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Pirates
@ Braves
Braves Field
May 7, 1939
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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 7, 1939 at Braves Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 7, 1939 |
|---|---|
| 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 7, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Boston Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Klinger |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Posedel |
| Ballpark | Braves Field |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 21,336 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 45 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Babe Pinelli 1B: Larry Goetz 2B: (none) 3B: Beans Reardon |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lloyd Waner | Center Fielder |
| Paul Waner | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Rizzo | Left Fielder |
| Arky Vaughan | Shortstop |
| Gus Suhr | First Baseman |
| Bill Brubaker | Second Baseman |
| Lee Handley | Third Baseman |
| Ray Berres | Catcher |
| Bob Klinger | Pitcher |
| Pie Traynor | Manager |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Debs Garms | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Cooney | Center Fielder |
| Eddie Miller | Shortstop |
| Al Simmons | Left Fielder |
| Tony Cuccinello | Second Baseman |
| Max West | Right Fielder |
| Elbie Fletcher | First Baseman |
| Al Lopez | Catcher |
| Bill Posedel | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Braves
Braves Field
May 7, 1939
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Posedel
Waner hits a fly ball into center field. Cooney 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. Posedel
Waner 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, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzo vs. Posedel
Rizzo hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lopez settles under it 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: ---
Garms vs. Klinger
Garms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooney vs. Klinger
Cooney hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Klinger
Miller hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Klinger
Simmons hits a popup towards first. Suhr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Posedel
Vaughan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suhr vs. Posedel
Lopez fires to first and picks off Vaughan. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suhr vs. Posedel
Suhr hits a fly ball into center 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: ---
Brubaker vs. Posedel
Brubaker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuccinello vs. Klinger
Cuccinello hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
West vs. Klinger
West hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Klinger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Klinger
Fletcher hits a popup, foul, towards third. Handley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Posedel
Handley bunts towards third. Garms fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berres vs. Posedel
Berres bunts towards third. Garms fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klinger vs. Posedel
Klinger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garms fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Posedel
Waner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Klinger moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Waner vs. Posedel
Waner hits a fly ball into left field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Klinger
Lopez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Posedel vs. Klinger
Posedel bunts towards first. Suhr scoops it up and throws to first, with Brubaker covering, for the out. Lopez moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garms vs. Klinger
Garms hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lopez scores. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooney vs. Klinger
Cooney hits a ball on the ground towards second. Brubaker scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzo vs. Posedel
Rizzo hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Posedel
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 -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suhr vs. Posedel
Suhr hits a fly ball into left field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Klinger
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Klinger
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Handley. Simmons moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cuccinello vs. Klinger
Cuccinello takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
West vs. Klinger
West hits a fly ball into left field. Rizzo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fletcher vs. Klinger
Fletcher hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brubaker vs. Posedel
Brubaker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garms fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Posedel
Handley 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, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berres vs. Posedel
Berres hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garms fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Klinger
Lopez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Posedel vs. Klinger
Posedel strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garms vs. Klinger
Garms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooney vs. Klinger
There goes Garms. The throw from Berres and he is out, Brubaker applying the tag. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klinger vs. Posedel
Klinger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Posedel
Waner hits a fly ball into right field. West settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Posedel
Waner bunts towards third. Garms fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Klinger moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rizzo vs. Posedel
Rizzo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Simmons. Rizzo reaches second base with a double. Klinger scores. Waner moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Vaughan vs. Posedel
Vaughan is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Suhr vs. Posedel
Suhr hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Waner scores. Rizzo scores. Vaughan moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brubaker vs. Posedel
Brubaker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garms fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooney vs. Klinger
Cooney hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Klinger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Klinger
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Klinger
Simmons hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Posedel
Handley hits a fly ball into right field. West settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berres vs. Posedel
Berres hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klinger vs. Posedel
Klinger hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cuccinello settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuccinello vs. Klinger
Cuccinello hits a fly ball into left field. Rizzo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
West vs. Klinger
West hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berres settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Klinger
Fletcher hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Klinger
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brubaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Posedel
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cuccinello misplays the ball. That's an error on Cuccinello. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Posedel
Waner bunts towards third. Garms fields it and throws to first for the out. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rizzo vs. Posedel
Rizzo hits a popup towards short. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vaughan vs. Posedel
Vaughan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Waner scores. Vaughan moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Suhr vs. Posedel
Suhr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hassett vs. Klinger
Buddy Hassett pinch hits for Bill Posedel.
Hassett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garms vs. Klinger
Garms hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Klinger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooney vs. Klinger
Cooney hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Klinger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brubaker vs. Shoffner
Milt Shoffner now pitching.
Brubaker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Handley vs. Shoffner
Handley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brubaker moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berres vs. Shoffner
Berres hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brubaker scores. Handley moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Klinger vs. Shoffner
Klinger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Handley scores. Berres moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Waner vs. Earley
Tom Earley now pitching.
Waner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Berres scores. Klinger moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Waner vs. Earley
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Waner for the out. Klinger moves to third. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rizzo vs. Earley
Rizzo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Vaughan vs. Earley
Vaughan hits a popup towards short. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Suhr vs. Earley
Suhr hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Klinger scores. Waner scores. Rizzo moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brubaker vs. Earley
Brubaker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garms fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 9 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Klinger
Miller hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Klinger
Simmons hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cuccinello vs. Klinger
Cuccinello hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Klinger fields it and throws to first for the out. Simmons moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
West vs. Klinger
West hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Waner. West reaches second base with a double. Simmons scores. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. Klinger
Fletcher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lopez vs. Klinger
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/7/1939 -- Pittsburgh at Boston (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Waner L, cf 5 2 2 1 Garms D, 3b 4 0 1 1
Waner P, rf 4 1 1 0 Cooney J, cf 4 0 1 0
Rizzo J, lf 4 1 1 1 Miller E, ss 4 0 0 0
Vaughan A, ss 4 0 2 1 Simmons A, lf 4 1 1 0
Suhr G, 1b 5 0 2 4 Cuccinello T, 2b 3 0 0 0
Brubaker B, 2b 5 1 1 0 West M, rf 4 0 1 1
Handley L, 3b 4 1 2 0 Fletcher E, 1b 3 0 1 0
Berres R, c 4 1 1 1 Lopez A, c 3 1 1 0
Klinger B, p 4 2 2 1 Posedel B, p 1 0 0 0
Hassett B, ph 1 0 0 0
Shoffner M, p 0 0 0 0
Earley T, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 9 14 9 31 2 6 2
Pittsburgh 000 003 015 -- 9
Boston 001 000 001 -- 2
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Klinger B (W) 9.0 6 2 2 3 1
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Posedel B (L) 8.0 8 4 3 1 0
Shoffner M* 0.0 4 4 4 0 0
Earley T 1.0 2 1 1 1 0
* Pitched to 4 batters in 9th
E -- Handley L, Cuccinello T
DP -- Pittsburgh 1, Boston 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 6, Boston 6
2B -- Rizzo J, West M
CS -- Garms D
SH -- Posedel B, Waner P
T -- 1:45
A -- 21336
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