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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 14, 1950
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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 September 14, 1950 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | September 14, 1950 |
|---|---|
| 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 | September 14, 1950 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Macdonald |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Hearn |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 57 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Babe Pinelli 1B: Dusty Boggess 2B: (none) 3B: Scotty Robb |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bob Dillinger | Third Baseman |
| Danny O'Connell | Shortstop |
| Ralph Kiner | Left Fielder |
| Gus Bell | Right Fielder |
| Wally Westlake | Center Fielder |
| Jack Phillips | First Baseman |
| Johnny Berardino | Second Baseman |
| Ray Mueller | Catcher |
| Bill Macdonald | Pitcher |
| Billy Meyer | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Lockman | Left Fielder |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Hank Thompson | Third Baseman |
| Monte Irvin | First Baseman |
| Wes Westrum | Catcher |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Jim Hearn | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 14, 1950
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillinger vs. Hearn
Dillinger hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Hearn
O'Connell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lockman. O'Connell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kiner vs. Hearn
Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Hearn
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Westlake vs. Hearn
Westlake hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. O'Connell scores. Bell moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Phillips vs. Hearn
That's a pickoff. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Macdonald
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Berardino scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Macdonald
Lockman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Macdonald
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Berardino fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Hearn
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hearn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berardino vs. Hearn
Berardino hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Hearn
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Macdonald
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Berardino scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Macdonald
Irvin hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Macdonald
Westrum hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Berardino scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Macdonald
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Macdonald vs. Hearn
Macdonald strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillinger vs. Hearn
Dillinger is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Hearn
O'Connell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Irvin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Macdonald
Thomson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hearn vs. Macdonald
Hearn hits a popup towards first. Phillips juggles the ball. That's an error on Phillips. Thomson moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stanky vs. Macdonald
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dillinger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Thomson moves to third. Hearn moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lockman vs. Macdonald
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Macdonald fields it and throws to first for the out. Thomson scores. Hearn moves to third. Stanky moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mueller vs. Macdonald
Mueller hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mueller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Thompson vs. Macdonald
Thompson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Irvin vs. Macdonald
Irvin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hearn scores. Stanky scores. Thompson moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Westrum vs. Macdonald
Westrum hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Hearn
Kiner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Hearn
Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kiner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Westlake vs. Hearn
Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hearn fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Kiner moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Phillips vs. Hearn
Phillips hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Macdonald
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Berardino scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Macdonald
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hearn vs. Macdonald
Hearn is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berardino vs. Hearn
Berardino hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Hearn
Mueller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Macdonald vs. Hearn
Macdonald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Macdonald
Stanky is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Macdonald
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Phillips scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lockman for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Macdonald
Mueller hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillinger vs. Hearn
Dillinger hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Hearn
O'Connell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Hearn
Kiner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Macdonald
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Berardino scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Macdonald
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Macdonald
Westrum takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Macdonald
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dillinger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Hearn
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Hearn
Westlake is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Hearn
Phillips hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Macdonald
Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hearn vs. Macdonald
Hearn hits a fly ball into center field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Macdonald
Stanky hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bell. Stanky reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lockman vs. Macdonald
Lockman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lockman is thrown out after the base hit. Stanky scores. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castiglione vs. Hearn
Pete Castiglione pinch hits for Johnny Berardino.
Castiglione hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hearn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Saffell vs. Hearn
Tom Saffell pinch hits for Ray Mueller.
Saffell hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Hearn
Ed Stevens pinch hits for Bill Macdonald.
Stevens takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dillinger vs. Hearn
Dillinger takes first base on ball four. Stevens moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
O'Connell vs. Hearn
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Irvin scoops it up and throws to first, with Hearn covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Lombardi
Pete Castiglione now playing second base. Clyde McCullough now catching. Vic Lombardi now pitching.
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Phillips scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mueller for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Lombardi
Thompson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Lombardi
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Lombardi
Westrum hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Hearn
Kiner hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Hearn
Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westlake vs. Hearn
Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Phillips vs. Hearn
Phillips hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/14/1950, game 2 -- Pittsburgh at New York (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Dillinger B, 3b 3 0 0 0 Stanky E, 2b 4 2 2 0
O'Connell D, ss 4 1 1 0 Lockman W, lf 3 0 1 2
Kiner R, lf 4 0 1 0 Mueller D, rf 4 0 0 0
Bell G, rf 3 0 2 0 Thompson H, 3b 3 1 1 1
Westlake W, cf 4 0 1 1 Irvin M, 1b 4 1 2 3
Phillips J, 1b 4 0 1 0 Westrum W, c 3 0 0 0
Berardino J, 2b 2 0 0 0 Dark A, ss 3 0 0 0
Castiglione P, ph-2b 1 0 0 0 Thomson B, cf 3 1 1 0
Mueller R, c 1 0 0 0 Hearn J, p 3 1 0 0
Saffell T, ph 1 0 0 0
McCullough C, c 0 0 0 0
Macdonald B, p 2 0 0 0
Stevens E, ph 0 0 0 0
Lombardi V, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
29 1 6 1 30 6 7 6
Pittsburgh 100 000 000 -- 1
New York 013 000 11x -- 6
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Macdonald B (L) 7.0 6 5 2 3 2
Lombardi V 1.0 1 1 1 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hearn J (W) 9.0 6 1 1 4 4
E -- Phillips J
DP -- Pittsburgh 1, New York 3
LOB -- Pittsburgh 5, New York 3
2B -- O'Connell D, Stanky E
HR -- Irvin M, Thompson H
CS -- Bell G
T -- 1:57
A -- 0
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