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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 21, 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 21, 1939 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | July 21, 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 21, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Tobin |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Cliff Melton |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 5,355 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 32 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Barr 1B: Charlie Moran 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Stewart |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Fern Bell | Center Fielder |
| Arky Vaughan | Shortstop |
| Johnny Rizzo | Left Fielder |
| Chuck Klein | Right Fielder |
| Elbie Fletcher | First Baseman |
| Lee Handley | Third Baseman |
| Pep Young | Second Baseman |
| Ray Berres | Catcher |
| Jim Tobin | Pitcher |
| Pie Traynor | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jo-Jo Moore | Left Fielder |
| Burgess Whitehead | Second Baseman |
| Frank Demaree | Center Fielder |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Zeke Bonura | First Baseman |
| Ken O'Dea | Catcher |
| Tom Hafey | Third Baseman |
| Skeeter Scalzi | Shortstop |
| Cliff Melton | Pitcher |
| Bill Terry | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 21, 1939
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Melton
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scalzi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Melton
Vaughan strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzo vs. Melton
Rizzo hits a fly ball into left field. Moore 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. Tobin
Moore hits a popup, foul, towards third. Handley settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Handley. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Tobin
Moore hits a fly ball into left field. Rizzo 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. Tobin
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demaree vs. Tobin
Demaree 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--
Ott vs. Tobin
Ott takes first base on ball four. Demaree moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bonura vs. Tobin
Bonura hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball 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: ---
Klein vs. Melton
Klein 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, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Melton
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Handley vs. Melton
Handley takes first base on ball four. Fletcher moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Young vs. Melton
Young hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Fletcher moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Berres vs. Melton
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Berres vs. Melton
Berres hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Dea vs. Tobin
O'Dea hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hafey vs. Tobin
Hafey hits a popup towards short. Vaughan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scalzi vs. Tobin
Scalzi hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tobin vs. Melton
Tobin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hafey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Melton
Bell 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, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Melton
Vaughan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melton vs. Tobin
Melton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Tobin
Moore hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitehead vs. Tobin
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Demaree vs. Tobin
Demaree hits a popup in front of the plate. Berres settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzo vs. Melton
Rizzo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scalzi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klein vs. Melton
Klein hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hafey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Melton
Fletcher hits a fly ball into center field. Demaree settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Handley vs. Melton
Klein is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Tobin
Ott hits a fly ball into right field. Klein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonura vs. Tobin
Bonura hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Dea vs. Tobin
O'Dea hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bonura moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hafey vs. Tobin
The ball gets by Berres for a passed ball. Bonura moves to third. O'Dea moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hafey vs. Tobin
Hafey strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Scalzi vs. Tobin
Scalzi 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, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, 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, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Melton
Young hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berres vs. Melton
Berres hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melton vs. Tobin
Melton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Tobin
Moore hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitehead vs. Tobin
Whitehead hits a popup towards first. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Demaree vs. Tobin
Demaree hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tobin vs. Melton
Tobin hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Melton
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hafey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Melton
Vaughan hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Tobin
Ott hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell. Ott reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bonura vs. Tobin
Bonura hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ott moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
O'Dea vs. Tobin
O'Dea strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hafey vs. Tobin
Hafey hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scalzi vs. Tobin
Scalzi hits a popup towards short. Vaughan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melton vs. Tobin
Melton hits a popup towards short. Vaughan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzo vs. Melton
Rizzo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klein vs. Melton
Klein hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Melton
Fletcher hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Sewell
Rip Sewell now pitching.
Moore 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, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Sewell
Whitehead strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demaree vs. Sewell
Demaree strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Melton
Handley strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Melton
Young hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berres vs. Melton
Berres hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Sewell
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sewell juggles the ball. That's an error on Sewell. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonura vs. Sewell
Bonura hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ott moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
O'Dea vs. Sewell
O'Dea takes first base on ball four. Ott moves to third. Bonura moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hafey vs. Sewell
Hafey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it, steps on third, and throws to Berres, who tags Ott for the double play. O'Dea moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Scalzi vs. Sewell
Scalzi strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brubaker vs. Melton
Bill Brubaker pinch hits for Rip Sewell.
Brubaker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Melton
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vaughan vs. Melton
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Scalzi fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rizzo vs. Melton
Rizzo takes first base on ball four. Vaughan moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Klein vs. Melton
Klein hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Melton
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripple vs. Swift
Bill Swift now pitching. Lloyd Waner now playing center field. Jimmy Ripple pinch hits for Cliff Melton.
Ripple hits a line drive into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Swift
Moore hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Seeds vs. Swift
Bob Seeds pinch hits for Burgess Whitehead.
Seeds hits a popup towards first. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Demaree vs. Swift
Demaree hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Moore moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ott vs. Swift
Ott hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/21/1939 -- Pittsburgh at New York (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Bell F, cf 4 0 0 0 Moore J, lf 5 0 2 0
Waner L, cf 0 0 0 0 Whitehead B, 2b 4 0 0 0
Vaughan A, ss 4 1 0 0 Seeds B, ph 1 0 0 0
Rizzo J, lf 3 1 0 0 Demaree F, cf 5 0 2 0
Klein C, rf 4 1 2 3 Ott M, rf 4 1 1 0
Fletcher E, 1b 4 1 1 0 Bonura Z, 1b 4 1 3 0
Handley L, 3b 2 0 0 0 O'Dea K, c 3 0 1 0
Young P, 2b 3 0 1 0 Hafey T, 3b 4 1 1 3
Berres R, c 3 0 0 0 Scalzi S, ss 4 0 0 0
Tobin J, p 2 0 0 0 Melton C, p 2 0 0 0
Sewell R, p 0 0 0 0 Ripple J, ph 1 0 0 0
Brubaker B, ph 1 0 1 0
Swift B, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 4 5 3 37 3 10 3
Pittsburgh 010 000 003 -- 4
New York 000 003 000 -- 3
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Tobin J 6.0 7 3 3 2 2
Sewell R (W) 2.0 1 0 0 1 3
Swift B (S) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Melton C (L) 9.0 5 4 4 2 3
E -- Handley L, Sewell R
DP -- Pittsburgh 1, New York 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 1, New York 10
2B -- Ott M
HR -- Hafey T, Klein C
SB -- Young P, Fletcher E
PB -- Berres R
T -- 2:32
A -- 5355
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