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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 25, 1928
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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 July 25, 1928 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | July 25, 1928 |
|---|---|
| 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 | July 25, 1928 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Carmen Hill |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Walker |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 51 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lou Jorda 1B: Cy Rigler 2B: (none) 3B: Bob Hart |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Sparky Adams | Second Baseman |
| Lloyd Waner | Center Fielder |
| Paul Waner | Right Fielder |
| Pie Traynor | Third Baseman |
| George Grantham | First Baseman |
| Pete Scott | Left Fielder |
| Dick Bartell | Shortstop |
| Charlie Hargreaves | Catcher |
| Carmen Hill | Pitcher |
| Donie Bush | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jimmy Welsh | Center Fielder |
| Lefty O'Doul | Left Fielder |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Freddie Lindstrom | Third Baseman |
| Bill Terry | First Baseman |
| Travis Jackson | Shortstop |
| Andy Cohen | Second Baseman |
| Shanty Hogan | Catcher |
| Bill Walker | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 25, 1928
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Walker
Adams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Walker
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walker fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Walker
Waner takes first base on ball four. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Traynor vs. Walker
Traynor hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grantham vs. Walker
Grantham 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: ---
Welsh vs. Hill
Welsh hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Doul vs. Hill
O'Doul hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adams 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: ---
Ott vs. Hill
Ott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lindstrom vs. Hill
Lindstrom hits a ball on the ground towards left. Scott fields it and throws to second to catch Ott for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Walker
Scott hits a fly ball into center field. Welsh settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Walker
Bartell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lindstrom fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargreaves vs. Walker
Hargreaves hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walker fields it 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: ---
Terry vs. Hill
Terry hits a line drive 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: ---
Jackson vs. Hill
Jackson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cohen vs. Hill
Cohen hits a line drive into left field. Scott 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: ---
Hill vs. Walker
Hill hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cohen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Walker
Adams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Walker
Waner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Adams moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Waner vs. Walker
Waner hits a ball on the groundWaner is thrown out after the base hit. Adams scores. Waner goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Traynor vs. Walker
Traynor hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grantham vs. Walker
Grantham hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walker fields it 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: ---
Hogan vs. Hill
Hogan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Waner. Hogan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Hill
Walker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hogan moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Welsh vs. Hill
Welsh hits a popup towards short. Bartell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
O'Doul vs. Hill
O'Doul hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adams fields it and throws to second for the out. Hogan scores. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Hill
Ott hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Waner. Ott reaches second base with a double. O'Doul goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
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
Top 4
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Walker
Scott hits a line drive towards short. Jackson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Walker
Bartell hits a popup towards first. Terry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargreaves vs. Walker
Hargreaves hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hill vs. Walker
Hill hits a ball on the ground towards first. Terry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hill for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Hill
Terry hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Hill
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Traynor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cohen vs. Hill
Cohen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Traynor fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Traynor. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hogan vs. Hill
Hogan is walked intentionally. Cohen moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walker vs. Hill
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hill fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Walker
Adams hits a fly ball into left field. O'Doul settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Walker
Waner hits a line drive towards third. Lindstrom reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Walker
Glenn Wright pinch hits for Paul Waner.
Wright hits a popup, foul, towards first. Terry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Welsh vs. Hill
Glenn Wright now playing right field.
Welsh hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Doul vs. Hill
O'Doul hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grantham scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats O'Doul for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Hill
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adams fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lindstrom vs. Hill
Lindstrom hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Ott moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Terry vs. Hill
There goes Lindstrom. The throw from Hargreaves and he is safe. Lindstrom steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Terry vs. Hill
Terry hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hargreaves settles under it 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: ---
Traynor vs. Walker
Traynor hits a fly ball into left field. O'Doul settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grantham vs. Walker
Grantham hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Walker
Scott hits a fly ball into center field. Welsh 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: ---
Jackson vs. Hill
Sparky Adams now playing right field. Glenn Wright now playing shortstop. Dick Bartell now playing second base.
Jackson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cohen vs. Hill
Cohen hits a popup, foul, towards third. Traynor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hogan vs. Hill
Hogan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wright fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Walker
Bartell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargreaves vs. Walker
Hargreaves hits a line drive towards short. Jackson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Walker
Hill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Hill
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wright scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Welsh vs. Hill
Welsh hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Bartell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Doul vs. Hill
O'Doul hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Hill
There goes O'Doul. The throw from Hargreaves and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ott vs. Hill
Ott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lindstrom vs. Hill
Lindstrom hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Hill
Terry hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Hill
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wright fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Walker
Adams hits a popup towards first. Terry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Walker
Waner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Welsh. Waner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wright vs. Walker
Wright hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Waner moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Traynor vs. Walker
Traynor hits a fly ball into center field. Welsh settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Waner tags and scores. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grantham vs. Walker
Grantham hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Walker
Scott hits a fly ball into center field. Welsh settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cohen vs. Hill
Cohen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wright scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hogan vs. Hill
Hogan hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wrightstone vs. Hill
Russ Wrightstone pinch hits for Bill Walker.
Wrightstone strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Welsh vs. Hill
Welsh hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grantham scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Welsh for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brickell vs. Genewich
Joe Genewich now pitching. Fred Brickell pinch hits for Dick Bartell.
Brickell hits a fly ball into center field. Welsh settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargreaves vs. Genewich
Hargreaves hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brame vs. Genewich
Eddie Mulligan pinch runs for Charlie Hargreaves. Erv Brame pinch hits for Carmen Hill.
Brame strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Genewich
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cohen fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/25/1928 -- Pittsburgh at New York (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Adams S, 2b-rf 3 1 0 0 Welsh J, cf 5 0 1 0
Waner L, cf 4 2 2 0 O'Doul L, lf 4 2 1 1
Waner P, rf 1 0 1 1 Ott M, rf 2 1 2 1
Wright G, ph-rf-ss 2 1 1 0 Lindstrom F, 3b 4 1 2 3
Traynor P, 3b 3 0 1 1 Terry B, 1b 4 0 1 0
Grantham G, 1b 4 1 1 2 Jackson T, ss 3 0 0 0
Scott P, lf 4 0 0 0 Cohen A, 2b 4 0 0 0
Bartell D, ss-2b 3 0 0 0 Hogan S, c 3 2 2 1
Brickell F, ph 1 0 0 0 Walker B, p 3 0 1 0
Hargreaves C, c 4 0 2 0 Wrightstone R, ph 1 0 0 0
Mulligan E, pr 0 0 0 0 Genewich J, p 0 0 0 0
Hill C, p 3 0 0 0
Brame E, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 5 8 4 33 6 10 6
Pittsburgh 002 000 030 -- 5
New York 002 000 31x -- 6
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Hill C (L) 8.0 10 6 6 4 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Walker B (W) 8.0 7 5 4 3 0
Genewich J (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
E -- Cohen A, Traynor P, Hargreaves C
DP -- Pittsburgh 2
LOB -- Pittsburgh 5, New York 7
2B -- Hogan S, Ott M, Waner L
HR -- Lindstrom F, Grantham G, Hogan S
SB -- Lindstrom F, O'Doul L
SF -- Traynor P
T -- 1:51
A -- 0
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