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Braves
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 23, 1938
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Boston Braves, played on August 23, 1938 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 23, 1938 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Braves
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 23, 1938 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Braves |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Lanning |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Klinger |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 12,294 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 58 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Goetz 1B: Beans Reardon 2B: (none) 3B: Babe Pinelli |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Vince DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Joe Stripp | Third Baseman |
| Debs Garms | Left Fielder |
| Tony Cuccinello | Second Baseman |
| Elbie Fletcher | First Baseman |
| Max West | Right Fielder |
| Al Lopez | Catcher |
| Rabbit Warstler | Shortstop |
| Johnny Lanning | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lee Handley | Third Baseman |
| Lloyd Waner | Center Fielder |
| Paul Waner | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Rizzo | Left Fielder |
| Arky Vaughan | Shortstop |
| Gus Suhr | First Baseman |
| Pep Young | Second Baseman |
| Al Todd | Catcher |
| Bob Klinger | Pitcher |
| Pie Traynor | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 23, 1938
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Klinger
DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stripp vs. Klinger
Stripp hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. DiMaggio moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Garms vs. Klinger
Garms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan fields it and throws to second for the out. DiMaggio scores. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cuccinello vs. Klinger
Cuccinello hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Klinger
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cuccinello moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
West vs. Klinger
West hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cuccinello scores. Fletcher moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lopez vs. Swift
Bill Swift now pitching.
Lopez hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Lanning
Handley hits a line drive towards third. Stripp reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Lanning
Waner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Lanning
Waner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rizzo vs. Lanning
Rizzo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stripp fields it and throws to second for the out. Waner moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Vaughan vs. Lanning
Vaughan hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warstler vs. Swift
Warstler hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lanning vs. Swift
Lanning bunts towards the mound. Swift fields it and throws to first for the out. Warstler moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DiMaggio vs. Swift
DiMaggio hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stripp vs. Swift
Stripp hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suhr vs. Lanning
Suhr strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Lanning
Young hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Todd vs. Lanning
Todd hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garms vs. Swift
Garms hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Waner. Garms reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cuccinello vs. Swift
Cuccinello hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young misplays the ball. That's an error on Young. Garms moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fletcher vs. Swift
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Swift fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
West vs. Swift
West hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Garms scores. Fletcher moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lopez vs. Swift
Lopez hits a fly ball towards center. Waner catches it and throws to first to double up West. Fletcher scores. That run is unearned. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swift vs. Lanning
Swift hits a ball on the ground towards short. Warstler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Lanning
Handley hits a popup, foul, towards short. Warstler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Lanning
Waner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Lanning
Waner hits a popup towards third. Stripp settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warstler vs. Swift
Warstler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lanning vs. Swift
Lanning hits a popup, foul, towards first. Suhr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Swift
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stripp vs. Swift
Stripp strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzo vs. Lanning
Rizzo hits a popup in front of the plate. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Lanning
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lanning fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suhr vs. Lanning
Suhr takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Lanning
Young strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garms vs. Swift
Garms hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuccinello vs. Swift
Cuccinello hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Swift
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cuccinello moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
West vs. Swift
West takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lopez vs. Swift
Lopez hits a popup towards first. Suhr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Todd vs. Lanning
Todd hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stripp fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swift vs. Lanning
Swift hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Lanning
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
Top 6
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Braves, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warstler vs. Swift
Warstler hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lanning vs. Swift
Lanning strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Swift
DiMaggio strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Lanning
Waner bunts in front of the plate. Lopez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Lanning
Waner takes first base on ball four. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rizzo vs. Lanning
Rizzo hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vaughan vs. Lanning
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stripp fields it and throws to second for the out. Waner moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Suhr vs. Lanning
Suhr takes first base on ball four. Vaughan moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Young vs. Lanning
Young hits a popup towards short. Warstler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stripp vs. Swift
Stripp hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garms vs. Swift
Garms takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cuccinello vs. Swift
Cuccinello hits a fly ball into left field. Rizzo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Swift
Fletcher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Garms moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
West vs. Swift
West hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Todd vs. Lanning
Todd hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cuccinello settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swift vs. Lanning
Swift takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Handley vs. Lanning
Handley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Swift moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Waner vs. Lanning
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Warstler scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Swift
Lopez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Warstler vs. Swift
Warstler hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lopez moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lanning vs. Swift
Lanning hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Swift fields it and throws to third for the out. Warstler moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DiMaggio vs. Swift
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. Warstler moves to third. Lanning moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Stripp vs. Swift
Stripp hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Lanning
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 -
Braves, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzo vs. Lanning
Rizzo hits a popup towards short. Warstler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Lanning
Vaughan hits a fly ball into left field. Garms settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garms vs. Swift
Garms hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cuccinello vs. Swift
Cuccinello bunts towards first. Suhr scoops it up and throws to first, with Young covering, for the out. Garms moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. Swift
Fletcher hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Waner. Fletcher reaches second base with a double. Garms scores. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
West vs. Swift
West hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fletcher scores. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Swift
Lopez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. West moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Warstler vs. Swift
Warstler hits a popup towards short. Vaughan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lanning vs. Swift
Lanning hits a popup towards third. Handley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Braves, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suhr vs. Lanning
Suhr hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Lanning
Young hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Todd vs. Lanning
Todd hits a fly ball into left field. Garms settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Lanning
Woody Jensen pinch hits for Bill Swift.
Jensen hits a fly ball into right field. West 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 8/23/1938, game 1 -- Boston at Pittsburgh (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
DiMaggio V, cf 4 1 0 0 Handley L, 3b 4 0 1 0
Stripp J, 3b 5 0 1 0 Waner L, cf 4 0 3 0
Garms D, lf 4 2 2 1 Waner P, rf 3 0 1 0
Cuccinello T, 2b 4 1 1 0 Rizzo J, lf 4 0 0 0
Fletcher E, 1b 5 2 3 1 Vaughan A, ss 4 0 0 0
West M, rf 4 0 3 3 Suhr G, 1b 2 0 1 0
Lopez A, c 5 0 2 1 Young P, 2b 4 0 0 0
Warstler R, ss 5 0 3 0 Todd A, c 4 0 0 0
Lanning J, p 4 0 0 0 Klinger B, p 0 0 0 0
Swift B, p 2 0 0 0
Jensen W, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 6 15 6 32 0 6 0
Boston 202 000 002 -- 6
Pittsburgh 000 000 000 -- 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Lanning J (W) 9.0 6 0 0 4 2
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Klinger B (L) 0.2 3 2 2 1 0
Swift B 8.1 12 4 3 2 3
E -- Young P
DP -- Boston 1, Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- Boston 12, Pittsburgh 9
2B -- Garms D, Fletcher E
SH -- Lanning J, Cuccinello T
T -- 1:58
A -- 12294
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