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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 14, 1940
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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 14, 1940 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | May 14, 1940 |
|---|---|
| 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 | May 14, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Klinger |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Cliff Melton |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 4,373 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 10 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Beans Reardon 1B: Babe Pinelli 2B: (none) 3B: Larry Goetz |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lee Handley | Third Baseman |
| Bob Elliott | Right Fielder |
| Arky Vaughan | Shortstop |
| Elbie Fletcher | First Baseman |
| Maurice Van Robays | Left Fielder |
| Vince DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Frankie Gustine | Second Baseman |
| Ray Berres | Catcher |
| Bob Klinger | Pitcher |
| Frankie Frisch | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Burgess Whitehead | Third Baseman |
| Jo-Jo Moore | Left Fielder |
| Frank Demaree | Center Fielder |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Harry Danning | Catcher |
| Babe Young | First Baseman |
| Billy Jurges | Shortstop |
| Al Glossop | Second Baseman |
| Cliff Melton | Pitcher |
| Bill Terry | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 14, 1940
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - 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, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Melton
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Glossop scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Melton
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Glossop scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Klinger
Whitehead hits a line drive towards short. Vaughan reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Klinger
Moore hits a fly ball into right field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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 2
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Melton
Fletcher is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Robays vs. Melton
Van Robays strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Melton
DiMaggio strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Klinger
Ott hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Klinger
Danning hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Klinger
Young hits a fly ball into right field. Elliott settles under the ball 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: ---
Gustine vs. Melton
Gustine 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: ---
Berres vs. Melton
Berres hits a ball on the ground towards third. Whitehead fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klinger vs. Melton
Klinger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Klinger for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Klinger
Jurges hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Glossop vs. Klinger
Glossop hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Melton vs. Klinger
Melton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Glossop moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Whitehead vs. Klinger
Whitehead hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Van Robays who is chasing the ball. Whitehead reaches third base with a triple. Glossop scores. Melton goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Moore vs. Klinger
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moore for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Demaree vs. Klinger
Demaree takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ott vs. Klinger
Ott hits a fly ball into left field. Van Robays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Melton
Handley hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Melton
Elliott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vaughan vs. Melton
Vaughan hits a fly ball into center field. Demaree settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Melton
Fletcher takes first base on ball four. Elliott moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Van Robays vs. Melton
Van Robays hits a fly ball into center field. Demaree settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Klinger
Danning hits a fly ball into right field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Klinger
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Klinger
Jurges is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Glossop vs. Klinger
Glossop hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jurges moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Melton vs. Klinger
Melton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Klinger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Melton
DiMaggio is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Melton
Gustine strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berres vs. Melton
Berres hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Klinger
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Klinger
Moore hits a fly ball into left field. Van Robays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demaree vs. Klinger
Demaree hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Klinger
There goes Demaree. The throw from Berres and he is out, Vaughan applying the tag. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klinger vs. Melton
Klinger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Handley vs. Melton
Handley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Klinger moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Elliott vs. Melton
Elliott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Klinger moves to third. Handley moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Vaughan vs. Melton
Vaughan takes first base on ball four. Klinger scores. Handley moves to third. Elliott moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Fletcher vs. Melton
Fletcher hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Robays vs. Brown
Jumbo Brown now pitching.
Van Robays hits a fly ball into center field. Demaree settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Brown
DiMaggio is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Brown
Gustine hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ott. Gustine reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Berres vs. Brown
Berres hits a ball on the ground towards third. Whitehead fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Klinger
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Klinger
Danning hits a popup towards third. Handley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Klinger
Young hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jurges vs. Klinger
Jurges takes first base on ball four. Young moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Glossop vs. Klinger
Glossop hits a fly ball into right field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klinger vs. Brown
Klinger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Handley vs. Brown
Handley bunts towards first. Young fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Young. Klinger moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Elliott vs. Brown
Elliott hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vaughan vs. Brown
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to second for the out. Klinger moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fletcher vs. Brown
There's a wild pitch. Klinger scores. Vaughan moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fletcher vs. Brown
Fletcher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Van Robays vs. Brown
Van Robays hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Glossop scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Klinger
Johnny Rucker pinch hits for Jumbo Brown.
Rucker hits a fly ball into left field. Van Robays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Klinger
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Klinger
Moore hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Joiner
Roy Joiner now pitching.
DiMaggio is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Joiner
Gustine hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Moore throws the ball in to Jurges who tags Gustine trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berres vs. Joiner
Berres hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klinger vs. Joiner
Klinger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Joiner juggles the ball. That's an error on Joiner. Berres moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Handley vs. Joiner
Handley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Berres scores. Klinger moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Elliott vs. Joiner
Elliott hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demaree vs. Klinger
Demaree hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Klinger
Ott hits a fly ball into right field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Klinger
Danning hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Joiner
Vaughan is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Joiner
Fletcher strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Van Robays vs. Joiner
Van Robays hits a fly ball into center field. Demaree settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Joiner
DiMaggio hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Glossop settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Klinger
Young hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Young for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Klinger
Jurges hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Glossop vs. Klinger
Glossop hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Glossop for the out. Jurges moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCarthy vs. Klinger
Johnny McCarthy pinch hits for Roy Joiner.
McCarthy strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/14/1940 -- Pittsburgh at New York (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Handley L, 3b 4 1 2 1 Whitehead B, 3b 4 0 1 2
Elliott B, rf 5 1 2 0 Moore J, lf 4 0 0 0
Vaughan A, ss 3 1 0 1 Demaree F, cf 3 0 1 0
Fletcher E, 1b 3 1 1 4 Ott M, rf 4 0 0 0
Van Robays M, lf 5 0 0 0 Danning H, c 4 0 0 0
DiMaggio V, cf 5 0 0 0 Young B, 1b 4 0 1 0
Gustine F, 2b 4 0 2 0 Jurges B, ss 2 0 2 0
Berres R, c 4 1 1 0 Glossop A, 2b 4 1 1 0
Klinger B, p 4 2 2 0 Melton C, p 2 1 1 0
Brown J, p 0 0 0 0
Rucker J, ph 1 0 0 0
Joiner R, p 0 0 0 0
McCarthy J, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 7 10 6 33 2 7 2
Pittsburgh 000 005 110 -- 7
New York 002 000 000 -- 2
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Klinger B (W) 9.0 7 2 2 2 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Melton C (L)* 5.0 5 5 5 2 5
Brown J 2.0 2 1 0 1 1
Joiner R 2.0 3 1 0 0 2
* Pitched to 5 batters in 6th
E -- Young B, Joiner R
LOB -- Pittsburgh 8, New York 7
2B -- Gustine F
3B -- Whitehead B
HR -- Fletcher E
CS -- Demaree F
SH -- Handley L
HBP -- by Klinger B (Jurges B), by Joiner R (Vaughan A)
WP -- Brown J
T -- 2:10
A -- 4373
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