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Pirates
@ Braves
Braves Field
August 3, 1938
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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 August 3, 1938 at Braves Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 3, 1938 |
|---|---|
| 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 | August 3, 1938 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Boston Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Russ Bauers |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bobby Reis |
| Ballpark | Braves Field |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 7,844 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 5 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Klem 1B: Ziggy Sears 2B: (none) 3B: Lee Ballanfant |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lee Handley | Third Baseman |
| Woody Jensen | Center Fielder |
| Paul Waner | Right Fielder |
| Gus Suhr | First Baseman |
| Johnny Rizzo | Left Fielder |
| Arky Vaughan | Shortstop |
| Pep Young | Second Baseman |
| Ray Berres | Catcher |
| Russ Bauers | Pitcher |
| Pie Traynor | Manager |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Vince DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Cooney | Right Fielder |
| Debs Garms | Left Fielder |
| Tony Cuccinello | Second Baseman |
| Elbie Fletcher | First Baseman |
| Joe Stripp | Third Baseman |
| Ray Mueller | Catcher |
| Rabbit Warstler | Shortstop |
| Bobby Reis | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Braves
Braves Field
August 3, 1938
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Reis
Handley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stripp fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Reis
Jensen hits a fly ball into right field. Cooney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Reis
Waner hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Bauers
DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooney vs. Bauers
Cooney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garms vs. Bauers
Garms hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jensen. Garms reaches second base with a double. DiMaggio scores. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cuccinello vs. Bauers
Cuccinello hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan misplays the ball. That's an error on Vaughan. Garms moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fletcher vs. Bauers
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young fields it and throws to second for the out. Garms scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stripp vs. Bauers
Bauers fires to first and has Fletcher trapped. There's the throw to Young who tags Fletcher for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suhr vs. Reis
Suhr takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rizzo vs. Reis
Rizzo hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mueller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vaughan vs. Reis
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Suhr moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Young vs. Reis
Young hits a line drive into center field. DiMaggio picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on DiMaggio. Suhr scores. Vaughan moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Berres vs. Reis
Berres hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stripp fields it and throws to home to get Vaughan. Young moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bauers vs. Reis
Bauers hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stripp vs. Bauers
Stripp hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Bauers
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warstler vs. Bauers
Warstler hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Reis
Handley hits a popup towards third. Stripp settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Reis
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cuccinello scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Reis
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Waner for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reis vs. Bauers
Reis strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Bauers
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooney vs. Bauers
Cooney hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garms vs. Bauers
Garms hits a fly ball into center field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suhr vs. Reis
Suhr takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rizzo vs. Reis
Rizzo hits a fly ball into left field. Garms settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vaughan vs. Reis
Vaughan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Vaughan reaches second base with a double. Suhr moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Young vs. Reis
Young strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Berres vs. Reis
Berres hits a fly ball into left field. Garms settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuccinello vs. Bauers
Cuccinello hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Bauers
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stripp vs. Bauers
Stripp hits a popup, foul, towards third. Handley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauers vs. Reis
Bauers hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Handley vs. Reis
Handley takes first base on ball four. Bauers moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jensen vs. Reis
Jensen hits a popup towards first. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Waner vs. Reis
Waner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bauers scores. Handley moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Suhr vs. Reis
The ball gets by Mueller for a passed ball. Handley scores. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Suhr vs. Reis
Suhr hits a fly ball into left field. Garms settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rizzo vs. Reis
Rizzo hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Rizzo reaches second base with a double. Waner scores. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vaughan vs. Errickson
Dick Errickson now pitching.
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cuccinello scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Bauers
Mueller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Warstler vs. Bauers
Warstler takes first base on ball four. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Errickson vs. Bauers
Errickson bunts in front of the plate. Berres fields it and throws to first for the out. Mueller moves to third. Warstler moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
DiMaggio vs. Bauers
DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
West vs. Bowman
Joe Bowman now pitching. Max West pinch hits for Johnny Cooney.
West hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mueller scores. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Garms vs. Bowman
Garms takes first base on ball four. Warstler moves to third. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cuccinello vs. Bowman
Cuccinello hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Errickson
Max West now playing right field.
Young 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: ---
Berres vs. Errickson
Berres hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cuccinello scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowman vs. Errickson
Bowman hits a popup towards short. Warstler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Bowman
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stripp vs. Bowman
Stripp hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Fletcher moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mueller vs. Bowman
Mueller bunts towards first. Suhr scoops it up and throws to first, with Young covering, for the out. Fletcher moves to third. Stripp moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Warstler vs. Bowman
Warstler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Maggert vs. Bowman
Harl Maggert pinch hits for Dick Errickson.
Maggert strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
DiMaggio vs. Bowman
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into left field. Rizzo 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: ---
Handley vs. Turner
Jim Turner now pitching.
Handley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Turner
Jensen bunts towards the mound. Turner fields it and throws to first for the out. Handley moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Waner vs. Turner
Waner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Handley scores. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suhr vs. Turner
Suhr hits a fly ball into left field. Garms settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rizzo vs. Turner
Rizzo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stripp fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
West vs. Bowman
Bill Brubaker now playing third base.
West hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garms vs. Bowman
Garms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuccinello vs. Bowman
Cuccinello hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brubaker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Turner
Vaughan hits a fly ball into left field. Garms settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Turner
Young hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berres vs. Turner
Berres hits a fly ball into left field. Garms settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Bowman
Fletcher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stripp vs. Bowman
There goes Fletcher. The throw from Berres and he is safe. Fletcher steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stripp vs. Bowman
Stripp hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brubaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mueller vs. Bowman
Mueller strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Warstler vs. Bowman
Warstler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowman vs. Turner
Bowman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cuccinello scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brubaker vs. Turner
Brubaker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Turner
Jensen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Brubaker moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Waner vs. Turner
Waner hits a popup towards third. Stripp settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Suhr vs. Turner
Suhr hits a fly ball into right field. West settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Turner vs. Bowman
Turner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jensen. Turner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DiMaggio vs. Bowman
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
West vs. Bowman
West hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garms vs. Bowman
Garms strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/3/1938, game 2 -- Pittsburgh at Boston (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Handley L, 3b 3 2 1 0 DiMaggio V, cf 3 1 0 0
Brubaker B, 3b 1 0 1 0 Cooney J, rf 2 0 1 0
Jensen W, cf 4 0 1 0 West M, ph-rf 3 0 1 1
Waner P, rf 5 1 2 2 Garms D, lf 4 1 1 1
Suhr G, 1b 3 1 0 0 Cuccinello T, 2b 4 0 0 0
Rizzo J, lf 4 0 1 1 Fletcher E, 1b 3 0 1 1
Vaughan A, ss 4 0 2 0 Stripp J, 3b 4 0 2 0
Young P, 2b 4 0 1 0 Mueller R, c 3 1 1 0
Berres R, c 4 0 0 0 Warstler R, ss 2 0 0 0
Bauers R, p 2 1 1 0 Reis B, p 1 0 0 0
Bowman J, p 2 0 0 0 Errickson D, p 0 0 0 0
Maggert H, ph 1 0 0 0
Turner J, p 1 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 5 10 3 31 3 8 3
Pittsburgh 010 030 100 -- 5
Boston 200 010 000 -- 3
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Bauers R 4.1 4 3 2 3 1
Bowman J (W) 4.2 4 0 0 3 3
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Reis B (L) 4.2 6 4 3 3 1
Errickson D 1.1 0 0 0 0 0
Turner J 3.0 4 1 1 0 0
E -- Vaughan A, DiMaggio V
DP -- Pittsburgh 2
LOB -- Pittsburgh 8, Boston 9
2B -- Garms D, Vaughan A, Rizzo J, Turner J
SB -- Fletcher E
SH -- Errickson D, Mueller R, Jensen W
PB -- Mueller R
T -- 2:05
A -- 7844
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