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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 23, 1925
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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, 1925 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 23, 1925 |
|---|---|
| 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, 1925 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Morrison |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Freddie Fitzsimmons |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 53,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 5 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ernie Quigley 1B: Charlie Moran 2B: (none) 3B: Barry McCormick |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Moore | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Rawlings | Second Baseman |
| Kiki Cuyler | Center Fielder |
| Clyde Barnhart | Left Fielder |
| Pie Traynor | Third Baseman |
| Glenn Wright | Shortstop |
| George Grantham | First Baseman |
| Johnny Gooch | Catcher |
| Johnny Morrison | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Southworth | Center Fielder |
| Frankie Frisch | Third Baseman |
| Ross Youngs | Right Fielder |
| Irish Meusel | Left Fielder |
| Bill Terry | First Baseman |
| High Pockets Kelly | Second Baseman |
| Travis Jackson | Shortstop |
| Grover Hartley | Catcher |
| Freddie Fitzsimmons | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 23, 1925
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Fitzsimmons
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kelly scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rawlings vs. Fitzsimmons
Rawlings hits a ball on the ground towards third. Frisch juggles the ball. That's an error on Frisch. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cuyler vs. Fitzsimmons
Cuyler strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barnhart vs. Fitzsimmons
Barnhart 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, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Southworth vs. Morrison
Southworth hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frisch vs. Morrison
Frisch hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Morrison fields it and throws to first for the out. Southworth moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Youngs vs. Morrison
Youngs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Southworth scores. Youngs moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Meusel vs. Morrison
Meusel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Traynor fields it and throws to first for the out. Youngs moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Terry vs. Morrison
Terry hits a line drive into right field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Traynor vs. Fitzsimmons
Traynor hits a popup towards first. Terry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Fitzsimmons
Wright takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grantham vs. Fitzsimmons
Grantham hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fitzsimmons fields it and throws to first for the out. Wright moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gooch vs. Fitzsimmons
Gooch hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fitzsimmons fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Morrison
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards third. Traynor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Morrison
Jackson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Traynor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartley vs. Morrison
Hartley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wright misplays the ball. That's an error on Wright. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fitzsimmons vs. Morrison
Fitzsimmons hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wright fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morrison vs. Fitzsimmons
Morrison hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kelly scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Fitzsimmons
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rawlings vs. Fitzsimmons
Rawlings hits a popup towards short. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Southworth vs. Morrison
Southworth hits a fly ball into right field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Morrison
Frisch hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cuyler. Frisch reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Youngs vs. Morrison
Youngs hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grantham fields the ball and throws to Morrison covering. Safe. Frisch moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Meusel vs. Morrison
Meusel hits a popup towards third. Traynor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Terry vs. Morrison
There goes Youngs. The throw from Gooch and he is safe. Youngs steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Terry vs. Morrison
Terry hits a fly ball into center field. Cuyler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuyler vs. Fitzsimmons
Cuyler hits a popup towards first. Terry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barnhart vs. Fitzsimmons
Barnhart hits a fly ball into center field. Southworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Traynor vs. Fitzsimmons
Traynor 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. Traynor moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wright vs. Fitzsimmons
Wright hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Southworth. Wright reaches second base with a double. Traynor scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grantham vs. Fitzsimmons
Grantham 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, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Morrison
Kelly hits a fly ball into right field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Morrison
Jackson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hartley vs. Morrison
Hartley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jackson moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fitzsimmons vs. Morrison
Fitzsimmons hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Morrison fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Jackson moves to third. Hartley moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Southworth vs. Morrison
Southworth hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grantham fields the ball and throws to Morrison covering. Safe. Jackson scores. Hartley moves to third. Fitzsimmons moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Frisch vs. Morrison
Frisch hits a popup, foul, towards third. Traynor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Youngs vs. Morrison
Youngs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Morrison fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gooch vs. Fitzsimmons
Gooch hits a fly ball into center field. Southworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morrison vs. Fitzsimmons
Morrison hits a line drive into center field. Southworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Fitzsimmons
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson misplays the ball. That's an error on Jackson. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rawlings vs. Fitzsimmons
There goes Moore. The throw from Hartley and he is out, Jackson applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Morrison
Meusel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Traynor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Morrison
Terry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rawlings fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
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. Terry moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Morrison
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wright scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rawlings vs. Fitzsimmons
Rawlings hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuyler vs. Fitzsimmons
Cuyler hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Southworth. Cuyler reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Barnhart vs. Fitzsimmons
Barnhart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cuyler moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Traynor vs. Fitzsimmons
Traynor hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hartley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wright vs. Fitzsimmons
Wright hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kelly settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartley vs. Morrison
Hartley hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Gooch settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitzsimmons vs. Morrison
Fitzsimmons hits a ball on the ground towards third. Traynor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Southworth vs. Morrison
Southworth hits a fly ball into left field. Barnhart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grantham vs. Fitzsimmons
Grantham hits a ball on the ground towards first. Terry fields the ball and throws to Fitzsimmons covering. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gooch vs. Fitzsimmons
Gooch hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kelly scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Grantham moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McInnis vs. Fitzsimmons
Stuffy McInnis pinch hits for Johnny Morrison.
