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Dodgers
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
September 15, 1931
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Brooklyn Dodgers, played on September 15, 1931 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 15, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 15, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Watty Clark |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Heinie Meine |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 34 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Cy Pfirman 1B: Charles Donnelly 2B: (none) 3B: Cy Rigler |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Frederick | Center Fielder |
| Lefty O'Doul | Left Fielder |
| Babe Herman | Right Fielder |
| Del Bissonette | First Baseman |
| Glenn Wright | Shortstop |
| Neal Finn | Second Baseman |
| Wally Gilbert | Third Baseman |
| Al Lopez | Catcher |
| Watty Clark | Pitcher |
| Wilbert Robinson | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lloyd Waner | Center Fielder |
| Woody Jensen | Left Fielder |
| Gus Suhr | First Baseman |
| Pie Traynor | Third Baseman |
| Paul Waner | Right Fielder |
| Tony Piet | Second Baseman |
| Ben Sankey | Shortstop |
| Eddie Phillips | Catcher |
| Heinie Meine | Pitcher |
| Jewel Ens | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
September 15, 1931
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frederick vs. Meine
Frederick hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Doul vs. Meine
O'Doul hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Meine
Herman hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Clark
Waner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Finn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Clark
Jensen strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suhr vs. Clark
Suhr hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Frederick. Suhr reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Traynor vs. Clark
Traynor hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Suhr scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Clark
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bissonette scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Waner for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bissonette vs. Meine
Bissonette hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wright vs. Meine
Wright hits a popup, foul, towards first. Suhr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finn vs. Meine
Finn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sankey fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piet vs. Clark
Piet hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Frederick. Piet reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sankey vs. Clark
Sankey bunts towards third. Gilbert fields it and throws to first for the out. Piet moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Phillips vs. Clark
Phillips takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Meine vs. Clark
Meine strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Waner vs. Clark
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Finn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbert vs. Meine
Gilbert hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Meine
Lopez hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Meine
Clark hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frederick vs. Meine
Frederick hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Piet settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Clark
Jensen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suhr vs. Clark
Suhr takes first base on ball four. Jensen moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Traynor vs. Clark
Traynor hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Frederick. Traynor reaches second base with a double. Jensen scores. Suhr goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Waner vs. Clark
Waner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Piet vs. Moore
Cy Moore now pitching.
Piet hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sankey vs. Moore
Sankey hits a popup towards first. Bissonette settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Phillips vs. Moore
Phillips strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Doul vs. Meine
O'Doul hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Meine
Herman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sankey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bissonette vs. Meine
Bissonette hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Meine fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Meine. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wright vs. Meine
Wright hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Meine fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meine vs. Moore
Meine hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Moore fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Moore
Waner hits a fly ball into center field. Frederick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Moore
Jensen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suhr vs. Moore
Suhr hits a fly ball into center field. Frederick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finn vs. Meine
Finn hits a fly ball into left field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbert vs. Meine
Gilbert hits a ball on the ground towards first. Suhr scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gilbert for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Meine
Lopez is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Meine
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Piet scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Traynor vs. Moore
Traynor hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Moore
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Finn fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piet vs. Moore
Piet hits a fly ball into right field. Herman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frederick vs. Meine
Frederick hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Doul vs. Meine
O'Doul hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Waner. O'Doul reaches second base with a double. Frederick moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Herman vs. Meine
Herman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Piet scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Frederick scores. O'Doul moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bissonette vs. Meine
Bissonette takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wright vs. Meine
Wright hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. O'Doul scores. Bissonette moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Finn vs. Meine
Finn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sankey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sankey vs. Moore
Sankey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Moore fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Moore
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wright scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meine vs. Moore
Meine hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Moore fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbert vs. Meine
Gilbert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sankey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Meine
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Suhr scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lopez for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Meine
Moore strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Moore
Waner hits a popup towards short. Wright settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Moore
Jensen hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suhr vs. Moore
Suhr hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Traynor vs. Moore
Traynor hits a fly ball into right field. Herman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Moore
There goes Suhr. The throw from Lopez and he is out, Wright applying the tag. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frederick vs. Meine
Frederick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Suhr scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Frederick for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Doul vs. Meine
O'Doul hits a fly ball into left field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Meine
Herman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bissonette vs. Meine
Bissonette hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Moore
Waner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Frederick. Waner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Piet vs. Moore
Piet bunts towards third. Gilbert fields it and throws to first for the out. Waner moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sankey vs. Moore
Sankey hits a fly ball into right field. Herman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Waner scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Moore
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wright scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Meine
Wright hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finn vs. Meine
Jack Warner pinch runs for Glenn Wright.
Finn hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lombardi vs. Meine
Ernie Lombardi pinch hits for Wally Gilbert.
Lombardi hits a fly ball into left field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Meine
Lopez hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/15/1931, game 1 -- Brooklyn at Pittsburgh (D)
Brooklyn AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Frederick J, cf 4 1 1 0 Waner L, cf 4 0 0 0
O'Doul L, lf 4 1 1 0 Jensen W, lf 3 2 2 1
Herman B, rf 4 0 1 1 Suhr G, 1b 3 2 2 0
Bissonette D, 1b 3 0 1 0 Traynor P, 3b 4 0 3 3
Wright G, ss 4 0 1 1 Waner P, rf 3 1 1 0
Warner J, pr 0 0 0 0 Piet T, 2b 3 0 1 0
Finn N, 2b 4 0 0 0 Sankey B, ss 3 0 0 1
Gilbert W, 3b 3 0 0 0 Phillips E, c 3 0 0 0
Lombardi E, ph 1 0 0 0 Meine H, p 3 0 0 0
Lopez A, c 3 0 0 0
Clark W, p 1 0 1 0
Moore C, p 2 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 2 6 2 29 5 9 5
Brooklyn 000 002 000 -- 2
Pittsburgh 102 000 11x -- 5
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Clark W (L)* 2.0 5 3 3 3 2
Moore C 6.0 4 2 2 1 1
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Meine H (W) 9.0 6 2 2 1 1
* Pitched to 4 batters in 3rd
E -- Meine H
DP -- Brooklyn 1, Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- Brooklyn 6, Pittsburgh 6
2B -- Suhr G, Piet T, Traynor P, O'Doul L, Waner P
HR -- Jensen W
CS -- Suhr G
SH -- Sankey B, Piet T
HBP -- by Meine H (Lopez A)
T -- 1:34
A -- 0
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