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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 16, 1923
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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 May 16, 1923 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | May 16, 1923 |
|---|---|
| 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 | May 16, 1923 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Morrison |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jack Scott |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 5,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 30 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Klem 1B: Bob Hart 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rabbit Maranville | Shortstop |
| Max Carey | Center Fielder |
| Carson Bigbee | Left Fielder |
| Clyde Barnhart | Right Fielder |
| Cotton Tierney | Second Baseman |
| Pie Traynor | Third Baseman |
| Charlie Grimm | First Baseman |
| Johnny Gooch | Catcher |
| Johnny Morrison | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dave Bancroft | Shortstop |
| Heinie Groh | Third Baseman |
| Frankie Frisch | Second Baseman |
| Irish Meusel | Left Fielder |
| Ross Youngs | Right Fielder |
| High Pockets Kelly | First Baseman |
| Jimmy O'Connell | Center Fielder |
| Frank Snyder | Catcher |
| Jack Scott | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 16, 1923
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maranville vs. Scott
Maranville hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kelly scoops it up and throws to first, with Scott covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Scott
Carey bunts towards the mound. Scott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigbee vs. Scott
Bigbee hits a line drive towards first. Kelly reaches out 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: ---
Bancroft vs. Morrison
Bancroft hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tierney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groh vs. Morrison
Groh hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tierney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Morrison
Frisch hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tierney scoops it up 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: ---
Barnhart vs. Scott
Barnhart 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: ---
Tierney vs. Scott
Tierney strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Traynor vs. Scott
Traynor hits a line drive into left field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Morrison
Meusel 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Morrison
Youngs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Morrison
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Morrison fields it and throws to first for the out. Youngs moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
O'Connell vs. Morrison
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grimm scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats O'Connell for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimm vs. Scott
Grimm hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gooch vs. Scott
Gooch hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch misplays the ball. That's an error on Frisch. Grimm moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Morrison vs. Scott
Morrison bunts towards the mound. Scott fields it and throws to first for the out. Grimm moves to third. Gooch moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Maranville vs. Scott
Maranville hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Scott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Carey vs. Scott
Carey is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bigbee vs. Scott
Bigbee hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kelly scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bigbee for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Morrison
Snyder hits a fly ball into left field. Bigbee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Morrison
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tierney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Morrison
Bancroft takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groh vs. Morrison
Groh hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Bigbee. Groh reaches second base with a double. Bancroft moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Frisch vs. Morrison
Frisch hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grimm scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Frisch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barnhart vs. Scott
Barnhart hits a fly ball into left field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tierney vs. Scott
Tierney strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Traynor vs. Scott
Traynor hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Frisch 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: ---
Meusel vs. Morrison
Meusel 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Morrison
Youngs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Morrison
Kelly hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Youngs moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
O'Connell vs. Morrison
O'Connell takes first base on ball four. Kelly moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Snyder vs. Morrison
Snyder hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Youngs scores. Kelly scores. There goes O'Connell trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Morrison
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tierney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimm vs. Scott
Grimm hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Youngs. Grimm reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gooch vs. Scott
Gooch takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Morrison vs. Scott
Morrison bunts towards the mound. Scott fields it and throws to first for the out. Grimm moves to third. Gooch moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Maranville vs. Scott
Maranville hits a fly ball into left field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Grimm tags and scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carey vs. Scott
Carey hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Gooch scores. Carey moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bigbee vs. Scott
Bigbee takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Barnhart vs. Scott
Barnhart hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Bancroft fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Morrison
Bancroft hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Morrison fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groh vs. Morrison
Groh hits a line drive into right field. Barnhart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Morrison
Frisch 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, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meusel vs. Morrison
Meusel hits a line drive into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tierney vs. Scott
Tierney strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Traynor vs. Scott
Traynor hits a line drive into center field. O'Connell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimm vs. Scott
Grimm hits a fly ball into left field. Meusel 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: ---
Youngs vs. Morrison
Youngs hits a line drive towards short. Maranville reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Morrison
Kelly hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Connell vs. Morrison
O'Connell hits a line drive towards first. Grimm can't make a play. That's a base hit. Kelly moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Snyder vs. Morrison
Snyder hits a fly ball into left field. Bigbee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kelly tags and scores. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Morrison
Scott hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bigbee. Scott reaches second base with a double. O'Connell goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bancroft vs. Morrison
Bancroft hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tierney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gooch vs. Scott
Gooch hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Snyder fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Scott
Reb Russell pinch hits for Johnny Morrison.
Russell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Snyder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maranville vs. Scott
Maranville hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groh vs. Kunz
Earl Kunz now pitching.
Groh hits a ball on the ground towards third. Traynor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Kunz
Frisch takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meusel vs. Kunz
Meusel hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Barnhart. Meusel reaches second base with a double. Frisch goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Youngs vs. Kunz
Youngs bunts towards first. Grimm scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Youngs for the out. Meusel moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kelly vs. Kunz
The ball gets by Gooch for a passed ball. Meusel scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Kunz
Kelly hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Gooch settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Scott
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kelly scoops it up and throws to first, with Scott covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigbee vs. Scott
Bigbee bunts in front of the plate. Snyder fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Barnhart vs. Scott
Barnhart takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tierney vs. Scott
Tierney hits a fly ball into center field. O'Connell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Kunz
O'Connell hits a line drive into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Kunz
Snyder hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Kunz
Scott hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bancroft vs. Kunz
Bancroft hits a popup towards first. Grimm settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Traynor vs. Scott
Traynor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grimm vs. Scott
That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Traynor moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grimm vs. Scott
Grimm hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kelly settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gooch vs. Scott
Gooch hits a line drive towards third. Groh catches it and throws to second to double up Traynor. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 5/16/1923 -- PIT at New York (D)
PIT AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Rabbit Maranvill, ss 3 0 0 1 Bancroft D, ss 4 0 0 0
Max Carey, cf 3 0 1 1 Groh H, 3b 4 0 1 0
Carson Bigbee, lf 3 0 0 0 Frisch F, 2b 3 1 0 0
Clyde Barnhart, rf 3 0 0 0 Meusel I, lf 4 1 1 1
Cotton Tierney, 2b 4 0 0 0 Youngs R, rf 3 1 2 0
Pie Traynor, 3b 4 0 1 0 Kelly H, 1b 4 2 2 0
Charlie Grimm, 1b 4 1 2 0 O'Connell J, cf 3 1 1 0
Johnny Gooch, c 3 1 0 0 Snyder F, c 3 0 2 3
Johnny Morrison, p 0 0 0 0 Scott J, p 4 0 1 1
Reb Russell, ph 1 0 0 0
Earl Kunz, p 0 0 0 0
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28 2 4 2 32 6 10 5
PIT 000 020 000 -- 2
New York 000 202 20x -- 6
PIT IP H R ER BB SO
Johnny Morrison (L) 6.0 8 4 4 2 0
Earl Kunz 2.0 2 2 1 1 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Scott J (W) 9.0 4 2 2 3 3
E -- Frisch F, Cotton Tierney
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- PIT 6, New York 7
2B -- Groh H, Charlie Grimm, Scott J, Meusel I
SH -- Johnny Morrison 2, Youngs R
SF -- Rabbit Maranville, Snyder F
HBP -- by Scott J (Max Carey)
PB -- Johnny Gooch
T -- 1:30
A -- 5000
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