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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 5, 1937
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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 5, 1937 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | June 5, 1937 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 5, 1937 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Bowman |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Al Smith |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 15,333 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 21 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Magerkurth 1B: Tiny Parker 2B: (none) 3B: Charlie Moran |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lloyd Waner | Center Fielder |
| Woody Jensen | Left Fielder |
| Paul Waner | First Baseman |
| Arky Vaughan | Shortstop |
| Al Todd | Catcher |
| Fred Schulte | Right Fielder |
| Lee Handley | Second Baseman |
| Pep Young | Third Baseman |
| Joe Bowman | Pitcher |
| Pie Traynor | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick Bartell | Shortstop |
| Lou Chiozza | Third Baseman |
| Jimmy Ripple | Center Fielder |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Kiddo Davis | Left Fielder |
| Johnny McCarthy | First Baseman |
| Gus Mancuso | Catcher |
| Burgess Whitehead | Second Baseman |
| Al Smith | Pitcher |
| Bill Terry | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 5, 1937
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Smith
Waner hits a fly ball into left field. Davis 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. Smith
Jensen hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCarthy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Smith
Waner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vaughan vs. Smith
Vaughan hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Todd vs. Smith
Todd strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Bowman
Bartell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chiozza vs. Bowman
Chiozza hits a popup towards short. Vaughan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ripple vs. Bowman
Ripple hits a line drive towards first. Waner catches it and steps on first to double up Bartell. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulte vs. Smith
Schulte hits a popup towards first. McCarthy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Smith
Handley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Smith
Young hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Ripple. Young reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bowman vs. Smith
Bowman hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Bowman
Ott hits a popup towards third. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Bowman
Davis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarthy vs. Bowman
McCarthy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Davis moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mancuso vs. Bowman
Mancuso 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, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Smith
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Whitehead. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Smith
Jensen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Waner vs. Smith
Waner hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vaughan vs. Smith
Vaughan hits a fly ball into center field. Ripple settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Todd vs. Smith
Todd hits a fly ball into center field. Ripple settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Bowman
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Bowman
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Whitehead moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bartell vs. Bowman
Bartell hits a line drive towards short. Vaughan catches it and throws to first to double up Smith. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chiozza vs. Bowman
Chiozza hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Todd settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulte vs. Smith
Schulte hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Smith
Handley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Smith
Young strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bowman vs. Smith
Bowman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripple vs. Bowman
Ripple hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Bowman
Ott hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Bowman
Davis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ott moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCarthy vs. Bowman
McCarthy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ott moves to third. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mancuso vs. Bowman
Mancuso hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ott scores. Davis scores. McCarthy moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Whitehead vs. Swift
Bill Swift now pitching.
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Handley misplays the ball. That's an error on Handley. McCarthy scores. Mancuso goes all the way around to score. Whitehead moves to third. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Smith vs. Swift
Smith hits a popup towards short. Vaughan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bartell vs. Swift
Bartell hits a popup towards short. Vaughan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Smith
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Smith
Jensen hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Smith
Waner hits a fly ball into center field. Ripple settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiozza vs. Swift
Chiozza strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripple vs. Swift
Ripple strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Swift
Ott hits a popup towards third. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Smith
Vaughan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Todd vs. Smith
Todd hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulte vs. Smith
Schulte hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCarthy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Swift
Davis hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Waner. Davis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCarthy vs. Swift
McCarthy bunts towards first. Waner scoops it up and throws to first, with Handley covering, for the out. Davis moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mancuso vs. Swift
Mancuso hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Waner. Mancuso reaches second base with a double. Davis scores. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitehead vs. Swift
Whitehead hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Waner who is chasing the ball. Whitehead reaches third base with a triple. Mancuso scores. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Smith vs. Swift
Smith is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bartell vs. Swift
Bartell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Whitehead scores. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chiozza vs. Swift
Chiozza hits a popup, foul, towards first. Waner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Smith
Handley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Smith
Young hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Handley moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dickshot vs. Smith
Johnny Dickshot pinch hits for Bill Swift.
Dickshot hits a fly ball into center field. Ripple settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Waner vs. Smith
Waner takes first base on ball four. Handley moves to third. Young moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jensen vs. Smith
Jensen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Handley scores. Young moves to third. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Waner vs. Melton
Cliff Melton now pitching.
Waner strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Vaughan vs. Melton
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Chiozza fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Young scores. Waner moves to third. Jensen moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Todd vs. Melton
Todd hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripple vs. Brown
Mace Brown now pitching.
Ripple hits a fly ball into left field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Brown
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waner scoops it up and throws to first, with Brown covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Brown
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulte vs. Melton
Schulte is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Handley vs. Melton
Pie Traynor pinch runs for Fred Schulte.
Handley hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Ripple. Handley reaches second base with a double. Traynor moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Young vs. Melton
Young strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Brubaker vs. Melton
Bill Brubaker pinch hits for Mace Brown.
Brubaker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Waner vs. Melton
Waner hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Traynor scores. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jensen vs. Melton
Jensen hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarthy vs. Tobin
Bill Brubaker now playing first base. Paul Waner now playing right field. Jim Tobin now pitching.
McCarthy hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Tobin
Mancuso strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Tobin
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Melton
Waner strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Melton
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Todd vs. Melton
Todd hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Vaughan moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tobin vs. Melton
Tobin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Chiozza 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 6/5/1937 -- Pittsburgh at New York (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Waner L, cf 4 0 0 1 Bartell D, ss 4 0 2 1
Jensen W, lf 5 0 2 1 Chiozza L, 3b 4 0 0 0
Waner P, 1b-rf 5 1 1 0 Ripple J, cf 4 0 0 0
Vaughan A, ss 4 1 3 3 Ott M, rf 4 1 1 0
Todd A, c 5 0 1 0 Davis K, lf 4 2 3 0
Schulte F, rf 3 0 0 0 McCarthy J, 1b 3 1 2 0
Traynor P, pr 0 1 0 0 Mancuso G, c 4 2 2 3
Tobin J, p 1 0 0 0 Whitehead B, 2b 4 1 2 1
Handley L, 2b 4 1 3 0 Smith A, p 3 0 1 0
Young P, 3b 4 1 2 0 Melton C, p 0 0 0 0
Bowman J, p 2 0 0 0
Swift B, p 0 0 0 0
Dickshot J, ph 1 0 0 0
Brown M, p 0 0 0 0
Brubaker B, ph-1b 0 0 0 0
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38 5 12 5 34 7 13 5
Pittsburgh 200 000 210 -- 5
New York 000 403 00x -- 7
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Bowman J (L) 3.1 9 4 2 0 0
Swift B 2.2 4 3 3 0 3
Brown M 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Tobin J 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Smith A (W) 6.1 8 4 4 2 2
Melton C (S) 2.2 4 1 1 1 3
E -- Whitehead B, Handley L, Schulte F
DP -- Pittsburgh 3, New York 2
LOB -- Pittsburgh 10, New York 4
2B -- Young P, Davis K, Mancuso G, Handley L
3B -- Whitehead B
HR -- Vaughan A
SH -- McCarthy J
HBP -- by Melton C (Schulte F)
T -- 2:21
A -- 15333
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