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Pittsburgh Pirates @
Boston Braves
1939-05-07 Β· Day game Β· Braves Field Β· Att: 21336 Β· 1:45
Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Boston Bees 9β2. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 5 in the 9th. Bob Klinger earned the win. Gus Suhr went 2-for-5 with 4 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | |
| BSN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
W: Bob Klinger L: Bill Posedel SV: (none)
Umpires β HP: Babe Pinelli Β· 1B: Larry Goetz Β· 2B: (none) Β· 3B: Beans Reardon Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)
Pittsburgh Pirates β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lloyd Waner | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Paul Waner | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Johnny Rizzo | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Arky Vaughan | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Gus Suhr | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Bill Brubaker | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lee Handley | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ray Berres | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Klinger | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Braves β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Debs Garms | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Johnny Cooney | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Eddie Miller | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Al Simmons | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tony Cuccinello | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Max West | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Elbie Fletcher | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Al Lopez | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Bill Posedel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Buddy Hassett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bob Klinger | 9.0 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
Boston Braves β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bill Posedel | 8.0 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
Milt Shoffner | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Lloyd Waner: 8/F
- Paul Waner: 43
- Johnny Rizzo: 2/FL
Bot 1
- Debs Garms: 63
- Johnny Cooney: S8
- Eddie Miller: 9/F
- Al Simmons: 3/P
Top 2
- Arky Vaughan: S8
- Gus Suhr: PO1(23)
- Gus Suhr: 8/F
- Bill Brubaker: 63
Bot 2
- Tony Cuccinello: 53
- Max West: 13
- Elbie Fletcher: 5/FL
Top 3
- Lee Handley: S5/BG
- Ray Berres: 56(1)/FO/BG
- Bob Klinger: 54(1)/FO
- Lloyd Waner: S9.1-2
- Paul Waner: 7/F
Bot 3
- Al Lopez: W
- Bill Posedel: 34/SH.1-2
- Debs Garms: S9.2-H
- Johnny Cooney: 4(1)3/GDP
Top 4
- Johnny Rizzo: 3/FL
- Arky Vaughan: 43
- Gus Suhr: 7/F
Bot 4
- Eddie Miller: 53
- Al Simmons: E5/TH.B-2
- Tony Cuccinello: W
- Max West: 7/F
- Elbie Fletcher: 8/F
Top 5
- Bill Brubaker: 53
- Lee Handley: 43
- Ray Berres: 53
Bot 5
- Al Lopez: S8
- Bill Posedel: K
- Debs Garms: 64(1)/FO
- Johnny Cooney: CS2(24)
Top 6
- Bob Klinger: S9
- Lloyd Waner: 9/F
- Paul Waner: S5/BG.1-2
- Johnny Rizzo: D7.2-H;1-3
- Arky Vaughan: IW
- Gus Suhr: S9.3-H;2-H;1-3
- Bill Brubaker: 54(1)3/GDP
Bot 6
- Johnny Cooney: 13
- Eddie Miller: 53
- Al Simmons: 8/F
Top 7
- Lee Handley: 9/F
- Ray Berres: 63
- Bob Klinger: 4/P
Bot 7
- Tony Cuccinello: 7/F
- Max West: 2/FL
- Elbie Fletcher: S8
- Al Lopez: 43
Top 8
- Lloyd Waner: E4/G
- Paul Waner: 53/SH.1-2
- Johnny Rizzo: 6/P
- Arky Vaughan: S9.2-H(UR);B-2(TH)
- Gus Suhr: 63
Bot 8
- Buddy Hassett: 63
- Debs Garms: 13
- Johnny Cooney: 13
Top 9
- Bill Brubaker: S
- Lee Handley: S7.1-2
- Ray Berres: S8.2-H;1-3
- Bob Klinger: S8.3-H;1-3
- Lloyd Waner: S9.3-H;1-2
- Paul Waner: 3/G.2-3;1-2
- Johnny Rizzo: W
- Arky Vaughan: 6/P
- Gus Suhr: S8.3-H;2-H;1-2
- Bill Brubaker: 5(2)/FO
Bot 9
- Eddie Miller: 8/F
- Al Simmons: S7
- Tony Cuccinello: 13.1-2
- Max West: D9.2-H
- Elbie Fletcher: W
- Al Lopez: 53



















