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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 31, 1949
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on August 31, 1949 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 31, 1949 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 31, 1949 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Werle |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Sheldon Jones |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 4,701 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Lon Warneke 1B: Bill Stewart 2B: (none) 3B: Jocko Conlan |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Stan Rojek | Shortstop |
| Johnny Hopp | First Baseman |
| Dino Restelli | Center Fielder |
| Ralph Kiner | Left Fielder |
| Wally Westlake | Right Fielder |
| Pete Castiglione | Third Baseman |
| Danny Murtaugh | Second Baseman |
| Clyde McCullough | Catcher |
| Bill Werle | Pitcher |
| Billy Meyer | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Rigney | Shortstop |
| Whitey Lockman | Left Fielder |
| Hank Thompson | Second Baseman |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Monte Irvin | Right Fielder |
| Bert Haas | Third Baseman |
| Ray Mueller | Catcher |
| Joe Lafata | First Baseman |
| Sheldon Jones | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 31, 1949
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojek vs. Jones
Rojek hits a popup towards short. Rigney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Jones
Hopp hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Restelli vs. Jones
Restelli hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Werle
Rigney hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Werle
Lockman hits a popup towards short. Rojek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Werle
Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rigney moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomson vs. Werle
Thomson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Werle
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hopp scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Irvin for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Werle
Haas hits a popup towards short. Rojek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Jones
Kiner strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Jones
Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rigney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castiglione vs. Jones
Castiglione hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murtaugh vs. Jones
Murtaugh hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rigney fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Werle
Mueller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lafata vs. Werle
Lafata strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Werle
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Werle fields it and throws to first for the out. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rigney vs. Werle
Rigney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Jones
McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards third. Haas juggles the ball. That's an error on Haas. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Werle vs. Jones
Werle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McCullough goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojek vs. Jones
Rojek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hopp vs. Jones
Hopp hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Restelli vs. Jones
Restelli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rigney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Jones
Kiner hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mueller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Werle
Lockman hits a line drive into center field. Restelli picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Restelli. Lockman moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Werle
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lockman moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thomson vs. Werle
Thomson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Castiglione settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Irvin vs. Werle
Irvin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lockman scores. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haas vs. Werle
Haas hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Jones
Westlake takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Castiglione vs. Jones
Castiglione hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murtaugh vs. Jones
Murtaugh hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCullough vs. Jones
McCullough is hit by the pitch. Westlake moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Werle vs. Jones
Werle hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Werle
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lafata vs. Werle
Lafata strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Werle
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Werle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojek vs. Jones
Rojek hits a line drive into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Jones
Hopp hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Restelli vs. Jones
Restelli hits a popup towards short. Rigney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kiner vs. Jones
Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Werle
Rigney hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Werle
Lockman hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Werle
Thompson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Werle
Thomson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Irvin vs. Werle
Irvin hits a ball on the ground for a double play. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Jones
Westlake hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Castiglione vs. Jones
Castiglione strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murtaugh vs. Jones
Murtaugh strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCullough vs. Jones
McCullough is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Werle
Haas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Werle
Mueller hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lafata vs. Werle
Lafata strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Werle
Jones hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rigney vs. Werle
Rigney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Saffell vs. Jones
Tom Saffell pinch hits for Bill Werle.
Saffell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojek vs. Jones
Rojek is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Jones
Hopp hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Sewell
Rip Sewell now pitching.
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hopp scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lockman for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Sewell
Thompson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Westlake. Thompson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomson vs. Sewell
Thomson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Restelli. Thomson reaches second base with a double. Thompson scores. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Irvin vs. Sewell
Irvin hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Irvin reaches second base with a double. Thomson scores. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Haas vs. Sewell
Haas hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Sewell
Mueller hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lafata vs. Lombardi
Vic Lombardi now pitching.
Lafata strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Lombardi
Jones strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Restelli vs. Jones
Restelli hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Jones
Kiner hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Jones
Westlake hits a popup towards short. Rigney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castiglione vs. Jones
Castiglione hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murtaugh vs. Jones
Murtaugh hits a ball on the ground towards third. Haas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Lombardi
Rigney hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCullough settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Lombardi
Lockman hits a fly ball into right field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Lombardi
Thompson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Lombardi
Thomson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Irvin vs. Lombardi
Irvin strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Jones
McCullough hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Jones
Dixie Walker pinch hits for Vic Lombardi.
Walker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojek vs. Jones
Rojek hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Thompson catches it and throws to first to double up Walker. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Jones
Hopp hits a popup, foul, towards first. Lafata settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/31/1949 -- Pittsburgh at New York (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Rojek S, ss 5 1 0 0 Rigney B, ss 5 2 2 0
Hopp J, 1b 5 1 2 2 Lockman W, lf 5 1 1 0
Restelli D, cf 4 0 0 0 Thompson H, 2b 5 3 4 2
Kiner R, lf 4 1 1 1 Thomson B, cf 5 2 4 4
Westlake W, rf 3 0 1 0 Irvin M, rf 5 1 2 2
Castiglione P, 3b 4 0 2 0 Haas B, 3b 4 1 1 2
Murtaugh D, 2b 4 0 0 0 Mueller R, c 4 2 3 2
McCullough C, c 3 2 1 1 Lafata J, 1b 4 0 0 0
Werle B, p 2 0 1 1 Jones S, p 4 0 1 0
Saffell T, ph 1 0 0 0
Sewell R, p 0 0 0 0
Lombardi V, p 0 0 0 0
Walker D, ph 1 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 5 9 5 41 12 18 12
Pittsburgh 003 000 011 -- 5
New York 301 021 50x -- 12
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Werle B (L) 6.0 11 7 7 0 3
Sewell R 0.1 5 5 5 0 0
Lombardi V 1.2 2 0 0 0 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Jones S (W) 9.0 9 5 4 1 5
E -- Haas B, Restelli D
DP -- Pittsburgh 1, New York 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 6, New York 5
2B -- Thompson H, Thomson B, Irvin M
HR -- Thomson B, Hopp J, Thompson H, Mueller R 2, Haas B, Kiner R, McCullough C
HBP -- by Jones S (McCullough C)
T -- 2:00
A -- 4701
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