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Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
May 22, 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 22, 1939 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 22, 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 22, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Hal Schumacher |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Tobin |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 2,886 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 16 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Babe Pinelli 1B: Larry Goetz 2B: (none) 3B: Beans Reardon |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Burgess Whitehead | Second Baseman |
| Billy Jurges | Shortstop |
| Jo-Jo Moore | Left Fielder |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Ken O'Dea | Catcher |
| Frank Demaree | Center Fielder |
| Johnny McCarthy | First Baseman |
| Alex Kampouris | Third Baseman |
| Hal Schumacher | 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 |
| Jim Tobin | Pitcher |
| Pie Traynor | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
May 22, 1939
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Tobin
Whitehead strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Tobin
Jurges 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: ---
Moore vs. Tobin
Moore hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Bell. Moore reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ott vs. Tobin
Ott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Moore scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Dea vs. Tobin
O'Dea 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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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Schumacher
Waner hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Schumacher
Vaughan hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kampouris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzo vs. Schumacher
Rizzo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Schumacher
Bell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. O'Dea settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demaree vs. Tobin
Demaree hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan misplays the ball. That's an error on Vaughan. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarthy vs. Tobin
McCarthy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Suhr fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kampouris vs. Tobin
Kampouris hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schumacher vs. Tobin
Schumacher hits a line drive into left field. Rizzo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brubaker vs. Schumacher
Brubaker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kampouris fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suhr vs. Schumacher
Suhr hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCarthy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Suhr for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Schumacher
Handley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berres vs. Schumacher
There's a wild pitch. Handley moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Berres vs. Schumacher
Berres hits a fly ball into center field. Demaree settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Tobin
Whitehead hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Waner. Whitehead reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jurges vs. Tobin
Jurges hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Berres fields it and throws to first for the out. Whitehead moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Moore vs. Tobin
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ott vs. Tobin
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tobin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tobin vs. Schumacher
Tobin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Schumacher
Waner 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 -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Schumacher
Vaughan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rizzo vs. Schumacher
Rizzo hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCarthy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Dea vs. Tobin
O'Dea hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Demaree vs. Tobin
Demaree hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. O'Dea moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCarthy vs. Tobin
McCarthy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. O'Dea scores. Demaree moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kampouris vs. Tobin
Kampouris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Vaughan. Demaree scores. McCarthy moves to third. Kampouris moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Schumacher vs. Tobin
Schumacher hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McCarthy scores. Kampouris scores. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitehead vs. Brown
Mace Brown now pitching.
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jurges vs. Brown
There goes Whitehead. The throw from Berres and he is out, Vaughan applying the tag. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Brown
Jurges 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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Giants, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Schumacher
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brubaker vs. Schumacher
Brubaker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suhr vs. Schumacher
Suhr hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCarthy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Suhr for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Brown
Moore hits a fly ball into left field. Rizzo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Brown
Ott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Dea vs. Brown
O'Dea hits a fly ball into left field. Rizzo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Demaree vs. Brown
There goes Ott. The throw from Berres and he is out, Vaughan applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Schumacher
Handley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berres vs. Schumacher
Berres hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Schumacher
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demaree vs. Brown
Demaree hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarthy vs. Brown
McCarthy 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, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kampouris vs. Brown
Kampouris hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schumacher vs. Brown
Schumacher hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Schumacher
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Schumacher
Vaughan hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzo vs. Schumacher
Rizzo is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Brown
Whitehead hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Brown
Jurges hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Brown
Moore hits a line drive into left field. That will be extra bases. Rizzo picks up the ball and throws it away. That's a double and an error on Rizzo. Jurges goes all the way around to score. Moore moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ott vs. Brown
Ott hits a fly ball into left field. Rizzo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
O'Dea vs. Brown
The umpire calls a balk on Brown Moore scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Dea vs. Brown
O'Dea hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berres settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Schumacher
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Demaree settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brubaker vs. Schumacher
Brubaker hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suhr vs. Schumacher
Suhr hits a fly ball into center field. Demaree settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demaree vs. Brown
Demaree hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan misplays the ball. That's an error on Vaughan. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarthy vs. Brown
McCarthy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brubaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Demaree moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kampouris vs. Brown
Kampouris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schumacher vs. Brown
Schumacher hits a line drive towards second. Brubaker catches it and tags Kampouris out, for the double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Schumacher
Handley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bowman vs. Schumacher
Joe Bowman pinch hits for Ray Berres.
