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Pirates
@ Braves
Braves Field
July 23, 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 July 23, 1939 at Braves Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 23, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
Boston Braves
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 23, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Boston Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Klinger |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Lou Fette |
| Ballpark | Braves Field |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 15,558 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 41 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lee Ballanfant 1B: Ziggy Sears 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lloyd Waner | Center Fielder |
| Arky Vaughan | Shortstop |
| Fern Bell | Left Fielder |
| Chuck Klein | Right Fielder |
| Elbie Fletcher | First Baseman |
| Lee Handley | Third Baseman |
| Pep Young | Second Baseman |
| Ray Mueller | Catcher |
| Bob Klinger | Pitcher |
| Pie Traynor | Manager |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jimmy Outlaw | Left Fielder |
| Debs Garms | Right Fielder |
| Buddy Hassett | First Baseman |
| Max West | Center Fielder |
| Tony Cuccinello | Second Baseman |
| Rabbit Warstler | Shortstop |
| Al Lopez | Catcher |
| Sibby Sisti | Third Baseman |
| Lou Fette | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Braves
Braves Field
July 23, 1939
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Fette
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Warstler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Fette
Vaughan hits a fly ball into center field. West settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Fette
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klein vs. Fette
Klein hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bell moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fletcher vs. Fette
Fletcher hits a fly ball into center field. West 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: ---
Outlaw vs. Klinger
Outlaw 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: ---
Garms vs. Klinger
Garms hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hassett vs. Klinger
Hassett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Klinger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Fette
Handley hits a fly ball into right field. Garms settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Fette
Young hits a fly ball into right field. Garms settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Fette
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Warstler 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: ---
West vs. Klinger
West is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cuccinello vs. Klinger
Cuccinello strikes out. There goes West. The throw from Mueller to second, and West is out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warstler vs. Klinger
Warstler hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball 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: ---
Klinger vs. Fette
Klinger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sisti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Fette
Waner hits a line drive into center field. West settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Fette
Vaughan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Fette
There goes Vaughan. The throw from Lopez and he is safe. Vaughan steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Fette
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Klein vs. Fette
Klein hits a fly ball into center field. West 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 hits a fly ball into left field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisti vs. Klinger
Sisti takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fette vs. Klinger
Mueller fires to first and picks off Sisti. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fette vs. Klinger
Fette hits a fly ball into right field. Klein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Fette
Fletcher hits a fly ball into center field. West settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Fette
Handley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sisti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Fette
Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Warstler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Outlaw vs. Klinger
Outlaw 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: ---
Garms vs. Klinger
Garms 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 -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hassett vs. Klinger
Hassett hits a fly ball into left field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Fette
Mueller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klinger vs. Fette
Klinger bunts towards the mound. Fette fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Fette
Waner hits a fly ball into right field. Garms settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vaughan vs. Fette
Vaughan bunts towards third. Sisti fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Klinger moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Fette
Bell 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, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
West vs. Klinger
West hits a fly ball into left field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuccinello vs. Klinger
Cuccinello hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Warstler vs. Klinger
Warstler hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cuccinello moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lopez vs. Klinger
The ball gets by Mueller for a passed ball. Warstler moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lopez vs. Klinger
Lopez is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sisti vs. Klinger
Sisti strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Fette vs. Klinger
Fette strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klein vs. Fette
Klein hits a fly ball into center field. West settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Fette
Fletcher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Handley vs. Fette
Handley bunts towards third. Sisti fields it and throws to first for the out. Fletcher moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Fette
Young hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sisti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Outlaw vs. Klinger
Outlaw 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: ---
Garms vs. Klinger
Garms hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hassett vs. Klinger
Hassett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Fette
Mueller hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Outlaw settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klinger vs. Fette
Klinger hits a fly ball into left field. Outlaw 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. Fette
Waner hits a fly ball into left field. Outlaw settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
West vs. Klinger
West hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuccinello vs. Klinger
Cuccinello hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Warstler vs. Klinger
There goes Cuccinello. The throw from Mueller and he is out, Young applying the tag. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warstler vs. Klinger
Warstler hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Klinger
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Fette
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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Fette
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hassett scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bell for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klein vs. Fette
Klein hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Fette
Fletcher hits a popup, foul, towards third. Sisti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisti vs. Klinger
Sisti takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fette vs. Klinger
Fette bunts towards the mound. Klinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Outlaw vs. Klinger
Outlaw hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Waner. Outlaw reaches second base with a double. Sisti moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Garms vs. Klinger
Garms is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hassett vs. Klinger
Hassett hits a line drive into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Sisti tags and scores. Outlaw tags and moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
West vs. Klinger
West 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, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Fette
Johnny Cooney now playing center field. Max West now playing left field.
Handley hits a fly ball into center field. Cooney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Fette
Young hits a fly ball into left field. West settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Fette
Paul Waner pinch hits for Ray Mueller.
Waner hits a line drive into center field. Cooney 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 7/23/1939, game 2 -- Pittsburgh at Boston (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Waner L, cf 4 0 0 0 Outlaw J, lf 4 0 1 0
Vaughan A, ss 4 0 2 0 Cooney J, cf 0 0 0 0
Bell F, lf 2 0 0 0 Garms D, rf 3 0 2 0
Klein C, rf 4 0 2 0 Hassett B, 1b 3 0 0 1
Fletcher E, 1b 4 0 1 0 West M, cf-lf 3 0 0 0
Handley L, 3b 3 0 0 0 Cuccinello T, 2b 3 0 2 0
Young P, 2b 4 0 0 0 Warstler R, ss 3 0 2 0
Mueller R, c 3 0 1 0 Lopez A, c 2 0 0 0
Waner P, ph 1 0 0 0 Sisti S, 3b 1 1 0 0
Klinger B, p 3 0 0 0 Fette L, p 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 0 6 0 25 1 7 1
Pittsburgh 000 000 000 -- 0
Boston 000 000 01x -- 1
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Klinger B (L) 8.0 7 1 1 4 3
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Fette L (W) 9.0 6 0 0 2 0
E -- Mueller R
DP -- Pittsburgh 3
LOB -- Pittsburgh 8, Boston 6
2B -- Outlaw J
SB -- Vaughan A
CS -- West M, Cuccinello T
SH -- Handley L
SF -- Hassett B
HBP -- by Klinger B (West M)
T -- 1:41
A -- 15558
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