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Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
May 21, 1939
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the New York Giants, played on May 21, 1939 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 21, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 21, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Carl Hubbell |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Klinger |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 20,976 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 53 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Beans Reardon 1B: Babe Pinelli 2B: (none) 3B: Larry Goetz |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Burgess Whitehead | Second Baseman |
| Billy Jurges | Shortstop |
| Harry Danning | Catcher |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Zeke Bonura | First Baseman |
| Jo-Jo Moore | Left Fielder |
| Frank Demaree | Center Fielder |
| Alex Kampouris | Third Baseman |
| Carl Hubbell | Pitcher |
| Bill Terry | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Paul Waner | Right Fielder |
| Arky Vaughan | Shortstop |
| Johnny Rizzo | Left Fielder |
| Fern Bell | Center Fielder |
| Bill Brubaker | Second Baseman |
| Gus Suhr | First Baseman |
| Lee Handley | Third Baseman |
| Ray Berres | Catcher |
| Bob Klinger | Pitcher |
| Pie Traynor | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
May 21, 1939
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Klinger
Whitehead hits a line drive into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Klinger
Jurges hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Danning vs. Klinger
Danning 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. Jurges moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ott vs. Klinger
Ott hits a popup towards short. Vaughan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bonura vs. Klinger
Bonura 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 1
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Hubbell
Waner hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Hubbell
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hubbell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzo vs. Hubbell
Rizzo hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Demaree. Rizzo reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Hubbell
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Klinger
Moore hits a fly ball into left field. Rizzo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demaree vs. Klinger
Demaree 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 -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kampouris vs. Klinger
Kampouris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hubbell vs. Klinger
Hubbell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brubaker vs. Hubbell
Brubaker hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suhr vs. Hubbell
Suhr hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bonura settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Hubbell
Handley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Klinger
Whitehead takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jurges vs. Klinger
Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Klinger
Danning hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Klinger
There goes Danning. The throw from Berres and he is safe. Danning steals second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ott vs. Klinger
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Klinger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berres vs. Hubbell
Berres hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kampouris fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klinger vs. Hubbell
Klinger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Hubbell
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vaughan vs. Hubbell
Vaughan hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Demaree. Vaughan reaches second base with a double. Waner goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rizzo vs. Hubbell
Rizzo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Hubbell
Bell hits a line drive to left field. Moore throws towards the plate. Danning fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Danning. Vaughan scores. Rizzo goes all the way around to score. Bell moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brubaker vs. Hubbell
Brubaker hits a fly ball into center field. Demaree settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonura vs. Klinger
Bonura hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berres settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Klinger
Moore is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Demaree vs. Klinger
Demaree hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kampouris vs. Klinger
Kampouris hits a fly ball into left field. Rizzo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suhr vs. Castleman
Slick Castleman now pitching.
Suhr hits a popup towards first. Bonura settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Castleman
Handley hits a fly ball into center field. Demaree settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berres vs. Castleman
Berres hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kampouris fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castleman vs. Klinger
Castleman strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Klinger
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Klinger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Klinger
Jurges hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Bell. Jurges reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Danning vs. Klinger
Danning hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Klinger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klinger vs. Castleman
Klinger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Castleman
Waner hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bonura settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vaughan vs. Castleman
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bonura fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rizzo vs. Castleman
Rizzo hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Danning settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Klinger
Ott hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rizzo. Ott reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bonura vs. Klinger
There's a wild pitch. Ott moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bonura vs. Klinger
Bonura hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Ott scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Klinger
Moore hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demaree vs. Klinger
Demaree hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kampouris vs. Klinger
Kampouris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Castleman
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Castleman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brubaker vs. Castleman
Brubaker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suhr vs. Castleman
Suhr hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brubaker moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Handley vs. Castleman
Handley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripple vs. Klinger
Jimmy Ripple pinch hits for Slick Castleman.
Ripple hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Klinger
Whitehead hits a popup, foul, towards first. Suhr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Klinger
Jurges hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berres vs. Lynn
Red Lynn now pitching.
Berres hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klinger vs. Lynn
Klinger hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Danning scoops up the ball and tags Klinger for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Lynn
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Klinger
Danning 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 -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Klinger
Ott hits a line drive into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonura vs. Klinger
Bonura hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Klinger
Moore hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Lynn
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bonura scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Vaughan for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzo vs. Lynn
Rizzo hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Demaree, who is chasing the ball. Rizzo reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bell vs. Lynn
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brubaker vs. Lynn
Brubaker bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Rizzo scores. Bell moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Suhr vs. Lynn
Suhr hits a fly ball into center field. Demaree settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Handley vs. Lynn
Handley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kampouris juggles the ball. That's an error on Kampouris. Bell moves to third. Brubaker moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Berres vs. Lynn
Berres hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demaree vs. Klinger
Demaree hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Klinger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarthy vs. Klinger
Johnny McCarthy pinch hits for Alex Kampouris.
McCarthy hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Brubaker reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Dea vs. Klinger
Ken O'Dea pinch hits for Red Lynn.
O'Dea hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Klinger, and towards Vaughan, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/21/1939 -- New York at Pittsburgh (D)
New York AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Whitehead B, 2b 3 0 0 0 Waner P, rf 4 1 0 0
Jurges B, ss 4 0 2 0 Vaughan A, ss 4 1 1 1
Danning H, c 4 0 1 0 Rizzo J, lf 3 2 2 0
Ott M, rf 4 1 1 0 Bell F, cf 3 0 1 1
Bonura Z, 1b 4 0 1 1 Brubaker B, 2b 3 0 1 1
Moore J, lf 3 0 0 0 Suhr G, 1b 4 0 1 0
Demaree F, cf 4 0 1 0 Handley L, 3b 4 0 0 0
Kampouris A, 3b 2 0 0 0 Berres R, c 4 0 0 0
McCarthy J, ph 1 0 0 0 Klinger B, p 3 0 2 0
Hubbell C, p 1 0 0 0
Castleman S, p 1 0 0 0
Ripple J, ph 1 0 0 0
Lynn R, p 0 0 0 0
O'Dea K, ph 1 0 0 0
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33 1 6 1 32 4 8 3
New York 000 001 000 -- 1
Pittsburgh 003 000 01x -- 4
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hubbell C (L) 3.0 4 3 2 1 0
Castleman S 3.0 3 0 0 0 0
Lynn R 2.0 1 1 1 1 0
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Klinger B (W) 9.0 6 1 1 2 2
E -- Handley L, Danning H, Kampouris A
DP -- New York 1, Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- New York 8, Pittsburgh 7
2B -- Rizzo J, Vaughan A, Jurges B, Ott M
3B -- Rizzo J
SB -- Danning H
SH -- Brubaker B
HBP -- by Klinger B (Moore J)
WP -- Klinger B
T -- 1:53
A -- 20976
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