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Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 31, 1938
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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 31, 1938 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 31, 1938 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
|
| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 31, 1938 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Lohrman |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ed Brandt |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 43,586 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lee Ballanfant 1B: Bill Klem 2B: (none) 3B: Ziggy Sears |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jo-Jo Moore | Left Fielder |
| George Myatt | Shortstop |
| Harry Danning | Catcher |
| Mel Ott | Third Baseman |
| Bob Seeds | Center Fielder |
| Jimmy Ripple | Right Fielder |
| Bill Cissell | Second Baseman |
| Johnny McCarthy | First Baseman |
| Bill Lohrman | Pitcher |
| Bill Terry | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lee Handley | Third Baseman |
| Lloyd Waner | Center Fielder |
| Paul Waner | Right Fielder |
| Arky Vaughan | Shortstop |
| Johnny Rizzo | Left Fielder |
| Gus Suhr | First Baseman |
| Pep Young | Second Baseman |
| Al Todd | Catcher |
| Ed Brandt | Pitcher |
| Pie Traynor | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 31, 1938
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Brandt
Moore hits a popup towards first. Suhr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myatt vs. Brandt
Myatt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Danning vs. Brandt
Danning hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Lohrman
Handley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lohrman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Lohrman
Waner hits a line drive into center field. Seeds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Lohrman
Waner hits a line drive towards center. Seeds catches it and throws to first to double up Handley. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Brandt
Ott hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seeds vs. Brandt
Seeds hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ripple vs. Brandt
Ripple hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Seeds scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cissell vs. Brandt
Cissell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarthy vs. Brandt
McCarthy hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Lohrman
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCarthy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Vaughan for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzo vs. Lohrman
Rizzo hits a popup towards third. Ott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suhr vs. Lohrman
Suhr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cissell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrman vs. Brandt
Lohrman hits a fly ball into left field. Rizzo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Brandt
Moore hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Todd settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myatt vs. Brandt
Myatt hits a fly ball into left field. Rizzo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Lohrman
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cissell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Todd vs. Lohrman
Todd hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cissell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Lohrman
Brandt hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Brandt
Danning hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Brandt
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards first. Suhr fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Danning for the double play. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seeds vs. Brandt
Seeds hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ripple vs. Brandt
Ripple hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Seeds moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cissell vs. Brandt
Cissell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Lohrman
Handley strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Lohrman
Waner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Moore. Waner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Waner vs. Lohrman
Waner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Waner moves to third. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Vaughan vs. Lohrman
Vaughan is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rizzo vs. Lohrman
Rizzo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Waner scores. Waner scores. Vaughan moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Suhr vs. Lohrman
Suhr hits a fly ball into center field. Seeds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Vaughan moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Young vs. Lohrman
Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myatt fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarthy vs. Brandt
McCarthy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lohrman vs. Brandt
Lohrman bunts towards third. Handley fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Brandt
Moore hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lohrman moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Myatt vs. Brown
Mace Brown now pitching.
Myatt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lohrman scores. Moore moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Danning vs. Brown
Danning hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Moore scores. Myatt moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ott vs. Brown
Ott hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Myatt scores. Danning moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Seeds vs. Bauers
Russ Bauers now pitching.
Seeds strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ripple vs. Bauers
Ripple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan misplays the ball. That's an error on Vaughan. Danning moves to third. Ott moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cissell vs. Bauers
Cissell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Todd vs. Lohrman
Todd hits a popup towards short. Myatt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauers vs. Lohrman
Bauers hits a line drive into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Handley vs. Lohrman
Handley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myatt fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Lohrman
Waner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Handley moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Waner vs. Lohrman
Waner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Handley scores. Waner moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Vaughan vs. Brown
Jumbo Brown now pitching.
