8TH INNING RALLY PROPELS PIRATES
Bucs Square Series, Lead Now 1 1/2
NEW YORK, September 24 (AP) - The Pittsburgh Pirates rallied for four runs in
the top of the eighth inning, overcoming a 2-1 Giants lead and beat the New
Yorkers 5-2 at the Polo Grounds Wednesday afternoon. The win moves the
Pirates 1 1/2 games ahead of the Giants in the race for the National League
flag. Pittsburgh's magic number is now five.
The Giants took the lead in the bottom of the first inning. Pirates stater
Emil Yde (17-6) yielded an infield single to Freddie Lindstrom and then walked
Ross Youngs and George Kelly to fill the bases with no outs. Irish Meusel,
starting his first game in nearly two weeks, lifted a sacrifice fly to center to
score Lindstrom, but avoided further trouble by inducing a double play ball from
Bill Terry.
Yde and New York starter Virgil Barnes (16-9) then matched scoreless frames
until the top of the fifth when Glen Wright led off the top of the inning with
his sixth home run of the season deep into the lower seats in left field,
evening the score at 1-1.
The Giants got that run right back in the bottom of the inning. Hank Gowdy
doubled off the right field wall and then Barnes helped himself by looping a
single into right-center field, scoring Gowdy to make it 2-1.
That's where things stood when the game reached the eighth and fell apart for
New York. Rabbit Maranville led off with an infield hit and was sacrificed
to second by Charlie Grimm. Earl Smith then missed a home run to left by a
matter of inches. His drive hit the very top of the left field wall for a
double, scoring Maranville in the process to even the game. Clyde Barnhart
ran for the slow-footed catcher Smith and Walter Mueller pinch hit for Yde.
Mueller roped a double to right-center field, plating Barnhart with the lead
run. That was it for Barnes as Giants manager John McGraw sent Claude
Jonnard into the game and he retired Carson Bigbee on a grounder to the right
side that advanced Mueller to third. McGraw ordered Jonnard to walk Max
Carey intentionally, preferring to take his chances with the slumping Eddie
Moore. But Moore rose to the occasion and foiled the strategy by slicing a
2-0 fastball into the right field corner for a two-run triple, putting
Pittsburgh on top 5-2.
The Giants tried to get back into the game in the bottom half of the frame
against reliever Don Songer. Youngs led off with a single and two outs
later Terry bounced a single into right field, bringing the potential tying run
to the platem but Billy Southworth bounced one right back to Songer for the
third out.
That was effectively the Giants' last gasp. Johnny Morrison retired New
York in order in the ninth to preserve the 5-2 victory.
Bigbee received the start in left field for the Pirates in place of Kiki Cuyler
who apparently injured himself late in the previous day's game. The nature
of Cuyler's injury is unknown but the Pirates hope to have him back for the
critical series finale tomorrow when Wilbur Cooper squares off against Artie
Nehf.
9/24/1924, Pit24-NYN24, Polo Grounds 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1924 Pirates 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 5 7 0 4 3 1924 Giants 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 7 1 Pirates AB R H BI AVG Giants AB R H BI AVG Bigbee lf 4 0 0 0 .273 Lindstrom 3b 4 1 1 0 .239 Carey cf 3 1 0 0 .341 Youngs rf 2 0 1 0 .348 Moore rf 3 0 1 2 .315 Kelly 2b 3 0 0 0 .307 Songer p 0 0 0 0 .000 Meusel lf 3 0 0 1 .283 Morrison p 0 0 0 0 .141 Terry 1b 4 0 1 0 .222 Wright ss 4 1 1 1 .278 Wilson cf 2 0 0 0 .320 Traynor 3b 4 0 0 0 .278 Southworth pr 1 0 0 0 .245 Maranville 2b 4 1 1 0 .280 Jackson ss 4 0 2 0 .301 Grimm 1b 3 0 2 0 .303 Gowdy c 3 1 1 0 .355 Smith c 3 0 1 1 .434 Barnes p 3 0 1 1 .162 Barnhart pr 0 1 0 0 .292 Jonnard p 0 0 0 0 .000 Yde p 2 0 0 0 .162 Ryan p 0 0 0 0 .138 Mueller ph 1 1 1 1 .364 Bentley ph 1 0 0 0 .247 Schmidt c 1 0 0 0 .220 30 2 7 2 32 5 7 5 Pirates INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Yde W 17-6 7.0 5 2 2 5 1 109 62 2.47 Songer H 1 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 15 8 9.00 Morrison S 6 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 11 7 2.88 9.0 7 2 2 5 2 135 77 Giants INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Barnes L 16-9 7.1 5 4 4 1 1 76 49 3.20 Jonnard 0.2 1 1 1 1 0 18 9 2.32 Ryan 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 18 10 3.62 9.0 7 5 5 3 1 112 68 Pit: Barnhart ran for Smith in the 8th Mueller batted for Yde in the 8th Barnhart moved to rf in the 8th Schmidt inserted at c in the 8th NYN: Southworth ran for Wilson in the 7th Southworth moved to cf in the 8th Bentley batted for Ryan in the 9th 2B-Smith(19), Mueller(1), Jackson(27), Gowdy(11). 3B-Moore(8), Grimm(16). HR-Wright(5). RBI-Moore 2(22), Wright(115), Smith(27), Mueller(5), Meusel(93), Barnes(7). K-Bigbee, Lindstrom, Gowdy. BB-Carey, Moore, Barnhart, Youngs 2, Kelly, Wilson, Gowdy. SH-Grimm, Meusel. GWRBI: Mueller Temperature: 56, Sky: clear, Wind: right to left at 7 MPH. Attendance: 14,308 Game Time: 2:17