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Pittsburgh Pirates @ 
New York Giants
1937-08-27 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · 1:50
Pittsburgh Pirates defeated New York Giants 1–0. Ed Brandt earned the win and Mace Brown picked up the save.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| NY1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
W: Ed Brandt L: Cliff Melton SV: Mace Brown
Umpires — HP: Dolly Stark · 1B: Bill Stewart · 2B: (none) · 3B: George Barr · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Pittsburgh Pirates — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lloyd Waner | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Arky Vaughan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Paul Waner | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Gus Suhr | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Al Todd | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Bill Brubaker | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Pep Young | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Lee Handley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ed Brandt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mace Brown | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Giants — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jo-Jo Moore | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Dick Bartell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mel Ott | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Wally Berger | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Hank Leiber | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny McCarthy | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Harry Danning | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Burgess Whitehead | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Cliff Melton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jimmy Ripple | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dick Coffman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Brandt | 6.0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Mace Brown | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
New York Giants — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Melton | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Dick Coffman | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Lloyd Waner: 13
- Arky Vaughan: 63
- Paul Waner: 8
Bot 1
- Jo-Jo Moore: 5/FL
- Dick Bartell: 63
- Mel Ott: 5/FL
Top 2
- Gus Suhr: 63
- Al Todd: 13
- Bill Brubaker: K/C
Bot 2
- Wally Berger: 1/G
- Hank Leiber: 6/L
- Johnny McCarthy: 6/P
Top 3
- Pep Young: S8
- Lee Handley: 8
- Ed Brandt: 53(B)6(1)/BG/GDP
Bot 3
- Harry Danning: 8/L
- Burgess Whitehead: 8
- Cliff Melton: 5/FL
Top 4
- Lloyd Waner: 143
- Arky Vaughan: S8
- Paul Waner: K/C
- Gus Suhr: CS2(26)
Bot 4
- Jo-Jo Moore: W
- Dick Bartell: 8/8S.1-3(E8/TH)
- Mel Ott: W
- Wally Berger: 64(1)3/GDP
Top 5
- Gus Suhr: 13
- Al Todd: 63
- Bill Brubaker: 63
Bot 5
- Hank Leiber: S7
- Johnny McCarthy: 14/SH.1-2
- Harry Danning: 8/8D.2-3
- Burgess Whitehead: IW
- Cliff Melton: 2/FL
Top 6
- Pep Young: 8
- Lee Handley: 13
- Ed Brandt: 4/P
Bot 6
- Jo-Jo Moore: 43
- Dick Bartell: 7/L
- Mel Ott: S1
- Wally Berger: K
Top 7
- Lloyd Waner: 13
- Arky Vaughan: 7
- Paul Waner: S6
- Gus Suhr: W.1-2
- Al Todd: S7.1-2;2-H
- Bill Brubaker: 43
Bot 7
- Hank Leiber: S7
- Johnny McCarthy: S2/BG.1-2
- Harry Danning: 15(2)/BG/FO.1-2
- Burgess Whitehead: E6.1-2;2-3
- Jimmy Ripple: 52(3)/FO.1-2;2-3
- Jo-Jo Moore: 64(1)/FO
Top 8
- Pep Young: K
- Lee Handley: K/C
- Mace Brown: S8
- Lloyd Waner: S9.1-3;BX2(96)
Bot 8
- Dick Bartell: 5/P
- Mel Ott: 63
- Dick Coffman: K23
Top 9
- Arky Vaughan: 3/G
- Paul Waner: S8
- Gus Suhr: 3/G.1-2
- Al Todd: IW
- Bill Brubaker: 64(1)/FO
Bot 9
- Hank Leiber: 8
- Johnny McCarthy: 43
- Harry Danning: 63
Notes & reviews
- Raining heavily now