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Pirates
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
August 23, 1931
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on August 23, 1931 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
Date | August 23, 1931 |
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Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Home Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 23, 1931 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Spades Wood |
Home Starting Pitcher | Dazzy Vance |
Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
City | Brooklyn |
State | NY |
Attendance | 15,000 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 15 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Cy Rigler 1B: Cy Pfirman 2B: (none) 3B: Charles Donnelly |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lloyd Waner | Center Fielder |
Woody Jensen | Left Fielder |
Tony Piet | Second Baseman |
Pie Traynor | Third Baseman |
Paul Waner | Right Fielder |
Gus Suhr | First Baseman |
Earl Grace | Catcher |
Tommy Thevenow | Shortstop |
Spades Wood | Pitcher |
Jewel Ens | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Johnny Frederick | Center Fielder |
Lefty O'Doul | Left Fielder |
Babe Herman | Right Fielder |
Del Bissonette | First Baseman |
Neal Finn | Second Baseman |
Wally Gilbert | Third Baseman |
Gordon Slade | Shortstop |
Ernie Lombardi | Catcher |
Dazzy Vance | Pitcher |
Wilbert Robinson | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Pirates
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
August 23, 1931
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Vance
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Slade fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Vance
Jensen bunts towards the right side of the infield. Finn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Piet vs. Vance
Piet takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Traynor vs. Vance
Traynor hits a fly ball into right field. Herman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Waner vs. Vance
There's a wild pitch. Waner moves to third. Piet moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Waner vs. Vance
Waner hits a fly ball into left field. O'Doul settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frederick vs. Wood
Frederick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Doul vs. Wood
O'Doul hits a fly ball into left field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herman vs. Wood
Herman takes first base on ball four. Frederick moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bissonette vs. Wood
Bissonette hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Grace fields it and throws to first for the out. Frederick moves to third. Herman moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Finn vs. Wood
Finn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wood fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suhr vs. Vance
Suhr hits a line drive into right field. Herman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Vance
Grace strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thevenow vs. Vance
Thevenow hits a fly ball into right field. Herman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbert vs. Wood
Gilbert hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slade vs. Wood
Slade strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Wood
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Traynor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Vance
Wood hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Finn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Vance
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Slade scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Vance
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Slade scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vance vs. Wood
Vance strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frederick vs. Wood
Frederick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Piet fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Doul vs. Wood
O'Doul hits a popup towards first. Suhr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herman vs. Wood
There goes Frederick. The throw from Grace and he is out, Thevenow applying the tag. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piet vs. Vance
Piet strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Traynor vs. Vance
Traynor hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bissonette settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Vance
Waner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suhr vs. Vance
Suhr hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Waner moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Grace vs. Vance
Grace strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Wood
Herman hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bissonette vs. Wood
Bissonette takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finn vs. Wood
Finn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bissonette moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gilbert vs. Wood
Gilbert hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Slade vs. Wood
Slade hits a fly ball into left field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thevenow vs. Vance
Thevenow hits a fly ball into right field. Herman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Vance
Wood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Slade can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Vance
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Finn fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Wood
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thevenow scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vance vs. Wood
Vance takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frederick vs. Wood
Frederick hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Waner. Frederick reaches second base with a double. Vance moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
O'Doul vs. Wood
O'Doul hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Vance scores. Frederick moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Herman vs. Wood
Herman hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Wood scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Herman for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Vance
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Slade misplays the ball. That's an error on Slade. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piet vs. Vance
There goes Jensen. The throw from Lombardi and he is safe. Jensen steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Piet vs. Vance
Piet strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Traynor vs. Vance
Traynor is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Waner vs. Vance
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Finn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bissonette vs. Wood
Bissonette hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Piet scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finn vs. Wood
Finn hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Waner who is chasing the ball. Finn reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gilbert vs. Wood
Gilbert takes first base on ball four. Finn scores. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slade vs. Wood
Slade hits a ball on the ground towards third. Traynor fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suhr vs. Vance
Suhr takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grace vs. Vance
Grace hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Suhr moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thevenow vs. Vance
Thevenow hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Suhr scores. Grace moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wood vs. Vance
Wood strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Waner vs. Vance
Waner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Grace moves to third. Thevenow moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jensen vs. Vance
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Slade fields it and throws to home to get Grace. Thevenow moves to third. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Piet vs. Vance
Piet strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Wood
Lombardi hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vance vs. Wood
Denny Sothern pinch runs for Ernie Lombardi.
