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Boston Braves @ Pittsburgh Pirates
1939-07-30 · Day game · Forbes Field · Att: 27099 · 2:18
Boston Bees defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 7–5. Boston Bees put up 4 in the 7th. Bill Posedel earned the win and Joe Sullivan picked up the save. Max West went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BSN | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | |
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
W: Bill Posedel L: Bill Swift SV: Joe Sullivan
Umpires — HP: Beans Reardon · 1B: Tom Dunn · 2B: (none) · 3B: Babe Pinelli · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Boston Braves — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sibby Sisti | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Al Simmons | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Buddy Hassett | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Max West | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Tony Cuccinello | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Debs Garms | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Rabbit Warstler | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Al Lopez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bill Posedel | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Johnny Lanning | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fern Bell | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Arky Vaughan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Johnny Rizzo | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Chuck Klein | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Elbie Fletcher | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Lee Handley | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Pep Young | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ray Berres | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Bill Swift | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Paul Waner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Ray Mueller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Lloyd Waner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Braves — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Posedel | 6.0 | 8 | 6 | 0 |
| Johnny Lanning | 2.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
 Joe Sullivan | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Swift | 6.1 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
 Max Butcher | 1.2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
 Ken Heintzelman | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Sibby Sisti: 2/FL
- Al Simmons: W
- Buddy Hassett: S8.1-2
- Max West: S9.2-H;1-3
- Tony Cuccinello: 5/FL
- Debs Garms: S9.3-H;1-2
- Rabbit Warstler: 13
Bot 1
- Fern Bell: 7/F
- Arky Vaughan: W
- Johnny Rizzo: S8.1-2
- Chuck Klein: 36(1)/FO.2-3
- Elbie Fletcher: 5/FL
Top 2
- Al Lopez: 53
- Bill Posedel: 53
- Sibby Sisti: 8/F
Bot 2
- Lee Handley: S1
- Pep Young: 64(1)/FO
- Ray Berres: 4(1)3/GDP
Top 3
- Al Simmons: 8/F
- Buddy Hassett: 8/F
- Max West: HR/9
- Tony Cuccinello: 3/P
Bot 3
- Bill Swift: S7
- Fern Bell: 9/F
- Arky Vaughan: D9.1-3
- Johnny Rizzo: 63.3-H
- Chuck Klein: 7/F
Top 4
- Debs Garms: 7/F
- Rabbit Warstler: S9
- Al Lopez: 9/L
- Bill Posedel: K
Bot 4
- Elbie Fletcher: W
- Lee Handley: W.1-2
- Pep Young: 54(1)/FO.2-3
- Ray Berres: S7.3-H;1-2
- Bill Swift: 5(2)3/GDP
Top 5
- Sibby Sisti: 2
- Al Simmons: D/78
- Buddy Hassett: W
- Max West: 4/P
- Tony Cuccinello: 7/F
Bot 5
- Fern Bell: D/78
- Arky Vaughan: FC3/BG.2X3(35)
- Johnny Rizzo: 54(1)3/GDP
Top 6
- Debs Garms: 7/L
- Rabbit Warstler: S7
- Al Lopez: 54(1)3/GDP
Bot 6
- Chuck Klein: S7
- Elbie Fletcher: S9.1-3
- Lee Handley: 53.1-2
- Pep Young: 53
- Paul Waner: IW
- Bill Swift: 54(1)/FO
Top 7
- Bill Posedel: 53
- Sibby Sisti: S6
- Al Simmons: S8.1-3
- Buddy Hassett: S9.3-H;1-3
- Max West: 5/P
- Tony Cuccinello: S9.3-H;1-3
- Debs Garms: SB2;SBH
- Debs Garms: S8.2-H
- Rabbit Warstler: S9.1-3
- Al Lopez: 6/P
Bot 7
- Fern Bell: W
- Arky Vaughan: W.1-2
- Johnny Rizzo: 64(1)/FO.2-3
- Chuck Klein: 46(1)/FO.3-H
- Elbie Fletcher: 9/F
Top 8
- Johnny Lanning: 53
- Sibby Sisti: K
- Al Simmons: 43
Bot 8
- Lee Handley: W
- Pep Young: K
- Ray Mueller: 8/F
- Lloyd Waner: 6/L
Top 9
- Buddy Hassett: E3/G
- Max West: K
- Tony Cuccinello: 8/F
- Debs Garms: 43
Bot 9
- Fern Bell: S8
- Arky Vaughan: T/89.1-H
- Johnny Rizzo: S8.3-H
- Chuck Klein: S7.1-2
- Elbie Fletcher: 4/LDP.2X2(46)
- Lee Handley: 8/F
Notes & reviews
- 1 hour 25 min. rain delay.
- Second game of DH stopped by curfew after fifth inn. started so game not official. Boston had led 5-3.