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Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 19, 1918
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the New York Giants, played on August 19, 1918 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 19, 1918 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
|
| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 19, 1918 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Red Causey |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ralph Comstock |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 57 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Hank O'Day 1B: Lord Byron 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Burns | Left Fielder |
| Pete Compton | Right Fielder |
| Benny Kauff | Center Fielder |
| Larry Doyle | Second Baseman |
| Art Fletcher | Shortstop |
| Heinie Zimmerman | First Baseman |
| Ed Sicking | Third Baseman |
| Bill Rariden | Catcher |
| Red Causey | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Luke Boone | Shortstop |
| Carson Bigbee | Left Fielder |
| Max Carey | Center Fielder |
| Billy Southworth | Right Fielder |
| George Cutshaw | Second Baseman |
| Fritz Mollwitz | First Baseman |
| Bill McKechnie | Third Baseman |
| Walter Schmidt | Catcher |
| Ralph Comstock | Pitcher |
| Hugo Bezdek | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 19, 1918
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Comstock
Burns strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Compton vs. Comstock
Compton hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Comstock
Kauff hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Comstock
There goes Kauff. The throw from Schmidt and he is safe. Kauff steals second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doyle vs. Comstock
Doyle strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Causey
Boone hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bigbee vs. Causey
Bigbee bunts towards third. Sicking fields it and throws to first for the out. Boone moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carey vs. Causey
Carey hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Southworth vs. Causey
Southworth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Comstock
Fletcher hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bigbee. Fletcher reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zimmerman vs. Comstock
Zimmerman hits a popup towards first. Mollwitz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sicking vs. Comstock
Sicking hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fletcher moves to third. Sicking moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rariden vs. Comstock
Rariden strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Causey vs. Comstock
Causey hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKechnie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cutshaw vs. Causey
Cutshaw hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sicking fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mollwitz vs. Causey
Mollwitz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKechnie vs. Causey
McKechnie hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sicking juggles the ball. That's an error on Sicking. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Causey
There goes McKechnie. The throw from Rariden and he is safe. McKechnie steals second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schmidt vs. Causey
Schmidt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McKechnie scores. Schmidt moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Comstock vs. Causey
Comstock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Comstock
Burns hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Compton vs. Comstock
There goes Burns. The throw from Schmidt and he is safe. Burns steals second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Compton vs. Comstock
Compton bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Schmidt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kauff vs. Comstock
Kauff hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boone scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Burns moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Doyle vs. Comstock
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKechnie fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Burns scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Comstock
Fletcher hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Causey
Boone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bigbee vs. Causey
Bigbee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carey vs. Causey
Carey hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rariden settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Southworth vs. Causey
There goes Bigbee. The throw from Rariden and he is safe. Bigbee steals second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Southworth vs. Causey
Southworth takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cutshaw vs. Causey
Cutshaw hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Comstock
Zimmerman hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sicking vs. Comstock
Sicking hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boone fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rariden vs. Comstock
Rariden hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cutshaw scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Sicking moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Causey vs. Comstock
Causey strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mollwitz vs. Causey
Mollwitz hits a popup, foul, towards third. Sicking settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKechnie vs. Causey
McKechnie hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Compton who is chasing the ball. McKechnie reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Schmidt vs. Causey
Rariden fires to third and Sicking drops the ball. That's an error on Sicking. McKechnie scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Causey
Schmidt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Comstock vs. Causey
There goes Schmidt. The throw from Rariden and he is safe. Schmidt steals second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Comstock vs. Causey
