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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 14, 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 14, 1931 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
Date | August 14, 1931 |
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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 | August 14, 1931 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Home Team | New York Giants |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Glenn Spencer |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Mooney |
Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 0 hours |
Umpires | HP: Ernie Quigley 1B: Bob Clarke 2B: (none) 3B: Charlie Moran |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lloyd Waner | Center Fielder |
Woody Jensen | Left Fielder |
George Grantham | Second Baseman |
Pie Traynor | Third Baseman |
Paul Waner | Right Fielder |
Gus Suhr | First Baseman |
Eddie Phillips | Catcher |
Tommy Thevenow | Shortstop |
Glenn Spencer | Pitcher |
Jewel Ens | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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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 |
Jim Mooney | Pitcher |
John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 14, 1931
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Mooney
Waner hits a fly ball into left field. Leach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Mooney
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vergez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grantham vs. Mooney
Grantham bunts towards third. Vergez can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Traynor vs. Mooney
Traynor hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Grantham moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Waner vs. Mooney
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. Spencer
Fullis hits a fly ball into right 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: ---
Leach vs. Spencer
Leach hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Waner who is chasing the ball. Leach reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Terry vs. Spencer
Terry hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Waner throws the ball in to Grantham who tags Terry trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Leach scores. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Spencer
Ott hits a popup towards short. Thevenow settles under it 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: ---
Suhr vs. Mooney
Suhr takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Mooney
Phillips hits a fly ball into center field. Fullis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thevenow vs. Mooney
Thevenow hits a popup, foul, towards first. Terry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Mooney
Spencer is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hogan vs. Spencer
Hogan 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, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Spencer
Jackson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Grantham settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vergez vs. Spencer
Vergez hits a line drive into left field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Mooney
Waner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Mooney
Jensen hits a popup, foul, towards third. Vergez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grantham vs. Mooney
Grantham hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Waner moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Traynor vs. Mooney
Traynor hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Waner scores. Grantham moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Waner vs. Mooney
Waner hits a popup in front of the plate. Hogan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Suhr vs. Mooney
There go the runners. The throw from Hogan to Jackson covering second. The throw back to home, and Grantham is out at the plate. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunnefield vs. Spencer
Hunnefield takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mooney vs. Spencer
Mooney bunts towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Hunnefield moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fullis vs. Spencer
Fullis bunts towards third. Traynor fields it and throws to first for the out. Hunnefield moves to third. Mooney moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Leach vs. Spencer
Leach hits a ball on the ground towards second. Grantham fields it, throws to first for one, and the throw to third - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suhr vs. Mooney
Suhr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vergez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Mooney
Phillips strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thevenow vs. Mooney
Thevenow hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vergez can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Mooney
Spencer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Spencer
Terry hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Grantham reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Spencer
Ott hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hogan vs. Spencer
Hogan is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Spencer
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spencer fields it and throws to first for the out. Hogan moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vergez vs. Spencer
Vergez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Traynor fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Mooney
Waner hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hogan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Mooney
Jensen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grantham vs. Mooney
Grantham hits a line drive towards third. Vergez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Traynor vs. Mooney
Traynor 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, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunnefield vs. Spencer
Hunnefield hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mooney vs. Spencer
Mooney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thevenow scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fullis vs. Spencer
Fullis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leach vs. Spencer
There goes Fullis. The throw from Phillips and he is safe. Fullis steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Leach vs. Spencer
Leach hits a popup towards third. Traynor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Mooney
Waner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suhr vs. Mooney
Suhr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunnefield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Phillips vs. Mooney
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vergez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thevenow vs. Mooney
Thevenow hits a fly ball into center field. Fullis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Spencer
Terry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Spencer
Ott takes first base on ball four. Terry moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hogan vs. Spencer
Hogan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Traynor fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Ott moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. Spencer
Jackson hits a fly ball into left field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vergez vs. Spencer
Vergez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Traynor fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Ott moves to third. Hogan moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hunnefield vs. Spencer
Hunnefield hits a line drive towards short. Thevenow reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Mooney
Spencer strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Mooney
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vergez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Mooney
Jensen strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mooney vs. Spencer
Mooney hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fullis vs. Spencer
Fullis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spencer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Mooney moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Leach vs. Spencer
Leach bunts towards third. Traynor can't make a play. That's a base hit. Mooney moves to third. Fullis moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Terry vs. Spencer
Terry hits a popup towards short. Thevenow settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ott vs. Spencer
Ott hits a popup, foul, towards first. Suhr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hogan vs. Spencer
Hogan hits a fly ball into left field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grantham vs. Mooney
Grantham is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Traynor vs. Mooney
Traynor hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Mooney
There goes Traynor. The throw from Hogan and he is safe. Traynor steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Waner vs. Mooney
Waner hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Hunnefield catches it and throws to second with Jackson covering, to double up Traynor. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Spencer
Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vergez vs. Spencer
Vergez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunnefield vs. Spencer
Hunnefield hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Grantham catches it and throws to first to double up Vergez. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suhr vs. Mooney
Suhr hits a ball on the ground towards first. Terry scoops it up and throws to first, with Mooney covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Mooney
Phillips hits a popup, foul, towards first. Terry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thevenow vs. Mooney
Thevenow takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Comorosky vs. Mooney
Adam Comorosky pinch hits for Glenn Spencer.
Comorosky strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/14/1931 -- Pittsburgh at New York (D) Pittsburgh AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI Waner L, cf 4 1 1 0 Fullis C, cf 2 0 1 0 Jensen W, lf 4 0 1 0 Leach F, lf 4 1 2 0 Grantham G, 2b 4 0 2 0 Terry B, 1b 3 0 1 1 Traynor P, 3b 4 0 3 1 Ott M, rf 3 1 1 1 Waner P, rf 4 0 1 0 Hogan S, c 3 0 0 0 Suhr G, 1b 3 0 0 0 Jackson T, ss 4 0 0 0 Phillips E, c 4 0 0 0 Vergez J, 3b 4 0 2 0 Thevenow T, ss 3 0 1 0 Hunnefield B, 2b 3 0 0 0 Spencer G, p 3 0 0 0 Mooney J, p 2 0 1 0 Comorosky A, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 1 9 1 28 2 8 2 Pittsburgh 001 000 000 -- 1 New York 100 100 00x -- 2 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Spencer G (L) 8.0 8 2 2 4 0 New York IP H R ER BB SO Mooney J (W) 9.0 9 1 1 2 7 DP -- Pittsburgh 2, New York 1 LOB -- Pittsburgh 8, New York 9 3B -- Leach F HR -- Ott M SB -- Fullis C, Traynor P CS -- Grantham G SH -- Mooney J, Fullis C HBP -- by Spencer G (Hogan S) A -- 0
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