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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Boston Braves

1939-08-23 · Day game · Braves Field · 1:40

Boston Bees defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 1–0. Bill Posedel 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	1
BSN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		1	7

W: Bill Posedel L: Mace Brown SV: (none)

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

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Lloyd Waner	4	0	0	0
Paul Waner	3	0	1	0
Arky Vaughan	4	0	0	0
Johnny Rizzo	4	0	0	1
Elbie Fletcher	3	0	0	0
Bill Brubaker	2	0	1	0
Pep Young	3	1	0	0
George Susce	3	0	0	0
Mace Brown	3	0	0	0

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	H	RBI	BB	SO
Debs Garms	4	1	0	0	1
Al Simmons	4	1	0	0	0
Buddy Hassett	2	1	0	0	0
Tony Cuccinello	4	1	1	0	0
Max West	3	0	0	1	1
Hank Majeski	3	1	0	1	0
Rabbit Warstler	4	2	0	0	1
Al Lopez	2	0	0	0	0
Bill Posedel	3	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mace Brown	8.0	7	2	3

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Posedel	9.0	1	2	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Lloyd Waner: 5/P/FL
Paul Waner: W
Arky Vaughan: 46(1)/FO
Johnny Rizzo: 9

Bot 1

Debs Garms: 43
Al Simmons: 53
Buddy Hassett: S7
Tony Cuccinello: CS2(24)

Top 2

Elbie Fletcher: 8
Bill Brubaker: 63
Pep Young: E1
George Susce: 3/G

Bot 2

Tony Cuccinello: 9
Max West: 23/BG
Hank Majeski: S7
Rabbit Warstler: 53

Top 3

Mace Brown: 8/L
Lloyd Waner: 53
Paul Waner: E4
Arky Vaughan: 5/P

Bot 3

Al Lopez: 53
Bill Posedel: 8/L
Debs Garms: K

Top 4

Johnny Rizzo: 63
Elbie Fletcher: 1/P
Bill Brubaker: 53

Bot 4

Al Simmons: 63
Buddy Hassett: 13
Tony Cuccinello: 63

Top 5

Pep Young: S6/G
George Susce: 56(1)4/BG/GDP
Mace Brown: 3/G

Bot 5

Max West: K
Hank Majeski: 53
Rabbit Warstler: S8
Al Lopez: C/E2.1-2
Bill Posedel: 64(1)/FO

Top 6

Lloyd Waner: 163
Paul Waner: 31
Arky Vaughan: 5/P

Bot 6

Debs Garms: S3/BG
Al Simmons: FC6.1X2(6E4)
Buddy Hassett: 34/SH.1-2;2-3
Tony Cuccinello: 3/P/FL
Max West: IW
Hank Majeski: 7

Top 7

Johnny Rizzo: K
Elbie Fletcher: 3/G
Bill Brubaker: W
Pep Young: 5/P

Bot 7

Rabbit Warstler: S7
Al Lopez: 63.1-2
Bill Posedel: 8/L
Debs Garms: 63

Top 8

George Susce: 8
Mace Brown: 53
Lloyd Waner: 63

Bot 8

Al Simmons: S8
Buddy Hassett: 54/SH.1-2
Tony Cuccinello: S9.2-H
Max West: 4/P/FL
Hank Majeski: SB2
Hank Majeski: W
Rabbit Warstler: K

Top 9

Paul Waner: 5/P/FL
Arky Vaughan: 9
Johnny Rizzo: 9

Notes & reviews

Lopez was awarded first base due to catcher's interference after he apparently had singled Warstler to third on the hit and run play. Warstler was sent back to second.

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