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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 11, 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 June 11, 1939 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | June 11, 1939 |
|---|---|
| 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 | June 11, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Swift |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Manny Salvo |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 34,749 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 36 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ziggy Sears 1B: George Barr 2B: (none) 3B: Charlie Moran |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Paul Waner | Right Fielder |
| Arky Vaughan | Shortstop |
| Lloyd Waner | Center Fielder |
| Chuck Klein | Left Fielder |
| Bill Brubaker | Second Baseman |
| Gus Suhr | First Baseman |
| Lee Handley | Third Baseman |
| Ray Mueller | Catcher |
| Bill Swift | Pitcher |
| Pie Traynor | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jo-Jo Moore | Left Fielder |
| Billy Jurges | Shortstop |
| Harry Danning | Catcher |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Zeke Bonura | First Baseman |
| Frank Demaree | Center Fielder |
| Lou Chiozza | Third Baseman |
| Burgess Whitehead | Second Baseman |
| Manny Salvo | Pitcher |
| Bill Terry | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 11, 1939
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Salvo
Waner hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Salvo
Vaughan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Demaree who is chasing the ball. Vaughan reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Waner vs. Salvo
Waner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Vaughan scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klein vs. Salvo
Klein hits a popup in front of the plate. Danning settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brubaker vs. Salvo
Brubaker hits a fly ball into center field. Demaree settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Swift
Moore hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jurges vs. Swift
Jurges hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Moore moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Danning vs. Swift
Danning hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Moore scores. Jurges moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ott vs. Swift
Ott hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonura vs. Klinger
Bob Klinger now pitching.
Bonura hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demaree vs. Klinger
Demaree hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chiozza vs. Klinger
Chiozza hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Klinger fields it and throws to first for the out. Demaree moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitehead vs. Klinger
Whitehead takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Salvo vs. Klinger
Salvo hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suhr vs. Salvo
Suhr hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Salvo
Handley hits a popup in front of the plate. Danning settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Salvo
Mueller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klinger vs. Salvo
Klinger hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Klinger
Moore hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jurges vs. Klinger
Jurges bunts for an out with unknown description. Moore moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Danning vs. Klinger
Danning hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ott vs. Klinger
Ott hits a popup towards short. Vaughan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Salvo
Alex Kampouris now playing second base.
Waner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vaughan vs. Salvo
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bonura fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Salvo
Waner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klein vs. Salvo
Klein takes first base on ball four. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brubaker vs. Salvo
Brubaker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Waner scores. Klein moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Suhr vs. Melton
Cliff Melton now pitching.
Suhr hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Klein scores. Brubaker moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Handley vs. Melton
Handley hits a popup towards first. Bonura settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonura vs. Klinger
Bonura 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, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demaree vs. Klinger
Demaree strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiozza vs. Klinger
Chiozza hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan misplays the ball. That's an error on Vaughan. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kampouris vs. Klinger
Kampouris hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Melton
Mueller strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klinger vs. Melton
Klinger hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Melton
Waner hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vaughan vs. Melton
Vaughan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melton vs. Klinger
Melton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Klinger
Moore hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jurges vs. Klinger
Jurges hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Danning vs. Klinger
Danning hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Melton
Waner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klein vs. Melton
Klein bunts for an out with unknown description. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brubaker vs. Melton
Brubaker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kampouris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Suhr vs. Melton
Suhr strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Klinger
Ott hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonura vs. Klinger
Bonura hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brubaker fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demaree vs. Klinger
Demaree 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, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Melton
Handley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Melton juggles the ball. That's an error on Melton. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Melton
Mueller hits a line drive into center field. Demaree picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Demaree. Handley goes all the way around to score. Mueller moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Klinger vs. Melton
Klinger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bonura scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Klinger for the out. Mueller moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Waner vs. Melton
Waner hits a popup towards first. Bonura settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Vaughan vs. Melton
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiozza vs. Klinger
Chiozza hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kampouris vs. Klinger
Kampouris hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Melton vs. Klinger
Melton bunts for an out with unknown description. Kampouris moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moore vs. Klinger
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Melton
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klein vs. Melton
Klein takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brubaker vs. Melton
Brubaker hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suhr vs. Melton
Suhr hits a fly ball into center field. Demaree settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Klinger
Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Klinger
Danning hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Klinger
Ott takes first base on ball four. Danning moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bonura vs. Klinger
Bonura hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Danning moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Demaree vs. Klinger
Demaree hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Klinger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Melton
Handley hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Melton
Mueller strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klinger vs. Melton
Klinger hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Melton
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kampouris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiozza vs. Klinger
Chiozza hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Klinger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kampouris vs. Klinger
Kampouris hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melton vs. Klinger
Melton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Klinger
Moore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jurges vs. Klinger
Jurges hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Melton
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Melton
Fern Bell pinch hits for Lloyd Waner.
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tobin vs. Melton
Jim Tobin pinch hits for Chuck Klein.
Tobin strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brubaker vs. Melton
Brubaker hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Demaree. Brubaker reaches second base with a double. Bell moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rizzo vs. Melton
Johnny Rizzo pinch hits for Gus Suhr.
Rizzo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Handley vs. Coffman
Red Juelich pinch runs for Johnny Rizzo. Dick Coffman now pitching.
Handley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Chiozza fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/11/1939, game 2 -- Pittsburgh at New York (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Waner P, rf 4 0 0 0 Moore J, lf 4 1 2 0
Vaughan A, ss 5 1 1 0 Jurges B, ss 4 1 1 0
Waner L, cf 4 1 3 1 Danning H, c 4 1 2 1
Bell F, ph 0 0 0 0 Ott M, rf 3 1 2 3
Klein C, lf 1 1 0 0 Bonura Z, 1b 4 0 0 0
Tobin J, ph 1 0 0 0 Demaree F, cf 4 0 1 0
Brubaker B, 2b 5 0 2 1 Chiozza L, 3b 4 0 0 0
Suhr G, 1b 4 0 1 1 Whitehead B, 2b 0 0 0 0
Rizzo J, ph 0 0 0 0 Kampouris A, 2b 3 1 2 1
Juelich R, pr 0 0 0 0 Salvo M, p 1 0 0 0
Handley L, 3b 5 1 0 0 Melton C, p 2 0 1 0
Mueller R, c 3 0 1 0 Coffman D, p 0 0 0 0
Swift B, p 0 0 0 0
Klinger B, p 4 0 2 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 4 10 3 33 5 11 5
Pittsburgh 102 001 000 -- 4
New York 400 000 01x -- 5
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Swift B* 0.0 4 4 4 0 0
Klinger B (L) 8.0 7 1 1 3 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Salvo M 2.2 4 3 3 3 0
Melton C (W) 6.0 6 1 0 3 5
Coffman D (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 4 batters in 1st
E -- Vaughan A, Melton C, Demaree F
DP -- Pittsburgh 1, New York 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 12, New York 9
2B -- Brubaker B
3B -- Vaughan A
HR -- Ott M, Kampouris A
SH -- Jurges B, Klein C, Melton C
T -- 2:36
A -- 34749
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