Vaughan hits a line drive into right field. Ripple settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarthy vs. Bauers
McCarthy hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Bauers
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Bauers
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzo vs. Brown
Rizzo hits a line drive into center field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Suhr vs. Brown
Suhr hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rizzo moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Young vs. Brown
Young hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rizzo scores. Suhr moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Todd vs. Brown
Todd bunts towards first. McCarthy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Todd for the out. Suhr moves to third. Young moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bauers vs. Brown
Bauers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myatt fields it and throws to home for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 5 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myatt vs. Bauers
Myatt bunts towards first. Suhr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Bauers
Danning is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Bauers
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 5 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Castleman
Slick Castleman now pitching.
Handley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Castleman
Waner bunts towards first. McCarthy fields the ball and throws to Castleman covering. Safe. Handley moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Waner vs. Castleman
Waner hits a line drive into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Handley scores. Waner moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Vaughan vs. Castleman
Vaughan is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rizzo vs. Wittig
Johnnie Wittig now pitching.
Rizzo strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Suhr vs. Wittig
Suhr hits a popup, foul, towards third. Ott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Young vs. Wittig
Young hits a popup towards short. Myatt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seeds vs. Bauers
Seeds hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripple vs. Bauers
Ripple hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cissell vs. Bauers
Cissell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Todd vs. Wittig
Todd takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bauers vs. Wittig
Bauers hits a popup towards first. McCarthy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Handley vs. Wittig
Handley hits a fly ball into right field. Ripple settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Wittig
Waner hits a line drive into center field. Seeds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarthy vs. Bauers
McCarthy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wittig vs. Bauers
Wittig bunts, foul, towards third. Handley catches it for the out, and throws it away. That's an error on Handley. McCarthy moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Moore vs. Bauers
The ball gets by Todd for a passed ball. McCarthy scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Bauers
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myatt vs. Bauers
Myatt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 6 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Wittig
Waner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vaughan vs. Wittig
Vaughan hits a popup towards short. Myatt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rizzo vs. Wittig
Rizzo strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suhr vs. Wittig
Waner is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Suhr vs. Wittig
Suhr hits a fly ball into center field. Seeds 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 8/31/1938, game 1 -- New York at Pittsburgh (D)
New York AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Moore J, lf 5 1 1 0 Handley L, 3b 5 2 2 0
Myatt G, ss 4 1 1 1 Waner L, cf 5 1 3 0
Danning H, c 4 0 2 1 Waner P, rf 4 1 3 2
Ott M, 3b 4 1 2 2 Vaughan A, ss 3 0 0 0
Seeds B, cf 4 1 2 0 Rizzo J, lf 5 1 2 2
Ripple J, rf 4 0 2 1 Suhr G, 1b 5 0 1 0
Cissell B, 2b 4 0 0 0 Young P, 2b 4 0 1 1
McCarthy J, 1b 3 1 1 0 Todd A, c 2 0 0 0
Lohrman B, p 2 1 0 0 Brandt E, p 1 0 0 0
Brown J, p 1 0 0 0 Brown M, p 0 0 0 0
Castleman S, p 0 0 0 0 Bauers R, p 3 0 1 0
Wittig J, p 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 6 11 5 37 5 13 5
New York 020 030 001 -- 6
Pittsburgh 000 211 100 -- 5
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Lohrman B 4.2 7 3 3 1 1
Brown J 1.1 3 1 1 0 0
Castleman S* 0.0 3 1 1 1 0
Wittig J (W) 3.0 0 0 0 2 2
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Brandt E 4.1 7 4 4 2 1
Brown M+ 0.0 3 1 1 0 0
Bauers R (L) 4.2 1 1 0 0 3
* Pitched to 4 batters in 7th
+ Pitched to 3 batters in 5th
E -- Vaughan A, Handley L, Cissell B
DP -- New York 2, Pittsburgh 3
LOB -- New York 5, Pittsburgh 10
2B -- Seeds B, Waner L, Bauers R, Rizzo J, Waner P
HR -- Ott M
SH -- Todd A
PB -- Todd A
T -- 2:35
A -- 43586
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