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Cardinals
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 20, 1937
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on August 20, 1937 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
Date | August 20, 1937 |
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Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 20, 1937 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Si Johnson |
Home Starting Pitcher | Cy Blanton |
Ballpark | Forbes Field |
City | Pittsburgh |
State | PA |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 16 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Lee Ballanfant 1B: Bill Klem 2B: (none) 3B: Ziggy Sears |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Terry Moore | Center Fielder |
Jimmy Brown | Second Baseman |
Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
Joe Medwick | Left Fielder |
Frenchy Bordagaray | Right Fielder |
Don Gutteridge | Third Baseman |
Leo Durocher | Shortstop |
Mickey Owen | Catcher |
Si Johnson | Pitcher |
Frankie Frisch | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lloyd Waner | Center Fielder |
Arky Vaughan | Left Fielder |
Paul Waner | Right Fielder |
Gus Suhr | First Baseman |
Al Todd | Catcher |
Bill Brubaker | Third Baseman |
Pep Young | Shortstop |
Lee Handley | Second Baseman |
Cy Blanton | Pitcher |
Pie Traynor | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cardinals
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 20, 1937
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Blanton
Moore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Blanton
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Blanton
Mize hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Blanton
Medwick strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bordagaray vs. Blanton
Bordagaray hits a ball on the ground towards short. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Johnson
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Johnson
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Johnson
Waner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suhr vs. Johnson
Suhr takes first base on ball four. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Todd vs. Johnson
Todd hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutteridge vs. Blanton
Gutteridge hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brubaker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Durocher vs. Blanton
Durocher hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Blanton
Owen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Blanton
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brubaker vs. Johnson
Brubaker hits a line drive into right field. Bordagaray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Johnson
Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Durocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Johnson
Handley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blanton vs. Johnson
Blanton is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Blanton
Moore hits a line drive into left field. Vaughan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Blanton
Brown hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Todd picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Todd. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mize vs. Blanton
Mize hits a popup towards short. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Medwick vs. Blanton
Medwick hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bordagaray vs. Blanton
Bordagaray hits a fly ball into left field. Vaughan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Johnson
Waner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vaughan vs. Johnson
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Brown fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Johnson
Waner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Vaughan moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Suhr vs. Johnson
Suhr hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Vaughan scores. Waner moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Todd vs. Johnson
Todd hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bordagaray. Todd reaches second base with a double. Waner scores. Suhr goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brubaker vs. Johnson
Brubaker hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Moore who is chasing the ball. Brubaker reaches third base with a triple. Todd scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Young vs. Johnson
Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Durocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Handley vs. Johnson
Handley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutteridge vs. Blanton
Gutteridge hits a ball on the ground towards short. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Durocher vs. Blanton
Durocher hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Blanton
Owen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Blanton
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Handley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanton vs. Johnson
Blanton hits a fly ball into center field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Johnson
Waner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vaughan vs. Johnson
Vaughan takes first base on ball four. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Waner vs. Johnson
Waner hits a popup towards short. Durocher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Suhr vs. Johnson
Suhr hits a line drive to right field. Bordagaray throws towards first. Mize fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Mize. Waner scores. Vaughan goes all the way around to score. Suhr moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Todd vs. Johnson
Todd strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Blanton
Moore hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Blanton
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Handley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Moore moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mize vs. Blanton
Mize strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Medwick vs. Blanton
Medwick hits a popup in front of the plate. Todd settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brubaker vs. Johnson
Brubaker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Johnson
Young hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Owen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. Brubaker moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Handley vs. Johnson
Handley strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blanton vs. Johnson
Blanton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Brubaker trying to get to home. Moore throws the ball in to Owen who tags Brubaker who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bordagaray vs. Blanton
Bordagaray hits a line drive into left field. Vaughan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutteridge vs. Blanton
Gutteridge strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Durocher vs. Blanton
Durocher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Johnson
Waner hits a popup, foul, towards short. Durocher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Johnson
Vaughan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Johnson
Woody Jensen pinch runs for Arky Vaughan.
Waner strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suhr vs. Johnson
Suhr bunts towards the mound. Johnson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Jensen moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Todd vs. Johnson
Todd hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Jensen trying to get to home. Moore throws the ball in to Owen who tags Jensen who's trying to score from second, for the out. Suhr moves to second. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Blanton
Woody Jensen now playing left field.
Owen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Padgett vs. Blanton
Don Padgett pinch hits for Si Johnson.
Padgett strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Blanton
Moore hits a fly ball into left field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Blanton
Brown hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brubaker vs. Haines
Jesse Haines now pitching.
Brubaker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Haines
Young bunts towards the mound. Haines fields it and throws to first for the out. Brubaker moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Handley vs. Haines
Handley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Durocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Brubaker moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Blanton vs. Haines
Blanton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Blanton
Mize hits a line drive into left field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Blanton
Medwick is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bordagaray vs. Blanton
Bordagaray hits a popup towards first. Suhr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Haines
Randy Moore now playing left field.
Waner hits a fly ball into center field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Haines
Jensen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Haines
There's a wild pitch. Jensen moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Waner vs. Haines
Waner hits a fly ball into right field. Bordagaray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Jensen scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suhr vs. Haines
Suhr hits a fly ball into center field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutteridge vs. Blanton
Gutteridge hits a fly ball into left field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Durocher vs. Blanton
Durocher hits a line drive into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Blanton
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brubaker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/20/1937 -- St.Louis at Pittsburgh (D) St.Louis AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Moore T, cf 3 1 1 0 Waner L, cf 5 1 2 0 Brown J, 2b 4 1 1 0 Vaughan A, lf 3 2 1 0 Mize J, 1b 4 1 1 2 Jensen W, pr-lf 1 1 1 0 Medwick J, lf 4 1 1 2 Waner P, rf 4 1 1 1 Moore R, lf 0 0 0 0 Suhr G, 1b 4 1 3 2 Bordagaray F, rf 4 0 0 0 Todd A, c 4 1 2 2 Gutteridge D, 3b 4 0 0 0 Brubaker B, 3b 4 0 3 1 Durocher L, ss 4 0 0 0 Young P, ss 3 0 0 0 Owen M, c 3 0 2 0 Handley L, 2b 4 0 1 0 Johnson S, p 2 0 0 0 Blanton C, p 4 0 1 0 Padgett D, ph 1 0 0 0 Haines J, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 4 6 4 36 7 15 6 St.Louis 202 000 000 -- 4 Pittsburgh 004 200 01x -- 7 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Johnson S (L) 6.0 13 6 5 3 4 Haines J 2.0 2 1 1 0 0 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Blanton C (W) 9.0 6 4 4 2 7 E -- Todd A, Mize J LOB -- St.Louis 4, Pittsburgh 9 2B -- Todd A 3B -- Brubaker B HR -- Mize J, Medwick J SH -- Young P WP -- Haines J T -- 2:16 A -- 0
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