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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 | Heinie Meine |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dutch Henry |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 0 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Charlie Moran 1B: Cy Rigler 2B: (none) 3B: George Magerkurth |
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 |
| Heinie Meine | 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 Reese | Second Baseman |
| Travis Jackson | Shortstop |
| Shanty Hogan | Catcher |
| Dutch Henry | 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. Henry
Adams hits a popup in front of the plate. Hogan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Henry
Waner hits a line drive towards third. Lindstrom reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Henry
Waner hits a fly ball into center field. Fullis settles under the ball 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: ---
Fullis vs. Meine
Fullis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Comorosky. Fullis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Leach vs. Meine
Leach hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grantham fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Fullis moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lindstrom vs. Meine
Lindstrom hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Fullis tags and scores. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Meine
Ott hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Terry vs. Meine
Terry hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Leach moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reese vs. Meine
Reese is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Comorosky vs. Henry
Comorosky hits a popup, foul, 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: ---
Grantham vs. Henry
Grantham hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reese fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bartell vs. Henry
Bartell hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sheely vs. Henry
There goes Grantham. The throw from Hogan and he is out, Reese applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Meine
Jackson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hogan vs. Meine
Hogan hits a popup towards short. Bartell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henry vs. Meine
Henry hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fullis vs. Meine
Fullis is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leach vs. Meine
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 3
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sheely vs. Henry
Sheely hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargreaves vs. Henry
Hargreaves hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meine vs. Henry
Meine hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Leach who is chasing the ball. Meine reaches third base with a triple. Hargreaves goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Adams vs. Henry
Adams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Meine scores. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Henry
Waner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Adams moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Waner vs. Henry
Waner hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hogan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Comorosky vs. Henry
Comorosky 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, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindstrom vs. Meine
Lindstrom hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Meine
Ott hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Lindstrom moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Terry vs. Meine
Terry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lindstrom scores. Ott moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Reese vs. Hill
Carmen Hill now pitching.
Reese takes first base on ball four. Terry moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jackson vs. Hill
Jackson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ott scores. Terry scores. Reese moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hogan vs. Hill
Hogan hits a line drive into left field. Comorosky picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Comorosky. Reese scores. Jackson moves to third. Hogan moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
O'Farrell vs. Petty
Jesse Petty now pitching. Larry Benton pinch runs for Shanty Hogan. Bob O'Farrell pinch hits for Dutch Henry.
O'Farrell strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Fullis vs. Petty
Fullis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Jackson scores. Benton moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Leach vs. Petty
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, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grantham vs. Mays
Bob O'Farrell now catching. Carl Mays now pitching.
Grantham hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Mays
Bartell hits a fly ball into center field. Fullis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sheely vs. Mays
Sheely hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hemsley vs. Mays
Rollie Hemsley pinch hits for Charlie Hargreaves.
Hemsley hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Leach. Hemsley reaches second base with a double. Sheely moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Petty vs. Mays
Petty hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sheely scores. Hemsley scores. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Mays
There's a wild pitch. Petty moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Adams vs. Mays
Adams is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindstrom vs. Petty
Rollie Hemsley now catching.
Lindstrom hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Petty
Ott is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Terry vs. Petty
There goes Lindstrom. The throw from Hemsley and he is safe. Lindstrom steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Terry vs. Petty
Terry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reese vs. Petty
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to second for the out. Lindstrom moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jackson vs. Petty
Jackson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hemsley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Mays
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, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Mays
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, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Comorosky vs. Mays
Comorosky hits a fly ball into center field. Fullis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Petty
Mays 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, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Farrell vs. Petty
O'Farrell hits a popup towards first. Sheely settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fullis vs. Petty
Fullis hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grantham vs. Mays
Grantham hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Mays
Bartell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sheely vs. Mays
Sheely hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lindstrom throws to second for one, and Reese throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Sheely moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hemsley vs. Mays
Hemsley hits a fly ball into left field. Leach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leach vs. Petty
Leach hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindstrom vs. Petty
Lindstrom hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hemsley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Petty
Ott hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Petty
Terry hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petty vs. Mays
Petty hits a line drive towards short. Jackson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Mays
Adams hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Mays
Waner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Mays
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reese fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Petty
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Petty
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Petty
Mays 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 8
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Comorosky vs. Mays
Comorosky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grantham vs. Mays
Grantham hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mays can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bartell vs. Mays
Bartell takes first base on ball four. Grantham moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sheely vs. Mays
Sheely hits a fly ball towards right. Ott catches it and throws to first to double up Bartell. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Farrell vs. Petty
O'Farrell hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fullis vs. Petty
Fullis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leach vs. Petty
Leach hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hemsley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lindstrom vs. Petty
Lindstrom hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Grantham settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemsley vs. Mays
Hemsley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mays fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brame vs. Mays
Erv Brame pinch hits for Jesse Petty.
Brame hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brickell vs. Mays
Fred Brickell pinch hits for Sparky Adams.
Brickell hits a fly ball into center field. Fullis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Mays
Waner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brame moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Waner vs. Mays
Waner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Brame moves to third. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Comorosky vs. Mays
Comorosky hits a fly ball into center field. Fullis 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 2 -- Pittsburgh at New York (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Adams S, 3b 4 0 1 1 Fullis C, cf 4 1 2 1
Brickell F, ph 1 0 0 0 Leach F, lf 5 0 1 0
Waner L, cf 5 0 3 0 Lindstrom F, 3b 4 1 2 1
Waner P, rf 5 0 1 0 Ott M, rf 4 2 2 1
Comorosky A, lf 5 0 0 0 Terry B, 1b 3 1 2 1
Grantham G, 2b 4 0 2 0 Reese A, 2b 3 1 0 0
Bartell D, ss 2 0 0 0 Jackson T, ss 4 2 2 3
Sheely E, 1b 4 1 1 0 Hogan S, c 2 0 1 1
Hargreaves C, c 1 1 1 0 Benton L, pr 0 0 0 0
Hemsley R, ph-c 3 1 1 0 Mays C, p 2 0 0 0
Meine H, p 1 1 1 1 Henry D, p 1 0 0 0
Hill C, p 0 0 0 0 O'Farrell B, ph-c 3 0 0 0
Petty J, p 2 0 1 2
Brame E, ph 1 0 1 0
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38 4 13 4 35 8 12 8
Pittsburgh 002 200 000 -- 4
New York 115 001 00x -- 8
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Meine H (L)* 2.0 7 5 5 0 1
Hill C+ 0.0 2 2 2 1 0
Petty J 6.0 3 1 1 1 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Henry D 3.0 5 2 2 0 0
Mays C (W) 6.0 8 2 2 2 1
* Pitched to 3 batters in 3rd
+ Pitched to 3 batters in 3rd
E -- Comorosky A, Reese A
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 9, New York 7
2B -- Fullis C, Hemsley R
3B -- Meine H
HR -- Jackson T, Ott M
SB -- Lindstrom F
CS -- Grantham G
SF -- Lindstrom F
HBP -- by Meine H (Fullis C)
WP -- Mays C
A -- 0
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