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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Boston Braves

1938-05-17 · Day game · Braves Field · Att: 2800 · 1:34

Boston Bees defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 1–0. Milt Shoffner earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Milt Shoffner L: Russ Bauers SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Klem · 1B: Ziggy Sears · 2B: (none) · 3B: Lee Ballanfant · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Lee Handley	4	0	0	0
Lloyd Waner	3	1	0	0
Johnny Rizzo	4	0	0	0
Arky Vaughan	4	0	0	0
Johnny Dickshot	3	1	1	0
Pep Young	3	0	0	2
Bill Brubaker	3	0	0	0
Ray Berres	1	1	1	0
Russ Bauers	2	0	0	0
Al Todd	1	0	0	0
Jim Tobin	1	0	0	0

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	BB	SO
Elbie Fletcher	2	1	0	1	1
Debs Garms	2	0	1	1	0
Vince DiMaggio	3	0	0	0	0
Gene Moore	3	0	0	0	1
Tony Cuccinello	3	0	0	0	0
Max West	3	0	0	0	0
Ray Mueller	3	0	0	0	1
Rabbit Warstler	2	0	0	1	1
Milt Shoffner	3	0	0	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Russ Bauers	7.0	1	2	5
Rip Sewell	1.0	0	1	0

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Milt Shoffner	9.0	3	2	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Lee Handley: E1/BG
Lloyd Waner: 13/SH.1-2
Johnny Rizzo: 8/F
Arky Vaughan: 31

Bot 1

Elbie Fletcher: W
Debs Garms: S8.1-H(E8/TH3)(NR)(UR);B-3
Vince DiMaggio: 53.3-3
Gene Moore: 5/BP
Tony Cuccinello: 53/G5S

Top 2

Johnny Dickshot: 43
Pep Young: K
Bill Brubaker: 7/F78XD

Bot 2

Max West: 3/G
Ray Mueller: K
Rabbit Warstler: 9/F

Top 3

Ray Berres: W
Russ Bauers: 26(1)/FO/BG
Lee Handley: 3/P
Lloyd Waner: 3/P3DF/FL

Bot 3

Milt Shoffner: 3/G
Elbie Fletcher: K/C
Debs Garms: W
Vince DiMaggio: 13

Top 4

Johnny Rizzo: 6/P6MD
Arky Vaughan: 9/F
Johnny Dickshot: W
Pep Young: SB2
Pep Young: K

Bot 4

Gene Moore: K/C
Tony Cuccinello: 9/F9D
Max West: 9/F

Top 5

Bill Brubaker: 63
Ray Berres: S6/G
Russ Bauers: 26(1)/FO/BG
Lee Handley: 6/P

Bot 5

Ray Mueller: 63
Rabbit Warstler: K/C
Milt Shoffner: K/C

Top 6

Lloyd Waner: 9/F
Johnny Rizzo: 4/P
Arky Vaughan: 9/L

Bot 6

Elbie Fletcher: 43
Debs Garms: 2/FL
Vince DiMaggio: 53

Top 7

Johnny Dickshot: S9
Pep Young: 34/SH.1-2
Bill Brubaker: 6/P
Al Todd: 63

Bot 7

Gene Moore: 8/F
Tony Cuccinello: 3/P3D
Max West: 6/P

Top 8

Jim Tobin: 5/L
Lee Handley: 8/F
Lloyd Waner: S/89
Johnny Rizzo: 6/P

Bot 8

Ray Mueller: 4/L
Rabbit Warstler: W
Milt Shoffner: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 9

Arky Vaughan: 2/FL
Johnny Dickshot: 4/P
Pep Young: 53/BG

Notes & reviews

L. Waner's throw to third struck Fletcher and rolled into the players' runway in the grandstand.
Attempted squeeze
Handley: nice pickup
West: running catch
Fletcher: 1-handed catch near the box seats
Brubaker: fine catch
Garms: sensational 1-handed leaping catch
Mueller: fine catch

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