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Philadelphia Phillies @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1939-07-26 · Day game · Forbes Field · 2:03

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Philadelphia Phillies 3–1. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 2 in the 1st. Bill Swift earned the win and Mace Brown picked up the save. Morrie Arnovich went 4-for-4 with 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PHI	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	9
PIT	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		3	7

W: Bill Swift L: Kirby Higbe SV: Mace Brown

Umpires — HP: Bill Stewart · 1B: George Barr · 2B: (none) · 3B: Charlie Moran · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jack Bolling	4	0	0	0	0	0
Hersh Martin	4	0	0	0	0	0
LeGrant Scott	4	1	1	0	0	1
Morrie Arnovich	4	0	4	1	0	0
Heinie Mueller	3	0	0	0	1	0
Roy Hughes	4	0	2	0	0	0
George Scharein	3	0	0	0	0	0
Wally Millies	2	0	0	0	0	0
Kirby Higbe	3	0	1	0	0	0
Gibby Brack	1	0	0	0	0	0
Pinky May	1	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Marty	1	0	1	0	0	0
Del Young	1	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lloyd Waner	3	0	0	1	0	0
Arky Vaughan	3	1	1	0	0	0
Fern Bell	3	1	0	0	1	0
Chuck Klein	3	0	0	0	1	0
Elbie Fletcher	2	0	1	1	1	0
Lee Handley	4	0	2	1	0	0
Pep Young	4	0	1	0	0	0
Ray Berres	3	1	2	0	1	0
Bill Swift	2	0	0	0	0	1

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Kirby Higbe	8.0	7	4	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Swift	8.1	9	1	1
Mace Brown	0.2	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jack Bolling: 3/P
Hersh Martin: 9/L
LeGrant Scott: K

Bot 1

Lloyd Waner: 3/G
Arky Vaughan: HP
Fern Bell: SB2
Fern Bell: E5/G.2-2
Chuck Klein: W.2-3;1-2
Elbie Fletcher: 8/SF.3-H(UR);2-3
Lee Handley: S8.3-H(UR);1-3
Pep Young: SB2
Pep Young: 53

Top 2

Morrie Arnovich: D7
Heinie Mueller: 8/F
Roy Hughes: 13
George Scharein: 8/F

Bot 2

Ray Berres: D7
Bill Swift: 54/SH.2-3
Lloyd Waner: 9/SF.3-H
Arky Vaughan: S8
Fern Bell: 3/FL

Top 3

Wally Millies: 2/FL
Kirby Higbe: 63
Jack Bolling: 8/F

Bot 3

Chuck Klein: 1/P
Elbie Fletcher: D9
Lee Handley: 7/L
Pep Young: 7/F

Top 4

Hersh Martin: 43
LeGrant Scott: 8/L
Morrie Arnovich: S8
Heinie Mueller: 3/FL

Bot 4

Ray Berres: W
Bill Swift: 3/SH.1-2
Lloyd Waner: FC6.2X3(65)
Arky Vaughan: 4/P

Top 5

Roy Hughes: S
George Scharein: 8/L
Wally Millies: 9/F
Kirby Higbe: 9/F

Bot 5

Fern Bell: 8/F
Chuck Klein: 3/G
Elbie Fletcher: W
Lee Handley: S8.1-3
Pep Young: CS2(26)

Top 6

Jack Bolling: 43
Hersh Martin: 3/L
LeGrant Scott: D7
Morrie Arnovich: S7.2-H
Heinie Mueller: W.1-2
Roy Hughes: 4/P

Bot 6

Pep Young: S5/BG
Ray Berres: 2/FL
Bill Swift: 14(1)/FO
Lloyd Waner: 2/FL

Top 7

George Scharein: 7/F
Gibby Brack: 53
Kirby Higbe: S8
Jack Bolling: 9/F

Bot 7

Arky Vaughan: 7/F
Fern Bell: W
Chuck Klein: 5/P
Elbie Fletcher: 3/G

Top 8

Hersh Martin: 8/F
LeGrant Scott: 2/FL
Morrie Arnovich: S7
Heinie Mueller: 9/F

Bot 8

Lee Handley: 7/L
Pep Young: 43
Ray Berres: S7
Bill Swift: K

Top 9

Roy Hughes: S7
Pinky May: 6/P
Joe Marty: D9.1-3
Del Young: 4/LDP.2X2(46)