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Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 2, 1923
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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 2, 1923 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 2, 1923 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 2, 1923 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mule Watson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Lee Meadows |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 18,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 34 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Charlie Moran 1B: Bob Hart 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ross Youngs | Right Fielder |
| Heinie Groh | Third Baseman |
| Frankie Frisch | Second Baseman |
| Irish Meusel | Left Fielder |
| Casey Stengel | Center Fielder |
| High Pockets Kelly | First Baseman |
| Travis Jackson | Shortstop |
| Frank Snyder | Catcher |
| Mule Watson | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Rawlings | Second Baseman |
| Max Carey | Center Fielder |
| Carson Bigbee | Left Fielder |
| Reb Russell | Right Fielder |
| Pie Traynor | Third Baseman |
| Rabbit Maranville | Shortstop |
| Charlie Grimm | First Baseman |
| Walter Schmidt | Catcher |
| Lee Meadows | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 2, 1923
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Meadows
Youngs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groh vs. Meadows
Groh hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Russell who is chasing the ball. Groh reaches third base with a triple. Youngs goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Frisch vs. Meadows
Frisch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Meusel vs. Meadows
Meusel hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Schmidt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stengel vs. Meadows
Stengel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rawlings scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rawlings vs. Watson
Rawlings hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Watson
Carey hits a fly ball into center field. Stengel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigbee vs. Watson
Bigbee takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Watson
Russell hits a fly ball into center field. Stengel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Meadows
Kelly hits a fly ball into left field. Bigbee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Meadows
Jackson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Grimm settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Meadows
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Meadows
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Traynor vs. Watson
Traynor hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maranville vs. Watson
Maranville hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Traynor moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Grimm vs. Watson
Grimm hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Traynor scores. Maranville moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schmidt vs. Watson
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Groh fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Maranville moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Meadows vs. Watson
Meadows hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Meadows
Youngs hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groh vs. Meadows
Groh hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rawlings scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Youngs moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Frisch vs. Meadows
Frisch hits a line drive into center field. Carey picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Carey. Youngs scores. Frisch moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Meusel vs. Meadows
Meusel hits a fly ball into right field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Frisch moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stengel vs. Meadows
Stengel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rawlings scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rawlings vs. Watson
Rawlings hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Watson
Carey hits a popup towards third. Groh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigbee vs. Watson
Bigbee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Meadows
Kelly takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Meadows
Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snyder vs. Meadows
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Watson
Russell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Traynor vs. Watson
Traynor hits a fly ball into right field. Youngs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maranville vs. Watson
Maranville hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Russell moves to third. Maranville moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Grimm vs. Watson
Grimm hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kelly fields it and throws to home to get Russell. Maranville moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Schmidt vs. Watson
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Meadows
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Meadows
Youngs hits a line drive into left field. Bigbee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groh vs. Meadows
Groh hits a ball on the ground towards third. Traynor juggles the ball. That's an error on Traynor. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frisch vs. Meadows
Frisch hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Russell. Frisch reaches second base with a double. Groh goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Meusel vs. Meadows
Meusel hits a fly ball into right field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meadows vs. Watson
Meadows hits a fly ball into left field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rawlings vs. Watson
Rawlings hits a line drive into right field. Youngs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Watson
Carey hits a fly ball into right field. Youngs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stengel vs. Meadows
Stengel hits a ball on the ground towards second. Rawlings can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Meadows
Kelly hits a fly ball into right field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Meadows
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Traynor fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snyder vs. Meadows
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rawlings scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigbee vs. Watson
Bigbee hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Watson
There goes Bigbee. The throw from Snyder and he is safe. Bigbee steals second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Russell vs. Watson
Russell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Snyder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Traynor vs. Watson
Traynor hits a ball on the ground towards second. Frisch can't make a play. That's a base hit. Bigbee scores. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maranville vs. Watson
Maranville hits a ball on the ground towards third. Groh fields it and throws to first for the out. Traynor moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grimm vs. Watson
Grimm hits a line drive into right field. Youngs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Meadows
Watson hits a popup in front of the plate. Schmidt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Meadows
Youngs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rawlings scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groh vs. Meadows
Groh hits a ball on the ground towards third. Traynor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Watson
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Watson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meadows vs. Watson
Meadows hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Snyder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rawlings vs. Watson
Rawlings hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carey vs. Watson
Carey hits a line drive into center field. Stengel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Meadows
Frisch hits a ball on the ground towards second. Rawlings can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meusel vs. Meadows
Meusel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stengel vs. Meadows
Stengel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rawlings fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Meadows
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigbee vs. Watson
Bigbee hits a fly ball into center field. Stengel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Watson
Russell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Traynor vs. Watson
Traynor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Russell moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Maranville vs. Watson
Spencer Adams pinch runs for Reb Russell.
Maranville hits a fly ball into right field. Youngs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Grimm vs. Watson
There go the runners. The throw from Snyder to Jackson covering second. The throw back to home, and Adams is out at the plate. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Meadows
Clyde Barnhart now playing right field.
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rawlings scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Meadows
Snyder is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Meadows
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rawlings scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimm vs. Watson
Grimm strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Watson
Schmidt hits a fly ball into center field. Stengel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mattox vs. Watson
Jim Mattox pinch hits for Lee Meadows.
Mattox hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kelly scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mattox for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 8/2/1923 -- New York at PIT (D)
New York AB R H RBI PIT AB R H RBI
Youngs R, rf 3 2 1 0 Johnny Rawlings, 2b 4 0 1 0
Groh H, 3b 4 1 1 1 Max Carey, cf 4 0 0 0
Frisch F, 2b 4 0 3 1 Carson Bigbee, lf 3 1 1 0
Meusel I, lf 4 0 0 0 Reb Russell, rf 3 0 1 0
Stengel C, cf 4 0 2 0 Spencer Adams, pr 0 0 0 0
Kelly H, 1b 3 0 0 0 Clyde Barnhart, rf 0 0 0 0
Jackson T, ss 4 0 0 0 Pie Traynor, 3b 4 1 3 1
Snyder F, c 4 0 1 0 Rabbit Maranvill, ss 4 0 2 0
Watson M, p 4 0 0 0 Charlie Grimm, 1b 4 0 1 1
Walter Schmidt, c 4 0 0 0
Lee Meadows, p 3 0 0 0
Jim Mattox, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 3 8 2 34 2 9 2
New York 101 010 000 -- 3
PIT 010 001 000 -- 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Watson M (W) 9.0 9 2 2 2 1
PIT IP H R ER BB SO
Lee Meadows (L) 9.0 8 3 1 2 1
E -- Max Carey, Pie Traynor
DP -- New York 1, PIT 2
LOB -- New York 6, PIT 7
2B -- Frisch F
3B -- Groh H
SB -- Carson Bigbee
CS -- Spencer Adams
T -- 1:34
A -- 18000
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