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Pittsburgh Pirates @ 
New York Giants
1937-05-12 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 12018 · 2:20
Pittsburgh Pirates defeated New York Giants 6–5. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 4 in the 4th. Joe Bowman earned the win and Bill Swift picked up the save.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | |
| NY1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
W: Joe Bowman L: Al Smith SV: Bill Swift
Umpires — HP: Beans Reardon · 1B: Babe Pinelli · 2B: (none) · 3B: Larry Goetz · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Pittsburgh Pirates — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Woody Jensen | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Paul Waner | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Johnny Dickshot | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Arky Vaughan | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Gus Suhr | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Al Todd | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Lee Handley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Bill Brubaker | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Joe Bowman | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Bill Swift | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Giants — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dick Bartell | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Lou Chiozza | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jo-Jo Moore | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Mel Ott | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jimmy Ripple | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Johnny McCarthy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Gus Mancuso | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Burgess Whitehead | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Cliff Melton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Al Smith | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Sam Leslie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Bowman | 6.0 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Swift | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
New York Giants — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Melton | 4.0 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| Al Smith | 3.0 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
 Dick Coffman | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Woody Jensen: K/C
- Paul Waner: K/C
- Johnny Dickshot: 4/L
Bot 1
- Dick Bartell: S7
- Lou Chiozza: 6/P
- Jo-Jo Moore: PO1(136)
- Jo-Jo Moore: 8
Top 2
- Arky Vaughan: 63
- Gus Suhr: K/C
- Al Todd: 8/L
Bot 2
- Mel Ott: 4/P
- Jimmy Ripple: 13
- Johnny McCarthy: 31
Top 3
- Lee Handley: K/C
- Bill Brubaker: D7
- Joe Bowman: 43.2-3
- Woody Jensen: 63
Bot 3
- Gus Mancuso: S7
- Burgess Whitehead: E4/TH2.1-3;B-2
- Cliff Melton: 7/F.2-H(NR)(UR);3-H(E7/TH2)(NR)(UR)
- Dick Bartell: S5/BG
- Lou Chiozza: 7/FL
- Jo-Jo Moore: CS2(24)
Top 4
- Paul Waner: S7
- Johnny Dickshot: W.1-2
- Arky Vaughan: K+SB2;SB3
- Gus Suhr: D7.2-H;3-H
- Al Todd: S9.2-H
- Lee Handley: 63.1-2
- Bill Brubaker: IW
- Joe Bowman: S9.2-H;1-2
- Woody Jensen: 43
Bot 4
- Jo-Jo Moore: 63
- Mel Ott: S9
- Jimmy Ripple: 36(1)3/GDP
Top 5
- Paul Waner: S7
- Johnny Dickshot: 54(1)/FO
- Arky Vaughan: D7.1-3
- Gus Suhr: FC3.3XH(32);2-3
- Al Todd: 3/G
Bot 5
- Johnny McCarthy: 9
- Gus Mancuso: 63
- Burgess Whitehead: S7
- Al Smith: S8.1-3
- Dick Bartell: E5/L.1-2;3-H(NR)(UR)
- Lou Chiozza: S9.1-2;2-3
- Jo-Jo Moore: S9.1-3;2-H(UR);3-H(UR)
- Mel Ott: 53
Top 6
- Lee Handley: K
- Bill Brubaker: K
- Joe Bowman: W
- Woody Jensen: 8
Bot 6
- Jimmy Ripple: 63
- Johnny McCarthy: 31
- Gus Mancuso: S7
- Burgess Whitehead: S9.1-2
- Al Smith: 3/G
Top 7
- Paul Waner: W
- Johnny Dickshot: 8/8D
- Arky Vaughan: D/78.1-H
- Gus Suhr: 6/P
- Al Todd: S7.2-H
- Lee Handley: K
Bot 7
- Dick Bartell: W
- Lou Chiozza: 54/SH.1-2
- Jo-Jo Moore: K
- Mel Ott: K
Top 8
- Bill Brubaker: 63
- Bill Swift: 3/FL
- Woody Jensen: 7
Bot 8
- Jimmy Ripple: 7
- Johnny McCarthy: 2/FL
- Gus Mancuso: 8
Top 9
- Paul Waner: 9
- Johnny Dickshot: S/78
- Arky Vaughan: 54(1)/FO
- Gus Suhr: 6(1)/FO
Bot 9
- Burgess Whitehead: 63
- Sam Leslie: 7/7S
- Dick Bartell: 43