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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 16, 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 July 16, 1921 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | July 16, 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 | July 16, 1921 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Wilbur Cooper |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Phil Douglas |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 33,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 7 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ernie Quigley 1B: Hank O'Day 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Carson Bigbee | Left Fielder |
| Max Carey | Center Fielder |
| Rabbit Maranville | Shortstop |
| George Cutshaw | Second Baseman |
| Dave Robertson | Right Fielder |
| Clyde Barnhart | Third Baseman |
| Charlie Grimm | First Baseman |
| Walter Schmidt | Catcher |
| Wilbur Cooper | Pitcher |
| George Gibson | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Burns | Left Fielder |
| Dave Bancroft | Shortstop |
| Frankie Frisch | Third Baseman |
| Ross Youngs | Right Fielder |
| High Pockets Kelly | First Baseman |
| Bill Cunningham | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Rawlings | Second Baseman |
| Frank Snyder | Catcher |
| Phil Douglas | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 16, 1921
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigbee vs. Douglas
Bigbee hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Burns. Bigbee reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carey vs. Douglas
Carey bunts towards third. Frisch fields it and throws to first for the out. Bigbee moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Maranville vs. Douglas
Maranville takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cutshaw vs. Douglas
Cutshaw hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bigbee scores. There goes Maranville trying to get to third. Burns throws the ball in to Frisch, who tags Maranville for the out. Cutshaw moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robertson vs. Douglas
Robertson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Barnhart vs. Douglas
Barnhart strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Cooper
Burns takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bancroft vs. Cooper
Bancroft hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Burns moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Frisch vs. Cooper
Frisch hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cooper fields it and throws to third for the out. Bancroft moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Youngs vs. Cooper
Youngs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bancroft scores. Frisch moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kelly vs. Cooper
Kelly hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Robertson. Kelly reaches second base with a double. Frisch scores. Youngs moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cunningham vs. Cooper
Cunningham strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rawlings vs. Cooper
Rawlings hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Youngs scores. Kelly scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snyder vs. Cooper
Snyder strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimm vs. Douglas
Grimm hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Douglas
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Douglas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Douglas
Cooper hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Burns throws the ball in to Rawlings who tags Cooper, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Schmidt moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bigbee vs. Douglas
Bigbee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rawlings scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Douglas vs. Cooper
Douglas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Cooper
Burns hits a fly ball into left field. Bigbee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bancroft vs. Cooper
Bancroft hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cutshaw settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frisch vs. Cooper
Frisch hits a line drive into right field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Douglas
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kelly fields the ball and throws to Douglas covering. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maranville vs. Douglas
Maranville hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cutshaw vs. Douglas
Cutshaw hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Maranville moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robertson vs. Douglas
Robertson takes first base on ball four. Maranville moves to third. Cutshaw moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Barnhart vs. Douglas
Barnhart hits a ball on the ground towards third. Frisch fields it and throws to first for the out. Maranville scores. Cutshaw moves to third. Robertson moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Grimm vs. Douglas
Grimm hits a popup towards short. Bancroft settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Cooper
Youngs hits a fly ball into left field. Bigbee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Cooper
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Cooper
Cunningham hits a popup towards first. Grimm settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Douglas
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Frisch fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Douglas
Cooper strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigbee vs. Douglas
Bigbee hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Douglas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rawlings vs. Cooper
Rawlings hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Cooper, and towards Maranville, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Cooper
Snyder takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Douglas vs. Cooper
Douglas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grimm fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Douglas
Carey hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maranville vs. Douglas
Maranville hits a fly ball into right field. Youngs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cutshaw vs. Douglas
Cutshaw hits a ball on the ground towards third. Frisch fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robertson vs. Douglas
Robertson hits a fly ball into right field. Youngs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Cooper
Burns hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bancroft vs. Cooper
Bancroft hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Burns moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Frisch vs. Cooper
Frisch hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Burns scores. Bancroft moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Youngs vs. Cooper
Youngs bunts towards short. Maranville fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Frisch moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kelly vs. Cooper
Kelly strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cunningham vs. Cooper
Cunningham hits a fly ball into right field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bancroft tags and scores. Frisch tags and moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rawlings vs. Cooper
Rawlings hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Frisch scores. Youngs moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Snyder vs. Cooper
Snyder hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bigbee. Snyder reaches second base with a double. Youngs scores. Rawlings moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Douglas vs. Cooper
Douglas hits a line drive into right field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barnhart vs. Douglas
Barnhart hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grimm vs. Douglas
Grimm hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rawlings fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Douglas
Schmidt hits a line drive towards third. Frisch reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Zinn
Jimmy Zinn now pitching. Tony Brottem now catching. Ray Rohwer now playing center field.
