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Pittsburgh Pirates @ New York Giants

1918-07-31 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · overcast, showers, soaked · 1:42

New York Giants defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 1–0. Red Causey earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PIT	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
NY1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		1	7

W: Red Causey L: Ralph Comstock SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Klem · 1B: Bob Emslie · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Roy Ellam	4	0	0	1
Carson Bigbee	3	0	1	1
Max Carey	4	2	0	0
Billy Southworth	4	0	0	0
George Cutshaw	4	0	0	0
Fritz Mollwitz	3	2	0	0
Bill McKechnie	3	0	0	0
Walter Schmidt	3	1	0	0
Ralph Comstock	3	1	0	1

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
George Burns	3	0	0	0	0	0
Ross Youngs	4	0	2	0	0	0
Art Fletcher	3	0	1	0	0	1
Larry Doyle	2	0	0	0	1	0
Heinie Zimmerman	3	0	0	0	0	1
Pete Compton	3	1	1	0	0	0
Jay Kirke	3	0	1	0	0	0
Lew McCarty	2	0	1	1	1	0
Red Causey	3	0	1	0	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ralph Comstock	8.0	7	2	3

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Red Causey	9.0	6	1	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Roy Ellam: 8
Carson Bigbee: K
Max Carey: S8
Billy Southworth: 8/L

Bot 1

George Burns: 53
Ross Youngs: S8
Art Fletcher: 7
Larry Doyle: CS2(24)

Top 2

George Cutshaw: 53
Fritz Mollwitz: S8
Bill McKechnie: 16(1)/FO
Walter Schmidt: CS2(24)

Bot 2

Larry Doyle: W
Heinie Zimmerman: 8
Pete Compton: 43.1-2
Jay Kirke: S/BG.2-3
Lew McCarty: CSH(25)

Top 3

Walter Schmidt: 63
Ralph Comstock: 43
Roy Ellam: 8

Bot 3

Lew McCarty: W
Red Causey: S/BG.1-2
George Burns: 13/SH.2-3;1-2
Ross Youngs: FC1.3XH(12);2-3;B-1
Art Fletcher: CSH(212)

Top 4

Carson Bigbee: W
Max Carey: 16(1)/FO
Billy Southworth: 7
George Cutshaw: PO1(E1).1-2
George Cutshaw: 63

Bot 4

Art Fletcher: K
Larry Doyle: 7
Heinie Zimmerman: 53

Top 5

Fritz Mollwitz: 53
Bill McKechnie: 8
Walter Schmidt: S/BG
Ralph Comstock: S/BG.1-2
Roy Ellam: K

Bot 5

Pete Compton: T8/89
Jay Kirke: 63
Lew McCarty: S/G.3-H
Red Causey: 3/P
George Burns: 3/FL

Top 6

Carson Bigbee: 6/F
Max Carey: 63
Billy Southworth: 43

Bot 6

Ross Youngs: S4/G
Art Fletcher: 23/SH.1-2
Larry Doyle: 2/FL
Heinie Zimmerman: K

Top 7

George Cutshaw: 53
Fritz Mollwitz: S8
Bill McKechnie: 8
Walter Schmidt: PO1(13)

Bot 7

Pete Compton: 3/G
Jay Kirke: 7
Lew McCarty: E6/TH.B-2
Red Causey: K

Top 8

Walter Schmidt: 5/FL
Ralph Comstock: K
Roy Ellam: 3/G

Bot 8

George Burns: 9
Ross Youngs: 43
Art Fletcher: S/BG
Larry Doyle: CS2(26)

Top 9

Carson Bigbee: 43
Max Carey: S9
Billy Southworth: 36(1)/FO
George Cutshaw: 53

Notes & reviews

Attempted double-steal
Attempted double-steal

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