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Pirates
@ Braves
Braves Field
May 9, 1937
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Braves and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on May 9, 1937 at Braves Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 9, 1937 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
Boston Braves
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 9, 1937 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Boston Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ed Brandt |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Weir |
| Ballpark | Braves Field |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 14 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lee Ballanfant 1B: Bill Klem 2B: (none) 3B: Ziggy Sears |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Woody Jensen | Center Fielder |
| Paul Waner | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Dickshot | Left Fielder |
| Arky Vaughan | Shortstop |
| Gus Suhr | First Baseman |
| Al Todd | Catcher |
| Lee Handley | Second Baseman |
| Bill Brubaker | Third Baseman |
| Ed Brandt | Pitcher |
| Pie Traynor | Manager |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Debs Garms | Left Fielder |
| Rabbit Warstler | Shortstop |
| Gene Moore | Right Fielder |
| Al Lopez | Catcher |
| Vince DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Elbie Fletcher | First Baseman |
| Tommy Thevenow | Second Baseman |
| Eddie Mayo | Third Baseman |
| Bill Weir | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Braves
Braves Field
May 9, 1937
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Weir
Jensen hits a fly ball into right field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Weir
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Weir fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickshot vs. Weir
Dickshot hits a ball on the ground towards short. Warstler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garms vs. Brandt
Garms hits a ball on the ground towards first. Suhr scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Garms for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warstler vs. Brandt
Warstler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Brandt
Moore hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Warstler moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lopez vs. Brandt
Lopez hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Warstler moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
DiMaggio vs. Brandt
DiMaggio strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Weir
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thevenow misplays the ball. That's an error on Thevenow. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suhr vs. Weir
Suhr hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Todd vs. Weir
Todd hits a ball on the ground towards short. Warstler misplays the ball. That's an error on Warstler. Vaughan moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Handley vs. Weir
Handley hits a popup towards first. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brubaker vs. Weir
Brubaker hits a line drive into right field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Brandt
Fletcher hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Waner. Fletcher reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thevenow vs. Brandt
Thevenow hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Todd fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Fletcher moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mayo vs. Brandt
Mayo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Suhr fields it and throws to home to get Fletcher. Thevenow moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Weir vs. Brandt
Weir hits a ball on the ground towards first. Suhr fields it and throws to second for the out. Thevenow moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Garms vs. Brandt
Garms hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thevenow scores. Weir moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Warstler vs. Brandt
Warstler hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Weir scores. Garms moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Moore vs. Brandt
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards first. Suhr scoops it up and throws to first, with Brandt covering, for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Weir
Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brandt for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Weir
Jensen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Weir
Waner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Garms. Waner reaches second base with a double. Jensen moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Dickshot vs. Weir
Dickshot hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dickshot for the out. Jensen scores. Waner moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Vaughan vs. Weir
Vaughan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Suhr vs. Weir
There's a wild pitch. Waner scores. Vaughan moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Suhr vs. Weir
Suhr hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Suhr for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Brandt
Lopez hits a fly ball into center field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Brandt
DiMaggio hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Brandt
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Handley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thevenow vs. Brandt
Thevenow hits a line drive into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Todd vs. Weir
Todd hits a line drive into right field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Weir
Handley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mayo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brubaker vs. Weir
Brubaker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brandt vs. Weir
Brandt hits a line drive into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayo vs. Brandt
Mayo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Handley misplays the ball. That's an error on Handley. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weir vs. Brandt
Weir hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brandt fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garms vs. Brandt
Garms is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Warstler vs. Brandt
Warstler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Weir
Jensen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Weir
Waner takes first base on ball four. Jensen moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dickshot vs. Weir
Dickshot hits a fly ball into left field. Garms settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Jensen moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Vaughan vs. Weir
Vaughan hits a fly ball into left field. Garms settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Jensen scores. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Suhr vs. Weir
Suhr takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Todd vs. Weir
Todd hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Waner scores. Suhr moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Handley vs. Bush
Guy Bush now pitching.
Handley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Warstler fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Brandt
Moore hits a fly ball into center field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Brandt
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Brandt
DiMaggio strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brubaker vs. Bush
Brubaker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Warstler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Bush
Brandt strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Bush
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thevenow scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Brandt
Fletcher hits a fly ball into left field. Dickshot settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thevenow vs. Brandt
Thevenow hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayo vs. Brandt
Mayo hits a fly ball into left field. Dickshot settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Bush
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mayo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickshot vs. Bush
Dickshot strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Bush
Vaughan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suhr vs. Bush
There goes Vaughan. The throw from Lopez and he is safe. Vaughan steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Suhr vs. Bush
Suhr takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Todd vs. Bush
Todd hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Vaughan scores. Suhr moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Handley vs. Bush
Handley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Suhr scores. Todd moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brubaker vs. Bush
Brubaker strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 6 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fette vs. Brandt
Lou Fette pinch hits for Guy Bush.
Fette hits a popup towards third. Brubaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garms vs. Brandt
Garms hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warstler vs. Brandt
Warstler hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Brandt
Moore takes first base on ball four. Warstler moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lopez vs. Brandt
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brubaker fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 6 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Smith
Bob Smith now pitching.
Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thevenow scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Smith
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thevenow scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Smith
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thevenow scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 6 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Brandt
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Brandt
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brandt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thevenow vs. Brandt
Thevenow hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Todd settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 6 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickshot vs. Smith
Dickshot hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Thevenow settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Smith
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mayo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suhr vs. Smith
Suhr hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Todd vs. Smith
Todd hits a fly ball into right field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 6 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuccinello vs. Brandt
Tony Cuccinello pinch hits for Eddie Mayo.
Cuccinello hits a fly ball into left field. Dickshot settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reis vs. Brandt
Bobby Reis pinch hits for Bob Smith.
Reis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brandt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garms vs. Brandt
Garms hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Warstler vs. Brandt
Warstler hits a fly ball into center field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/9/1937 -- Pittsburgh at Boston (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Jensen W, cf 4 2 1 0 Garms D, lf 5 0 2 1
Waner P, rf 4 2 1 0 Warstler R, ss 4 0 2 1
Dickshot J, lf 5 0 0 1 Moore G, rf 3 0 1 0
Vaughan A, ss 4 1 2 1 Lopez A, c 4 0 0 0
Suhr G, 1b 3 1 0 0 DiMaggio V, cf 4 1 1 1
Todd A, c 5 0 2 2 Fletcher E, 1b 4 0 1 0
Handley L, 2b 4 0 1 1 Thevenow T, 2b 4 1 1 0
Brubaker B, 3b 3 0 0 0 Mayo E, 3b 3 0 0 0
Brandt E, p 4 0 0 0 Cuccinello T, ph 1 0 0 0
Weir B, p 2 1 0 0
Bush G, p 0 0 0 0
Fette L, ph 1 0 0 0
Smith B, p 0 0 0 0
Reis B, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 6 7 5 36 3 8 3
Pittsburgh 002 020 200 -- 6
Boston 021 000 000 -- 3
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Brandt E (W) 9.0 8 3 3 2 3
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Weir B (L) 4.2 3 4 4 5 0
Bush G 2.1 3 2 2 1 3
Smith B 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
E -- Thevenow T, Warstler R, Handley L
LOB -- Pittsburgh 9, Boston 8
2B -- Fletcher E, Waner P
HR -- DiMaggio V
SB -- Vaughan A
WP -- Weir B
T -- 2:14
A -- 0
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