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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 24, 1921
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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 May 24, 1921 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | May 24, 1921 |
|---|---|
| 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 | May 24, 1921 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Babe Adams |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Art Nehf |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 57 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Barry McCormick 1B: Bob Hart 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Carson Bigbee | Left Fielder |
| Max Carey | Center Fielder |
| Rabbit Maranville | Shortstop |
| George Cutshaw | Second Baseman |
| Possum Whitted | Right Fielder |
| Cotton Tierney | Third Baseman |
| Charlie Grimm | First Baseman |
| Bill Skiff | Catcher |
| Babe Adams | Pitcher |
| George Gibson | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Burns | Left Fielder |
| Dave Bancroft | Shortstop |
| Frankie Frisch | Second Baseman |
| Ross Youngs | Right Fielder |
| High Pockets Kelly | First Baseman |
| Curt Walker | Center Fielder |
| Goldie Rapp | Third Baseman |
| Earl Smith | Catcher |
| Art Nehf | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 24, 1921
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigbee vs. Nehf
Bigbee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Nehf
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maranville vs. Nehf
Maranville hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it 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: ---
Burns vs. Adams
Burns hits a popup towards short. Maranville settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Adams
Bancroft hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cutshaw scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Adams
Frisch bunts in front of the plate. Skiff fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cutshaw vs. Nehf
Cutshaw hits a fly ball into right field. Youngs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitted vs. Nehf
Whitted hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tierney vs. Nehf
Tierney hits a popup towards short. Bancroft settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Adams
Youngs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Adams
There goes Youngs. The throw from Skiff and he is safe. Youngs steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kelly vs. Adams
Kelly hits a popup towards short. Maranville settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Adams
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cutshaw scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Youngs moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rapp vs. Adams
Rapp hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Youngs scores. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Adams
There goes Rapp. The throw from Skiff and he is safe. Rapp steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Adams
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rapp scores. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nehf vs. Adams
Nehf strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimm vs. Nehf
Grimm hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skiff vs. Nehf
Skiff hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Nehf
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Skiff moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bigbee vs. Nehf
Bigbee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch misplays the ball. That's an error on Frisch. Skiff moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Carey vs. Nehf
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carey vs. Nehf
Carey is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Adams
Burns hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bancroft vs. Adams
Bancroft hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tierney fields it and throws to first for the out. Burns moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Frisch vs. Adams
Frisch hits a popup, foul, towards third. Tierney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Youngs vs. Adams
Youngs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cutshaw scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maranville vs. Nehf
Maranville hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cutshaw vs. Nehf
Cutshaw takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitted vs. Nehf
Whitted bunts towards the mound. Nehf fields it and throws to first for the out. Cutshaw moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tierney vs. Nehf
Tierney hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cutshaw scores. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grimm vs. Nehf
Grimm hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Tierney moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Skiff vs. Nehf
Skiff hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nehf fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Adams
Kelly hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Adams
There's a wild pitch. Kelly moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Adams
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cutshaw scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kelly moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rapp vs. Adams
Rapp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cutshaw scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Smith vs. Adams
Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kelly scores. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nehf vs. Adams
The ball gets by Skiff for a passed ball. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nehf vs. Adams
Nehf hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Carey throws the ball in to Cutshaw who tags Nehf trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Smith scores. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barnhart vs. Nehf
Clyde Barnhart pinch hits for Babe Adams.
Barnhart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft misplays the ball. That's an error on Bancroft. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bigbee vs. Nehf
Bigbee hits a fly ball into right field. Youngs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carey vs. Nehf
There goes Barnhart. The throw from Smith and he is out, Bancroft applying the tag. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Nehf
Carey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maranville vs. Nehf
There goes Carey. The throw from Smith and he is safe. Carey steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maranville vs. Nehf
Maranville hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rapp fields it 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: ---
Burns vs. Carlson
Hal Carlson now pitching.
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Carlson picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Carlson. Burns moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bancroft vs. Carlson
Bancroft bunts towards the mound. Carlson fields it and throws to first for the out. Burns moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Frisch vs. Carlson
Frisch hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Burns scores. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngs vs. Carlson
Youngs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cutshaw fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Carlson
There goes Youngs. The throw from Skiff and he is safe. Youngs steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kelly vs. Carlson
Kelly hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cutshaw vs. Nehf
Cutshaw takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitted vs. Nehf
Whitted hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tierney vs. Nehf
Tierney hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grimm vs. Nehf
Grimm hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rapp fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Carlson
Walker hits a fly ball into right field. Whitted settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rapp vs. Carlson
Rapp hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grimm scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rapp for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Carlson
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Carlson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skiff vs. Nehf
Skiff hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carlson vs. Nehf
Carlson strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigbee vs. Nehf
Bigbee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nehf vs. Carlson
Nehf strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Carlson
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tierney fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bancroft vs. Carlson
Bancroft strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frisch vs. Carlson
There goes Burns. The throw from Skiff and he is safe. Burns steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Frisch vs. Carlson
Frisch hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grimm scoops it up and throws to first, with Carlson covering, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Nehf
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rapp fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maranville vs. Nehf
Maranville hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rapp fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cutshaw vs. Nehf
Cutshaw hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitted vs. Nehf
Whitted hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Carlson
Youngs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Carlson
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards second. Cutshaw scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Carlson
Walker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rapp vs. Carlson
Rapp hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Carlson
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tierney vs. Nehf
Tierney hits a fly ball into right field. Youngs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimm vs. Nehf
Grimm hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skiff vs. Nehf
Skiff hits a fly ball into center field. Walker 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 5/24/1921 -- Pittsburgh at New York (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Bigbee C, lf 4 0 0 0 Burns G, lf 4 1 3 0
Carey M, cf 3 0 0 0 Bancroft D, ss 3 0 0 0
Maranville R, ss 4 1 2 1 Frisch F, 2b 4 0 1 1
Cutshaw G, 2b 2 1 0 0 Youngs R, rf 2 1 0 0
Whitted P, rf 3 0 0 0 Kelly G, 1b 4 1 1 0
Tierney C, 3b 4 0 2 1 Walker C, cf 3 0 0 0
Grimm C, 1b 4 0 1 0 Rapp G, 3b 4 1 2 1
Skiff B, c 4 1 0 0 Smith E, c 4 1 2 2
Adams B, p 1 0 0 0 Nehf A, p 3 0 1 1
Barnhart C, ph 1 0 0 0
Carlson H, p 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 3 5 2 31 5 10 5
Pittsburgh 001 200 000 -- 3
New York 020 210 00x -- 5
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Adams B (L) 4.0 6 4 4 1 1
Carlson H 4.0 4 1 1 2 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Nehf A (W) 9.0 5 3 2 3 2
E -- Frisch F, Bancroft D, Carlson H
DP -- Pittsburgh 1, New York 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 5, New York 6
HR -- Maranville R
SB -- Youngs R 2, Rapp G, Bigbee C, Skiff B, Carey M, Burns G
SH -- Whitted P, Bancroft D
WP -- Adams B
PB -- Skiff B
T -- 1:57
A -- 0
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