Bowman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Schumacher
Lloyd Waner pinch hits for Mace Brown. Woody Jensen pinch runs for Joe Bowman.
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCarthy fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Schumacher
Waner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ott. Waner reaches second base with a double. Waner goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vaughan vs. Schumacher
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schumacher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 7 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Clemensen
Bill Clemensen now pitching. Ray Mueller now catching.
Whitehead is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jurges vs. Clemensen
Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Clemensen, and towards Vaughan, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Whitehead moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moore vs. Clemensen
Moore hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Whitehead scores. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Clemensen
Ott takes first base on ball four. Moore moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
O'Dea vs. Clemensen
O'Dea hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan fields it and throws to second for the out. Moore moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Demaree vs. Clemensen
Demaree hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Moore scores. O'Dea moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 9 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCarthy vs. Clemensen
McCarthy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Suhr scoops it up and throws to first, with Clemensen covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 9 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzo vs. Schumacher
Rizzo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 9 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Schumacher
Bell hits a popup towards short. Jurges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 9 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brubaker vs. Schumacher
Brubaker takes first base on ball four. Rizzo moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 9 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Suhr vs. Schumacher
Suhr hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 9 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Handley vs. Schumacher
Handley hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Moore. Handley reaches second base with a double. Rizzo scores. Brubaker moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 9 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mueller vs. Schumacher
Mueller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 9 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Manush vs. Schumacher
Heinie Manush pinch hits for Bill Clemensen.
Manush hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schumacher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/22/1939 -- New York at Pittsburgh (D)
New York AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Whitehead B, 2b 4 1 1 0 Waner P, rf 4 0 1 1
Jurges B, ss 5 1 1 0 Vaughan A, ss 4 0 1 0
Moore J, lf 5 3 3 1 Rizzo J, lf 2 1 0 0
Ott M, rf 3 0 1 1 Bell F, cf 4 0 0 0
O'Dea K, c 5 1 1 0 Brubaker B, 2b 3 0 0 0
Demaree F, cf 5 1 2 1 Suhr G, 1b 4 0 0 0
McCarthy J, 1b 5 1 1 1 Handley L, 3b 4 0 4 1
Kampouris A, 3b 3 1 1 1 Berres R, c 2 0 0 0
Schumacher H, p 4 0 1 2 Bowman J, ph 1 0 0 0
Jensen W, pr 0 0 0 0
Mueller R, c 0 0 0 0
Tobin J, p 1 0 0 0
Brown M, p 1 0 0 0
Waner L, ph 1 1 0 0
Clemensen B, p 0 0 0 0
Manush H, ph 1 0 0 0
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39 9 12 7 32 2 6 2
New York 100 400 202 -- 9
Pittsburgh 000 000 011 -- 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Schumacher H (W) 9.0 6 2 2 4 1
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Tobin J (L)* 3.0 7 5 4 0 1
Brown M 5.0 3 2 1 2 0
Clemensen B 1.0 2 2 2 1 0
* Pitched to 5 batters in 4th
E -- Vaughan A 3, Rizzo J
DP -- New York 1, Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- New York 7, Pittsburgh 7
2B -- Moore J 2, Whitehead B, Waner P, Handley L
CS -- Whitehead B, Ott M
HBP -- by Clemensen B (Whitehead B)
WP -- Schumacher H
Balk -- Brown M
T -- 2:16
A -- 2886
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