Vance strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frederick vs. Wood
Frederick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Suhr scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Frederick for the out. Sothern moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
O'Doul vs. Wood
O'Doul hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Wood
Herman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bissonette vs. Wood
There goes Herman. The throw from Grace and he is safe. Herman steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bissonette vs. Wood
Bissonette hits a popup towards first. Suhr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Traynor vs. Vance
Al Lopez now catching.
Traynor hits a fly ball into left field. O'Doul settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Vance
Waner hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suhr vs. Vance
Suhr hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Vance
Grace hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thevenow vs. Vance
Thevenow hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Grace moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brame vs. Vance
Erv Brame pinch hits for Spades Wood.
Brame strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Waner vs. Vance
Waner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Grace scores. Thevenow moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jensen vs. Quinn
Jack Quinn now pitching.
Jensen hits a popup in front of the plate. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finn vs. Osborn
Bob Osborn now pitching.
Finn hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Grace settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbert vs. Osborn
Gilbert hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slade vs. Osborn
Slade strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Osborn
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thevenow fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piet vs. Quinn
Piet strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Traynor vs. Quinn
Traynor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Slade scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Quinn
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Finn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quinn vs. Osborn
Quinn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frederick vs. Osborn
Fresco Thompson pinch runs for Jack Quinn.
Frederick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
O'Doul vs. French
Larry French now pitching.
O'Doul hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Thompson moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Herman vs. French
There's a wild pitch. Thompson scores. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/23/1931, game 2 -- Pittsburgh at Brooklyn (D) Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI Waner L, cf 5 0 3 1 Frederick J, cf 4 0 3 0 Jensen W, lf 5 0 0 0 O'Doul L, lf 5 1 1 3 Piet T, 2b 4 0 0 0 Herman B, rf 2 0 0 0 Traynor P, 3b 5 0 0 0 Bissonette D, 1b 3 0 0 0 Waner P, rf 5 1 2 0 Finn N, 2b 4 1 2 0 Suhr G, 1b 3 2 2 2 Gilbert W, 3b 3 0 1 0 Grace E, c 4 1 2 0 Slade G, ss 4 0 0 0 Thevenow T, ss 4 0 2 1 Lombardi E, c 3 0 1 0 Wood S, p 3 0 1 0 Sothern D, pr 0 1 0 0 Brame E, ph 1 0 0 0 Lopez A, c 1 0 0 0 Osborn B, p 0 0 0 0 Vance D, p 2 1 0 0 French L, p 0 0 0 0 Quinn J, p 1 0 1 0 Thompson F, pr 0 1 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 39 4 12 4 32 5 9 3 Pittsburgh 000 000 130 -- 4 Brooklyn 000 011 201 -- 5 1 out when winning run was scored. Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Wood S 7.0 6 4 4 6 3 Osborn B (L)* 1.0 3 1 1 0 1 French L 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO Vance D 7.2 12 4 4 2 8 Quinn J (W) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 * Pitched to 2 batters in 9th E -- Slade G DP -- Pittsburgh 1, Brooklyn 1 LOB -- Pittsburgh 10, Brooklyn 8 2B -- Frederick J 3B -- Finn N HR -- O'Doul L, Suhr G SB -- Jensen W, Herman B CS -- Frederick J WP -- Vance D, Wood S, French L T -- 2:15 A -- 15000
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