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Philadelphia Phillies @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1939-07-26 · Day game · Forbes Field · Att: 10611 · 2:02

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Philadelphia Phillies 5–3. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 2 in the 4th. Joe Bowman earned the win. Fern Bell went 4-for-5 with 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PHI	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	5
PIT	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	1		5	13

W: Joe Bowman L: Boom-Boom Beck SV: (none)

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

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Jack Bolling	5	0	1	0	0
Hersh Martin	3	1	0	0	1
LeGrant Scott	4	0	1	1	0
Morrie Arnovich	1	0	1	0	0
Heinie Mueller	2	1	0	0	2
Roy Hughes	4	0	1	0	0
George Scharein	3	0	0	0	0
Spud Davis	1	0	1	1	0
Boom-Boom Beck	3	0	0	0	0
Joe Marty	3	0	0	0	0
Wally Millies	1	0	0	0	0
Del Young	1	0	0	0	0
Gibby Brack	0	0	0	0	1
Pinky May	1	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lloyd Waner	3	1	1	1	1	0
Arky Vaughan	3	1	1	0	1	0
Fern Bell	5	0	4	2	0	1
Chuck Klein	4	0	1	1	1	1
Elbie Fletcher	4	0	1	0	0	0
Lee Handley	4	1	1	0	0	2
Pep Young	3	1	1	1	1	0
Ray Mueller	3	0	1	0	0	0
Joe Bowman	3	1	2	0	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Boom-Boom Beck	8.0	13	4	4

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Joe Bowman	9.0	5	4	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jack Bolling: 63
Hersh Martin: 3/G
LeGrant Scott: 8/F

Bot 1

Lloyd Waner: D9
Arky Vaughan: 53/SH.2-3
Fern Bell: S7.3-H
Chuck Klein: K
Elbie Fletcher: S8.1-2
Lee Handley: K/C

Top 2

Morrie Arnovich: D7
Heinie Mueller: W
Roy Hughes: 15(2)/BG/FO.1-2
George Scharein: E4/G.2-3;1-2
Spud Davis: 9/SF.3-H(UR);2-3
Boom-Boom Beck: SB2
Boom-Boom Beck: 3/G

Bot 2

Pep Young: 7/L
Ray Mueller: 2/FL
Joe Bowman: S9
Lloyd Waner: 53

Top 3

Jack Bolling: S9
Hersh Martin: 9/L
LeGrant Scott: 46(1)/FO
Joe Marty: 8/F

Bot 3

Arky Vaughan: 8/F
Fern Bell: T/89
Chuck Klein: W
Elbie Fletcher: FC1.3XH(1252);1-3
Lee Handley: 43

Top 4

Heinie Mueller: 3/G
Roy Hughes: 63
George Scharein: 63

Bot 4

Pep Young: W
Ray Mueller: 14/SH.1-2
Joe Bowman: S8.2-3
Lloyd Waner: 8/SF.3-H
Arky Vaughan: W.1-2
Fern Bell: S8.2-H;1-3
Chuck Klein: 3/G

Top 5

Spud Davis: S8
Boom-Boom Beck: 9/F
Jack Bolling: 2/FL
Hersh Martin: W.1-2
LeGrant Scott: S8.2-H;1-3
Joe Marty: SB2;SBH
Joe Marty: 43

Bot 5

Elbie Fletcher: 43
Lee Handley: K
Pep Young: 8/F

Top 6

Heinie Mueller: W
Roy Hughes: S1.1-2
George Scharein: 46(1)/FO.2-3
Wally Millies: FC1.3XH(12);1-2
Boom-Boom Beck: 53

Bot 6

Ray Mueller: S7
Joe Bowman: 24/SH.1-2
Lloyd Waner: IW
Arky Vaughan: 36(1)/FO.2-3
Fern Bell: K

Top 7

Jack Bolling: 7/F
Hersh Martin: 3/G
LeGrant Scott: 13

Bot 7

Chuck Klein: 9/F
Elbie Fletcher: 31
Lee Handley: T/78
Pep Young: S7.3-H
Ray Mueller: 8/F

Top 8

Joe Marty: 3/FL
Heinie Mueller: 3/FL
Roy Hughes: 8/F

Bot 8

Joe Bowman: 9/F
Lloyd Waner: 31
Arky Vaughan: S3
Fern Bell: S8.1-3
Chuck Klein: D9.3-H;1XH(962)

Top 9

Del Young: 63
Gibby Brack: W
Pinky May: 2/FL
Jack Bolling: 7/F

Notes & reviews

Mueller's pickoff throw hit Arnovich in the head.

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