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Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
July 16, 1938
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the New York Giants, played on July 16, 1938 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 16, 1938 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 16, 1938 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Cliff Melton |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Klinger |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 15,197 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 15 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Beans Reardon 1B: Babe Pinelli 2B: (none) 3B: Larry Goetz |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick Bartell | Shortstop |
| Jimmy Ripple | Right Fielder |
| Bob Seeds | Left Fielder |
| Mel Ott | Third Baseman |
| Hank Leiber | Center Fielder |
| Sam Leslie | First Baseman |
| Gus Mancuso | Catcher |
| Alex Kampouris | Second Baseman |
| Cliff Melton | Pitcher |
| Bill Terry | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lee Handley | Third Baseman |
| Lloyd Waner | Center Fielder |
| Paul Waner | Right Fielder |
| Gus Suhr | First Baseman |
| Johnny Rizzo | Left Fielder |
| Arky Vaughan | Shortstop |
| Al Todd | Catcher |
| Pep Young | Second Baseman |
| Bob Klinger | Pitcher |
| Pie Traynor | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
July 16, 1938
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Klinger
Bartell hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripple vs. Klinger
Ripple hits a line drive into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seeds vs. Klinger
Seeds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Melton
Handley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Melton
Waner takes first base on ball four. Handley moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Waner vs. Melton
Waner hits a line drive into right field. Ripple settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Handley moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Suhr vs. Melton
Suhr hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Melton fields it and throws to home to get Handley. Waner moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rizzo vs. Melton
Rizzo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Waner scores. Suhr moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Vaughan vs. Melton
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Melton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Suhr scores. Rizzo moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Todd vs. Melton
Todd hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Klinger
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards first. Suhr scoops it up and throws to first, with Klinger covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leiber vs. Klinger
Leiber 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 -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leslie vs. Klinger
Leslie 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
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Melton
Young hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klinger vs. Melton
Klinger hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kampouris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Melton
Handley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Melton
Waner hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Mancuso fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Klinger
Mancuso hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kampouris vs. Klinger
Kampouris takes first base on ball four. Mancuso moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Melton vs. Klinger
Melton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Klinger fields it and throws to third for the out. Kampouris moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bartell vs. Klinger
Bartell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kampouris scores. Melton moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ripple vs. Klinger
Ripple hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Melton
Waner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suhr vs. Melton
Suhr hits a fly ball into left field. Seeds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rizzo vs. Melton
Rizzo strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
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
Top 4
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seeds vs. Klinger
Seeds hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Klinger
Ott hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leiber vs. Klinger
Leiber hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Seeds moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Leslie vs. Klinger
Leslie hits a ball on the ground towards first. Suhr fields it and throws to second for the out. Seeds moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mancuso vs. Klinger
Mancuso hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
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 -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Melton
Young hits a fly ball into center field. Leiber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klinger vs. Melton
Klinger hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Todd moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Handley vs. Melton
Handley hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Leiber. Handley reaches second base with a double. Todd scores. Klinger moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Waner vs. Melton
Waner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Klinger scores. Handley scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Lohrman
Bill Lohrman now pitching. Johnny McCarthy now playing first base.
Waner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Suhr vs. Lohrman
Suhr hits a popup towards short. Bartell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rizzo vs. Lohrman
Rizzo takes first base on ball four. Waner moves to third. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Vaughan vs. Lohrman
Vaughan is hit by the pitch. Waner scores. Waner moves to third. Rizzo moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Todd vs. Lohrman
Todd hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kampouris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kampouris vs. Klinger
Kampouris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrman vs. Klinger
Lohrman strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Klinger
Bartell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Lohrman
Young hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kampouris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klinger vs. Lohrman
Klinger hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Handley vs. Lohrman
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. Klinger moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Waner vs. Lohrman
Waner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Klinger moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Waner vs. Lohrman
Waner hits a fly ball into left field. Seeds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripple vs. Klinger
Ripple hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Seeds vs. Klinger
Seeds hits a popup, foul, towards first. Suhr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Klinger
Ott takes first base on ball four. Ripple moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Leiber vs. Klinger
Leiber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan fields it and throws to second for the out. Ripple moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCarthy vs. Klinger
McCarthy strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suhr vs. Lohrman
Suhr hits a fly ball into center field. Leiber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzo vs. Lohrman
Rizzo hits a line drive into right field. Ripple settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Lohrman
Vaughan strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Klinger
Mancuso hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rizzo. Mancuso reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kampouris vs. Klinger
Kampouris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Suhr scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kampouris for the out. Mancuso moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Chiozza vs. Klinger
Lou Chiozza pinch hits for Bill Lohrman.
Chiozza hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bartell vs. Klinger
Bartell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Todd vs. Brown
Jumbo Brown now pitching.
Todd hits a line drive into right field. Ripple settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Brown
Young hits a line drive into right field. Ripple settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klinger vs. Brown
Klinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripple vs. Klinger
Ripple hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seeds vs. Klinger
Seeds hits a popup towards third. Handley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Klinger
Ott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leiber vs. Klinger
Leiber hits a line drive into left field. Rizzo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Brown
Handley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Brown
Waner hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is bouncing around. Leiber is chasing the ball. Waner rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park home run. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Brown
Waner hits a line drive into center field. Leiber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suhr vs. Brown
Suhr 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
Top 9
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarthy vs. Klinger
McCarthy 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 -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Klinger
Mancuso takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kampouris vs. Klinger
Kampouris hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mancuso moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moore vs. Klinger
Jo-Jo Moore pinch hits for Jumbo Brown.
Moore hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bartell vs. Klinger
Bartell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Waner. Bartell reaches second base with a double. Mancuso scores. Kampouris goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ripple vs. Klinger
Ripple hits a line drive into right field. Waner 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 7/16/1938 -- New York at Pittsburgh (D)
New York AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Bartell D, ss 5 0 2 3 Handley L, 3b 5 1 3 1
Ripple J, rf 5 0 1 0 Waner L, cf 4 3 3 3
Seeds B, lf 4 0 1 0 Waner P, rf 5 0 2 0
Ott M, 3b 2 0 0 0 Suhr G, 1b 5 1 0 0
Leiber H, cf 4 0 1 0 Rizzo J, lf 3 0 1 1
Leslie S, 1b 2 0 0 0 Vaughan A, ss 3 0 1 2
McCarthy J, 1b 2 0 0 0 Todd A, c 4 1 1 0
Mancuso G, c 3 1 2 0 Young P, 2b 4 0 0 0
Kampouris A, 2b 3 2 1 0 Klinger B, p 4 1 2 0
Melton C, p 1 0 0 0
Lohrman B, p 1 0 0 0
Chiozza L, ph 1 0 0 0
Brown J, p 0 0 0 0
Moore J, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 3 8 3 37 7 13 7
New York 001 000 002 -- 3
Pittsburgh 200 400 01x -- 7
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Melton C (L) 3.1 9 6 6 1 1
Lohrman B 2.2 3 0 0 1 1
Brown J 2.0 1 1 1 0 0
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Klinger B (W) 9.0 8 3 3 4 2
DP -- Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- New York 8, Pittsburgh 9
2B -- Handley L, Mancuso G, Bartell D
HR -- Waner L
HBP -- by Lohrman B (Vaughan A)
T -- 2:15
A -- 15197
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