McInnis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Grantham scores. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Fitzsimmons
Carson Bigbee pinch runs for Stuffy McInnis.
Moore bunts in front of the plate. Hartley fields it and throws to first for the out. Bigbee moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rawlings vs. Fitzsimmons
Rawlings hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Meusel. Rawlings reaches second base with a double. Bigbee scores. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cuyler vs. Fitzsimmons
Cuyler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kelly scoops it up 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: ---
Frisch vs. Oldham
Red Oldham now pitching.
Frisch strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Oldham
Youngs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meusel vs. Oldham
Meusel hits a fly ball into left field. Barnhart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Youngs moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Terry vs. Oldham
Terry strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barnhart vs. Fitzsimmons
Barnhart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Traynor vs. Fitzsimmons
Traynor hits a popup, foul, towards first. Terry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Fitzsimmons
Wright hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Oldham
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, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Oldham
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wright scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartley vs. Oldham
Hartley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snyder vs. Oldham
Frank Snyder pinch hits for Freddie Fitzsimmons.
Snyder hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hartley moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Southworth vs. Oldham
Doc Farrell pinch runs for Frank Snyder.
Southworth is hit by the pitch. Hartley moves to third. Farrell moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Frisch vs. Oldham
Frisch 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
Top 9
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grantham vs. Nehf
Art Nehf now pitching.
Grantham hits a ball on the ground towards first. Terry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Grantham for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gooch vs. Nehf
Gooch hits a popup, foul, towards first. Terry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oldham vs. Nehf
Oldham hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Nehf
Moore hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Oldham moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rawlings vs. Nehf
Rawlings hits a fly ball into center field. Southworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Oldham
Youngs hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meusel vs. Oldham
Meusel hits a fly ball into right field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Terry vs. Oldham
Terry strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Oldham
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rawlings fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/23/1925, game 2 -- Pittsburgh at NY1 (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI NY1 AB R H RBI
Moore E, rf 4 0 1 0 Billy Southworth, cf 4 1 2 1
Rawlings J, 2b 5 0 1 1 Frankie Frisch, 3b 5 0 1 0
Cuyler K, cf 4 0 1 0 Ross Youngs, rf 5 0 4 1
Barnhart C, lf 4 0 1 0 Irish Meusel, lf 5 0 0 0
Traynor P, 3b 4 1 1 0 Bill Terry, 1b 5 0 1 0
Wright G, ss 3 0 1 1 George Kelly, 2b 5 0 0 0
Grantham G, 1b 4 1 1 0 Travis Jackson, ss 3 1 0 0
Gooch J, c 4 0 0 0 Grover Hartley, c 4 0 2 0
Morrison J, p 2 0 0 0 Freddie Fitzsimmo, p 3 0 1 0
McInnis S, ph 1 0 1 1 Frank Snyder, ph 1 0 1 0
Bigbee C, pr 0 1 0 0 Doc Farrell, pr 0 0 0 0
Oldham R, p 1 0 1 0 Art Nehf, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 3 9 3 40 2 12 2
Pittsburgh 000 100 200 -- 3
NY1 100 100 000 -- 2
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Morrison J (W) 6.0 8 2 2 1 0
Oldham R (S) 3.0 4 0 0 0 3
NY1 IP H R ER BB SO
Freddie Fitzsimmons (L) 8.0 7 3 3 1 1
Art Nehf 1.0 2 0 0 0 0
E -- Frankie Frisch, Wright G, Irish Meusel, Travis Jackson
LOB -- Pittsburgh 8, NY1 13
2B -- Frankie Frisch, Wright G, Cuyler K, Rawlings J
SB -- Ross Youngs
CS -- Moore E
SH -- Moore E
HBP -- by Oldham R (Billy Southworth)
T -- 2:05
A -- 53000
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