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New York Giants @ Pittsburgh Pirates
1939-05-23 · Day game · Forbes Field · Att: 3823 · 2:43
Pittsburgh Pirates defeated New York Giants 13–4. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 8 in the 8th. Rip Sewell earned the win. Mel Ott went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NY1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 15 |
W: Rip Sewell L: Cliff Melton SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Larry Goetz · 1B: Beans Reardon · 2B: (none) · 3B: Babe Pinelli · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
New York Giants — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Burgess Whitehead | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Billy Jurges | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jo-Jo Moore | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Mel Ott | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Ken O'Dea | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Frank Demaree | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Johnny McCarthy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Kampouris | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Cliff Melton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jimmy Ripple | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Paul Waner | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Arky Vaughan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Johnny Rizzo | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Fern Bell | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Bill Brubaker | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Gus Suhr | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
 Lee Handley | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
 Ray Berres | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Rip Sewell | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
New York Giants — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Melton | 4.2 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
 Slick Castleman | 2.1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
 Jumbo Brown | 1.0 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rip Sewell | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 5 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Burgess Whitehead: S7
- Billy Jurges: S9.1-3
- Jo-Jo Moore: 8/SF.3-H
- Mel Ott: 46(1)3/GDP
Bot 1
- Paul Waner: K
- Arky Vaughan: 13
- Johnny Rizzo: 8/F
Top 2
- Ken O'Dea: HR/9
- Frank Demaree: K/C
- Johnny McCarthy: 43
- Alex Kampouris: W
- Cliff Melton: 43
Bot 2
- Fern Bell: S8
- Bill Brubaker: 3/FL
- Gus Suhr: 7/F
- Lee Handley: 46(1)/FO
Top 3
- Burgess Whitehead: 8/F
- Billy Jurges: 63
- Jo-Jo Moore: 63
Bot 3
- Ray Berres: S5
- Rip Sewell: 46(1)3/GDP
- Paul Waner: S7
- Arky Vaughan: 7/F
Top 4
- Mel Ott: 3/G
- Ken O'Dea: 8/F
- Frank Demaree: 9/F
Bot 4
- Johnny Rizzo: 3/P
- Fern Bell: W
- Bill Brubaker: S7.1-2
- Gus Suhr: 64(1)/FO.2-3
- Lee Handley: S8.3-H;1-3
- Ray Berres: S9.3-H;1-2
- Rip Sewell: S8.2-H;1-3
- Paul Waner: 7/F
Top 5
- Johnny McCarthy: 9/F
- Alex Kampouris: K/C
- Cliff Melton: K
Bot 5
- Arky Vaughan: 43
- Johnny Rizzo: S7
- Fern Bell: 13.1-2
- Bill Brubaker: IW
- Gus Suhr: D7.2-H;1-H
- Lee Handley: IW
- Ray Berres: 64(1)/FO
Top 6
- Burgess Whitehead: 6/P
- Billy Jurges: D9
- Jo-Jo Moore: 43.2-3
- Mel Ott: HR/9.3-H
- Ken O'Dea: K
Bot 6
- Rip Sewell: 63
- Paul Waner: W
- Arky Vaughan: W.1-2
- Johnny Rizzo: 8/F
- Fern Bell: 64(1)/FO
Top 7
- Frank Demaree: 13
- Johnny McCarthy: 9/F
- Alex Kampouris: K
Bot 7
- Bill Brubaker: 8/F
- Gus Suhr: 13
- Lee Handley: W
- Ray Berres: SB2
- Ray Berres: 9/F
Top 8
- Jimmy Ripple: 9/L
- Burgess Whitehead: 43
- Billy Jurges: 53
Bot 8
- Rip Sewell: S8
- Paul Waner: S5/BG.1-2
- Arky Vaughan: 4/P
- Johnny Rizzo: 13.2-3;1-2
- Fern Bell: IW
- Bill Brubaker: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Gus Suhr: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Lee Handley: S8.3-H;2-H;1-2
- Ray Berres: S9.2-H;1-3
- Rip Sewell: S7.3-H;1-2
- Paul Waner: S7.2-H;1-2
- Arky Vaughan: HP.2-3;1-2
- Johnny Rizzo: W+OA.3-H(RBI);2-3;1X3(24)
Top 9
- Jo-Jo Moore: 43
- Mel Ott: W
- Ken O'Dea: 8/F
- Frank Demaree: S9.1-2
- Johnny McCarthy: 9/F
Notes & reviews
- With full count on Rizzo, all runners were off with the pitch. Vaughan overran 2B and O'Dea threw him out.