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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Philadelphia Phillies

1939-08-31 · Day game · Shibe Park · 1:46

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Philadelphia Phillies 1–0. Max Butcher 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	1	0	1	6
PHI	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5

W: Max Butcher L: Kirby Higbe SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Stewart · 1B: Bick Campbell · 2B: (none) · 3B: George Magerkurth · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lloyd Waner	5	1	1	0	0	0
Paul Waner	2	0	1	0	1	0
Arky Vaughan	3	0	1	1	1	0
Johnny Rizzo	4	0	0	0	0	1
Elbie Fletcher	3	0	3	0	1	0
Lee Handley	4	0	0	0	0	0
Pep Young	3	0	0	0	1	0
George Susce	3	0	0	0	1	0
Max Butcher	3	0	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Hersh Martin	3	2	1	0
Joe Marty	4	1	0	0
Roy Hughes	4	0	0	0
Morrie Arnovich	4	0	0	0
Gus Suhr	4	1	0	0
Pinky May	3	1	0	0
George Scharein	3	0	0	1
Wally Millies	2	0	0	0
Kirby Higbe	2	0	0	0
Jack Bolling	1	0	0	0
Heinie Mueller	1	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Max Butcher	9.0	5	1	1

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Kirby Higbe	8.0	6	4	1
Bill Kirksieck	1.0	0	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Lloyd Waner: 9
Paul Waner: S
Arky Vaughan: 46(1)/FO
Johnny Rizzo: 63

Bot 1

Hersh Martin: W
Joe Marty: S3.1-2
Roy Hughes: 54(1)/FO.2-3
Morrie Arnovich: 14(1)3/GDP

Top 2

Elbie Fletcher: D/89
Lee Handley: 63
Pep Young: 8
George Susce: 63

Bot 2

Gus Suhr: S
Pinky May: S.1-2
George Scharein: 15(2)/FO.1-2
Wally Millies: 9
Kirby Higbe: 13

Top 3

Max Butcher: 3/P
Lloyd Waner: 7
Paul Waner: W
Arky Vaughan: W.1-2
Johnny Rizzo: K

Bot 3

Hersh Martin: D/89
Joe Marty: 8
Roy Hughes: 63
Morrie Arnovich: 3/G

Top 4

Elbie Fletcher: D
Lee Handley: 7
Pep Young: W
George Susce: 3/G.2-3;1-2
Max Butcher: 8

Bot 4

Gus Suhr: 7
Pinky May: 63
George Scharein: K

Top 5

Lloyd Waner: 9
Paul Waner: 5/FL
Arky Vaughan: 3/G

Bot 5

Wally Millies: 63
Kirby Higbe: 13
Hersh Martin: 53

Top 6

Johnny Rizzo: 7
Elbie Fletcher: S
Lee Handley: 34(1)/FO
Pep Young: PO1(23)

Bot 6

Joe Marty: 7
Roy Hughes: 3/FL
Morrie Arnovich: 43

Top 7

Pep Young: 6/P
George Susce: 63
Max Butcher: 2/FL

Bot 7

Gus Suhr: 8
Pinky May: 53
George Scharein: 7

Top 8

Lloyd Waner: S7
Paul Waner: 53/SH.1-2
Arky Vaughan: S7.2-H;B-2(TH)
Johnny Rizzo: 63
Elbie Fletcher: W
Lee Handley: 5/FL

Bot 8

Jack Bolling: 8
Heinie Mueller: 3/P
Hersh Martin: S/BG
Joe Marty: 43

Top 9

Pep Young: 7
George Susce: W
Max Butcher: 13/SH.1-2
Lloyd Waner: 63

Bot 9

Roy Hughes: 5/P
Morrie Arnovich: 6/P
Gus Suhr: 5/FL