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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 26, 1933
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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 26, 1933 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 26, 1933 |
|---|---|
| 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 26, 1933 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ralph Birkofer |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Watty Clark |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 45,000 |
| Time of Game | 0 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Cy Pfirman 1B: Bill Klem 2B: (none) 3B: Ted McGrew |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lloyd Waner | Center Fielder |
| Woody Jensen | Left Fielder |
| Paul Waner | Right Fielder |
| Pie Traynor | Third Baseman |
| Arky Vaughan | Shortstop |
| Gus Suhr | First Baseman |
| Tommy Thevenow | Second Baseman |
| Val Picinich | Catcher |
| Ralph Birkofer | Pitcher |
| George Gibson | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Kiddo Davis | Center Fielder |
| Hughie Critz | Second Baseman |
| Bill Terry | First Baseman |
| Homer Peel | Left Fielder |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Vergez | Third Baseman |
| Paul Richards | Catcher |
| Blondy Ryan | Shortstop |
| Watty Clark | Pitcher |
| Bill Terry | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 26, 1933
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Clark
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Critz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Clark
Jensen hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Clark
Waner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Traynor vs. Clark
Traynor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vergez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Birkofer
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Traynor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Critz vs. Birkofer
Critz hits a popup towards first. Suhr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Birkofer
Terry hits a fly ball into left field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Clark
Vaughan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suhr vs. Clark
Suhr strikes out. There goes Vaughan. The throw from Richards to Ryan, and Vaughan is out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thevenow vs. Clark
Thevenow hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Picinich vs. Clark
Picinich 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, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peel vs. Birkofer
Peel 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: ---
Ott vs. Birkofer
Ott hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vergez vs. Birkofer
Vergez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richards vs. Birkofer
Richards hits a ball on the ground towards third. Traynor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Birkofer vs. Clark
Birkofer 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Clark
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Critz misplays the ball. That's an error on Critz. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Clark
Jensen hits a fly ball into left field. Peel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Clark
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ryan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Birkofer
Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thevenow scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Birkofer
Clark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Birkofer
Davis 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--
Critz vs. Birkofer
Critz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Clark moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Terry vs. Birkofer
Terry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thevenow scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Traynor vs. Clark
Traynor hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Clark
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Ott. Vaughan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Suhr vs. Clark
Suhr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Critz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Vaughan moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thevenow vs. Clark
Thevenow hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Vaughan scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Picinich vs. Clark
Picinich hits a fly ball into left field. Peel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peel vs. Birkofer
Peel takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Birkofer
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Birkofer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vergez vs. Birkofer
Vergez hits a fly ball into left field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Richards vs. Birkofer
Richards hits a fly ball into left field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Birkofer vs. Clark
Birkofer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Terry scoops it up and throws to first, with Clark covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Clark
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Critz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Clark
Jensen hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Ott. Jensen reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Waner vs. Clark
Waner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Traynor vs. Clark
Traynor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vergez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Birkofer
Ryan strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Birkofer
Clark hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Birkofer
Davis hits a fly ball into left field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Critz vs. Birkofer
Critz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Traynor fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Clark
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Terry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Vaughan for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suhr vs. Clark
Suhr hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Clark fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thevenow vs. Clark
Thevenow hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Picinich vs. Clark
Picinich hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Thevenow moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Finney vs. Luque
Hal Finney pinch hits for Ralph Birkofer. Dolf Luque now pitching.
Finney hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Luque
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Critz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Hoyt
Waite Hoyt now pitching.
Terry hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Doul vs. Hoyt
Lefty O'Doul pinch hits for Homer Peel.
O'Doul is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Hoyt
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thevenow scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Luque
Mel Ott now playing center field. Lefty O'Doul now playing right field. Jo-Jo Moore now playing left field.
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Critz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Luque
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Critz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Traynor vs. Luque
Traynor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Critz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vergez vs. Hoyt
Vergez hits a fly ball into left field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richards vs. Hoyt
Richards hits a popup, foul, towards first. Suhr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Hoyt
Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hoyt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Luque
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Luque fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suhr vs. Luque
Suhr hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thevenow vs. Luque
Thevenow hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Suhr moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Picinich vs. Luque
Picinich bunts towards first. Terry fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Terry. Suhr scores. Thevenow moves to third. Picinich moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hoyt vs. Luque
Hoyt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Thevenow scores. Picinich scores. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Luque
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Luque fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Luque
Jensen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Waner moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Waner vs. Luque
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Critz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Hoyt
Gus Mancuso pinch hits for Dolf Luque.
Mancuso hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Hoyt
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Critz vs. Hoyt
Critz hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Hoyt
Terry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thevenow scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Traynor vs. Spencer
Glenn Spencer now pitching.
Traynor hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Spencer
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suhr vs. Spencer
Suhr hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thevenow vs. Spencer
Thevenow hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Doul vs. Hoyt
O'Doul hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Hoyt
Ott hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vergez vs. Hoyt
Vergez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Traynor fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/26/1933, game 2 -- Pittsburgh at New York (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Waner L, cf 5 0 0 0 Davis K, cf 3 0 0 0
Jensen W, lf 5 0 2 0 Moore J, lf 1 0 0 0
Waner P, rf 3 0 0 0 Critz H, 2b 4 0 1 0
Traynor P, 3b 5 0 0 0 Terry B, 1b 4 0 0 0
Vaughan A, ss 5 1 3 0 Peel H, lf 1 0 0 0
Suhr G, 1b 5 1 1 0 O'Doul L, ph-rf 2 0 0 0
Thevenow T, 2b 5 2 4 1 Ott M, rf-cf 4 1 2 1
Picinich V, c 3 2 1 1 Vergez J, 3b 4 0 0 0
Birkofer R, p 2 0 0 0 Richards P, c 3 0 0 0
Finney H, ph 1 1 1 3 Ryan B, ss 3 0 0 0
Hoyt W, p 1 0 1 2 Clark W, p 1 0 1 0
Luque D, p 0 0 0 0
Mancuso G, ph 1 1 1 1
Spencer G, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 7 13 7 31 2 5 2
Pittsburgh 000 103 030 -- 7
New York 010 000 010 -- 2
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Birkofer R (W) 5.0 3 1 1 2 1
Hoyt W (S) 4.0 2 1 1 0 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Clark W (L) 5.2 7 3 3 2 1
Luque D 2.1 5 4 4 0 0
Spencer G 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
E -- Critz H, Terry B
DP -- Pittsburgh 1, New York 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 9, New York 4
2B -- Vaughan A, Jensen W
HR -- Ott M, Finney H, Mancuso G
CS -- Vaughan A
SH -- Picinich V
A -- 45000
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