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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Boston Braves

1939-08-22 Β· Day game Β· Braves Field Β· Att: 1767 Β· 1:59

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Boston Bees 8–2. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 4 in the 1st. Joe Bowman earned the win and Bill Swift picked up the save. Bill Brubaker went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

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W: Joe Bowman   L: Lou Fette   SV: Bill Swift

Umpires β€” HP: Lee Ballanfant Β· 1B: Tom Dunn Β· 2B: Dolly Stark Β· 3B: Bill Klem Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Lloyd Waner402000
Paul Waner511000
Arky Vaughan511000
Johnny Rizzo522100
Elbie Fletcher432310
Bill Brubaker512200
Pep Young403200
George Susce300000
Joe Bowman301000
Bill Swift100001

Boston Braves β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Johnny Cooney201000
Debs Garms501000
Buddy Hassett401000
Tony Cuccinello101000
Max West302010
Hank Majeski411000
Rabbit Warstler411000
Al Lopez100000
Dick Errickson200000
Jimmy Outlaw302000
Phil Masi301101
Sibby Sisti200011
Al Simmons100100
Stan Andrews100000

Pittsburgh Pirates β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Joe Bowman6.0810
Bill Swift3.0312

Boston Braves β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Lou Fette0.1300
Dick Errickson6.2910
Fred Frankhouse2.0201

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Lloyd Waner: 13
  • Paul Waner: S8
  • Arky Vaughan: FC4.1-2(E4/TH2);B-1
  • Johnny Rizzo: S7.1-2;2-H
  • Elbie Fletcher: D9/9LD.1-H;2-H(UR)
  • Bill Brubaker: 13.2-3
  • Pep Young: S/1.3-H(UR)
  • George Susce: 9

Bot 1

  • Johnny Cooney: 63
  • Debs Garms: 13
  • Buddy Hassett: 8

Top 2

  • Joe Bowman: S6
  • Lloyd Waner: 54/SH.1-2
  • Paul Waner: 43.2-3
  • Arky Vaughan: 9

Bot 2

  • Tony Cuccinello: S8
  • Max West: S9.1-2
  • Hank Majeski: 64(1)3/GDP.2-3
  • Rabbit Warstler: 9/FL

Top 3

  • Johnny Rizzo: D7
  • Elbie Fletcher: S8.2-H
  • Bill Brubaker: HR/7.1-H
  • Pep Young: S7
  • George Susce: 54/SH.1-2
  • Joe Bowman: 2/FL
  • Lloyd Waner: 8/L

Bot 3

  • Al Lopez: 43
  • Dick Errickson: 6/P
  • Johnny Cooney: S8
  • Debs Garms: 43

Top 4

  • Paul Waner: 63
  • Arky Vaughan: 3/G
  • Johnny Rizzo: 3/FL

Bot 4

  • Buddy Hassett: 5/FL
  • Jimmy Outlaw: S7
  • Max West: W.1-2
  • Hank Majeski: 54(1)3/GDP

Top 5

  • Elbie Fletcher: 43
  • Bill Brubaker: 9
  • Pep Young: 63

Bot 5

  • Rabbit Warstler: 63
  • Phil Masi: E6
  • Dick Errickson: 46(1)/FO
  • Sibby Sisti: 4/P

Top 6

  • George Susce: 43
  • Joe Bowman: 63
  • Lloyd Waner: S7
  • Paul Waner: 3/G

Bot 6

  • Debs Garms: 7
  • Buddy Hassett: 8
  • Jimmy Outlaw: S5
  • Max West: 4/L

Top 7

  • Arky Vaughan: 31
  • Johnny Rizzo: 9
  • Elbie Fletcher: W
  • Bill Brubaker: S6.1-2
  • Pep Young: S7.1-2;2-H
  • George Susce: 7

Bot 7

  • Hank Majeski: S7
  • Rabbit Warstler: S5/BG.1-2
  • Phil Masi: D7.1-3;2-H
  • Al Simmons: FC6.3-H;2X3(6545);B-1
  • Sibby Sisti: K/C
  • Debs Garms: S5/BG.1-2
  • Buddy Hassett: S1.1-2;2-3
  • Jimmy Outlaw: 8

Top 8

  • Bill Swift: K/C
  • Lloyd Waner: S5/BG
  • Paul Waner: 36(1)3/GDP

Bot 8

  • Max West: S7
  • Hank Majeski: 64(1)/FO
  • Rabbit Warstler: 54(1)3/GDP

Top 9

  • Arky Vaughan: S3/BG
  • Johnny Rizzo: SB2
  • Johnny Rizzo: 7
  • Elbie Fletcher: 9
  • Bill Brubaker: 7

Bot 9

  • Phil Masi: K
  • Stan Andrews: 43
  • Sibby Sisti: W
  • Debs Garms: 64(1)/FO