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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 20, 1929
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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 20, 1929 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | July 20, 1929 |
|---|---|
| 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 20, 1929 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Burleigh Grimes |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Walker |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 0 hours |
| Umpires | HP: George Magerkurth 1B: Charlie Moran 2B: (none) 3B: Cy Rigler |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Sparky Adams | Third Baseman |
| Lloyd Waner | Center Fielder |
| Paul Waner | Right Fielder |
| Adam Comorosky | Left Fielder |
| George Grantham | Second Baseman |
| Dick Bartell | Shortstop |
| Earl Sheely | First Baseman |
| Charlie Hargreaves | Catcher |
| Burleigh Grimes | Pitcher |
| Donie Bush | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chick Fullis | Center Fielder |
| Freddy Leach | Left Fielder |
| Freddie Lindstrom | Third Baseman |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Bill Terry | First Baseman |
| Andy Cohen | Second Baseman |
| Travis Jackson | Shortstop |
| Bob O'Farrell | Catcher |
| Bill Walker | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 20, 1929
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Walker
Adams strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Walker
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Terry fields the ball and throws to Walker covering. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Walker
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lindstrom fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Lindstrom. Waner moves to third. Waner moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Comorosky vs. Walker
Comorosky strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Grantham vs. Walker
Grantham hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Waner scores. Waner scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bartell vs. Walker
Bartell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lindstrom fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fullis vs. Grimes
Fullis hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Comorosky. Fullis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Leach vs. Grimes
Leach hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grantham misplays the ball. That's an error on Grantham. Fullis scores. Leach moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lindstrom vs. Grimes
Lindstrom hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Leach moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ott vs. Grimes
Ott hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Leach tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Grimes
Terry 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
Top 2
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sheely vs. Walker
Sheely hits a fly ball towards left. Leach settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Leach. Sheely moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hargreaves vs. Walker
Hargreaves hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cohen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Sheely moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Grimes vs. Walker
Grimes 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Adams vs. Walker
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lindstrom fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cohen vs. Grimes
Cohen hits a popup towards short. Bartell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Grimes
Jackson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Sheely settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Farrell vs. Grimes
O'Farrell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Walker
Waner strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Walker
Waner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Comorosky vs. Walker
Comorosky hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Fullis who is chasing the ball. Comorosky reaches third base with a triple. Waner goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Grantham vs. Walker
Grantham hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cohen fields it and throws to home to get Comorosky. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bartell vs. Walker
Bartell hits a fly ball into left field. Leach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Grimes
Walker strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fullis vs. Grimes
Fullis hits a popup towards short. Bartell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leach vs. Grimes
Leach 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
Top 4
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sheely vs. Walker
Sheely hits a fly ball into left field. Leach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargreaves vs. Walker
Hargreaves hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Cohen reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimes vs. Walker
Grimes hits a ball on the ground towards first. Terry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Grimes for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindstrom vs. Grimes
Lindstrom 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, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Grimes
Ott hits a popup into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Terry vs. Grimes
Terry strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cohen vs. Grimes
Cohen 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
Top 5
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Walker
Adams hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Walker
Waner hits a fly ball into center field. Fullis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Walker
Waner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Comorosky vs. Walker
Comorosky hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grantham vs. Walker
Grantham hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Waner scores. Comorosky moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bartell vs. Walker
Bartell hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Jackson fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Grimes
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Farrell vs. Grimes
O'Farrell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Grimes
Walker is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sheely vs. Walker
Sheely is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargreaves vs. Walker
Hargreaves takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grimes vs. Walker
Grimes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Walker
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lindstrom fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fullis vs. Grimes
Fullis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leach vs. Grimes
Leach hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fullis moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lindstrom vs. Grimes
Lindstrom hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Fullis moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ott vs. Grimes
Ott hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Walker
Waner hits a fly ball into left field. Leach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Walker
Waner hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. O'Farrell settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on O'Farrell. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Walker
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Comorosky vs. Walker
Comorosky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lindstrom can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grantham vs. Walker
There goes Comorosky. The throw from O'Farrell and he is safe. Comorosky steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grantham vs. Walker
Grantham strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Grimes
Terry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grimes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cohen vs. Swetonic
Steve Swetonic now pitching.
Cohen hits a fly ball into left field. Comorosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Swetonic
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Walker
Bartell hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sheely vs. Walker
Sheely bunts towards the mound. Walker fields it and throws to first for the out. Bartell moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hargreaves vs. Walker
Hargreaves hits a popup, foul, towards short. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Swetonic vs. Walker
Swetonic hits a line drive into left field. Leach picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Leach. Bartell scores. Swetonic moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Adams vs. Walker
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lindstrom fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Farrell vs. Swetonic
O'Farrell hits a popup towards first. Sheely settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crawford vs. Swetonic
Pat Crawford pinch hits for Bill Walker.
Crawford hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sheely scoops it up and throws to first, with Swetonic covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fullis vs. Swetonic
Fullis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Swetonic fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Judd
Ralph Judd now pitching.
Waner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Judd
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Comorosky vs. Judd
Comorosky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grantham vs. Judd
Grantham hits a fly ball into left field. Leach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leach vs. Swetonic
Leach hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell misplays the ball. That's an error on Bartell. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lindstrom vs. Swetonic
Lindstrom hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Swetonic
Ott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Terry vs. Swetonic
Terry hits a fly ball into left field. Comorosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/20/1929, game 1 -- Pittsburgh at New York (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Adams S, 3b 5 0 0 0 Fullis C, cf 4 1 2 0
Waner L, cf 5 1 2 0 Leach F, lf 4 1 1 0
Waner P, rf 5 3 2 0 Lindstrom F, 3b 4 0 0 0
Comorosky A, lf 4 0 3 1 Ott M, rf 2 0 1 1
Grantham G, 2b 5 0 2 3 Terry B, 1b 4 0 0 0
Bartell D, ss 4 1 1 0 Cohen A, 2b 3 0 0 0
Sheely E, 1b 3 0 0 0 Jackson T, ss 3 0 0 0
Hargreaves C, c 3 0 0 0 O'Farrell B, c 3 0 0 0
Grimes B, p 3 0 0 0 Walker B, p 2 0 0 0
Swetonic S, p 1 0 1 1 Crawford P, ph 1 0 0 0
Judd R, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 5 11 5 30 2 4 1
Pittsburgh 201 010 010 -- 5
New York 200 000 000 -- 2
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Grimes B (W) 6.1 4 2 1 0 3
Swetonic S (S) 2.2 0 0 0 1 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Walker B (L) 8.0 10 5 3 1 5
Judd R 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
E -- Lindstrom F, Grantham G, Leach F 2, O'Farrell B, Bartell D
DP -- Pittsburgh 2, New York 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 9, New York 3
2B -- Fullis C
3B -- Comorosky A
SB -- Comorosky A
SH -- Sheely E
SF -- Ott M
A -- 0
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