Comstock strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boone vs. Causey
Boone hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Comstock
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boone scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Compton vs. Comstock
Compton bunts towards the mound. Comstock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Comstock
Kauff hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boone scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigbee vs. Causey
Bigbee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Causey
Carey bunts in front of the plate. Rariden fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Southworth vs. Causey
Southworth hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Burns. Southworth reaches second base with a double. Carey moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cutshaw vs. Causey
Cutshaw hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Burns who is chasing the ball. Cutshaw reaches third base with a triple. Carey scores. Southworth scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mollwitz vs. Causey
Mollwitz bunts towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cutshaw scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKechnie vs. Causey
McKechnie hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Causey
There goes McKechnie. The throw from Rariden and he is safe. McKechnie steals second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schmidt vs. Causey
Schmidt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes McKechnie trying to get to home. Burns throws the ball in to Rariden who tags McKechnie, who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Comstock
Doyle strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Comstock
Fletcher hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zimmerman vs. Comstock
Zimmerman hits a fly ball towards center. Carey catches it and throws to first to double up Fletcher. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Comstock vs. Causey
Comstock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Causey
Boone hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doyle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bigbee vs. Causey
Bigbee takes first base on ball four. Comstock moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carey vs. Causey
Carey hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rariden settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Southworth vs. Causey
Southworth hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Comstock scores. Bigbee moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cutshaw vs. Causey
There goes Southworth. The throw from Rariden and he is safe. Southworth steals second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cutshaw vs. Causey
Cutshaw hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Compton throws the ball in to Doyle who tags Cutshaw trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Bigbee scores. Southworth scores. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sicking vs. Comstock
Sicking hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boone scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rariden vs. Comstock
Rariden strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilhoit vs. Comstock
Joe Wilhoit pinch hits for Red Causey.
Wilhoit hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Comstock
Burns hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wilhoit moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Compton vs. Comstock
Compton hits a line drive towards first. Mollwitz reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mollwitz vs. Demaree
Al Demaree now pitching.
Mollwitz hits a popup towards short. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKechnie vs. Demaree
McKechnie hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Demaree
Schmidt strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Comstock
Kauff hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boone scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Comstock
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Comstock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Comstock
Fletcher hits a fly ball into left field. Bigbee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Comstock vs. Demaree
Comstock strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Demaree
Boone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bigbee vs. Demaree
Bigbee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Boone moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carey vs. Demaree
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Boone moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Southworth vs. Demaree
There go the runners. The throw from Rariden to Sicking. The throw back to home, and Boone is out at the plate. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Comstock
Zimmerman strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sicking vs. Comstock
Sicking hits a fly ball into right field. Southworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rariden vs. Comstock
Rariden hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cutshaw scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 8/19/1918, game 1 -- NY1 at PIT (D)
NY1 AB R H RBI PIT AB R H RBI
George Burns, lf 4 1 2 0 Luke Boone, ss 4 0 2 0
Pete Compton, rf 4 0 0 0 Carson Bigbee, lf 3 1 0 0
Benny Kauff, cf 4 0 1 0 Max Carey, cf 5 1 2 0
Larry Doyle, 2b 4 0 1 1 Billy Southworth, rf 3 2 2 1
Art Fletcher, ss 4 0 2 0 George Cutshaw, 2b 4 1 2 4
Heinie Zimmerman, 1b 4 0 0 0 Fritz Mollwitz, 1b 3 0 0 1
Ed Sicking, 3b 4 0 2 0 Bill McKechnie, 3b 4 2 2 0
Bill Rariden, c 4 0 0 0 Walter Schmidt, c 3 0 2 1
Red Causey, p 2 0 0 0 Ralph Comstock, p 4 1 1 0
Joe Wilhoit, ph 1 0 1 0
Al Demaree, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 1 9 1 33 8 13 7
NY1 001 000 000 -- 1
PIT 010 133 00x -- 8
NY1 IP H R ER BB SO
Red Causey (L) 6.0 12 8 6 3 1
Al Demaree 2.0 1 0 0 1 2
PIT IP H R ER BB SO
Ralph Comstock (W) 9.0 9 1 1 0 7
E -- Ed Sicking 2
DP -- PIT 1
LOB -- NY1 7, PIT 7
2B -- Art Fletcher, Billy Southworth
3B -- Bill McKechnie, George Cutshaw
SB -- Benny Kauff, Bill McKechnie 2, George Burns, Carson Bigbee, Walter Schmidt, Billy Southworth
CS -- Luke Boone
SH -- Carson Bigbee, Fritz Mollwitz
T -- 1:57
A -- 0
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