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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 15, 1938
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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 June 15, 1938 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | June 15, 1938 |
|---|---|
| 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 | June 15, 1938 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Tobin |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Cliff Melton |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 5,874 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 55 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tiny Parker 1B: Charlie Moran 2B: (none) 3B: George Magerkurth |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lee Handley | Third Baseman |
| Lloyd Waner | Center Fielder |
| Paul Waner | Right Fielder |
| Arky Vaughan | Shortstop |
| Gus Suhr | First Baseman |
| Johnny Rizzo | Left Fielder |
| Al Todd | Catcher |
| Pep Young | Second Baseman |
| Jim Tobin | Pitcher |
| Pie Traynor | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick Bartell | Shortstop |
| Jo-Jo Moore | Left Fielder |
| Jimmy Ripple | Right Fielder |
| Mel Ott | Third Baseman |
| Hank Leiber | Center Fielder |
| Johnny McCarthy | First Baseman |
| Harry Danning | Catcher |
| Alex Kampouris | Second Baseman |
| Cliff Melton | Pitcher |
| Bill Terry | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 15, 1938
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Melton
Handley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kampouris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Melton
Waner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Melton
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kampouris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vaughan vs. Melton
Vaughan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Suhr vs. Melton
Suhr strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Tobin
Bartell hits a fly ball into left field. Rizzo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Tobin
Moore hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ripple vs. Tobin
Ripple strikes out. There goes Moore. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ott vs. Tobin
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzo vs. Melton
Rizzo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Todd vs. Melton
Todd strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Melton
Young hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tobin vs. Melton
Tobin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leiber vs. Tobin
Leiber hits a popup, foul, towards first. Suhr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarthy vs. Tobin
McCarthy hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Tobin
Danning takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kampouris vs. Tobin
Kampouris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan fields it and throws to second 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 hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kampouris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Melton
Waner hits a fly ball into center field. Leiber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Melton
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ott fields it 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: ---
Melton vs. Tobin
Melton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Suhr scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Melton for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Tobin
Bartell hits a popup towards third. Handley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Tobin
Moore hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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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 the mound. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suhr vs. Melton
Suhr strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzo vs. Melton
Rizzo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kampouris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripple vs. Tobin
Ripple hits a fly ball into left field. Rizzo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Tobin
Ott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leiber vs. Tobin
Leiber strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarthy vs. Tobin
McCarthy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ott moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Danning vs. Tobin
Danning hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Todd vs. Melton
Todd hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Melton
Young hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ott fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tobin vs. Melton
Tobin hits a fly ball into right field. Ripple settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Handley vs. Melton
Handley hits a fly ball into right field. Ripple settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kampouris vs. Tobin
Kampouris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Melton vs. Tobin
Melton bunts towards the mound. Tobin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bartell vs. Tobin
Bartell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Melton
Waner strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Melton
Waner 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Melton
Vaughan hits a line drive towards first. McCarthy reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Tobin
Moore hits a fly ball into left field. Rizzo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripple vs. Tobin
Ripple hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Tobin
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suhr vs. Melton
Suhr hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Leiber. Suhr reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rizzo vs. Melton
Rizzo strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Todd vs. Melton
Todd hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Moore throws the ball in to Ott who relays the ball to Kampouris who tags Todd trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Suhr scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Melton
Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up 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: ---
Leiber vs. Tobin
Leiber hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarthy vs. Tobin
McCarthy hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Todd settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Tobin
Danning hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tobin vs. Melton
Tobin hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCarthy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Melton
Handley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Melton
Waner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Melton
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kampouris vs. Tobin
Kampouris hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leslie vs. Tobin
Sam Leslie pinch hits for Cliff Melton.
Leslie hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Tobin
Bartell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Tobin
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tobin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Coffman
Dick Coffman now pitching.
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suhr vs. Coffman
Suhr hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Vaughan moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rizzo vs. Coffman
Rizzo hits a fly ball into center field. Leiber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Vaughan scores. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Todd vs. Coffman
There goes Suhr. The throw from Danning and he is out, Kampouris applying the tag. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Todd vs. Coffman
Todd strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripple vs. Tobin
Ripple hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Tobin
Ott hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ripple moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Leiber vs. Tobin
Leiber bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Todd settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCarthy vs. Tobin
McCarthy hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Danning vs. Tobin
Danning hits a fly ball into left field. Rizzo 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 6/15/1938 -- Pittsburgh at New York (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Handley L, 3b 4 0 0 0 Bartell D, ss 3 0 0 0
Waner L, cf 4 0 2 0 Moore J, lf 4 0 1 0
Waner P, rf 4 0 0 0 Ripple J, rf 4 0 2 0
Vaughan A, ss 3 1 1 0 Ott M, 3b 3 0 1 0
Suhr G, 1b 4 1 2 0 Leiber H, cf 4 0 0 0
Rizzo J, lf 3 0 0 1 McCarthy J, 1b 4 0 1 0
Todd A, c 4 0 2 1 Danning H, c 3 0 0 0
Young P, 2b 3 0 0 0 Kampouris A, 2b 2 0 0 0
Tobin J, p 3 0 0 0 Melton C, p 2 0 0 0
Leslie S, ph 1 0 0 0
Coffman D, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 2 7 2 30 0 5 0
Pittsburgh 000 000 101 -- 2
New York 000 000 000 -- 0
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Tobin J (W) 9.0 5 0 0 4 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Melton C (L) 8.0 5 1 1 2 5
Coffman D 1.0 2 1 1 0 1
DP -- Pittsburgh 2
LOB -- Pittsburgh 5, New York 7
2B -- Suhr G
SB -- Moore J
CS -- Suhr G
T -- 1:55
A -- 5874
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