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Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 8, 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 August 8, 1937 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 8, 1937 |
|---|---|
| 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 8, 1937 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Cliff Melton |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mace Brown |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 59 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Barr 1B: Dolly Stark 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Stewart |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Burgess Whitehead | Second Baseman |
| Jo-Jo Moore | Left Fielder |
| Mel Ott | Third Baseman |
| Wally Berger | Center Fielder |
| Jimmy Ripple | Right Fielder |
| Sam Leslie | First Baseman |
| Harry Danning | Catcher |
| Blondy Ryan | Shortstop |
| Cliff Melton | Pitcher |
| Bill Terry | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lloyd Waner | Center Fielder |
| Woody Jensen | Left Fielder |
| Paul Waner | Right Fielder |
| Gus Suhr | First Baseman |
| Al Todd | Catcher |
| Bill Brubaker | Third Baseman |
| Pep Young | Shortstop |
| Lee Handley | Second Baseman |
| Mace Brown | Pitcher |
| Pie Traynor | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 8, 1937
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Brown
Whitehead hits a fly ball into center 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: ---
Moore vs. Brown
Moore hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Waner. Moore reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ott vs. Brown
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Moore moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Berger vs. Brown
Berger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ripple vs. Brown
Ripple 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 1
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Melton
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Melton
Jensen hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Moore. Jensen reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Waner vs. Melton
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ryan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Suhr vs. Melton
Suhr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Jensen scores. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Todd vs. Melton
Todd is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brubaker vs. Melton
The ball gets by Danning for a passed ball. Waner moves to third. Todd moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Brubaker vs. Melton
Brubaker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leslie vs. Brown
Leslie takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Danning vs. Brown
Danning hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Jensen. Danning reaches second base with a double. Leslie moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ryan vs. Brown
Ryan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Leslie scores. Danning scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Melton vs. Brown
Melton bunts towards third. Brubaker fields it and throws to first for the out. Ryan moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitehead vs. Brown
Whitehead hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Waner throws the ball in to Young who tags Whitehead trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Ryan moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Moore vs. Brown
Moore hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ryan scores. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Bowman
Joe Bowman now pitching.
Ott 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 2
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Giants, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Melton
Young hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Handley vs. Melton
Handley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ryan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bowman vs. Melton
Bowman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Danning settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Melton
Waner 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, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berger vs. Bowman
Berger is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripple vs. Bowman
Ripple hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Jensen. Ripple reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Leslie vs. Bowman
Leslie hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ripple scores. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Danning vs. Bowman
Danning hits a ball on the ground towards short. Young misplays the ball. That's an error on Young. Leslie moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ryan vs. Bowman
Ryan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Jensen. Ryan reaches second base with a double. Leslie scores. Danning moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Melton vs. Bowman
Melton hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Danning scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitehead vs. Bowman
Whitehead hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Waner. Whitehead reaches second base with a double. Ryan scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moore vs. Swift
Bill Swift now pitching.
Moore hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 7 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Melton
Jensen hits a popup towards third. Ott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Melton
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suhr vs. Melton
Suhr 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, 7 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Todd vs. Melton
Todd hits a line drive towards short. Ryan reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 7 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Swift
Ott hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berger vs. Swift
Berger hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripple vs. Swift
Ripple bunts towards the right side of the infield. Handley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leslie vs. Swift
Leslie hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 8 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brubaker vs. Melton
Brubaker hits a fly ball into center field. Berger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Melton
Young hits a line drive towards third. Ott reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Melton
Handley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 8 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Swift
Danning strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Swift
Ryan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Handley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melton vs. Swift
Melton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 8 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swift vs. Melton
Swift hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Melton
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Melton
Jensen strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 8 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Swift
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Swift fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Swift
Moore hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Handley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Swift
Ott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berger vs. Swift
There goes Ott. The throw from Todd and he is safe. Ott steals second. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Berger vs. Swift
Berger hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Todd settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 8 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Melton
Waner hits a line drive into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suhr vs. Melton
Suhr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Todd vs. Melton
Todd hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 8 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripple vs. Swift
Ripple hits a fly ball into left field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leslie vs. Swift
Leslie hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brubaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Swift
Danning hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 8 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brubaker vs. Melton
Brubaker hits a line drive towards short. Ryan reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Melton
Young hits a fly ball into right field. Ripple settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Melton
Handley hits a fly ball into center field. Berger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 8 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Swift
Ryan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Handley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melton vs. Swift
Melton hits a popup towards short. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Swift
Whitehead hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 8 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swift vs. Melton
Swift strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Melton
Waner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Berger who is chasing the ball. Waner reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jensen vs. Melton
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Waner vs. Melton
Waner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Waner scores. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suhr vs. Melton
Suhr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 8 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Swift
Moore hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Swift
Ott hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Waner. Ott reaches second base with a double. Moore moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Berger vs. Swift
Berger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Handley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Moore scores. Ott moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 9 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ripple vs. Swift
Ripple hits a fly ball into left field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ott scores. View Play -
Giants, 10 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leslie vs. Swift
Leslie hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 10 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Danning vs. Swift
Danning hits a fly ball into left field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 10 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Todd vs. Melton
Todd hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 10 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brubaker vs. Melton
Brubaker hits a fly ball into right field. Ripple settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 10 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Melton
Young hits a fly ball into left field. Moore 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 8/8/1937, game 1 -- New York at Pittsburgh (D)
New York AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Whitehead B, 2b 5 0 2 1 Waner L, cf 4 1 1 0
Moore J, lf 5 1 3 1 Jensen W, lf 4 1 1 0
Ott M, 3b 4 2 2 1 Waner P, rf 4 0 2 1
Berger W, cf 4 0 0 1 Suhr G, 1b 4 0 1 0
Ripple J, rf 5 1 1 1 Todd A, c 3 0 0 0
Leslie S, 1b 4 2 2 1 Brubaker B, 3b 4 0 0 0
Danning H, c 5 2 1 0 Young P, ss 4 0 1 0
Ryan B, ss 4 2 2 3 Handley L, 2b 3 0 0 0
Melton C, p 3 0 0 1 Brown M, p 0 0 0 0
Bowman J, p 1 0 0 0
Swift B, p 2 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 10 13 10 33 2 6 1
New York 034 100 002 -- 10
Pittsburgh 100 000 010 -- 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Melton C (W) 9.0 6 2 2 1 2
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Brown M (L) 1.2 5 3 3 2 0
Bowman J 1.0 4 4 2 0 1
Swift B 6.1 4 3 3 1 1
E -- Young P
LOB -- New York 6, Pittsburgh 5
2B -- Moore J, Jensen W, Danning H, Ripple J, Ryan B, Whitehead B, Ott M
3B -- Waner L
HR -- Ott M
SB -- Ott M
SH -- Melton C
PB -- Danning H
T -- 1:59
A -- 0
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