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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 12, 1937
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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 12, 1937 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | May 12, 1937 |
|---|---|
| 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 | May 12, 1937 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Bowman |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Cliff Melton |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 12,018 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Beans Reardon 1B: Babe Pinelli 2B: (none) 3B: Larry Goetz |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Woody Jensen | Center Fielder |
| Paul Waner | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Dickshot | Left Fielder |
| Arky Vaughan | Shortstop |
| Gus Suhr | First Baseman |
| Al Todd | Catcher |
| Lee Handley | Second Baseman |
| Bill Brubaker | Third Baseman |
| Joe Bowman | Pitcher |
| Pie Traynor | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick Bartell | Shortstop |
| Lou Chiozza | Third Baseman |
| Jo-Jo Moore | Left Fielder |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Jimmy Ripple | Center Fielder |
| Johnny McCarthy | First Baseman |
| Gus Mancuso | Catcher |
| Burgess Whitehead | Second Baseman |
| Cliff Melton | Pitcher |
| Bill Terry | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 12, 1937
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Melton
Jensen is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Melton
Waner is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickshot vs. Melton
Dickshot hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Bowman
Bartell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chiozza vs. Bowman
Chiozza hits a popup towards short. Vaughan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Bowman
Bowman fires to first and has Bartell trapped. There's the throw to Vaughan who tags Bartell for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Bowman
Moore hits a fly ball into center field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Melton
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suhr vs. Melton
Suhr is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Todd vs. Melton
Todd hits a line drive into center field. Ripple settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Bowman
Ott hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Handley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripple vs. Bowman
Ripple hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bowman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarthy vs. Bowman
McCarthy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Suhr scoops it up and throws to first, with Bowman covering, for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Melton
Handley is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brubaker vs. Melton
Brubaker hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Moore. Brubaker reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bowman vs. Melton
Bowman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Brubaker moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jensen vs. Melton
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Bowman
Mancuso hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitehead vs. Bowman
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Handley fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Handley. Mancuso moves to third. Whitehead moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Melton vs. Bowman
Melton hits a fly ball into left field. Dickshot catches it for the out, and throws it away. That's an error on Dickshot. Mancuso scores. Whitehead scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Bowman
Bartell bunts towards third. Brubaker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chiozza vs. Bowman
Chiozza hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Dickshot settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Bowman
There goes Bartell. The throw from Todd and he is out, Handley applying the tag. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Melton
Waner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickshot vs. Melton
Dickshot takes first base on ball four. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vaughan vs. Melton
Vaughan strikes out. There goes Waner. Here's the throw, and he's safe. There goes Dickshot. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Suhr vs. Melton
Suhr hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Moore. Suhr reaches second base with a double. Waner scores. Dickshot scores. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Todd vs. Melton
Todd hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Suhr scores. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Handley vs. Melton
Handley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Todd moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brubaker vs. Melton
Brubaker is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bowman vs. Melton
Bowman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Todd scores. Brubaker moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jensen vs. Melton
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Bowman
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Bowman
Ott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ripple vs. Bowman
Ripple hits a ball on the ground towards first. Suhr fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Smith
Al Smith now pitching.
Waner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickshot vs. Smith
Dickshot hits a ball on the ground towards third. Chiozza fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vaughan vs. Smith
Vaughan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Moore. Vaughan reaches second base with a double. Dickshot moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Suhr vs. Smith
Suhr hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCarthy fields it and throws to home to get Dickshot. Vaughan moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Todd vs. Smith
Todd hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCarthy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Todd for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarthy vs. Bowman
McCarthy 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: ---
Mancuso vs. Bowman
Mancuso hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Bowman
Whitehead hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Bowman
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Whitehead moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bartell vs. Bowman
Bartell hits a line drive towards third. Brubaker juggles the ball. That's an error on Brubaker. Whitehead scores. Smith moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chiozza vs. Bowman
Chiozza hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Smith moves to third. Bartell moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Moore vs. Bowman
Moore hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Smith scores. Bartell scores. Chiozza moves to third. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ott vs. Bowman
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brubaker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Smith
Handley strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brubaker vs. Smith
Brubaker strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowman vs. Smith
Bowman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Smith
Jensen hits a fly ball into center field. Ripple settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripple vs. Bowman
Ripple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarthy vs. Bowman
McCarthy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Suhr scoops it up and throws to first, with Bowman covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Bowman
Mancuso hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitehead vs. Bowman
Whitehead hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mancuso moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Bowman
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Suhr scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Smith for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Smith
Waner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickshot vs. Smith
Dickshot hits a fly ball into center field. Ripple settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vaughan vs. Smith
Vaughan hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Ripple. Vaughan reaches second base with a double. Waner goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Suhr vs. Smith
Suhr hits a popup towards short. Bartell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Todd vs. Smith
Todd hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Vaughan scores. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Handley vs. Smith
Handley strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Bowman
Bartell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chiozza vs. Swift
Bill Swift now pitching.
Chiozza bunts towards third. Brubaker fields it and throws to first for the out. Bartell moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moore vs. Swift
Moore strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ott vs. Swift
Ott strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brubaker vs. Coffman
Dick Coffman now pitching.
Brubaker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swift vs. Coffman
Swift hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCarthy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Coffman
Jensen hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripple vs. Swift
Ripple hits a fly ball into left field. Dickshot settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarthy vs. Swift
McCarthy hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Todd settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Swift
Mancuso hits a fly ball into center field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Coffman
Waner hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickshot vs. Coffman
Dickshot hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vaughan vs. Coffman
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Chiozza fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suhr vs. Coffman
Suhr hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Bartell fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Swift
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leslie vs. Swift
Sam Leslie pinch hits for Dick Coffman.
Leslie hits a fly ball into left field. Dickshot settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Swift
Bartell 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
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Box Score
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Game of 5/12/1937 -- Pittsburgh at New York (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Jensen W, cf 5 0 0 0 Bartell D, ss 4 1 2 0
Waner P, rf 4 2 2 0 Chiozza L, 3b 3 0 1 0
Dickshot J, lf 4 1 1 0 Moore J, lf 4 0 1 2
Vaughan A, ss 5 1 2 1 Ott M, rf 4 0 1 0
Suhr G, 1b 5 1 1 2 Ripple J, cf 4 0 0 0
Todd A, c 4 1 2 2 McCarthy J, 1b 4 0 0 0
Handley L, 2b 4 0 0 0 Mancuso G, c 4 1 2 0
Brubaker B, 3b 3 0 1 0 Whitehead B, 2b 4 2 2 0
Bowman J, p 2 0 1 1 Melton C, p 1 0 0 0
Swift B, p 1 0 0 0 Smith A, p 2 1 1 0
Coffman D, p 0 0 0 0
Leslie S, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 6 10 6 35 5 10 2
Pittsburgh 000 400 200 -- 6
New York 002 030 000 -- 5
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Bowman J (W)* 6.0 10 5 0 1 0
Swift B (S) 3.0 0 0 0 0 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Melton C 4.0 5 4 4 2 5
Smith A (L) 3.0 4 2 2 2 3
Coffman D 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 7th
E -- Handley L, Dickshot J, Brubaker B
DP -- Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 8, New York 5
2B -- Brubaker B, Suhr G, Vaughan A 2
SB -- Dickshot J, Waner P
CS -- Bartell D
SH -- Chiozza L
T -- 2:20
A -- 12018
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