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Philadelphia Phillies @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1935-09-15 · Day game · Forbes Field · Att: 5500 · 1:37

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Philadelphia Phillies 5–3. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 3 in the 6th. Ralph Birkofer earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Ralph Birkofer L: Orville Jorgens SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Stewart · 1B: Beans Reardon · 2B: (none) · 3B: Bill Klem · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ethan Allen	5	0	1	0	0	0
Lou Chiozza	4	1	2	0	0	0
George Watkins	4	0	1	0	0	0
Johnny Moore	1	1	0	0	0	0
Dolph Camilli	3	0	1	0	1	1
Al Todd	3	0	1	2	1	0
Johnny Vergez	4	1	1	0	0	0
Chile Gomez	4	0	1	0	0	0
Orville Jorgens	2	0	0	0	0	1
Fred Lucas	3	0	0	0	0	0
Hugh Mulcahy	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jimmie Wilson	1	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Woody Jensen	4	1	2	0	0	0
Lloyd Waner	3	1	1	0	1	0
Bud Hafey	3	1	1	0	0	0
Arky Vaughan	2	0	0	0	2	0
Pep Young	4	0	1	2	0	0
Cookie Lavagetto	3	1	1	0	1	0
Earl Browne	2	1	1	2	2	1
Earl Grace	4	0	1	1	0	0
Ralph Birkofer	4	0	1	0	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Orville Jorgens	6.0	9	4	1
Hugh Mulcahy	2.0	0	2	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ralph Birkofer	9.0	8	2	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Ethan Allen: 99
Lou Chiozza: 99
George Watkins: 99

Bot 1

Woody Jensen: S7
Lloyd Waner: S.1-2
Bud Hafey: 9
Arky Vaughan: W.2-3;1-2
Pep Young: S.3-H;2-H;1-2
Cookie Lavagetto: 5(2)4(1)/GDP

Top 2

Johnny Moore: E4/G
Dolph Camilli: S.1-3(E9);B-2
Al Todd: 43.3-H(UR);2-3
Johnny Vergez: 9/F/DP.3XH(2)

Bot 2

Earl Browne: W
Earl Grace: 99
Ralph Birkofer: 99
Woody Jensen: S.1-2
Lloyd Waner: 99

Top 3

Chile Gomez: 99
Orville Jorgens: K
Ethan Allen: 99

Bot 3

Bud Hafey: 99
Arky Vaughan: W
Pep Young: 54(1)3/GDP

Top 4

Lou Chiozza: D
George Watkins: 9
Fred Lucas: 99/G.2-3
Dolph Camilli: W
Al Todd: SB2
Al Todd: W
Johnny Vergez: 5(2)/FO

Bot 4

Cookie Lavagetto: S
Earl Browne: K+CS2(26)/DP
Earl Grace: 99

Top 5

Chile Gomez: 99
Orville Jorgens: 99
Ethan Allen: D
Lou Chiozza: 99

Bot 5

Ralph Birkofer: 99
Woody Jensen: 99
Lloyd Waner: 99

Top 6

George Watkins: 99
Fred Lucas: 99
Dolph Camilli: K

Bot 6

Bud Hafey: D8
Arky Vaughan: 3/G.2-3
Pep Young: 7
Cookie Lavagetto: W
Earl Browne: D.3-H;1-H
Earl Grace: S.2-H
Ralph Birkofer: S.1-2
Woody Jensen: 99(1)/FO

Top 7

Al Todd: 99
Johnny Vergez: S
Chile Gomez: S.1-H(E7)(NR)(UR);B-2
Hugh Mulcahy: 99/G.2-3
Ethan Allen: 99

Bot 7

Lloyd Waner: W
Bud Hafey: 99/SH.1-2
Arky Vaughan: 99
Pep Young: 99

Top 8

Lou Chiozza: S
George Watkins: S.1-2
Fred Lucas: 99
Dolph Camilli: 99
Al Todd: S.2-H;1-2
Johnny Vergez: 99

Bot 8

Cookie Lavagetto: 99
Earl Browne: W
Earl Grace: WP.1-2
Earl Grace: 99
Ralph Birkofer: 99

Top 9

Chile Gomez: 99
Jimmie Wilson: 99
Ethan Allen: 99