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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 21, 1942
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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, 1942 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
Date | July 21, 1942 |
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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, 1942 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Home Team | New York Giants |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Max Butcher |
Home Starting Pitcher | Carl Hubbell |
Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | 8,937 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 6 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Lee Ballanfant 1B: Al Barlick 2B: (none) 3B: Babe Pinelli |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Huck Geary | Shortstop |
Johnny Barrett | Right Fielder |
Elbie Fletcher | First Baseman |
Bob Elliott | Third Baseman |
Maurice Van Robays | Left Fielder |
Vince DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
Pete Coscarart | Second Baseman |
Al Lopez | Catcher |
Max Butcher | Pitcher |
Frankie Frisch | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dick Bartell | Third Baseman |
Billy Jurges | Shortstop |
Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
Babe Young | Center Fielder |
Willard Marshall | Left Fielder |
Harry Danning | Catcher |
Mickey Witek | Second Baseman |
Carl Hubbell | Pitcher |
Mel Ott | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 21, 1942
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geary vs. Hubbell
Geary hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Witek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Hubbell
Barrett hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Danning settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Hubbell
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops it up and throws to first, with Hubbell covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Butcher
Bartell 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: ---
Jurges vs. Butcher
Jurges hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Butcher
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Butcher
Mize hits a fly ball into right field. Barrett 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: ---
Elliott vs. Hubbell
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Robays vs. Hubbell
Van Robays hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Hubbell, and towards Jurges, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Hubbell
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bartell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Butcher
Young is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Butcher
Marshall 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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Danning vs. Butcher
Danning hits a popup, foul, towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Witek vs. Butcher
There goes Young. The throw from Lopez and he is out, Coscarart applying the tag. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Hubbell
Coscarart hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Hubbell
Lopez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Coscarart moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Butcher vs. Hubbell
Butcher bunts towards the mound. Hubbell fields it and throws to home to get Coscarart. Lopez moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Geary vs. Hubbell
Geary hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lopez scores. Butcher moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Barrett vs. Hubbell
Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bartell fields it and throws to first for the out. Geary moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Fletcher vs. Hubbell
Fletcher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Elliott vs. Hubbell
Elliott hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Butcher scores. Geary scores. Fletcher moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Van Robays vs. Hubbell
Van Robays hits a fly ball into left field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Butcher
Witek hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hubbell vs. Butcher
Hubbell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Butcher
Bartell strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Butcher
Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Hubbell
DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coscarart vs. Hubbell
Coscarart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Hubbell
There goes Coscarart. The throw from Danning and he is safe. Coscarart steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopez vs. Hubbell
Lopez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Coscarart scores. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Butcher vs. Hubbell
Butcher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bartell fields it and throws to first for the out. Lopez moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Geary vs. Hubbell
Geary hits a line drive towards short. Jurges reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Butcher
Ott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Butcher
Mize hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Butcher
Young hits a popup towards short. Geary settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Hubbell
Barrett hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Hubbell
Fletcher strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Hubbell
Elliott hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Butcher
Marshall hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Butcher
Danning hits a line drive into right field. Barrett picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Barrett. Danning moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Witek vs. Butcher
Witek hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hubbell vs. Butcher
Hubbell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Robays vs. Hubbell
Van Robays hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Witek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Hubbell
DiMaggio strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Hubbell
Coscarart hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Marshall throws the ball in to Witek who tags Coscarart, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Butcher
Bartell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott juggles the ball. That's an error on Elliott. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jurges vs. Butcher
Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Butcher fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Butcher
Ott hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Butcher
Mize hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Butcher
Young hits a fly ball into left field. Van Robays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Butcher
Marshall hits a fly ball into left field. Van Robays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Hubbell
Lopez 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wasdell vs. Hubbell
Jimmy Wasdell pinch hits for Max Butcher.
Wasdell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wasdell for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geary vs. Hubbell
Geary hits a line drive towards short. Jurges reaches out 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: ---
Danning vs. Wilkie
Lefty Wilkie now pitching.
Danning hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Witek vs. Wilkie
Witek bunts towards the mound. Wilkie fields it and throws to first for the out. Danning moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hubbell vs. Wilkie
Hubbell hits a line drive towards short. Geary catches it and throws to second to double up Danning. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Hubbell
Buster Maynard now playing center field.
Barrett hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Hubbell
Fletcher bunts towards the mound. Hubbell fields it and throws to first for the out. Barrett moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Elliott vs. Hubbell
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bartell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Barrett moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Van Robays vs. Hubbell
Van Robays hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Barrett scores. Elliott moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DiMaggio vs. Hubbell
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Danning fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Wilkie
Bartell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jurges vs. Wilkie
Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Wilkie
Ott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jurges moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mize vs. Wilkie
Mize is hit by the pitch. Ott moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Maynard vs. Wilkie
Maynard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jurges scores. Ott scores. Mize moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marshall vs. Wilkie
Marshall hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Danning vs. Wilkie
Danning hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Hubbell
Coscarart hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Hubbell
Lopez hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Hubbell
Bill Baker pinch hits for Lefty Wilkie.
Baker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phelps vs. Hubbell
Babe Phelps pinch hits for Huck Geary.
Phelps hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/21/1942 -- Pittsburgh at New York (N) Pittsburgh AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI Geary H, ss 4 1 1 1 Bartell D, 3b 4 0 1 0 Phelps B, ph 1 0 0 0 Jurges B, ss 4 2 1 0 Barrett J, rf 4 1 1 0 Ott M, rf 3 2 2 2 Fletcher E, 1b 2 0 0 0 Mize J, 1b 3 1 1 1 Elliott B, 3b 4 0 2 2 Young B, cf 2 0 0 0 Van Robays M, lf 4 0 0 1 Maynard B, cf 1 0 1 2 DiMaggio V, cf 3 0 0 0 Marshall W, lf 4 0 0 0 Coscarart P, 2b 4 1 2 0 Danning H, c 4 0 2 0 Lopez A, c 4 1 2 1 Witek M, 2b 2 1 1 1 Butcher M, p 2 1 0 0 Hubbell C, p 3 0 0 0 Wasdell J, ph 1 0 0 0 Wilkie L, p 0 0 0 0 Baker B, ph 1 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 5 9 5 30 6 9 6 Pittsburgh 003 100 010 -- 5 New York 001 003 02x -- 6 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Butcher M 6.0 5 4 3 1 1 Wilkie L (L) 2.0 4 2 2 0 0 New York IP H R ER BB SO Hubbell C (W) 9.0 9 5 5 2 2 E -- Barrett J, Elliott B DP -- Pittsburgh 2 LOB -- Pittsburgh 5, New York 4 HR -- Witek M, Ott M, Mize J SB -- Coscarart P CS -- Young B SH -- Witek M, Fletcher E HBP -- by Butcher M (Young B), by Wilkie L (Mize J) T -- 2:06 A -- 8937
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