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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 20, 1931
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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 June 20, 1931 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | June 20, 1931 |
|---|---|
| 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 | June 20, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Erv Brame |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Freddie Fitzsimmons |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 30,000 |
| Time of Game | 0 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Cy Rigler 1B: Cy Pfirman 2B: (none) 3B: Bob Clarke |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lloyd Waner | Center Fielder |
| Ben Sankey | Second Baseman |
| Paul Waner | Right Fielder |
| Pie Traynor | Third Baseman |
| Adam Comorosky | Left Fielder |
| Gus Suhr | First Baseman |
| Earl Grace | Catcher |
| Tommy Thevenow | Shortstop |
| Erv Brame | Pitcher |
| Jewel Ens | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Doc Marshall | Second Baseman |
| Ethan Allen | Left Fielder |
| Freddie Lindstrom | Right Fielder |
| Bill Terry | First Baseman |
| Mel Ott | Center Fielder |
| Travis Jackson | Shortstop |
| Johnny Vergez | Third Baseman |
| Shanty Hogan | Catcher |
| Freddie Fitzsimmons | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 20, 1931
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Fitzsimmons
Waner hits a fly ball into center field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sankey vs. Fitzsimmons
Sankey strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Fitzsimmons
Waner hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Marshall reaches out 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: ---
Marshall vs. Brame
Marshall is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Brame
Allen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lindstrom vs. Brame
Lindstrom 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. Allen moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Terry vs. Brame
Terry hits a fly ball into left field. Comorosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Allen scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Brame
There goes Lindstrom. The throw from Grace and he is safe. Lindstrom steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ott vs. Brame
Ott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. Brame
Jackson hits a fly ball into left field. Comorosky 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 fly ball into right field. Lindstrom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Comorosky vs. Fitzsimmons
Comorosky hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suhr vs. Fitzsimmons
Suhr hits a ball on the ground towards first. Terry fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grace vs. Fitzsimmons
There goes Suhr. The throw from Hogan and he is out, Jackson applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vergez vs. Brame
Vergez strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hogan vs. Brame
Hogan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fitzsimmons vs. Brame
Fitzsimmons hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hogan moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Marshall vs. Brame
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Suhr fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Fitzsimmons
Grace hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Lindstrom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thevenow vs. Fitzsimmons
Thevenow hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Marshall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brame vs. Fitzsimmons
Brame hits a fly ball into left field. Allen settles under the ball 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: ---
Allen vs. Brame
Allen hits a popup towards short. Thevenow settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindstrom vs. Brame
Lindstrom hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Terry vs. Brame
Terry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brame fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Brame
Ott hits a popup towards short. Thevenow settles under it 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: ---
Waner vs. Fitzsimmons
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Marshall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sankey vs. Fitzsimmons
Sankey strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Fitzsimmons
Waner hits a fly ball into left field. Allen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Brame
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thevenow scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vergez vs. Brame
Vergez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thevenow scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hogan vs. Brame
Hogan hits a fly ball into left field. Comorosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, 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 -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Comorosky vs. Fitzsimmons
Comorosky is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suhr vs. Fitzsimmons
Suhr hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grace vs. Fitzsimmons
Grace hits a fly ball into center field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitzsimmons vs. Brame
Fitzsimmons hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Brame
Marshall hits a fly ball into left field. Comorosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Brame
Allen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lindstrom vs. Brame
Lindstrom 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: 1--
Terry vs. Brame
Terry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Allen moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ott vs. Brame
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thevenow fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thevenow vs. Fitzsimmons
Thevenow hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vergez juggles the ball. That's an error on Vergez. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brame vs. Fitzsimmons
Brame hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Marshall fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Fitzsimmons
Waner hits a fly ball into left field. Allen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Brame
Jackson 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vergez vs. Brame
Vergez is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hogan vs. Brame
Hogan hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitzsimmons vs. Brame
Fitzsimmons hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Brame
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sankey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sankey vs. Fitzsimmons
Sankey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Marshall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Fitzsimmons
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vergez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Traynor vs. Fitzsimmons
Traynor hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Comorosky vs. Fitzsimmons
Comorosky hits a popup, foul, towards first. Terry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Brame
Allen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sankey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindstrom vs. Brame
Lindstrom hits a popup, foul, towards third. Traynor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Brame
Terry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Brame
Ott hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suhr vs. Fitzsimmons
Suhr hits a popup, foul, towards first. Terry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Fitzsimmons
Grace hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thevenow vs. Fitzsimmons
Thevenow hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Marshall fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Brame
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Traynor juggles the ball. That's an error on Traynor. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vergez vs. Brame
Vergez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hogan vs. Brame
Hogan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fitzsimmons vs. Brame
Fitzsimmons 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. Hogan moves to third. Fitzsimmons moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Marshall vs. Osborn
Bob Osborn now pitching.
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thevenow scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Allen vs. Osborn
Allen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hogan scores. Fitzsimmons moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lindstrom vs. Osborn
Lindstrom hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fitzsimmons scores. Allen moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Terry vs. Osborn
Terry hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Waner who is chasing the ball. Terry reaches third base with a triple. Allen scores. Lindstrom goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ott vs. Osborn
Ott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jackson vs. Osborn
Jackson hits a fly ball towards center field. Waner fields the ball and throws to second. Sankey drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Sankey. Terry scores. Ott moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vergez vs. Osborn
Vergez hits a fly ball into left field. Comorosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mosolf vs. Fitzsimmons
Sam Leslie now playing first base. Jim Mosolf pinch hits for Bob Osborn.
Mosolf strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 10
Outs: 1, 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, 0 - Giants, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sankey vs. Fitzsimmons
Sankey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Marshall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/20/1931, game 2 -- Pittsburgh at New York (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Waner L, cf 4 0 0 0 Marshall D, 2b 5 0 0 0
Sankey B, 2b 4 0 0 0 Allen E, lf 5 2 3 1
Waner P, rf 3 0 0 0 Lindstrom F, rf 5 1 3 1
Traynor P, 3b 3 0 1 0 Terry B, 1b 4 1 2 3
Comorosky A, lf 3 0 1 0 Leslie S, 1b 0 0 0 0
Suhr G, 1b 3 0 1 0 Ott M, cf 3 0 0 0
Grace E, c 3 0 1 0 Jackson T, ss 5 1 0 1
Thevenow T, ss 3 0 0 0 Vergez J, 3b 5 1 1 2
Brame E, p 2 0 0 0 Hogan S, c 3 2 2 1
Osborn B, p 0 0 0 0 Fitzsimmons F, p 4 2 3 1
Mosolf J, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
29 0 4 0 39 10 14 10
Pittsburgh 000 000 000 -- 0
New York 100 011 07x -- 10
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Brame E (L)* 7.0 11 7 3 3 3
Osborn B 1.0 3 3 0 1 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Fitzsimmons F (W) 9.0 4 0 0 0 4
* Pitched to 4 batters in 8th
E -- Comorosky A, Vergez J, Traynor P 2, Sankey B
DP -- Pittsburgh 1, New York 2
LOB -- Pittsburgh 2, New York 9
3B -- Terry B
HR -- Fitzsimmons F, Hogan S, Vergez J
SB -- Lindstrom F
CS -- Suhr G
A -- 30000
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