This day in baseball · September 16, 1871: the New York Mutuals visited the Boston Red Stockings at South End Grounds I. Boston Red Stockings 9, New York Mutuals 7. W1871 in baseball↗

From the vault · October 15, 2008 · 2008 NLCS, Game 5: The Philadelphia Phillies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5–1 at Dodger Stadium to win the NL pennant, 4 games to 1. ▶ Video ↗

Pittsburgh Pirates @ New York Giants

1927-05-20 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · 12 innings · Att: 15000 · 2:50

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated New York Giants 8–3. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 5 in the 12th. Lee Meadows earned the win. Pie Traynor went 4-for-6 with 1 HR and 5 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	R	H	E
PIT	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	8	12
NY1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	12

W: Lee Meadows L: Kent Greenfield SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Hank O'Day · 1B: Barry McCormick · 2B: (none) · 3B: Beans Reardon · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lloyd Waner	4	0	2	0	0	0
Kiki Cuyler	4	1	0	0	2	1
Paul Waner	4	3	2	1	2	0
Glenn Wright	5	1	1	1	1	0
George Grantham	6	0	0	0	0	0
Pie Traynor	6	1	4	5	0	0
Joe Harris	5	0	1	0	1	0
Earl Smith	2	1	1	1	1	0
Lee Meadows	5	0	1	0	0	2
Roy Spencer	3	0	0	0	0	0
Clyde Barnhart	1	1	0	0	1	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Andy Reese	4	0	0	1	1	1
Travis Jackson	6	0	0	0	0	0
Edd Roush	6	0	1	0	0	0
Rogers Hornsby	6	1	2	0	0	0
Bill Terry	6	0	0	0	0	0
George Harper	5	0	2	0	0	0
Doc Farrell	5	1	5	2	0	0
Jack Cummings	1	0	1	0	1	0
Virgil Barnes	3	0	0	0	0	2
Heinie Mueller	1	1	0	0	0	0
Mel Ott	1	0	1	0	0	0
Jim Hamby	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jack Bentley	1	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Lee Meadows	12.0	12	2	3

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Virgil Barnes	9.0	8	2	3
Don Songer	2.0	1	3	0
Kent Greenfield	1.0	3	3	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Lloyd Waner: S3/G
Kiki Cuyler: K
Paul Waner: 46(1)/FO
Glenn Wright: D7/7DW.1-H
George Grantham: 5/FL

Bot 1

Andy Reese: 63/G56
Travis Jackson: 63
Edd Roush: S9
Rogers Hornsby: CS2(26)

Top 2

Pie Traynor: S7
Joe Harris: 8
Earl Smith: 36(1)3/GDP

Bot 2

Rogers Hornsby: 6/P
Bill Terry: 8
George Harper: 5/P

Top 3

Lee Meadows: K
Lloyd Waner: S5/G
Kiki Cuyler: 54(1)/FO
Paul Waner: PO1(13)

Bot 3

Doc Farrell: HR/F7D
Jack Cummings: S7
Virgil Barnes: K/C
Andy Reese: W.1-2
Travis Jackson: 3/FL
Edd Roush: 64(1)/FO

Top 4

Paul Waner: T/78D
Glenn Wright: 53
George Grantham: 43
Pie Traynor: S7/L.3-H
Joe Harris: 7

Bot 4

Rogers Hornsby: 3/P
Bill Terry: 2/FL
George Harper: S7/78
Doc Farrell: S8.1-3
Jack Cummings: HP.1-2
Virgil Barnes: 46(1)/FO/G6M

Top 5

Earl Smith: HR/F9D
Lee Meadows: K
Lloyd Waner: 31
Kiki Cuyler: 13

Bot 5

Andy Reese: K
Travis Jackson: 7/L
Edd Roush: 43

Top 6

Paul Waner: W
Glenn Wright: 3(B)3(1)/LDP
George Grantham: 5/FL

Bot 6

Rogers Hornsby: D7
Bill Terry: 6/P6D
George Harper: 43.2-3
Doc Farrell: D7/5L.3-H
Jack Cummings: W
Virgil Barnes: K

Top 7

Pie Traynor: S1/G
Joe Harris: 5/L
Earl Smith: SB2
Earl Smith: W
Lee Meadows: 6/P
Lloyd Waner: 9

Bot 7

Andy Reese: 43
Travis Jackson: 63
Edd Roush: 8

Top 8

Kiki Cuyler: 53
Paul Waner: 43
Glenn Wright: 3/G

Bot 8

Rogers Hornsby: 6/P
Bill Terry: 3/L
George Harper: 7

Top 9

George Grantham: 43
Pie Traynor: 8
Joe Harris: 9

Bot 9

Doc Farrell: S6/G56
Heinie Mueller: 46(1)/FO
Mel Ott: D7/7L.1-3
Andy Reese: 9/SF.3-H
Travis Jackson: 8/L8D

Top 10

Roy Spencer: 7/L
Lee Meadows: S7.B-2(E7)
Clyde Barnhart: 7/F7D
Kiki Cuyler: W
Paul Waner: W.2-3;1-2
Glenn Wright: 64(1)/FO

Bot 10

Edd Roush: 7
Rogers Hornsby: 9
Bill Terry: 43

Top 11

George Grantham: 9/9DW
Pie Traynor: 3/P
Joe Harris: W
Roy Spencer: 64(1)/FO

Bot 11

George Harper: S7
Doc Farrell: S8/F8S.1-2
Jim Hamby: 15(2)/FO/BG.1-2
Jack Bentley: 3/G.2-3;1-2
Andy Reese: 5/P

Top 12

Lee Meadows: 6/P
Clyde Barnhart: W
Kiki Cuyler: W.1-2
Paul Waner: S7.2-H;1-3;B-2(THH)
Glenn Wright: W
George Grantham: 2/FL
Pie Traynor: HR/7.3-H;2-H;1-H
Joe Harris: S8
Roy Spencer: 5/P

Bot 12

Travis Jackson: 63
Edd Roush: 63
Rogers Hornsby: D7
Bill Terry: 43

Notes & reviews

Pirates manager Bush ejected by 1B umpire McCormick for arguing Mueller was out at 1st

⚾ Arcade