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Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
June 16, 1937
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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 June 16, 1937 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | June 16, 1937 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 16, 1937 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Al Smith |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Cy Blanton |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 6,500 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 18 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Beans Reardon 1B: Babe Pinelli 2B: (none) 3B: Larry Goetz |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick Bartell | Shortstop |
| Lou Chiozza | Third Baseman |
| Jo-Jo Moore | Left Fielder |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Wally Berger | Center Fielder |
| Sam Leslie | First Baseman |
| Gus Mancuso | Catcher |
| Burgess Whitehead | Second Baseman |
| Al Smith | Pitcher |
| Bill Terry | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lloyd Waner | Center Fielder |
| Woody Jensen | Left Fielder |
| Paul Waner | Right Fielder |
| Arky Vaughan | Shortstop |
| Gus Suhr | First Baseman |
| Al Todd | Catcher |
| Lee Handley | Second Baseman |
| Pep Young | Third Baseman |
| Cy Blanton | Pitcher |
| Pie Traynor | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
June 16, 1937
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Blanton
Bartell is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chiozza vs. Blanton
Chiozza hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Blanton
Moore hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bartell moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ott vs. Blanton
Ott takes first base on ball four. Moore moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Berger vs. Blanton
Berger hits a fly ball towards left. Jensen catches it and throws to second to double up Moore. Bartell scores. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Smith
Waner hits a line drive into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Smith
Jensen hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Smith
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vaughan vs. Smith
Vaughan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Suhr vs. Smith
Suhr hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Waner scores. Vaughan moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Todd vs. Smith
Todd hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Vaughan scores. Suhr moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Handley vs. Smith
Handley hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leslie vs. Blanton
Leslie hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blanton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Blanton
Mancuso hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitehead vs. Blanton
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Handley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mancuso moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Blanton
Smith is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Smith
Young hits a popup, foul, towards third. Chiozza settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanton vs. Smith
Blanton hits a fly ball into center field. Berger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Smith
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Smith
Jensen hits a fly ball into center field. Berger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Blanton
Bartell hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiozza vs. Blanton
Chiozza hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Blanton
Moore strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Smith
Waner hits a popup towards third. Chiozza settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Smith
Vaughan hits a fly ball into center field. Berger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suhr vs. Smith
Suhr hits a popup, foul, towards third. Chiozza settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Blanton
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berger vs. Blanton
Berger hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leslie vs. Blanton
There goes Ott. The throw from Todd and he is out, Vaughan applying the tag. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leslie vs. Blanton
Leslie hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blanton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Todd vs. Smith
Todd hits a popup towards first. Leslie settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Smith
Handley strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Smith
Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Bartell. Young moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blanton vs. Smith
Blanton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Waner vs. Smith
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Blanton
Mancuso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Young fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Blanton
Whitehead hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Blanton
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Young fields it 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: ---
Jensen vs. Smith
Jensen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Smith
Waner hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Berger, who is chasing the ball. Waner reaches third base with a triple. Jensen goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Vaughan vs. Smith
Vaughan hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ott. Vaughan reaches second base with a double. Waner scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Suhr vs. Smith
Suhr is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Todd vs. Smith
Todd hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mancuso settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Handley vs. Smith
Handley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Chiozza fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Vaughan moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Young vs. Smith
There go the runners. The throw from Mancuso to Whitehead covering second. The throw back to home, and Vaughan is out at the plate. Handley moves to second. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Blanton
Bartell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiozza vs. Blanton
Chiozza bunts towards third. Young fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Blanton
Moore hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Chiozza moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ott vs. Blanton
Ott takes first base on ball four. Moore moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Berger vs. Blanton
Berger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan fields it and throws to second for the out. Chiozza scores. Moore moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Leslie vs. Blanton
Leslie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Smith
Young hits a fly ball into center field. Berger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanton vs. Smith
Blanton hits a popup towards short. Bartell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Smith
Waner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ott throws the ball in to Leslie who tags Waner trying to return to first, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Blanton
Mancuso hits a line drive into left field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Blanton
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarthy vs. Blanton
Johnny McCarthy pinch hits for Al Smith.
McCarthy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Handley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Schumacher
Hal Schumacher now pitching.
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Leslie scoops it up and throws to first, with Schumacher covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Schumacher
Waner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Berger. Waner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vaughan vs. Schumacher
Vaughan hits a line drive into center field. Berger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Suhr vs. Schumacher
Suhr takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Todd vs. Schumacher
Todd hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Blanton
Bartell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chiozza vs. Blanton
Chiozza hits a ball on the ground towards third. Young fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Young. Bartell moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moore vs. Blanton
Moore bunts in front of the plate. Todd fields it and throws to first for the out. Bartell moves to third. Chiozza moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ott vs. Blanton
Ott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bartell scores. Chiozza scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berger vs. Blanton
Berger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leslie vs. Blanton
Leslie hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Berger moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mancuso vs. Blanton
Mancuso hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Berger scores. Leslie moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Whitehead vs. Swift
Bill Swift now pitching.
Whitehead hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Handley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 5 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Schumacher
Kiddo Davis now playing center field.
Handley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Schumacher
Young bunts towards the mound. Schumacher fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lucas vs. Schumacher
Red Lucas pinch hits for Bill Swift.
Lucas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Moore throws the ball in to Leslie who tags Lucas trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Young moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Waner vs. Schumacher
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 5 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schumacher vs. Brown
Mace Brown now pitching.
Schumacher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Brown
Bartell is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chiozza vs. Brown
There goes Bartell. The throw from Todd and he is out, Vaughan applying the tag. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiozza vs. Brown
Chiozza hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 5 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Schumacher
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Chiozza fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Schumacher
Waner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Moore. Waner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vaughan vs. Schumacher
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Waner moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Suhr vs. Schumacher
Suhr strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/16/1937 -- New York at Pittsburgh (D)
New York AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Bartell D, ss 2 2 0 0 Waner L, cf 5 0 2 0
Chiozza L, 3b 5 2 1 0 Jensen W, lf 5 1 1 0
Moore J, lf 4 0 2 0 Waner P, rf 5 2 4 1
Ott M, rf 2 0 2 2 Vaughan A, ss 5 1 2 1
Berger W, cf 4 1 0 2 Suhr G, 1b 4 0 1 1
Davis K, cf 0 0 0 0 Todd A, c 4 0 1 1
Leslie S, 1b 4 0 1 0 Handley L, 2b 4 0 2 0
Mancuso G, c 4 0 2 1 Young P, 3b 4 0 1 0
Whitehead B, 2b 4 0 0 0 Blanton C, p 2 0 0 0
Smith A, p 2 0 0 0 Swift B, p 0 0 0 0
McCarthy J, ph 1 0 0 0 Lucas R, ph 1 0 1 0
Schumacher H, p 1 0 0 0 Brown M, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 5 8 5 39 4 15 4
New York 100 001 030 -- 5
Pittsburgh 200 020 000 -- 4
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Smith A 6.0 11 4 4 1 2
Schumacher H (W) 3.0 4 0 0 1 1
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Blanton C (L) 7.2 8 5 2 3 2
Swift B 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Brown M 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Bartell D, Young P
DP -- Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- New York 6, Pittsburgh 10
2B -- Vaughan A, Waner P 2
3B -- Waner P
CS -- Ott M, Vaughan A, Bartell D
HBP -- by Blanton C (Bartell D), by Brown M (Bartell D)
T -- 2:18
A -- 6500
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