Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Giants
June 20, 1931 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 20, 1931 at Polo Grounds V. The New York Giants defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 0, New York Giants 10

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Waner L. cf 4 0 0 0
Sankey 2b 4 0 0 0
Waner P. rf 3 0 0 0
Traynor 3b 3 0 1 0
Comorosky lf 3 0 1 0
Suhr 1b 3 0 1 0
Grace c 3 0 1 0
Thevenow ss 3 0 0 0
Brame p 2 0 0 0
  Osborn p 0 0 0 0
  Mosolf ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 4 0
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Marshall 2b 5 0 0 0
Allen lf 5 2 3 1
Lindstrom rf 5 1 3 1
Terry 1b 4 1 2 3
  Leslie 1b 0 0 0 0
Ott cf 3 0 0 0
Jackson ss 5 1 0 1
Vergez 3b 5 1 1 2
Hogan c 3 2 2 1
Fitzsimmons p 4 2 3 1
Totals 39 10 14 10
Pittsburgh 000 000 000044
New York 100 011 07x10141
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Brame  L(1-6) 7.0 11 7 5 3 3
  Osborn   1.0 3 3 3 1 0
Totals
8.0
14
10
8
4
3
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Fitzsimmons  W(8-5) 9.0 4 0 0 0 4
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
0
4

  E–Sankey (7), Traynor 2 (11), Comorosky (3), Vergez (14).  DP–Pittsburgh 1. Suhr-Thevenow-Suhr, New York 2. Marshall-Jackson-Terry, Marshall-Jackson-Terry.  3B–New York Terry (8).  HR–New York Vergez (5,8th inning off Brame 1 on); Hogan (7,6th inning off Brame 0 on); Fitzsimmons (2,5th inning off Brame 0 on).  Team LOB–2.  Team–9.  SB–Lindstrom (4).  U–Cy Rigler, Cy Pfirman, Bob Clarke.
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