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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 27, 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 August 27, 1937 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 27, 1937 |
|---|---|
| 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 27, 1937 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ed Brandt |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Cliff Melton |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dolly Stark 1B: Bill Stewart 2B: (none) 3B: George Barr |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lloyd Waner | Center Fielder |
| Arky Vaughan | Left Fielder |
| Paul Waner | Right Fielder |
| Gus Suhr | First Baseman |
| Al Todd | Catcher |
| Bill Brubaker | Third Baseman |
| Pep Young | Shortstop |
| Lee Handley | Second Baseman |
| Ed Brandt | Pitcher |
| Pie Traynor | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jo-Jo Moore | Left Fielder |
| Dick Bartell | Shortstop |
| Mel Ott | Third Baseman |
| Wally Berger | Center Fielder |
| Hank Leiber | Right Fielder |
| Johnny McCarthy | First Baseman |
| Harry Danning | Catcher |
| Burgess Whitehead | Second Baseman |
| Cliff Melton | Pitcher |
| Bill Terry | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 27, 1937
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Melton
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Melton
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Melton
Waner hits a fly ball into center field. Berger 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: ---
Moore vs. Brandt
Moore hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brubaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Brandt
Bartell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Brandt
Ott hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brubaker settles under it 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: ---
Suhr vs. Melton
Suhr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Todd vs. Melton
Todd hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brubaker vs. Melton
Brubaker is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berger vs. Brandt
Berger hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Brandt scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Berger for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leiber vs. Brandt
Leiber hits a line drive towards short. Young reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarthy vs. Brandt
McCarthy hits a popup towards short. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Melton
Young hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Handley vs. Melton
Handley hits a fly ball into center field. Berger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brandt vs. Melton
Brandt bunts towards third. Ott fields it, throws to first for one, and over to second, with Bartell covering. It's a double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Brandt
Danning hits a line drive into center 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: ---
Whitehead vs. Brandt
Whitehead hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melton vs. Brandt
Melton hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brubaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Melton
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Melton, and towards Whitehead, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Melton
Vaughan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Melton
Waner is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suhr vs. Melton
There goes Vaughan. The throw from Danning and he is out, Bartell applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Brandt
Moore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bartell vs. Brandt
Bartell hits a fly ball into center field. Waner catches it for the out, and throws it away. That's an error on Waner. Moore moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ott vs. Brandt
Ott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Berger vs. Brandt
Berger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Young fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suhr vs. Melton
Suhr hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Todd vs. Melton
Todd hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brubaker vs. Melton
Brubaker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leiber vs. Brandt
Leiber hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarthy vs. Brandt
McCarthy bunts towards the mound. Brandt fields it and throws to first for the out. Leiber moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Danning vs. Brandt
Danning hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Leiber moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Whitehead vs. Brandt
Whitehead is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Melton vs. Brandt
Melton hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Todd settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Melton
Young hits a fly ball into center field. Berger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Melton
Handley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Melton
Brandt hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Brandt
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Handley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Brandt
Bartell hits a line drive into left field. Vaughan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Brandt
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brandt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berger vs. Brandt
Berger strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Melton
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Melton
Vaughan 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Melton
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suhr vs. Melton
Suhr takes first base on ball four. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Todd vs. Melton
Todd hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Waner scores. Suhr moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brubaker vs. Melton
Brubaker 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 7
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leiber vs. Brown
Mace Brown now pitching.
Leiber hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarthy vs. Brown
McCarthy bunts in front of the plate. Todd fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Leiber moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Danning vs. Brown
Danning bunts towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to third for the out. McCarthy moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Whitehead vs. Brown
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards short. Young misplays the ball. That's an error on Young. McCarthy moves to third. Danning moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ripple vs. Brown
Jimmy Ripple pinch hits for Cliff Melton.
Ripple hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brubaker fields it and throws to home to get McCarthy. Danning moves to third. Whitehead moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Moore vs. Brown
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Young fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Coffman
Jimmy Ripple now playing right field. Hank Leiber now playing center field. Dick Coffman now pitching.
Young strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Coffman
Handley is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Coffman
Brown hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Coffman
Waner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ripple throws the ball in to Bartell who tags Waner trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Brown moves to third. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Brown
Bartell hits a popup towards third. Brubaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Brown
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coffman vs. Brown
Coffman strikes out. Todd drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Coffman out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Coffman
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCarthy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Vaughan for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Coffman
Waner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suhr vs. Coffman
Suhr hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCarthy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Suhr for the out. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Todd vs. Coffman
Todd is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brubaker vs. Coffman
Brubaker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leiber vs. Brown
Leiber hits a fly ball into center 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: ---
McCarthy vs. Brown
McCarthy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Handley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Brown
Danning hits a ball on the ground towards short. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/27/1937, game 1 -- Pittsburgh at New York (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Waner L, cf 4 0 1 0 Moore J, lf 3 0 0 0
Vaughan A, lf 4 0 1 0 Bartell D, ss 4 0 0 0
Waner P, rf 4 1 2 0 Ott M, 3b 3 0 1 0
Suhr G, 1b 3 0 0 0 Berger W, cf 3 0 0 0
Todd A, c 3 0 1 1 Coffman D, p 1 0 0 0
Brubaker B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Leiber H, rf-cf 4 0 2 0
Young P, ss 3 0 1 0 McCarthy J, 1b 3 0 1 0
Handley L, 2b 3 0 0 0 Danning H, c 4 0 0 0
Brandt E, p 2 0 0 0 Whitehead B, 2b 2 0 0 0
Brown M, p 1 0 1 0 Melton C, p 2 0 0 0
Ripple J, ph-rf 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 1 7 1 30 0 4 0
Pittsburgh 000 000 100 -- 1
New York 000 000 000 -- 0
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Brandt E (W) 6.0 2 0 0 3 1
Brown M (S) 3.0 2 0 0 0 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Melton C (L) 7.0 4 1 1 1 2
Coffman D 2.0 3 0 0 1 2
E -- Waner L, Young P
DP -- Pittsburgh 1, New York 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 5, New York 7
CS -- Vaughan A
SH -- McCarthy J
T -- 1:50
A -- 0
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