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Pirates 8 @ Giants 3
Polo Grounds
May 20, 1927

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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 20, 1927 at Polo Grounds. The home team Giants were bested by the visiting Pirates with a score of 8 to 3.

Game Summary

DateMay 20, 1927 
Visiting Team
Pittsburgh Pirates
R: 8 H: 12 E: 0 LOB: 9
Runs: 8
Hits: 12
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 9
Home Team
New York Giants
R: 3 H: 12 E: 1 LOB: 11
Runs: 3
Hits: 12
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 11
Winning PitcherLee Meadows  
Losing PitcherKent Greenfield  
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Game Winning RBIPaul Waner 

Game Info

DateMay 20, 1927 
Day of WeekFri 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamPittsburgh Pirates 
Home TeamNew York Giants 
Visiting Starting PitcherLee Meadows  
Home Starting PitcherVirgil Barnes  
BallparkPolo Grounds 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance15,000 
Time of Game2 hours 50 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Hank O'Day
1B: Barry McCormick
2B: (none)
3B: Beans Reardon

Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup 

Name  Position 
Lloyd Waner  Left Fielder 
Kiki Cuyler  Center Fielder 
Paul Waner  Right Fielder 
Glenn Wright  Shortstop 
George Grantham  Second Baseman 
Pie Traynor  Third Baseman 
Joe Harris  First Baseman 
Earl Smith  Catcher 
Lee Meadows  Pitcher 
Donie Bush  Manager 

New York Giants Lineup 

Name  Position 
Andy Reese  Left Fielder 
Travis Jackson  Third Baseman 
Edd Roush  Center Fielder 
Rogers Hornsby  Second Baseman 
Bill Terry  First Baseman 
George Harper  Right Fielder 
Doc Farrell  Shortstop 
Jack Cummings  Catcher 
Virgil Barnes  Pitcher 
John McGraw  Manager 

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Pirates 8 @ Giants 3
Polo Grounds
May 20, 1927

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         Game of 5/20/1927 -- Pittsburgh at New York (D)

  Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Waner L, lf           4  0  2  0   Reese A, lf           4  0  0  1   
Barnhart C, ph-lf     1  1  0  0   Jackson T, 3b         6  0  0  0   
Cuyler K, cf          4  1  0  0   Roush E, cf           6  0  1  0   
Waner P, rf           4  3  2  1   Hornsby R, 2b         6  1  2  0   
Wright G, ss          5  1  1  1   Terry B, 1b           6  0  0  0   
Grantham G, 2b        6  0  0  0   Harper G, rf          5  0  2  0   
Traynor P, 3b         6  1  4  5   Jeanes T, pr-rf       0  0  0  0   
Harris J, 1b          5  0  1  0   Farrell D, ss         5  1  5  2   
Smith E, c            2  1  1  1   Cummings J, c         1  0  1  0   
Spencer R, ph-c       3  0  0  0   Mueller H, ph         1  1  0  0   
Meadows L, p          5  0  1  0   Hamby J, c            1  0  0  0   
                                   Barnes V, p           3  0  0  0   
                                   Ott M, ph             1  0  1  0   
                                   Tyson T, pr           0  0  0  0   
                                   Songer D, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Bentley J, ph         1  0  0  0   
                                   Greenfield K, p       0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     45  8 12  8                        46  3 12  3

Pittsburgh       100 110 000 005 --  8
New York         001 001 001 000 --  3

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Meadows L (W)        12.0 12  3  3  2  3

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Barnes V              9.0  8  3  3  2  3
Songer D              2.0  1  0  0  3  0
Greenfield K (L)      1.0  3  5  5  3  0

E -- Reese A
DP -- New York 2
LOB -- Pittsburgh 9, New York 11
2B -- Wright G, Hornsby R 2, Farrell D, Ott M
3B -- Waner P
HR -- Farrell D, Smith E, Traynor P
SB -- Traynor P
CS -- Roush E
SF -- Reese A
HBP -- by Meadows L (Cummings J)
T -- 2:50
A -- 15000

    

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