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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 26, 1935
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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, 1935 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 26, 1935 |
|---|---|
| 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 26, 1935 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ralph Birkofer |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Al Smith |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 0 hours |
| Umpires | HP: George Barr 1B: Ziggy Sears 2B: (none) 3B: Ernie Quigley |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Woody Jensen | Left Fielder |
| Lloyd Waner | Center Fielder |
| Paul Waner | Right Fielder |
| Arky Vaughan | Shortstop |
| Gus Suhr | First Baseman |
| Pie Traynor | Third Baseman |
| Pep Young | Second Baseman |
| Tom Padden | Catcher |
| Ralph Birkofer | Pitcher |
| Pie Traynor | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jo-Jo Moore | Left Fielder |
| Travis Jackson | Third Baseman |
| Bill Terry | First Baseman |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Mark Koenig | Second Baseman |
| Hank Leiber | Center Fielder |
| Gus Mancuso | Catcher |
| Dick Bartell | Shortstop |
| Al Smith | Pitcher |
| Bill Terry | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 26, 1935
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Smith
Jensen hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Smith
Waner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Smith
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vaughan vs. Smith
Vaughan takes first base on ball four. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Suhr vs. Smith
Suhr takes first base on ball four. Waner moves to third. Vaughan moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Traynor vs. Smith
Traynor hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Smith
Young is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Birkofer
Moore hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Waner. Moore reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Birkofer
Jackson hits a line drive into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Terry vs. Birkofer
Terry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ott vs. Birkofer
Ott hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Moore scores. Terry moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Koenig vs. Birkofer
Koenig is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Leiber vs. Birkofer
Leiber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Padden vs. Smith
Padden hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Birkofer vs. Smith
Birkofer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Smith
Jensen bunts towards the mound. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Smith
Waner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Smith
There goes Waner. The throw from Mancuso and he is out, Bartell applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Birkofer
Mancuso strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Birkofer
Bartell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cuccinello vs. Birkofer
Al Cuccinello pinch hits for Al Smith.
Cuccinello hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bartell moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Moore vs. Birkofer
Moore hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bartell scores. Cuccinello moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. Birkofer
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Moore
Euel Moore now pitching.
Waner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vaughan vs. Moore
Vaughan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Waner moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Suhr vs. Moore
Suhr hits a ball on the ground towards first. Terry fields it and throws to home. Mancuso drops the ball. Waner scores. Vaughan moves to third. Suhr moves to second. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Traynor vs. Moore
Traynor hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Vaughan scores. Suhr moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Young vs. Stout
Allyn Stout now pitching.
Young hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Suhr scores. Traynor moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Padden vs. Stout
Padden hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Birkofer vs. Stout
Birkofer hits a fly ball towards right. Ott catches it and throws to third to double up . View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, 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 -
Pirates, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Birkofer
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Koenig vs. Birkofer
Koenig hits a fly ball into left field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leiber vs. Birkofer
Leiber hits a fly ball into left field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Stout
Jensen hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Stout
Waner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Stout
Waner hits a fly ball into center field. Leiber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vaughan vs. Stout
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Koenig fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suhr vs. Stout
There's a wild pitch. Vaughan moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Suhr vs. Stout
Suhr hits a ball on the ground towards first. Terry scoops it up and throws to first, with Stout covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 9 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Birkofer
Mancuso strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Birkofer
Bartell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Suhr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schumacher vs. Birkofer
Hal Schumacher pinch hits for Allyn Stout.
Schumacher hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Birkofer
Moore hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Young reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 9 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Traynor vs. Fitzsimmons
Freddie Fitzsimmons now pitching.
Traynor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Fitzsimmons
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Koenig fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Padden vs. Fitzsimmons
Padden hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Birkofer vs. Fitzsimmons
Birkofer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 9 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Birkofer
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Birkofer
Terry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Birkofer
Ott hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Koenig vs. Birkofer
Koenig hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Birkofer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 9 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Fitzsimmons
Jensen hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Giants, 2
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, 9 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, 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
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 9 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leiber vs. Birkofer
Leiber hits a fly ball into left field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Birkofer
Mancuso hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Birkofer
Bartell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fitzsimmons vs. Birkofer
Fitzsimmons 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, 9 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Fitzsimmons
Phil Weintraub now playing first base. Harry Danning now catching.
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Koenig scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suhr vs. Fitzsimmons
Suhr hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Koenig reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Traynor vs. Fitzsimmons
Traynor hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Fitzsimmons
Young hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Danning settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 9 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Birkofer
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards first. Suhr fields the ball and throws to Birkofer covering. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Birkofer
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weintraub vs. Birkofer
Weintraub hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Waner, who is chasing the ball. Weintraub reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ott vs. Birkofer
Ott hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 9 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Padden vs. Fitzsimmons
Padden strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Birkofer vs. Fitzsimmons
Birkofer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Fitzsimmons
Jensen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Fitzsimmons
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 9 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koenig vs. Birkofer
Koenig hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Birkofer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leiber vs. Birkofer
Leiber hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Padden settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Birkofer
Danning hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bartell vs. Birkofer
Bartell strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 9 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Fitzsimmons
Waner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vaughan vs. Fitzsimmons
Vaughan bunts towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Suhr vs. Fitzsimmons
Suhr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Koenig scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Waner moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Traynor vs. Fitzsimmons
Traynor hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Waner scores. View Play -
Pirates, 10 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Fitzsimmons
Young hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 10 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Birkofer
Kiddo Davis pinch hits for Freddie Fitzsimmons.
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 10 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Birkofer
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 10 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Birkofer
Jackson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Jensen who is chasing the ball. Jackson reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Pirates, 10 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Weintraub vs. Birkofer
Weintraub hits a fly ball into center field. Waner 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 8/26/1935 -- Pittsburgh at New York (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Jensen W, lf 5 1 2 1 Moore J, lf 5 1 3 1
Waner L, cf 4 0 2 0 Jackson T, 3b 5 0 1 0
Waner P, rf 5 3 2 0 Terry B, 1b 2 0 0 0
Vaughan A, ss 3 2 1 0 Weintraub P, 1b 2 0 1 0
Suhr G, 1b 4 2 0 0 Ott M, rf 4 0 3 1
Traynor P, 3b 5 1 5 6 Koenig M, 2b 4 0 0 0
Young P, 2b 5 0 1 1 Leiber H, cf 4 0 0 0
Padden T, c 4 1 2 1 Mancuso G, c 3 0 0 0
Birkofer R, p 4 0 0 0 Danning H, c 1 0 1 0
Bartell D, ss 2 1 0 0
Smith A, p 0 0 0 0
Cuccinello A, ph 1 0 1 0
Moore E, p 0 0 0 0
Stout A, p 0 0 0 0
Schumacher H, ph 1 0 1 0
Fitzsimmons F, p 1 0 0 0
Davis K, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 10 15 9 36 2 11 2
Pittsburgh 413 100 001 -- 10
New York 110 000 000 -- 2
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Birkofer R (W) 9.0 11 2 2 3 5
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Smith A (L) 2.0 4 5 5 2 1
Moore E* 0.0 3 3 1 0 0
Stout A 2.0 2 1 1 1 0
Fitzsimmons F 5.0 6 1 1 0 1
* Pitched to 4 batters in 3rd
E -- Mancuso G
DP -- Pittsburgh 2, New York 2
LOB -- Pittsburgh 6, New York 10
2B -- Moore J
3B -- Weintraub P, Jackson T
HR -- Traynor P, Padden T, Jensen W
CS -- Waner L
SH -- Vaughan A
WP -- Stout A
A -- 0
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