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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 6, 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 June 6, 1937 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | June 6, 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 | June 6, 1937 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Cy Blanton |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Hal Schumacher |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 28 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tiny Parker 1B: Charlie Moran 2B: (none) 3B: George Magerkurth |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lloyd Waner | Center Fielder |
| Woody Jensen | Left Fielder |
| Paul Waner | First Baseman |
| Arky Vaughan | Shortstop |
| Al Todd | Catcher |
| Johnny Dickshot | Right Fielder |
| Lee Handley | Second Baseman |
| Pep Young | Third Baseman |
| Cy Blanton | Pitcher |
| Pie Traynor | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick Bartell | Shortstop |
| Lou Chiozza | Third Baseman |
| Jimmy Ripple | Center Fielder |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Kiddo Davis | Left Fielder |
| Johnny McCarthy | First Baseman |
| Gus Mancuso | Catcher |
| Burgess Whitehead | Second Baseman |
| Hal Schumacher | Pitcher |
| Bill Terry | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 6, 1937
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Schumacher
Waner hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Mancuso fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Schumacher
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCarthy fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Schumacher
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vaughan vs. Schumacher
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Blanton
Bartell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Jensen. Bartell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chiozza vs. Blanton
Chiozza hits a fly ball into right field. Dickshot settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ripple vs. Blanton
Ripple hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bartell scores. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Blanton
Ott hits a ball on the ground for an out. Ripple moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Blanton
Davis 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
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Todd vs. Schumacher
Todd takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickshot vs. Schumacher
Dickshot hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Handley vs. Schumacher
Handley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Chiozza fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Schumacher
There goes Handley. The throw from Mancuso and he is out, Whitehead applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarthy vs. Blanton
McCarthy 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 -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Blanton
Mancuso hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blanton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Blanton
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards third. Young fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Schumacher
Young strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanton vs. Schumacher
Blanton hits a fly ball into center field. Ripple settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Schumacher
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCarthy scoops it up and throws to first, with Schumacher covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schumacher vs. Blanton
Schumacher hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bartell vs. Blanton
Bartell strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chiozza vs. Blanton
Chiozza hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ripple vs. Blanton
Ripple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Schumacher
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 -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Schumacher
Waner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vaughan vs. Schumacher
Vaughan hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Ripple, who is chasing the ball. Vaughan reaches third base with a triple. Waner goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Todd vs. Schumacher
Todd hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Bartell. Vaughan scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickshot vs. Schumacher
Dickshot hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Blanton
Ott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Blanton
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan throws to second for one, and Handley throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCarthy vs. Blanton
McCarthy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mancuso vs. Blanton
Mancuso hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Blanton
Whitehead hits a line drive into right field. Dickshot picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Dickshot. Whitehead moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schumacher vs. Weaver
Jim Weaver now pitching.
Schumacher hits a fly ball into right field. Dickshot settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bartell vs. Weaver
Bartell hits a fly ball into left field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Schumacher
Handley hits a line drive into left field. Davis picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Davis. Handley moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Schumacher
Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Weaver vs. Schumacher
There's a wild pitch. Handley moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Weaver vs. Schumacher
Weaver hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Handley scores. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Schumacher
Waner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Schumacher
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Bartell fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiozza vs. Weaver
Chiozza hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Handley misplays the ball. That's an error on Handley. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ripple vs. Weaver
Ripple hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Chiozza moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ott vs. Weaver
Ott hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Jensen. Ott reaches second base with a double. Chiozza scores. Ripple moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Davis vs. Weaver
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Young fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McCarthy vs. Weaver
McCarthy strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mancuso vs. Weaver
Mancuso hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Dickshot settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Schumacher
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Schumacher
Vaughan hits a line drive into center field. Ripple settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Todd vs. Schumacher
Todd hits a fly ball into left field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Weaver
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waner fields the ball and throws to Weaver covering. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schumacher vs. Weaver
Schumacher hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Whitehead moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bartell vs. Weaver
Bartell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan has Whitehead trapped. There's the throw to Todd and over to Young, who tags Whitehead for the out. Schumacher moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chiozza vs. Weaver
Chiozza hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Schumacher scores. Bartell moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ripple vs. Weaver
Ripple hits a fly ball into left field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ott vs. Weaver
Ott takes first base on ball four. Bartell moves to third. Chiozza moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Davis vs. Weaver
Davis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Jensen. Davis reaches second base with a double. Bartell scores. Chiozza scores. Ott moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McCarthy vs. Hoyt
Waite Hoyt now pitching.
McCarthy hits a fly ball into left field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickshot vs. Schumacher
Dickshot hits a fly ball into center field. Ripple settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Schumacher
Handley hits a fly ball into center field. Ripple settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Schumacher
Young hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoyt vs. Schumacher
Hoyt is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Hoyt
Mancuso hits a fly ball into left field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Hoyt
Whitehead 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 -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schumacher vs. Hoyt
Schumacher is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Schumacher
Waner hits a popup, foul, towards third. Chiozza settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Schumacher
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Schumacher
Waner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jensen moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vaughan vs. Schumacher
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell fields it and throws to second for the out. Jensen moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Todd vs. Schumacher
Todd hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jensen scores. Vaughan moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dickshot vs. Schumacher
Dickshot is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 5 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Hoyt
Bartell hits a line drive into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiozza vs. Hoyt
Chiozza hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Jensen. Chiozza reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ripple vs. Hoyt
Ripple hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Chiozza scores. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Hoyt
Ott hits a fly ball into right field. Dickshot settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Hoyt
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Young fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 5 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Schumacher
Handley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Schumacher
Young strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bowman vs. Schumacher
Joe Bowman pinch hits for Waite Hoyt.
Bowman takes first base on ball four. Handley moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Waner vs. Hubbell
Carl Hubbell now pitching.
Waner hits a popup, foul, towards third. Chiozza settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jensen vs. Hubbell
Jensen strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/6/1937 -- Pittsburgh at New York (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Waner L, cf 5 0 2 0 Bartell D, ss 5 2 1 0
Jensen W, lf 5 1 1 0 Chiozza L, 3b 5 3 2 1
Waner P, 1b 3 1 1 0 Ripple J, cf 5 0 3 2
Vaughan A, ss 4 1 1 1 Ott M, rf 3 0 1 1
Todd A, c 3 0 1 1 Davis K, lf 5 1 1 2
Dickshot J, rf 4 0 0 0 McCarthy J, 1b 3 1 0 0
Handley L, 2b 3 1 1 0 Mancuso G, c 4 1 1 3
Young P, 3b 4 1 1 1 Whitehead B, 2b 4 0 2 0
Blanton C, p 1 0 0 0 Schumacher H, p 4 1 2 0
Weaver J, p 1 0 0 1 Hubbell C, p 0 0 0 0
Hoyt W, p 1 0 0 0
Bowman J, ph 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 5 8 4 38 9 13 9
Pittsburgh 000 210 110 -- 5
New York 100 313 01x -- 9
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Blanton C (L) 3.1 5 4 4 2 1
Weaver J 2.1 6 4 3 1 1
Hoyt W 2.1 2 1 1 0 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Schumacher H (W) 8.1 8 5 4 4 4
Hubbell C (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Bartell D, Handley L 2, Dickshot J, Davis K
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 6, New York 8
2B -- Bartell D, Ott M, Davis K, Chiozza L
3B -- Vaughan A
HR -- Mancuso G, Young P
CS -- Handley L
WP -- Schumacher H
T -- 2:28
A -- 0
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