Burns hits a fly ball into left field. Bigbee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Zinn
Bancroft hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frisch vs. Zinn
Frisch hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Rohwer, who is chasing the ball. Frisch reaches third base with a triple. Bancroft goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Youngs vs. Zinn
Youngs bunts towards third. Barnhart fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Frisch scores. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Zinn
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zinn vs. Douglas
Zinn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kelly scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Zinn for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigbee vs. Douglas
Bigbee hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kelly fields the ball and throws to Douglas covering. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rohwer vs. Douglas
Rohwer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Frisch fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Frisch. Bigbee moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maranville vs. Douglas
Maranville hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rawlings settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cutshaw vs. Douglas
Cutshaw hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bigbee scores. Rohwer moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robertson vs. Douglas
Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Douglas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Zinn
Cotton Tierney now playing second base.
Cunningham hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Zinn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rawlings vs. Zinn
Rawlings hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snyder vs. Zinn
Snyder hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rawlings moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Douglas vs. Zinn
Douglas hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rohwer. Douglas reaches second base with a double. Rawlings scores. Snyder goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burns vs. Zinn
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bancroft vs. Zinn
The ball gets by Brottem for a passed ball. Douglas moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bancroft vs. Zinn
Bancroft hits a ball on the ground towards third. Barnhart fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barnhart vs. Douglas
Mike Gonzalez now catching.
Barnhart hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Douglas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimm vs. Douglas
Grimm hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Cunningham. Grimm reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brottem vs. Douglas
Brottem hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Grimm scores. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zinn vs. Douglas
Zinn strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bigbee vs. Douglas
Bigbee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rawlings scoops it up 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: ---
Frisch vs. Zinn
Frisch hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngs vs. Zinn
There goes Frisch. The throw from Brottem and he is safe. Frisch steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Youngs vs. Zinn
Youngs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kelly vs. Zinn
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kelly vs. Zinn
Kelly strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cunningham vs. Zinn
Cunningham hits a fly ball into center field. Rohwer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Frisch tags and scores. Youngs tags and moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rawlings vs. Zinn
Rawlings takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gonzalez vs. Zinn
Youngs is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rohwer vs. Douglas
Rohwer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Frisch settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maranville vs. Douglas
Maranville hits a line drive into center field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tierney vs. Douglas
Tierney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/16/1921 -- Pittsburgh at New York (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Bigbee C, lf 5 2 2 0 Burns G, lf 4 1 1 0
Carey M, cf 2 0 1 0 Bancroft D, ss 5 3 3 0
Rohwer R, cf 2 0 0 0 Frisch F, 3b 5 4 3 2
Maranville R, ss 4 1 0 0 Youngs R, rf 4 2 3 2
Cutshaw G, 2b 4 0 3 2 Kelly G, 1b 5 1 1 1
Tierney C, 2b 1 0 0 0 Cunningham B, cf 3 0 0 2
Robertson D, rf 2 0 0 0 Rawlings J, 2b 4 1 3 3
Barnhart C, 3b 4 0 1 1 Snyder F, c 3 1 2 1
Grimm C, 1b 4 1 1 0 Gonzalez M, c 0 0 0 0
Schmidt W, c 3 0 1 0 Douglas P, p 4 0 2 2
Brottem T, c 1 0 1 1
Cooper W, p 2 0 1 0
Zinn J, p 2 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 4 11 4 37 13 18 13
Pittsburgh 101 000 110 -- 4
New York 400 042 21x -- 13
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Cooper W (L) 5.0 11 8 8 2 3
Zinn J 3.0 7 5 5 2 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Douglas P (W) 9.0 11 4 3 3 3
E -- Rawlings J, Frisch F
DP -- Pittsburgh 2, New York 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 9, New York 6
2B -- Bigbee C, Kelly G, Snyder F, Douglas P, Grimm C
3B -- Frisch F
SB -- Frisch F 2, Youngs R
CS -- Youngs R
SH -- Carey M
SF -- Cunningham B 2
PB -- Brottem T
T -- 2:07
A -- 33000
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