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Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
May 3, 1934
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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 May 3, 1934 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
Date | May 3, 1934 |
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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 | May 3, 1934 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | New York Giants |
Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Watty Clark |
Home Starting Pitcher | Larry French |
Ballpark | Forbes Field |
City | Pittsburgh |
State | PA |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 0 hours |
Umpires | HP: Cy Rigler 1B: Dolly Stark 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
New York Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jo-Jo Moore | Left Fielder |
Hughie Critz | Second Baseman |
Bill Terry | First Baseman |
Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
Travis Jackson | Shortstop |
Hank Leiber | Center Fielder |
Johnny Vergez | Third Baseman |
Paul Richards | Catcher |
Watty Clark | Pitcher |
Bill Terry | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lloyd Waner | Center Fielder |
Paul Waner | Right Fielder |
Freddie Lindstrom | Left Fielder |
Arky Vaughan | Shortstop |
Gus Suhr | First Baseman |
Cookie Lavagetto | Second Baseman |
Tommy Thevenow | Third Baseman |
Tom Padden | Catcher |
Larry French | Pitcher |
George Gibson | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
May 3, 1934
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. French
Moore hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Critz vs. French
Critz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. French
Terry hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. French
Ott is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Clark
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Clark
Waner hits a popup, foul, towards third. Vergez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindstrom vs. Clark
Lindstrom hits a fly ball into center field. Leiber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. French
Jackson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leiber vs. French
Leiber 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: 1--
Vergez vs. French
Vergez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Jackson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Richards vs. French
Richards takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clark vs. French
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards first. Suhr scoops it up and throws to first, with French covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Clark
Vaughan hits a popup in front of the plate. Richards settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suhr vs. Clark
Suhr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Critz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lavagetto vs. Clark
Lavagetto hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vergez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. French
Moore hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Critz vs. French
Critz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Moore moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Terry vs. French
Terry bunts towards third. Thevenow fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Moore moves to third. Critz moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ott vs. French
Ott 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: 123
Jackson vs. French
Jackson hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Waner who is chasing the ball. Jackson reaches third base with a triple. Moore scores. Critz scores. Terry goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Watkins vs. Smith
Hal Smith now pitching. George Watkins pinch hits for Hank Leiber.
Watkins hits a ball on the ground towards first. Suhr scoops it up and throws to first, with Lavagetto covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Vergez vs. Smith
Vergez 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, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thevenow vs. Clark
George Watkins now playing center field.
Thevenow hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Padden vs. Clark
Padden hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Clark
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Clark
Waner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Padden moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Waner vs. Clark
Waner hits a line drive into center field. Watkins picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Watkins. Padden scores. Waner moves to third. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lindstrom vs. Clark
There's a wild pitch. Waner scores. Waner moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lindstrom vs. Clark
Lindstrom takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Vaughan vs. Clark
Vaughan hits a fly ball into center field. Watkins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richards vs. Smith
Richards takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Smith
Clark bunts towards the mound. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. Richards moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moore vs. Smith
Moore hits a fly ball into left field. Lindstrom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Critz vs. Smith
Critz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Suhr scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Critz for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suhr vs. Clark
Suhr takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lavagetto vs. Clark
There's a wild pitch. Suhr moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lavagetto vs. Clark
Lavagetto takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thevenow vs. Bell
Hi Bell now pitching.
Thevenow hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bell fields it and throws to second for the out. Suhr scores. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Padden vs. Bell
There goes Thevenow. The throw from Richards and he is out, Jackson applying the tag. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Padden vs. Bell
Padden hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vergez juggles the ball. That's an error on Vergez. Padden moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Bell
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Watkins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Smith
Terry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Suhr can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Smith
Ott hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Terry moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jackson vs. Smith
Jackson hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Watkins vs. Smith
Watkins strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Vergez vs. Smith
Vergez hits a fly ball into left field. Lindstrom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Bell
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vergez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Bell
Waner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lindstrom vs. Bell
Lindstrom hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Critz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vaughan vs. Bell
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Critz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richards vs. Smith
Richards hits a line drive into left field. Lindstrom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Smith
Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Smith
Moore hits a line drive into center field. Waner picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Waner. Bell moves to third. Moore moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Critz vs. Smith
Critz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thevenow juggles the ball. That's an error on Thevenow. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Terry vs. Smith
Terry hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ott vs. Smith
Ott takes first base on ball four. Bell scores. Moore moves to third. Critz moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jackson vs. Smith
Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suhr vs. Bell
Suhr hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lavagetto vs. Bell
Lavagetto hits a popup towards short. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thevenow vs. Bell
Thevenow hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watkins vs. Smith
Watkins hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thevenow settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vergez vs. Smith
Vergez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thevenow fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richards vs. Smith
Richards hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thevenow fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Padden vs. Bell
Padden hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vergez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Bell
Woody Jensen pinch hits for Hal Smith.
Jensen hits a fly ball into center field. Watkins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Bell
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Terry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Waner for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Hoyt
Waite Hoyt now pitching.
Bell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Hoyt
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Critz vs. Hoyt
Critz hits a fly ball into left field. Lindstrom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Bell
Waner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lindstrom vs. Bell
Lindstrom hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vaughan vs. Bell
Vaughan hits a fly ball into center field. Watkins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suhr vs. Bell
Suhr hits a popup towards first. Terry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Hoyt
Terry is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Hoyt
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lavagetto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Hoyt
Jackson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watkins vs. Hoyt
Watkins hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lavagetto vs. Bell
Lavagetto is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thevenow vs. Bell
Thevenow hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vergez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lucas vs. Bell
Red Lucas pinch hits for Tom Padden.
Lucas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Traynor vs. Bell
Pie Traynor pinch hits for Waite Hoyt.
Traynor hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lucas moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Waner vs. Bell
Waner hits a line drive into center field. Watkins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/3/1934 -- New York at Pittsburgh (D) New York AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Moore J, lf 5 1 3 0 Waner L, cf 5 1 1 0 Critz H, 2b 5 1 1 0 Waner P, rf 4 0 3 1 Terry B, 1b 5 1 3 0 Lindstrom F, lf 3 0 0 0 Ott M, rf 4 0 1 1 Vaughan A, ss 4 0 0 0 Jackson T, ss 5 1 3 4 Suhr G, 1b 3 1 1 0 Leiber H, cf 1 0 0 0 Lavagetto C, 2b 3 0 0 0 Watkins G, ph-cf 4 0 0 0 Thevenow T, 3b 4 0 0 1 Vergez J, 3b 4 0 0 0 Padden T, c 3 1 1 0 Richards P, c 2 0 0 0 Lucas R, ph 1 0 1 0 Clark W, p 1 0 0 0 French L, p 0 0 0 0 Bell H, p 2 1 1 0 Smith H, p 2 0 0 0 Jensen W, ph 1 0 0 0 Hoyt W, p 0 0 0 0 Traynor P, ph 1 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 38 5 12 5 34 3 8 2 New York 003 001 001 -- 5 Pittsburgh 002 100 000 -- 3 New York IP H R ER BB SO Clark W* 3.0 3 3 2 3 1 Bell H (W) 6.0 5 0 0 0 1 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO French L 2.1 7 3 3 1 1 Smith H (L) 4.2 4 1 0 2 1 Hoyt W 2.0 1 1 1 0 2 * Pitched to 2 batters in 4th E -- Watkins G, Vergez J, Waner L, Thevenow T DP -- New York 1, Pittsburgh 1 LOB -- New York 10, Pittsburgh 7 3B -- Jackson T HR -- Jackson T CS -- Thevenow T SH -- Clark W WP -- Clark W 2 A -- 0
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