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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 13, 1931
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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 13, 1931 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 13, 1931 |
|---|---|
| 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 13, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Erv Brame |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Freddie Fitzsimmons |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bob Clarke 1B: Charlie Moran 2B: (none) 3B: Ernie Quigley |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lloyd Waner | Center Fielder |
| Woody Jensen | Left Fielder |
| George Grantham | Second Baseman |
| Pie Traynor | Third Baseman |
| Paul Waner | Right Fielder |
| Gus Suhr | First Baseman |
| Earl Grace | Catcher |
| Tommy Thevenow | Shortstop |
| Erv Brame | Pitcher |
| Jewel Ens | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chick Fullis | Center Fielder |
| Freddy Leach | Left Fielder |
| Bill Terry | First Baseman |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Shanty Hogan | Catcher |
| Travis Jackson | Shortstop |
| Johnny Vergez | Third Baseman |
| Bill Hunnefield | Second Baseman |
| Freddie Fitzsimmons | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 13, 1931
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Fitzsimmons
Waner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Fitzsimmons
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunnefield misplays the ball. That's an error on Hunnefield. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grantham vs. Fitzsimmons
Grantham takes first base on ball four. Waner moves to third. Jensen moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Traynor vs. Fitzsimmons
Traynor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunnefield fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Hunnefield. Waner scores. Jensen moves to third. Grantham moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Waner vs. Fitzsimmons
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunnefield fields it and throws to second for the out. Jensen scores. Grantham moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Suhr vs. Fitzsimmons
Suhr hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Grantham scores. Waner moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Grace vs. Fitzsimmons
Grace hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson fields it and throws to second for the out. Waner scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thevenow vs. Fitzsimmons
Thevenow hits a fly ball into center field. Fullis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fullis vs. Brame
Fullis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leach vs. Brame
Leach hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Terry vs. Brame
Terry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fullis moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ott vs. Brame
Ott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fullis scores. Terry moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hogan vs. Brame
Hogan 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 2
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brame vs. Fitzsimmons
Brame hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Fitzsimmons
Waner hits a fly ball into center field. Fullis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Fitzsimmons
Jensen hits a fly ball into left field. Leach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grantham vs. Fitzsimmons
Grantham hits a fly ball into left field. Leach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Brame
Jackson hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vergez vs. Brame
Vergez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunnefield vs. Brame
Hunnefield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grantham scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitzsimmons vs. Brame
Fitzsimmons hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fullis vs. Brame
Fullis takes first base on ball four. Fitzsimmons moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Leach vs. Brame
Leach hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Traynor vs. Fitzsimmons
Traynor hits a fly ball into center field. Fullis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Fitzsimmons
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunnefield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suhr vs. Fitzsimmons
Suhr hits a ball on the ground towards first. Terry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Suhr for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Brame
Terry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Brame
Ott hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hogan vs. Brame
Hogan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thevenow fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Fitzsimmons
Grace hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thevenow vs. Fitzsimmons
Thevenow hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brame vs. Fitzsimmons
Brame strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Fitzsimmons
Waner hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hogan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Brame
Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vergez vs. Brame
Vergez hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunnefield vs. Brame
Hunnefield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grantham scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Fitzsimmons
Jensen hits a fly ball into left field. Leach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grantham vs. Fitzsimmons
Grantham hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunnefield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Traynor vs. Fitzsimmons
Traynor hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Fitzsimmons
Waner hits a line driveWaner is thrown out after the base hit. Traynor goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitzsimmons vs. Brame
Fitzsimmons hits a ball on the ground towards third. Traynor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fullis vs. Brame
Fullis hits a popup, foul, towards first. Suhr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leach vs. Brame
Leach hits a fly ball into left field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suhr vs. Fitzsimmons
Suhr hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grace vs. Fitzsimmons
Grace bunts towards the mound. Fitzsimmons fields it and throws to first for the out. Suhr moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thevenow vs. Fitzsimmons
Thevenow hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hunnefield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brame vs. Fitzsimmons
Brame hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fitzsimmons fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Brame
Terry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Brame
Ott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Terry moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hogan vs. Brame
Hogan hits a popup, foul, towards first. Suhr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jackson vs. Brame
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thevenow fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Fitzsimmons
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunnefield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Fitzsimmons
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fitzsimmons fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grantham vs. Fitzsimmons
Grantham hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Traynor vs. Fitzsimmons
Traynor hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Jackson fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vergez vs. Brame
Vergez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Grantham settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunnefield vs. Brame
Hunnefield hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitzsimmons vs. Brame
Fitzsimmons hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fullis vs. Brame
Fullis hits a fly ball into left field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Fitzsimmons
Waner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suhr vs. Fitzsimmons
Suhr bunts towards the mound. Fitzsimmons fields it and throws to first for the out. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grace vs. Fitzsimmons
Grace hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thevenow vs. Fitzsimmons
Thevenow hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Leach. Thevenow reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brame vs. Fitzsimmons
Brame hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fitzsimmons fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Fitzsimmons
Waner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brame moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jensen vs. Fitzsimmons
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Terry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jensen for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leach vs. Brame
Leach hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grantham misplays the ball. That's an error on Grantham. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Terry vs. Brame
Terry hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Brame
Ott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Leach moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hogan vs. Brame
Hogan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Traynor fields it and throws to first for the out. Leach scores. Ott moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Brame
Jackson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ott scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vergez vs. Brame
Vergez hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grantham vs. Fitzsimmons
Grantham hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunnefield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Traynor vs. Fitzsimmons
Traynor hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fitzsimmons fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Fitzsimmons
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunnefield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Brame
Ethan Allen pinch hits for Bill Hunnefield.
Allen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leslie vs. Brame
Sam Leslie pinch hits for Freddie Fitzsimmons.
Leslie hits a ball on the ground towards third. Traynor fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fullis vs. Brame
There goes Leslie. The throw from Grace and he is safe. Leslie steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fullis vs. Brame
Fullis strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Leach vs. Brame
Leach hits a fly ball into center field. Waner 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 8/13/1931, game 1 -- Pittsburgh at New York (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Waner L, cf 5 1 2 0 Fullis C, cf 4 1 1 0
Jensen W, lf 5 1 0 0 Leach F, lf 5 1 0 0
Grantham G, 2b 4 1 1 0 Terry B, 1b 3 0 2 0
Traynor P, 3b 5 1 1 1 Ott M, rf 4 1 3 1
Waner P, rf 5 2 2 1 Hogan S, c 4 0 0 1
Suhr G, 1b 3 0 2 1 Jackson T, ss 4 0 1 1
Grace E, c 3 1 1 3 Vergez J, 3b 4 1 1 1
Thevenow T, ss 4 0 2 0 Hunnefield B, 2b 3 0 0 0
Brame E, p 4 0 1 0 Allen E, ph 1 0 1 0
Fitzsimmons F, p 3 1 2 1
Leslie S, ph 1 0 0 0
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38 7 12 6 36 5 11 5
Pittsburgh 400 010 020 -- 7
New York 110 000 120 -- 5
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Brame E (W) 9.0 11 5 3 2 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Fitzsimmons F (L) 9.0 12 7 2 1 1
E -- Hunnefield B 2, Ott M, Grantham G
DP -- Pittsburgh 3
LOB -- Pittsburgh 7, New York 6
2B -- Thevenow T
HR -- Vergez J, Fitzsimmons F, Grace E
SB -- Leslie S
SH -- Grace E, Suhr G
T -- 1:50
A -- 0
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