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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 12, 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 August 12, 1931 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 12, 1931 |
|---|---|
| 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 12, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ray Kremer |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Carl Hubbell |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 40 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Charlie Moran 1B: Ernie Quigley 2B: (none) 3B: Bob Clarke |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lloyd Waner | Center Fielder |
| George Grantham | First Baseman |
| Adam Comorosky | Left Fielder |
| Pie Traynor | Third Baseman |
| Paul Waner | Right Fielder |
| Howdy Groskloss | Second Baseman |
| Eddie Phillips | Catcher |
| Tommy Thevenow | Shortstop |
| Ray Kremer | Pitcher |
| Jewel Ens | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chick Fullis | Center Fielder |
| Freddy Leach | Left Fielder |
| Bill Terry | First Baseman |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Shanty Hogan | Catcher |
| Travis Jackson | Shortstop |
| Johnny Vergez | Third Baseman |
| Bill Hunnefield | Second Baseman |
| Carl Hubbell | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 12, 1931
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Hubbell
Waner hits a popup, foul, 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: ---
Grantham vs. Hubbell
Grantham hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Comorosky vs. Hubbell
Comorosky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vergez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Traynor vs. Hubbell
Traynor hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fullis vs. Kremer
Fullis hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leach vs. Kremer
Leach hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Terry vs. Kremer
Terry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound, deflecting off of Kremer's glove, towards the right side of the infield. Groskloss fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Kremer
Ott hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hogan vs. Kremer
Hogan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Groskloss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Hubbell
Waner hits a popup, foul, towards first. Terry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groskloss vs. Hubbell
Groskloss strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Hubbell
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hubbell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thevenow vs. Hubbell
Thevenow hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vergez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Kremer
Gus Suhr now playing first base. George Grantham now playing second base.
Jackson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vergez vs. Kremer
Vergez strikes out. There goes Jackson. The throw from Phillips to second, and Jackson is out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunnefield vs. Kremer
Hunnefield 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, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kremer vs. Hubbell
Kremer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Hubbell
Waner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kremer moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grantham vs. Hubbell
Grantham takes first base on ball four. Kremer moves to third. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Comorosky vs. Hubbell
Comorosky strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Traynor vs. Hubbell
Traynor hits a ball on the ground towards first. Terry fields the ball and throws to Hubbell covering. Safe. Kremer scores. Waner moves to third. Grantham moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Waner vs. Hubbell
Waner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Waner scores. Grantham scores. Traynor moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Suhr vs. Hubbell
Suhr hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ott. Suhr reaches second base with a double. Traynor scores. Waner goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Phillips vs. Hubbell
There goes Suhr. The throw from Hogan and he is out, Vergez applying the tag. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Hubbell
Phillips strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hubbell vs. Kremer
Hubbell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Traynor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fullis vs. Kremer
Fullis hits a fly ball into left field. Comorosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leach vs. Kremer
Leach 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, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thevenow vs. Hubbell
Thevenow hits a popup, foul, towards third. Vergez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kremer vs. Hubbell
Kremer strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Hubbell
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunnefield misplays the ball. That's an error on Hunnefield. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grantham vs. Hubbell
Grantham hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Kremer
Terry hits a fly ball into left field. Comorosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Kremer
Ott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hogan vs. Kremer
Hogan hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Ott moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jackson vs. Kremer
Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ott scores. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vergez vs. Kremer
Vergez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thevenow fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Comorosky vs. Hubbell
Comorosky hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hubbell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Traynor vs. Hubbell
Traynor hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Hubbell
Waner hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunnefield vs. Kremer
Hunnefield hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hubbell vs. Kremer
Hubbell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thevenow scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fullis vs. Kremer
Fullis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thevenow scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suhr vs. Hubbell
Suhr hits a line drive into center field. Fullis picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Fullis. Suhr moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Phillips vs. Hubbell
Phillips hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hunnefield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thevenow vs. Hubbell
Thevenow hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hogan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kremer vs. Hubbell
Kremer hits a popup towards short. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leach vs. Kremer
Leach hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Terry vs. Kremer
Terry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grantham fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Kremer
Ott hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hogan vs. Kremer
Hogan hits a fly ball into left field. Comorosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Hubbell
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunnefield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grantham vs. Hubbell
Grantham hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Comorosky vs. Hubbell
Comorosky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Grantham moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Traynor vs. Hubbell
Traynor 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, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Kremer
Jackson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vergez vs. Kremer
Vergez hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunnefield vs. Kremer
Hunnefield hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Waner. Hunnefield reaches second base with a double. Jackson moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Leslie vs. Kremer
Sam Leslie pinch hits for Carl Hubbell.
Leslie hits a popup towards short. Thevenow settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Fullis vs. Kremer
Fullis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Traynor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Parmelee
Roy Parmelee now pitching.
Waner strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suhr vs. Parmelee
Suhr hits a fly ball into left field. Leach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Parmelee
Phillips takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thevenow vs. Parmelee
Thevenow hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Phillips moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kremer vs. Parmelee
Kremer is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leach vs. Kremer
Leach hits a popup, foul, towards third. Traynor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Kremer
Terry hits a fly ball into left field. Comorosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Kremer
Ott hits a line drive towards first. Suhr reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Parmelee
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grantham vs. Parmelee
Grantham hits a ball on the ground for a single. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Comorosky vs. Parmelee
Comorosky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Traynor vs. Parmelee
There goes Comorosky. The throw from Hogan and he is out, Jackson applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hogan vs. Kremer
Hogan hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Kremer
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thevenow scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vergez vs. Kremer
Vergez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunnefield vs. Kremer
Hunnefield is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/12/1931, game 1 -- Pittsburgh at New York (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Waner L, cf 5 1 1 0 Fullis C, cf 4 0 0 0
Grantham G, 1b-2b 4 2 3 1 Leach F, lf 4 0 2 0
Comorosky A, lf 5 0 0 0 Terry B, 1b 4 1 0 0
Traynor P, 3b 4 1 1 1 Ott M, rf 3 3 2 3
Waner P, rf 4 1 1 2 Hogan S, c 4 0 1 0
Groskloss H, 2b 1 0 0 0 Jackson T, ss 4 0 2 1
Suhr G, 1b 3 0 2 2 Vergez J, 3b 4 0 1 0
Phillips E, c 3 0 1 0 Hunnefield B, 2b 4 0 1 0
Thevenow T, ss 4 0 1 0 Hubbell C, p 2 0 0 0
Kremer R, p 4 1 1 0 Leslie S, ph 1 0 0 0
Parmelee R, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 6 11 6 34 4 9 4
Pittsburgh 105 000 000 -- 6
New York 200 101 000 -- 4
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Kremer R (W) 9.0 9 4 4 1 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hubbell C (L) 7.0 9 6 6 1 4
Parmelee R 2.0 2 0 0 1 2
E -- Hunnefield B, Fullis C
DP -- Pittsburgh 2
LOB -- Pittsburgh 6, New York 4
2B -- Suhr G, Hunnefield B
HR -- Grantham G, Ott M 2
CS -- Jackson T, Suhr G, Comorosky A
T -- 1:40
A -- 0
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