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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 17, 1927
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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 17, 1927 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 17, 1927 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 17, 1927 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Carmen Hill |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Freddie Fitzsimmons |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 5 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Wilson 1B: Cy Pfirman 2B: (none) 3B: Ernie Quigley |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lloyd Waner | Center Fielder |
| George Grantham | Second Baseman |
| Paul Waner | Right Fielder |
| Clyde Barnhart | Left Fielder |
| Pie Traynor | Third Baseman |
| Glenn Wright | Shortstop |
| Joe Harris | First Baseman |
| Earl Smith | Catcher |
| Carmen Hill | Pitcher |
| Donie Bush | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Andy Reese | Third Baseman |
| Freddie Lindstrom | Left Fielder |
| Edd Roush | Center Fielder |
| Rogers Hornsby | Second Baseman |
| Bill Terry | First Baseman |
| Travis Jackson | Shortstop |
| George Harper | Right Fielder |
| Zack Taylor | Catcher |
| Freddie Fitzsimmons | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 17, 1927
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Fitzsimmons
Waner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grantham vs. Fitzsimmons
Grantham strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Fitzsimmons
Waner takes first base on ball four. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Barnhart vs. Fitzsimmons
There's a wild pitch. Waner moves to third. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Barnhart vs. Fitzsimmons
Barnhart hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Hornsby reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Traynor vs. Fitzsimmons
Traynor hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fitzsimmons fields it 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: ---
Reese vs. Hill
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wright fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lindstrom vs. Hill
Lindstrom hits a ball on the ground towards third. Traynor fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roush vs. Hill
Roush hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harris scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Roush for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Fitzsimmons
Wright strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Fitzsimmons
Harris hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Fitzsimmons
Smith hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hill vs. Fitzsimmons
Hill hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hornsby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hornsby vs. Hill
Hornsby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Terry vs. Hill
Terry hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Hill
Jackson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Traynor catches it for the out, and throws it away. That's an error on Traynor. Hornsby moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Harper vs. Hill
Harper hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Fitzsimmons
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reese can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grantham vs. Fitzsimmons
Grantham hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hornsby misplays the ball. That's an error on Hornsby. Waner moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Waner vs. Fitzsimmons
Waner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Waner scores. Grantham moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Barnhart vs. Fitzsimmons
Barnhart hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Grantham scores. Waner moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Traynor vs. Fitzsimmons
Traynor hits a line drive into right field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Waner tags and scores. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wright vs. Fitzsimmons
Wright hits a popup, foul, towards first. Terry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Fitzsimmons
Harris is hit by the pitch. Barnhart moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Fitzsimmons
Smith 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, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Hill
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grantham scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitzsimmons vs. Hill
Fitzsimmons hits a line drive into left field. Barnhart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Hill
Reese hits a fly ball into center field. Waner 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: ---
Hill vs. Fitzsimmons
Hill hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hornsby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Fitzsimmons
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hornsby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grantham vs. Fitzsimmons
Grantham hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hornsby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindstrom vs. Hill
Lindstrom hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roush vs. Hill
Roush hits a popup, foul, towards third. Traynor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hornsby vs. Hill
Hornsby is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Fitzsimmons
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fitzsimmons fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barnhart vs. Fitzsimmons
Barnhart hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fitzsimmons fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Traynor vs. Fitzsimmons
Traynor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Hill
Terry hits a ball on the ground towards second. Grantham can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Hill
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wright scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Terry moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harper vs. Hill
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harris scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Harper for the out. Terry moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Taylor vs. Hill
Taylor 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, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Fitzsimmons
Wright hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hornsby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Fitzsimmons
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reese fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Fitzsimmons
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hill vs. Fitzsimmons
Hill hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hornsby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitzsimmons vs. Hill
Fitzsimmons hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wright scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Hill
Reese strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindstrom vs. Hill
Lindstrom hits a line drive into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Fitzsimmons
Waner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grantham vs. Fitzsimmons
Grantham bunts towards the mound. Fitzsimmons fields it and throws to first for the out. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Waner vs. Fitzsimmons
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reese fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Barnhart vs. Fitzsimmons
Barnhart takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Traynor vs. Fitzsimmons
Traynor hits a fly ball into right field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roush vs. Hill
Roush hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hill fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hornsby vs. Hill
Hornsby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Terry vs. Hill
Terry hits a line drive into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Hill
Jackson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Waner. Jackson reaches second base with a double. Hornsby goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harper vs. Hill
There's a wild pitch. Jackson moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Harper vs. Hill
Harper strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Fitzsimmons
Wright hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Fitzsimmons
Harris hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wright moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Fitzsimmons
Smith hits a popup, foul, towards first. Terry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hill vs. Fitzsimmons
Hill is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Waner vs. Fitzsimmons
Waner takes first base on ball four. Wright moves to third. Harris moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Grantham vs. Fitzsimmons
Grantham hits a line drive into center field. Roush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Hill
Heinie Mueller pinch hits for Zack Taylor.
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wright can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Hill
Mel Ott pinch hits for Freddie Fitzsimmons.
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grantham fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Hill
Reese hits a popup, foul, towards third. Traynor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lindstrom vs. Hill
Lindstrom strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Clarkson
Bill Clarkson now pitching. Al DeVormer now catching.
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hornsby fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barnhart vs. Clarkson
Barnhart bunts towards the mound. Clarkson fields it and throws to first for the out. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Traynor vs. Clarkson
Traynor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Waner scores. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wright vs. Clarkson
Wright hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hornsby fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roush vs. Hill
Roush hits a fly ball into left field. Barnhart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hornsby vs. Hill
Hornsby hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Hill
Terry hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Grantham settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/17/1927 -- Pittsburgh at New York (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Waner L, cf 3 1 2 0 Reese A, 3b 4 0 1 0
Grantham G, 2b 4 1 0 0 Lindstrom F, lf 4 0 0 0
Waner P, rf 4 2 2 1 Roush E, cf 4 0 0 0
Barnhart C, lf 3 0 1 1 Hornsby R, 2b 3 1 1 0
Traynor P, 3b 4 0 1 2 Terry B, 1b 4 0 1 0
Wright G, ss 5 0 1 0 Jackson T, ss 2 0 1 1
Harris J, 1b 3 0 2 0 Harper G, rf 3 0 0 0
Smith E, c 4 0 1 0 Taylor Z, c 2 0 0 0
Hill C, p 4 0 0 0 Mueller H, ph 1 0 1 0
DeVormer A, c 0 0 0 0
Fitzsimmons F, p 2 0 0 0
Ott M, ph 1 0 0 0
Clarkson B, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 4 10 4 30 1 5 1
Pittsburgh 003 000 001 -- 4
New York 000 000 100 -- 1
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Hill C (W) 9.0 5 1 1 1 4
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Fitzsimmons F (L) 8.0 8 3 2 4 3
Clarkson B 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
E -- Traynor P, Hornsby R
DP -- Pittsburgh 1, New York 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 11, New York 4
2B -- Jackson T
SH -- Grantham G, Barnhart C
SF -- Jackson T, Traynor P
HBP -- by Fitzsimmons F (Harris J)
WP -- Fitzsimmons F, Hill C
T -- 2:05
A -- 0
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