adams vs. Nehf
Adams hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Burns. Adams reaches second base with a double. Grimm scores. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maranville vs. Nehf
Maranville hits a ball on the ground towards third. Frisch fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 3
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, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Adams
Bancroft is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Adams
Frisch hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngs vs. Adams
There goes Frisch. The throw from Schmidt and he is out, Maranville applying the tag. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigbee vs. Nehf
Bigbee hits a line drive into right field. Youngs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Nehf
Carey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barnhart vs. Nehf
There goes Carey. The throw from Smith and he is safe. Carey steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Barnhart vs. Nehf
Barnhart hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Rawlings catches it and throws to second with Bancroft covering, to double up Carey. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Adams
Youngs hits a fly ball into right field. Whitted settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Adams
Kelly hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Adams
Meusel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tierney misplays the ball. That's an error on Tierney. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rawlings vs. Adams
Rawlings hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Meusel moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. Adams
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Barnhart fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Meusel scores. Rawlings moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nehf vs. Adams
Nehf hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville fields it and throws to third for the out. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burns vs. Adams
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Adams fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tierney vs. Nehf
Tierney hits a fly ball into center field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitted vs. Nehf
Whitted hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimm vs. Nehf
Grimm hits a popup towards short. Bancroft settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Adams
Bancroft hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grimm scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bancroft for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Adams
Frisch hits a popup towards short. Maranville settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Adams
Youngs hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Whitted. Youngs reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kelly vs. Adams
Kelly hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Youngs scores. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meusel vs. Adams
There goes Kelly. The throw from Schmidt and he is out, Maranville applying the tag. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Nehf
Schmidt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cutshaw vs. Nehf
George Cutshaw pinch hits for Babe Adams.
Cutshaw hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maranville vs. Nehf
Maranville hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nehf fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Glazner
Whitey Glazner now pitching.
Meusel takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rawlings vs. Glazner
Rawlings hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Meusel moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Glazner
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Bigbee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nehf vs. Glazner
Nehf hits a fly ball into right field. Whitted settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Meusel moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Burns vs. Glazner
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burns vs. Glazner
Burns takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bancroft vs. Glazner
Bancroft takes first base on ball four. Rawlings moves to third. Burns moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Frisch vs. Glazner
Frisch hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rawlings scores. Burns scores. Bancroft moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Youngs vs. Glazner
Youngs bunts towards the mound. Glazner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bancroft scores. Frisch moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kelly vs. Glazner
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigbee vs. Nehf
Bigbee hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kelly scoops it up and throws to first, with Nehf covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Nehf
Carey hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kelly settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barnhart vs. Nehf
Barnhart hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rawlings scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/24/1921, game 1 -- PIT at New York (D)
PIT AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Rabbit Maranvill, ss 4 1 1 0 Burns G, cf 4 1 1 0
Carson Bigbee, lf 3 0 0 0 Bancroft D, ss 4 1 0 0
Max Carey, cf 2 0 0 1 Frisch F, 3b 5 0 2 2
Clyde Barnhart, 3b 4 0 0 0 Youngs R, rf 5 1 2 1
Cotton Tierney, 2b 2 0 0 0 Kelly H, 1b 5 2 3 2
Possum Whitted, rf 3 0 1 0 Meusel I, lf 3 4 2 2
Charlie Grimm, 1b 3 1 1 0 Rawlings J, 2b 4 1 2 0
Walter Schmidt, c 3 0 1 0 Smith E, c 3 0 2 2
Babe Adams, p 2 0 1 1 Nehf A, p 4 0 0 0
George Cutshaw, ph 1 0 0 0
Whitey Glazner, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
27 2 5 2 37 10 14 9
PIT 100 010 000 -- 2
New York 020 102 14x -- 10
PIT IP H R ER BB SO
Babe Adams (L) 7.0 11 6 5 1 1
Whitey Glazner 1.0 3 4 4 3 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Nehf A (W) 9.0 5 2 2 3 1
E -- Kelly H, Cotton Tierney
DP -- New York 3
LOB -- PIT 2, New York 7
2B -- Rabbit Maranville, Kelly H, Meusel I, Babe Adams, Youngs R
HR -- Meusel I, Kelly H
SB -- Max Carey, Rawlings J, Meusel I
CS -- Frisch F, Kelly H
SF -- Max Carey
T -- 1:43
A -- 0
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