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Phillies
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
May 16, 1939
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on May 16, 1939 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 16, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 16, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Claude Passeau |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Joe Bowman |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 1,823 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lee Ballanfant 1B: Bill Klem 2B: (none) 3B: Bick Campbell |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Del Young | Second Baseman |
| Hersh Martin | Center Fielder |
| Chuck Klein | Right Fielder |
| Morrie Arnovich | Left Fielder |
| Pinky May | Third Baseman |
| Pinky Whitney | First Baseman |
| George Scharein | Shortstop |
| Spud Davis | Catcher |
| Claude Passeau | Pitcher |
| Doc Prothro | Manager |
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 |
| Joe Bowman | Pitcher |
| Pie Traynor | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Phillies
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
May 16, 1939
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Bowman
Young hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Bowman
Martin hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klein vs. Bowman
Klein 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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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Passeau
Waner hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Martin who is chasing the ball. Waner reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Waner vs. Passeau
Waner hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Davis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rizzo vs. Passeau
Rizzo hits a fly ball into right field. Klein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Waner tags and scores. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Passeau
Vaughan hits a line drive towards short. Scharein reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Arnovich vs. Bowman
Arnovich hits a popup towards third. Handley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Bowman
May hits a popup towards short. Vaughan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitney vs. Bowman
Whitney hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scharein vs. Bowman
Scharein hits a fly ball into left field. Rizzo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suhr vs. Passeau
Suhr hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brubaker vs. Passeau
Brubaker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Passeau fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Suhr moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Handley vs. Passeau
Handley hits a fly ball into right field. Klein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berres vs. Passeau
Berres hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Passeau fields it and throws to first for the out. Suhr moves to third. Brubaker moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bowman vs. Passeau
Bowman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Arnovich. Bowman reaches second base with a double. Suhr scores. Brubaker scores. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Waner vs. Passeau
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scharein scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Bowman
Davis is called out on strikes. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Passeau vs. Bowman
Passeau hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berres settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Bowman
Young hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Bowman
Martin takes first base on ball four. Young moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Klein vs. Bowman
Klein hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Brubaker reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Passeau
Waner hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Martin. Waner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rizzo vs. Passeau
Rizzo strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vaughan vs. Passeau
Vaughan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Arnovich. Vaughan reaches second base with a double. Waner scores. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Suhr vs. Poindexter
Jennings Poindexter now pitching.
There goes Vaughan. The throw from Davis and he is safe. Vaughan steals third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Suhr vs. Poindexter
Suhr hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Vaughan scores. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brubaker vs. Poindexter
Brubaker hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Handley vs. Poindexter
There goes Suhr. The throw from Davis and he is safe. Suhr steals second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Handley vs. Poindexter
Handley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berres vs. Poindexter
Berres hits a fly ball into left field. Arnovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Arnovich vs. Bowman
Arnovich hits a fly ball into left field. Rizzo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Bowman
May 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 -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitney vs. Bowman
Whitney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowman vs. Poindexter
Bowman hits a line drive towards third. May reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Poindexter
Waner hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Poindexter
Waner hits a line drive into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scharein vs. Bowman
Scharein hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Bowman
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bowman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poindexter vs. Bowman
Poindexter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Bowman
Young 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
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzo vs. Poindexter
Rizzo hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Poindexter
Vaughan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suhr vs. Poindexter
Suhr hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Vaughan moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brubaker vs. Poindexter
Brubaker hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Arnovich. Brubaker reaches second base with a double. Vaughan scores. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Handley vs. Poindexter
Handley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Whitney scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Handley for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Bowman
Martin hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Waner. Martin reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Klein vs. Bowman
Klein hits a ball on the ground towards first. Suhr scoops it up and throws to first, with Bowman covering, for the out. Martin moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Arnovich vs. Bowman
Arnovich hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bowman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Martin scores. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Bowman
May hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Arnovich moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Whitney vs. Bowman
Whitney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan misplays the ball. That's an error on Vaughan. Arnovich moves to third. May moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Scharein vs. Bowman
Scharein hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Waner. Scharein reaches second base with a double. Arnovich scores. May scores. Whitney moves to third. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Scott vs. Bowman
LeGrant Scott pinch hits for Spud Davis.
Scott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Whitney scores. Scharein scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Poindexter vs. Bowman
Poindexter hits a fly ball into left field. Rizzo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Bowman
Young hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berres settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 5 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berres vs. Poindexter
Wally Millies now catching.
Berres takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bowman vs. Poindexter
Bowman bunts towards the mound. Poindexter fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Poindexter
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scharein fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 5 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Bowman
Martin hits a line drive into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klein vs. Bowman
Klein hits a line drive into left field. Rizzo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Arnovich vs. Bowman
Arnovich hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 5 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Poindexter
Waner hits a fly ball into left field. Arnovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzo vs. Poindexter
Rizzo hits a ball on the ground towards third. May fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Poindexter
Vaughan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 5 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Bowman
May hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitney vs. Bowman
Whitney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brubaker fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scharein vs. Bowman
Scharein bunts towards the mound. Bowman fields it and throws to first for the out. Whitney moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Millies vs. Bowman
Millies hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 5 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suhr vs. Poindexter
Suhr 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 -
Phillies, 5 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brubaker vs. Poindexter
Brubaker bunts towards the mound. Poindexter fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Handley vs. Poindexter
Handley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brubaker moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berres vs. Poindexter
Berres hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Millies settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bowman vs. Poindexter
Bowman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Martin who is chasing the ball. Bowman reaches third base with a triple. Brubaker scores. Handley goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Waner vs. Poindexter
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Poindexter fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 5 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brack vs. Bowman
Gibby Brack pinch hits for Jennings Poindexter.
Brack hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Bowman
Young hits a line drive into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Bowman
Martin 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
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Box Score
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Game of 5/16/1939 -- Philadelphia at Pittsburgh (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Young D, 2b 5 0 1 0 Waner L, cf 5 1 1 0
Martin H, cf 4 1 1 0 Waner P, rf 4 1 1 0
Klein C, rf 4 0 0 0 Rizzo J, lf 3 0 0 1
Arnovich M, lf 4 1 1 1 Vaughan A, ss 3 2 1 1
May P, 3b 4 1 1 0 Suhr G, 1b 4 1 2 1
Whitney P, 1b 4 1 1 0 Brubaker B, 2b 4 2 3 1
Scharein G, ss 3 1 2 2 Handley L, 3b 3 1 1 0
Davis S, c 2 0 0 0 Berres R, c 3 0 0 0
Scott L, ph 1 0 1 2 Bowman J, p 4 0 2 4
Millies W, c 1 0 0 0
Passeau C, p 1 0 0 0
Poindexter J, p 2 0 1 0
Brack G, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 5 9 5 33 8 11 8
Philadelphia 000 005 000 -- 5
Pittsburgh 122 010 02x -- 8
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Passeau C (L) 2.1 6 5 5 0 1
Poindexter J 5.2 5 3 3 3 0
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Bowman J (W) 9.0 9 5 1 1 1
E -- Vaughan A 2
DP -- Philadelphia 1, Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- Philadelphia 6, Pittsburgh 5
2B -- Bowman J, Waner P, Vaughan A, Brubaker B, Martin H, Scharein G
3B -- Waner L, Bowman J
SB -- Vaughan A, Suhr G
SH -- Scharein G
SF -- Rizzo J
T -- 1:50
A -- 1823
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