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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 10, 1939
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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 May 10, 1939 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | May 10, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 10, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rip Sewell |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Harry Gumbert |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 6,030 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 54 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Magerkurth 1B: Bill Stewart 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lloyd Waner | Center Fielder |
| Paul Waner | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Rizzo | Left Fielder |
| Arky Vaughan | Shortstop |
| Gus Suhr | First Baseman |
| Bill Brubaker | Second Baseman |
| Lee Handley | Third Baseman |
| Ray Berres | Catcher |
| Rip Sewell | Pitcher |
| Pie Traynor | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jo-Jo Moore | Left Fielder |
| Billy Jurges | Shortstop |
| Harry Danning | Catcher |
| Mel Ott | Third Baseman |
| Zeke Bonura | First Baseman |
| Jimmy Ripple | Center Fielder |
| Frank Demaree | Right Fielder |
| Burgess Whitehead | Second Baseman |
| Harry Gumbert | Pitcher |
| Bill Terry | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 10, 1939
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Gumbert
Waner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Gumbert
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gumbert fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzo vs. Gumbert
Rizzo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vaughan vs. Gumbert
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bonura juggles the ball. That's an error on Bonura. Rizzo moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Suhr vs. Gumbert
Suhr hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rizzo scores. Vaughan moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brubaker vs. Gumbert
Brubaker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Vaughan scores. Suhr moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Handley vs. Gumbert
Handley hits a fly ball into center field. Ripple settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Sewell
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Sewell
Jurges strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Sewell
Danning strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berres vs. Gumbert
Berres 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Gumbert
Sewell strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Gumbert
Waner hits a line drive towards short. Jurges reaches out 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. Sewell
Ott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonura vs. Sewell
Bonura hits a fly ball into left field. Rizzo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ripple vs. Sewell
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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Demaree vs. Sewell
Demaree hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Gumbert
Waner 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzo vs. Gumbert
Rizzo hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Danning settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Gumbert
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Sewell
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brubaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gumbert vs. Sewell
Gumbert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Sewell
Moore hits a fly ball into left field. Rizzo settles under the ball 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: ---
Suhr vs. Gumbert
Suhr 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brubaker vs. Gumbert
Brubaker strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Gumbert
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
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Sewell
Jurges hits a fly ball into right 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: ---
Danning vs. Sewell
Danning hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Sewell
Ott hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berres vs. Gumbert
Berres takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sewell vs. Gumbert
Sewell strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Gumbert
Waner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Demaree who is chasing the ball. Waner reaches third base with a triple. Berres goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Waner vs. Gumbert
Waner hits a line drive towards short. Jurges reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rizzo vs. Gumbert
Rizzo hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Danning settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonura vs. Sewell
Bonura hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripple vs. Sewell
Ripple hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Demaree vs. Sewell
Demaree hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Waner. Demaree reaches second base with a double. Ripple moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Whitehead vs. Sewell
Whitehead hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Brubaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gumbert vs. Sewell
Gumbert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brubaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Gumbert
Vaughan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Moore. Vaughan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Suhr vs. Gumbert
Suhr hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead catches it and throws to second with Jurges covering, to double up Vaughan. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brubaker vs. Gumbert
Brubaker hits a popup, foul, towards third. Ott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Sewell
Moore hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jurges vs. Sewell
Jurges hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Moore moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Danning vs. Sewell
Danning hits a fly ball into left field. Rizzo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ott vs. Sewell
Ott hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berres settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bonura vs. Sewell
Bonura strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Gumbert
Handley hits a fly ball into right field. Demaree settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berres vs. Gumbert
Berres strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Gumbert
Sewell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Gumbert
Waner 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, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripple vs. Sewell
Ripple strikes out. Berres drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Ripple out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demaree vs. Sewell
Demaree hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Sewell
Whitehead strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Gumbert
Waner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rizzo vs. Gumbert
Rizzo bunts in front of the plate. Danning fields it and throws to first for the out. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vaughan vs. Gumbert
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ott fields it and throws to first for the out. Waner moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Suhr vs. Gumbert
Suhr 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 8
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Dea vs. Sewell
Ken O'Dea pinch hits for Harry Gumbert.
O'Dea hits a ball on the ground towards first. Suhr scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats O'Dea for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Sewell
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Sewell
Jurges hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Danning vs. Sewell
Danning hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley juggles the ball. That's an error on Handley. Jurges moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ott vs. Sewell
Ott takes first base on ball four. Jurges moves to third. Danning moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bonura vs. Sewell
Bonura hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Brubaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brubaker vs. Vandenberg
Hy Vandenberg now pitching.
Brubaker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Handley vs. Vandenberg
Handley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ott juggles the ball. That's an error on Ott. Brubaker moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Berres vs. Vandenberg
Berres hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brubaker scores. Handley moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sewell vs. Vandenberg
Sewell hits a fly ball into center field. Ripple settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Waner vs. Vandenberg
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Waner vs. Vandenberg
Waner strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Waner vs. Vandenberg
Waner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rizzo vs. Vandenberg
Rizzo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripple vs. Sewell
Ripple hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brubaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demaree vs. Sewell
Demaree hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berres settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Sewell
Whitehead strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/10/1939 -- Pittsburgh at New York (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Waner L, cf 4 0 1 1 Moore J, lf 4 0 1 0
Waner P, rf 4 0 1 0 Jurges B, ss 4 0 2 0
Rizzo J, lf 3 1 0 0 Danning H, c 4 0 0 0
Vaughan A, ss 4 1 1 0 Ott M, 3b 3 0 1 0
Suhr G, 1b 4 0 1 1 Bonura Z, 1b 4 0 0 0
Brubaker B, 2b 4 1 2 1 Ripple J, cf 4 0 1 0
Handley L, 3b 4 0 0 0 Demaree F, rf 4 0 1 0
Berres R, c 3 1 1 1 Whitehead B, 2b 4 0 0 0
Sewell R, p 4 1 1 1 Gumbert H, p 2 0 0 0
O'Dea K, ph 1 0 0 0
Vandenberg H, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 5 8 5 34 0 6 0
Pittsburgh 200 010 101 -- 5
New York 000 000 000 -- 0
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Sewell R (W) 9.0 6 0 0 1 6
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Gumbert H (L) 8.0 6 4 2 3 4
Vandenberg H 1.0 2 1 0 1 1
E -- Bonura Z, Handley L, Ott M
DP -- New York 2
LOB -- Pittsburgh 7, New York 8
2B -- Demaree F, Vaughan A
3B -- Waner L
HR -- Sewell R
SB -- Berres R, Handley L
SH -- Rizzo J
T -- 1:54
A -- 6030
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