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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 20, 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 August 20, 1923 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 20, 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 | August 20, 1923 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Morrison |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Art Nehf |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 7,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 30 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Charlie Moran 1B: Bob Hart 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Finneran |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Carson Bigbee | Left Fielder |
| Max Carey | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Rawlings | Second Baseman |
| Pie Traynor | Third Baseman |
| Walter Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Rabbit Maranville | Shortstop |
| Charlie Grimm | First Baseman |
| Walter Schmidt | Catcher |
| Johnny Morrison | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ross Youngs | Right Fielder |
| Dave Bancroft | Second Baseman |
| Frankie Frisch | Third Baseman |
| Irish Meusel | Left Fielder |
| Casey Stengel | Center Fielder |
| High Pockets Kelly | First Baseman |
| Travis Jackson | Shortstop |
| Frank Snyder | Catcher |
| Art Nehf | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 20, 1923
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigbee vs. Nehf
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 -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Nehf
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Frisch fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rawlings vs. Nehf
There's a wild pitch. Carey moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rawlings vs. Nehf
Rawlings hits a line drive into left field. Meusel picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Meusel. Carey scores. Rawlings moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Traynor vs. Nehf
Traynor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rawlings moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mueller vs. Nehf
Mueller hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Rawlings scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maranville vs. Nehf
Maranville hits a popup towards short. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Morrison
Youngs 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, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Morrison
Bancroft is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Morrison
Frisch takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meusel vs. Morrison
Meusel hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimm vs. Nehf
Grimm is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Nehf
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morrison vs. Nehf
Morrison strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stengel vs. Morrison
Stengel strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Morrison
Kelly is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Morrison
Jackson 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: ---
Bigbee vs. Nehf
Bigbee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Nehf
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rawlings vs. Nehf
Rawlings hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nehf can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Traynor vs. Nehf
Traynor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Morrison
Snyder hits a line drive into left field. Bigbee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nehf vs. Morrison
Nehf takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngs vs. Morrison
Youngs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Nehf moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bancroft vs. Morrison
Bancroft hits a ball on the ground towards second. Rawlings can't make a play. That's a base hit. Nehf moves to third. Youngs moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Frisch vs. Morrison
Frisch 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
Top 4
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Nehf
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maranville vs. Nehf
Maranville hits a line drive into right field. Youngs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grimm vs. Nehf
Grimm is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Nehf
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Frisch fields it 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: ---
Meusel vs. Morrison
Meusel hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Morrison fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stengel vs. Morrison
Stengel hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Carey, who is chasing the ball. Stengel reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kelly vs. Morrison
Kelly takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jackson vs. Morrison
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morrison vs. Nehf
Morrison hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bancroft settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigbee vs. Nehf
Bigbee hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Nehf, and towards Bancroft, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Nehf
Carey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rawlings vs. Nehf
There goes Carey. The throw from Snyder, and Bancroft drops the ball. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rawlings vs. Nehf
Rawlings takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Traynor vs. Nehf
There goes Rawlings. The throw from Snyder and he is safe. Rawlings steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Traynor vs. Nehf
Traynor hits a popup towards first. Kelly settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Morrison
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Morrison fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nehf vs. Morrison
Nehf 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, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Morrison
Youngs hits a fly ball into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bancroft vs. Morrison
There goes Youngs. The throw from Schmidt and he is out, Maranville applying the tag. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Nehf
Mueller hits a fly ball into right field. Youngs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maranville vs. Nehf
Maranville hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grimm vs. Nehf
Grimm hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nehf fields it and throws to first for the out. Maranville moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schmidt vs. Nehf
Schmidt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Morrison vs. Nehf
Morrison hits a popup towards first. Kelly settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Morrison
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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Morrison
Frisch hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Morrison
Meusel takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stengel vs. Morrison
Stengel hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Maranville fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigbee vs. Nehf
Bigbee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Nehf
Carey hits a fly ball into left field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rawlings vs. Nehf
Rawlings hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bancroft settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Morrison
Kelly hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Morrison
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Morrison
Snyder is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Traynor vs. Nehf
Traynor hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Stengel who is chasing the ball. Traynor reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mueller vs. Nehf
Mueller hits a fly ball into right field. Youngs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Maranville vs. Nehf
Maranville hits a ball on the ground for an out. Traynor scores. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimm vs. Nehf
Grimm is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bentley vs. Morrison
Jack Bentley pinch hits for Art Nehf.
Bentley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grimm fields the ball and throws to Morrison covering. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngs vs. Morrison
Freddie Maguire pinch runs for Jack Bentley.
Youngs takes first base on ball four. Maguire moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bancroft vs. Morrison
Bancroft hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grimm fields it and throws to second for the out. Maguire moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Frisch vs. Morrison
Frisch hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rawlings fields it and throws to second for the out. Maguire scores. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meusel vs. Morrison
Meusel hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Jonnard
Claude Jonnard now pitching.
Schmidt is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morrison vs. Jonnard
Morrison hits a fly ball into center field. Stengel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigbee vs. Jonnard
Bigbee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stengel vs. Morrison
Stengel 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, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Morrison
Kelly 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, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Morrison
Jackson strikes out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 8/20/1923 -- PIT at New York (D)
PIT AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Carson Bigbee, lf 5 0 0 0 Youngs R, rf 3 0 2 0
Max Carey, cf 4 1 2 0 Bancroft D, 2b 4 0 1 0
Johnny Rawlings, 2b 3 1 2 1 Frisch F, 3b 3 0 0 1
Pie Traynor, 3b 4 1 1 0 Meusel I, lf 3 0 0 0
Walter Mueller, rf 4 0 2 1 Stengel C, cf 4 0 1 0
Rabbit Maranvill, ss 4 0 1 1 Kelly H, 1b 3 0 1 0
Charlie Grimm, 1b 4 0 0 0 Jackson T, ss 4 0 0 0
Walter Schmidt, c 3 0 0 0 Snyder F, c 3 0 0 0
Johnny Morrison, p 4 0 0 0 Nehf A, p 1 0 0 0
Bentley J, ph 1 0 1 0
Maguire F, pr 0 1 0 0
Jonnard C, p 0 0 0 0
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35 3 8 3 29 1 6 1
PIT 200 000 010 -- 3
New York 000 000 010 -- 1
PIT IP H R ER BB SO
Johnny Morrison (W) 9.0 6 1 1 5 5
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Nehf A (L) 8.0 8 3 2 2 4
Jonnard C 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Meusel I, Bancroft D
DP -- PIT 3
LOB -- PIT 7, New York 6
3B -- Stengel C, Pie Traynor
SB -- Max Carey, Johnny Rawlings
CS -- Youngs R
WP -- Nehf A
T -- 1:30
A -- 7000
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