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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 27, 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 August 27, 1921 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
Date | August 27, 1921 |
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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 27, 1921 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Home Team | New York Giants |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Hal Carlson |
Home Starting Pitcher | Art Nehf |
Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | 36,000 |
Time of Game | 1 hour 42 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Charlie Moran 1B: Cy Rigler 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Carson Bigbee | Left Fielder |
Max Carey | Center Fielder |
Rabbit Maranville | Shortstop |
Possum Whitted | Right Fielder |
George Cutshaw | Second Baseman |
Clyde Barnhart | Third Baseman |
Charlie Grimm | First Baseman |
Walter Schmidt | Catcher |
Hal Carlson | Pitcher |
George Gibson | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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George Burns | Center Fielder |
Dave Bancroft | Shortstop |
Frankie Frisch | Third Baseman |
Ross Youngs | Right Fielder |
High Pockets Kelly | First Baseman |
Irish Meusel | Left Fielder |
Johnny Rawlings | Second Baseman |
Earl Smith | Catcher |
Art Nehf | Pitcher |
John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 27, 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 first. Kelly scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bigbee 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 third. Frisch fields it 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 line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitted vs. Nehf
Whitted hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Burns. Whitted reaches second base with a double. Maranville goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cutshaw vs. Nehf
Cutshaw hits a ball on the ground towards third. Frisch fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Carlson
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Carlson
Bancroft hits a fly ball into right field. Whitted settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Carlson
Frisch bunts towards the mound. Carlson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barnhart vs. Nehf
Barnhart hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kelly settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimm vs. Nehf
Grimm hits a line drive towards short. Bancroft reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Nehf
Schmidt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carlson vs. Nehf
Carlson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Carlson
Youngs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Barnhart fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Carlson
Kelly 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, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Carlson
Meusel hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigbee vs. Nehf
Bigbee hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Rawlings reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Nehf
Carey hits a line drive towards short. Bancroft reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maranville vs. Nehf
Maranville hits a ball on the ground towards third. Frisch fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rawlings vs. Carlson
Rawlings hits a fly ball into left field. Bigbee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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 -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nehf vs. Carlson
Nehf hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitted vs. Nehf
Whitted hits a fly ball into left field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cutshaw vs. Nehf
Cutshaw hits a ball on the ground towards third. Frisch fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barnhart vs. Nehf
Barnhart 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 4
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Carlson
Burns hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Carlson
Bancroft hits a line drive into right field. Whitted settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Carlson
Frisch hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngs vs. Carlson
Youngs hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Bigbee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimm vs. Nehf
Grimm hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nehf fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Nehf
Schmidt hits a fly ball into left field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carlson vs. Nehf
Carlson 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 5
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Carlson
Kelly hits a popup towards short. Maranville settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Carlson
Meusel hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rawlings vs. Carlson
There goes Meusel. The throw from Schmidt and he is out, Maranville applying the tag. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rawlings vs. Carlson
Rawlings hits a fly ball into left field. Bigbee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigbee vs. Nehf
Bigbee hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carey vs. Nehf
Carey bunts towards the mound. Nehf fields it and throws to first for the out. Bigbee moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maranville vs. Nehf
Maranville hits a fly ball into left field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitted vs. Nehf
Whitted hits a fly ball into center field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Carlson
Smith hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Schmidt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nehf vs. Carlson
Nehf 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, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Carlson
Burns hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cutshaw vs. Nehf
Cutshaw hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nehf fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barnhart vs. Nehf
Barnhart hits a fly ball into right field. Youngs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimm vs. Nehf
Grimm hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nehf fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Carlson
Bancroft hits a fly ball into left field. Bigbee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Carlson
Frisch hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngs vs. Carlson
Youngs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Frisch moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kelly vs. Carlson
Kelly 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, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Meusel vs. Carlson
Meusel hits a line drive into center field. Carey picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Carey. Frisch scores. Youngs goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rawlings vs. Carlson
Rawlings 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 8
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Nehf
Schmidt 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 -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tierney vs. Nehf
Cotton Tierney pinch hits for Hal Carlson.
Tierney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Frisch fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigbee vs. Nehf
Bigbee hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rawlings settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Zinn
Jimmy Zinn now pitching.
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nehf vs. Zinn
Nehf bunts in front of the plate. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burns vs. Zinn
Burns takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bancroft vs. Zinn
Bancroft takes first base on ball four. Smith moves to third. Burns moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Frisch vs. Glazner
Casey Stengel pinch runs for Earl Smith. Whitey Glazner now pitching.
Frisch hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Stengel tags and scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Youngs vs. Glazner
Youngs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Nehf
Frank Snyder now catching.
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Frisch fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maranville vs. Nehf
Maranville 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 -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitted vs. Nehf
Whitted hits a fly ball into right field. Youngs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/27/1921 -- Pittsburgh at New York (D) Pittsburgh AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI Bigbee C, lf 4 0 1 0 Burns G, cf 3 0 0 0 Carey M, cf 3 0 0 0 Bancroft D, ss 3 0 0 0 Maranville R, ss 4 1 1 0 Frisch F, 3b 3 1 2 1 Whitted P, rf 4 0 1 1 Youngs R, rf 4 1 1 0 Cutshaw G, 2b 3 0 0 0 Kelly G, 1b 3 0 0 0 Barnhart C, 3b 3 0 0 0 Meusel I, lf 3 0 2 1 Grimm C, 1b 3 0 0 0 Rawlings J, 2b 3 0 0 0 Schmidt W, c 3 0 1 0 Smith E, c 3 0 1 0 Carlson H, p 2 0 0 0 Stengel C, pr 0 1 0 0 Tierney C, ph 1 0 0 0 Snyder F, c 0 0 0 0 Zinn J, p 0 0 0 0 Nehf A, p 2 0 0 0 Glazner W, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 30 1 4 1 27 3 6 2 Pittsburgh 100 000 000 -- 1 New York 000 000 21x -- 3 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Carlson H (L) 7.0 5 2 1 0 0 Zinn J 0.1 1 1 1 2 0 Glazner W 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 New York IP H R ER BB SO Nehf A (W) 9.0 4 1 1 0 1 E -- Carey M LOB -- Pittsburgh 3, New York 4 2B -- Whitted P CS -- Meusel I SH -- Carey M, Nehf A SF -- Frisch F T -- 1:42 A -- 36000
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