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Pittsburgh Pirates @ New York Giants

1925-05-21 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 6000 · 1:45

New York Giants defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 5–4. New York Giants put up 2 in the 4th. Jack Scott earned the win. Hack Wilson went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Jack Scott L: Johnny Morrison SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Cy Pfirman · 1B: Monroe Sweeney · 2B: (none) · 3B: Hank O'Day · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Max Carey	5	1	1	0	0	0
Kiki Cuyler	4	1	1	2	0	0
Eddie Moore	4	0	0	0	0	0
Clyde Barnhart	4	1	2	0	0	0
Pie Traynor	2	0	0	0	2	0
Glenn Wright	3	0	2	0	0	0
George Grantham	2	0	0	1	1	0
Earl Smith	4	1	2	1	0	0
Babe Adams	2	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Morrison	0	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Gooch	1	0	0	0	0	1

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Billy Southworth	4	0	0	0	1	0
Ross Youngs	5	1	2	1	0	0
Bill Terry	4	0	3	0	0	0
High Pockets Kelly	3	1	1	0	1	0
Freddie Lindstrom	4	1	0	0	0	0
Hack Wilson	4	1	2	2	0	0
Travis Jackson	4	0	0	0	0	1
Hank Gowdy	4	1	0	0	0	1
Jack Scott	2	0	0	0	1	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Babe Adams	4.0	6	2	2
Johnny Morrison	4.0	2	1	1

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jack Scott	9.0	8	3	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Max Carey: 43/G-
Kiki Cuyler: 13
Eddie Moore: 63

Bot 1

Billy Southworth: W
Ross Youngs: 8/F
Bill Terry: D7/F.1-3
High Pockets Kelly: IW
Freddie Lindstrom: 4(1)3/GDP

Top 2

Clyde Barnhart: S8
Pie Traynor: W.1-2
Glenn Wright: 13/SH.2-3;1-2
George Grantham: 8/L8XD/SF.3-H;2-3
Earl Smith: 7/F

Bot 2

Hack Wilson: HR/F7D
Travis Jackson: 8/F
Hank Gowdy: K
Jack Scott: 6/P

Top 3

Babe Adams: 43
Max Carey: 8/F
Kiki Cuyler: 8/F

Bot 3

Billy Southworth: 3/P
Ross Youngs: 5/P
Bill Terry: 5/FL

Top 4

Eddie Moore: 63
Clyde Barnhart: D9/F9S
Pie Traynor: W
Glenn Wright: 6/LDP.2X2(6)

Bot 4

High Pockets Kelly: S7
Freddie Lindstrom: E4/G.1-2
Hack Wilson: S7.2-H(UR);1-2
Travis Jackson: 9/F9D.2-3;1-2
Hank Gowdy: FC6.3XH(6E2)(NR)(UR);2-2
Jack Scott: K
Billy Southworth: 7/F7D

Top 5

George Grantham: 8/F
Earl Smith: HR/L9D
Babe Adams: 3/P
Max Carey: S9/89
Kiki Cuyler: SB2
Kiki Cuyler: HR8/F8XD/IPHR.2-H
Eddie Moore: 43

Bot 5

Ross Youngs: S/6D
Bill Terry: S9.1-3
High Pockets Kelly: 9/F9LS.3-H(E9/THH)(NR);1-2(THH)
Freddie Lindstrom: 63.2-3
Hack Wilson: 3/P

Top 6

Clyde Barnhart: 8/F
Pie Traynor: 4/P
Glenn Wright: S9/89
George Grantham: 7/F

Bot 6

Travis Jackson: 7/F
Hank Gowdy: E6/G
Jack Scott: W.1-2
Billy Southworth: 8/F89D.2-3
Ross Youngs: S/78.3-H(UR);1-2
Bill Terry: S6/G.2-3;1-2
High Pockets Kelly: 7/F

Top 7

Earl Smith: S8/89
Johnny Morrison: 14/SH.1-2
Max Carey: 43.2-3
Kiki Cuyler: 8/F8XD

Bot 7

Freddie Lindstrom: 13/BG
Hack Wilson: 9/L
Travis Jackson: K/C

Top 8

Eddie Moore: 5/FL
Clyde Barnhart: 2/FL
Pie Traynor: 9/L89+

Bot 8

Hank Gowdy: 6/P
Jack Scott: HP
Billy Southworth: 7/F
Ross Youngs: 64(1)/FO

Top 9

Glenn Wright: S6/G
George Grantham: W.1-2
Earl Smith: 9/L9S
Johnny Gooch: K
Max Carey: 3/L+

Notes & reviews

Fast play; swinging bunt
Barnhart misjudged or lost it in the sun
Moore tagged Kelly
Into upper LF stands
Cuyler claimed he was hit by the first pitch to him
Fast play
Youngs missed diving attempt
Fine catch
Into lower RF stands
Over the leaping Wright
Brilliant catch No SF; Youngs held 3B but scored when throw home got away from Smith on the short hop.
Off Wright's legs
Fine assist
Thrilling running catch robbed Traynor
Running, head-first diving catch; he then jumped up and held the runners.

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