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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 19, 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 July 19, 1939 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | July 19, 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 | July 19, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mace Brown |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Lohrman |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 3,331 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 15 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Charlie Moran 1B: Bill Stewart 2B: (none) 3B: George Barr |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lloyd Waner | Center Fielder |
| Arky Vaughan | Shortstop |
| Fern Bell | Left Fielder |
| Chuck Klein | Right Fielder |
| Elbie Fletcher | First Baseman |
| Lee Handley | Third Baseman |
| Pep Young | Second Baseman |
| Ray Berres | Catcher |
| Mace Brown | Pitcher |
| Pie Traynor | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bob Seeds | Left Fielder |
| Burgess Whitehead | Shortstop |
| Frank Demaree | Right Fielder |
| Mel Ott | Third Baseman |
| Zeke Bonura | First Baseman |
| Jimmy Ripple | Center Fielder |
| Ken O'Dea | Catcher |
| Alex Kampouris | Second Baseman |
| Bill Lohrman | Pitcher |
| Bill Terry | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 19, 1939
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Lohrman
Waner hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Lohrman
Vaughan hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Lohrman
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Whitehead scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klein vs. Lohrman
Klein hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seeds vs. Brown
Seeds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Brown
Whitehead 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demaree vs. Brown
Demaree hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Brown
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Lohrman
Fletcher hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Handley vs. Lohrman
Handley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fletcher moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Young vs. Lohrman
Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Whitehead fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Fletcher scores. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berres vs. Lohrman
Berres hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Lohrman
Brown strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonura vs. Brown
Bonura hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripple vs. Brown
Ripple 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: ---
O'Dea vs. Brown
O'Dea hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Lohrman
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Whitehead scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Lohrman
Vaughan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Ripple who is chasing the ball. Vaughan reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bell vs. Lohrman
Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Vaughan scores. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klein vs. Lohrman
Klein hits a fly ball into left field. Seeds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Lohrman
Fletcher hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Handley vs. Lohrman
Handley 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 3
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kampouris vs. Brown
Kampouris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myatt vs. Brown
George Myatt pinch hits for Bill Lohrman.
Myatt hits a fly ball into left field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seeds vs. Brown
Seeds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Brown
Jumbo Brown now pitching.
Young hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Seeds. Young reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Berres vs. Brown
Berres bunts towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. Young moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brown vs. Brown
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Ripple settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Young tags and scores. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Brown
Waner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vaughan vs. Brown
Vaughan hits a line drive off the glove of Brown. The ball bounces into foul territory, and onto the outfield grass. Vaughan reaches second base with a double. Waner moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bell vs. Coffman
Dick Coffman now pitching.
Bell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Ripple. Bell reaches second base with a double. Waner scores. Vaughan scores. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Klein vs. Coffman
Klein hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bonura scoops it up and throws to first, with Coffman covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Brown
Whitehead hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Demaree vs. Brown
Demaree hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Whitehead moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ott vs. Brown
Ott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Whitehead scores. Demaree moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bonura vs. Brown
Bonura hits a popup towards first. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ripple vs. Brown
Ripple hits a popup in front of the plate. Berres settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
O'Dea vs. Brown
O'Dea hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan fields it and throws to third for the out. Ott moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. McCarthy
Johnny McCarthy now pitching.
Fletcher hits a fly ball into right field. Demaree settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. McCarthy
Handley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. McCarthy
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McCarthy fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berres vs. McCarthy
Berres hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Young moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. McCarthy
Brown hits a fly ball into right field. Demaree settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kampouris vs. Brown
Kampouris hits a fly ball into left field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarthy vs. Brown
McCarthy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seeds vs. Brown
Seeds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. McCarthy
Waner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Seeds. Waner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vaughan vs. McCarthy
Vaughan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Demaree throws the ball in to Bonura who tags Vaughan trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Waner scores. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. McCarthy
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Whitehead scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klein vs. McCarthy
Klein hits a popup in front of the plate. O'Dea settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Brown
Whitehead hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Demaree vs. Brown
Demaree hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young misplays the ball. That's an error on Young. Whitehead moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ott vs. Brown
Ott takes first base on ball four. Whitehead moves to third. Demaree moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bonura vs. Brown
Bonura hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Whitehead scores. Demaree moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ripple vs. Brown
Ripple hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. McCarthy
Fletcher hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. McCarthy
Handley hits a fly ball into center field. Ripple settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. McCarthy
Young hits a fly ball into left field. Seeds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berres vs. McCarthy
Berres hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Ripple who is chasing the ball. Berres reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brown vs. McCarthy
Brown hits a fly ball into right field. Demaree settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Dea vs. Brown
O'Dea hits a popup in front of the plate. Berres settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kampouris vs. Brown
Kampouris hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarthy vs. Brown
McCarthy hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seeds vs. Brown
Seeds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. McCarthy
Waner hits a fly ball into left field. Seeds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. McCarthy
Vaughan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. McCarthy
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Demaree settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klein vs. McCarthy
Klein hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Vaughan moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fletcher vs. McCarthy
Fletcher takes first base on ball four. Vaughan moves to third. Klein moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Handley vs. McCarthy
Handley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Vaughan scores. Klein scores. Fletcher moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 10 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Young vs. McCarthy
Young hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 10 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Brown
Whitehead takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 10 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Demaree vs. Brown
Demaree hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Whitehead moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 10 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ott vs. Brown
Ott hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 10 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bonura vs. Brown
Bonura hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 10 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ripple vs. Brown
Ripple hits a popup towards short. Vaughan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 10 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berres vs. McCarthy
Berres hits a fly ball into left field. Seeds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 10 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. McCarthy
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McCarthy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 10 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. McCarthy
Waner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kampouris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 10 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Dea vs. Brown
O'Dea hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 10 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kampouris vs. Brown
Kampouris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 10 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarthy vs. Brown
McCarthy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first, with Brown covering, for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/19/1939 -- Pittsburgh at New York (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Waner L, cf 6 2 2 0 Seeds B, lf 4 0 0 0
Vaughan A, ss 5 4 5 2 Whitehead B, ss 3 2 2 0
Bell F, lf 5 0 2 3 Demaree F, rf 4 0 3 0
Klein C, rf 5 1 1 0 Ott M, 3b 3 0 1 1
Fletcher E, 1b 4 2 3 1 Bonura Z, 1b 4 0 0 0
Handley L, 3b 4 0 2 2 Ripple J, cf 4 0 0 0
Young P, 2b 5 1 1 0 O'Dea K, c 4 0 0 0
Berres R, c 4 0 3 0 Kampouris A, 2b 4 1 1 1
Brown M, p 4 0 0 1 Lohrman B, p 0 0 0 0
Myatt G, ph 1 0 0 0
Brown J, p 0 0 0 0
Coffman D, p 0 0 0 0
McCarthy J, p 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
42 10 19 9 34 3 7 2
Pittsburgh 111 301 120 -- 10
New York 000 101 100 -- 3
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Brown M (W) 9.0 7 3 2 2 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Lohrman B (L) 3.0 7 3 3 0 1
Brown J 0.2 3 3 3 0 0
Coffman D 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
McCarthy J 5.0 8 4 4 2 0
E -- Young P
DP -- Pittsburgh 1, New York 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 9, New York 6
2B -- Young P, Vaughan A, Bell F, Waner L
3B -- Vaughan A, Berres R
HR -- Vaughan A, Fletcher E, Kampouris A
SH -- Berres R
SF -- Brown M
T -- 2:15
A -- 3331
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