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Boston Braves @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1939-09-21 · Day game · Forbes Field · Att: 1980 · 1:52

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Boston Bees 7–0. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 2 in the 4th. Oad Swigart earned the win. Chuck Klein went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BSN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8
PIT	1	0	0	2	0	0	2	2		7	10

W: Oad Swigart L: Bill Posedel SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Tom Dunn · 1B: Bill Klem · 2B: Dolly Stark · 3B: Lee Ballanfant · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Johnny Cooney	4	1	0	0
Debs Garms	4	1	0	0
Buddy Hassett	4	1	0	0
Max West	4	3	0	0
Hank Majeski	4	1	0	0
Al Lopez	3	0	1	0
Sibby Sisti	3	0	0	0
Whitey Wietelmann	2	0	1	1
Bill Posedel	3	1	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Paul Waner	4	1	1	0	1
Arky Vaughan	3	0	0	1	1
Lloyd Waner	3	1	2	2	0
Chuck Klein	4	1	1	2	0
Elbie Fletcher	2	1	1	0	2
Bill Brubaker	4	1	1	1	0
Frankie Gustine	3	1	1	0	1
Ray Mueller	3	1	3	0	1
Oad Swigart	2	0	0	0	0

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Posedel	8.0	10	6	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Oad Swigart	9.0	8	2	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Johnny Cooney: 99/G
Debs Garms: 99/F
Buddy Hassett: S
Max West: 99/G

Bot 1

Paul Waner: S7
Arky Vaughan: 3/G.1-2
Lloyd Waner: S9/9D.2-H;BX2(96)
Chuck Klein: 99/G

Top 2

Hank Majeski: S
Al Lopez: W.1-2
Sibby Sisti: 46(1)3/GDP.2-3
Whitey Wietelmann: K

Bot 2

Elbie Fletcher: W
Bill Brubaker: CS2(24)
Bill Brubaker: 99/G
Frankie Gustine: 99/F

Top 3

Bill Posedel: K
Johnny Cooney: 99/G
Debs Garms: 99/G

Bot 3

Ray Mueller: S
Oad Swigart: 99(1)/FO
Paul Waner: 99/FL
Arky Vaughan: 99(1)/FO

Top 4

Buddy Hassett: 99/G
Max West: S
Hank Majeski: 99(1)/FO
Al Lopez: 99/G

Bot 4

Lloyd Waner: S6/G
Chuck Klein: PO1(E1).1-2
Chuck Klein: HR/F9D.2-H
Elbie Fletcher: 99/G
Bill Brubaker: 99/G
Frankie Gustine: W
Ray Mueller: CS2(24)

Top 5

Sibby Sisti: 99/F
Whitey Wietelmann: 99/F
Bill Posedel: S
Johnny Cooney: S.1-3(E7)
Debs Garms: 99/G

Bot 5

Ray Mueller: S
Oad Swigart: FC2/SH/TH2.1X3(E2)(85)
Paul Waner: 99/FL
Arky Vaughan: 99/G

Top 6

Buddy Hassett: 99/FL
Max West: S
Hank Majeski: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 6

Lloyd Waner: 99/FL
Chuck Klein: 99/F
Elbie Fletcher: W
Bill Brubaker: 99/FL

Top 7

Al Lopez: 99/G
Sibby Sisti: 99/G
Whitey Wietelmann: W
Bill Posedel: 99/FL

Bot 7

Frankie Gustine: D7/F7S
Ray Mueller: W
Oad Swigart: 14/SH.2-3;1-2
Paul Waner: IW
Arky Vaughan: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Lloyd Waner: 7/SF.3-H
Chuck Klein: 99/F

Top 8

Johnny Cooney: 99/F
Debs Garms: S
Buddy Hassett: 16(1)3/GDP

Bot 8

Elbie Fletcher: T7/7L
Bill Brubaker: D7/L7L.3-H
Frankie Gustine: 5/FL
Ray Mueller: S6/G.2-H(E6/TH1)(NR)(UR);B-2
Oad Swigart: FC.2X3(99)
Paul Waner: 99/F

Top 9

Max West: S
Hank Majeski: 99/FL
Al Lopez: 4(1)3/GDP

Notes & reviews

1,950 Ladies' Day guests also attended
Boston manager Stengel ejected by HP umpire Dunn who ruled Sisti's hit glanced off his clothing and was therefore foul; Sisti had beaten play on apparent infield single but was called back.
Over screen into lower RF stands

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