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Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
May 23, 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 23, 1939 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 23, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
|
| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 23, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Cliff Melton |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rip Sewell |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 3,823 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 43 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Goetz 1B: Beans Reardon 2B: (none) 3B: Babe Pinelli |
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 |
| Cliff Melton | 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 |
| Rip Sewell | Pitcher |
| Pie Traynor | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
May 23, 1939
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Sewell
Whitehead hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jurges vs. Sewell
Jurges hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Whitehead moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Moore vs. Sewell
Moore hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Whitehead tags and scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Sewell
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brubaker fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Melton
Waner strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Melton
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzo vs. Melton
Rizzo hits a fly ball into center field. Demaree settles under the ball 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: ---
O'Dea vs. Sewell
O'Dea hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demaree vs. Sewell
Demaree is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarthy vs. Sewell
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, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kampouris vs. Sewell
Kampouris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Melton vs. Sewell
Melton 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 2
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Melton
Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brubaker vs. Melton
Brubaker hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCarthy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suhr vs. Melton
Suhr hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Handley vs. Melton
Handley 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
Top 3
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Sewell
Whitehead hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Sewell
Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Sewell
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berres vs. Melton
Berres hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kampouris fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sewell vs. Melton
Sewell 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 -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Melton
Waner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vaughan vs. Melton
Vaughan hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Sewell
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards first. Suhr scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ott for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Dea vs. Sewell
O'Dea hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demaree vs. Sewell
Demaree hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzo vs. Melton
Rizzo hits a popup towards first. McCarthy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Melton
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brubaker vs. Melton
Brubaker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Suhr vs. Melton
Suhr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges fields it and throws to second for the out. Bell moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Handley vs. Melton
Handley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bell scores. Suhr moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Berres vs. Melton
Berres hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Suhr scores. Handley moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sewell vs. Melton
Sewell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Handley scores. Berres moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Waner vs. Melton
Waner hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarthy vs. Sewell
McCarthy hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kampouris vs. Sewell
Kampouris is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melton vs. Sewell
Melton strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Melton
Vaughan 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, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzo vs. Melton
Rizzo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Melton
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out. Rizzo moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brubaker vs. Melton
Brubaker is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Suhr vs. Melton
Suhr hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Moore. Suhr reaches second base with a double. Rizzo scores. Brubaker goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Handley vs. Castleman
Slick Castleman now pitching.
Handley is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berres vs. Castleman
Berres hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Sewell
Whitehead hits a popup towards short. Vaughan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Sewell
Jurges hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Waner. Jurges reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moore vs. Sewell
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brubaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Jurges moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ott vs. Sewell
Ott hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Dea vs. Sewell
O'Dea strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Castleman
Sewell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Castleman
Waner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vaughan vs. Castleman
Vaughan takes first base on ball four. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rizzo vs. Castleman
Rizzo hits a fly ball into center field. Demaree settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Castleman
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demaree vs. Sewell
Demaree hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sewell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarthy vs. Sewell
McCarthy hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kampouris vs. Sewell
Kampouris strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brubaker vs. Castleman
Brubaker hits a fly ball into center field. Demaree settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suhr vs. Castleman
Suhr hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Castleman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Castleman
Handley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berres vs. Castleman
There goes Handley. The throw from O'Dea and he is safe. Handley steals second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Berres vs. Castleman
Berres hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripple vs. Sewell
Jimmy Ripple pinch hits for Slick Castleman.
Ripple hits a line drive into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Sewell
Whitehead 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, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Sewell
Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Brown
Jumbo Brown now pitching.
Sewell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Brown
Waner bunts towards third. Kampouris fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Sewell moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vaughan vs. Brown
Vaughan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rizzo vs. Brown
Rizzo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. Sewell moves to third. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bell vs. Brown
Bell is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brubaker vs. Brown
Brubaker takes first base on ball four. Sewell scores. Waner moves to third. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Suhr vs. Brown
Suhr takes first base on ball four. Waner scores. Bell moves to third. Brubaker moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Handley vs. Brown
Handley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bell scores. Brubaker scores. Suhr moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berres vs. Brown
Berres hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Suhr scores. Handley moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sewell vs. Brown
Sewell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Handley scores. Berres moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Waner vs. Brown
Waner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Berres scores. Sewell moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vaughan vs. Brown
Vaughan is hit by the pitch. Sewell moves to third. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Rizzo vs. Brown
Rizzo takes first base on ball four. Sewell scores. Waner moves to third. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Sewell
Moore 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, 4 - Pirates, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Sewell
Ott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Dea vs. Sewell
O'Dea hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Demaree vs. Sewell
Demaree hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ott moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCarthy vs. Sewell
McCarthy hits a fly ball into right field. Waner 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 5/23/1939 -- 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 5 1 3 1
Jurges B, ss 4 1 2 0 Vaughan A, ss 4 0 0 0
Moore J, lf 3 0 0 1 Rizzo J, lf 5 1 1 1
Ott M, rf 3 1 1 2 Bell F, cf 3 2 1 0
O'Dea K, c 4 1 1 1 Brubaker B, 2b 3 2 1 1
Demaree F, cf 4 0 1 0 Suhr G, 1b 4 2 1 3
McCarthy J, 1b 4 0 0 0 Handley L, 3b 3 2 2 3
Kampouris A, 3b 2 0 0 0 Berres R, c 5 1 3 2
Melton C, p 2 0 0 0 Sewell R, p 5 2 3 2
Castleman S, p 0 0 0 0
Ripple J, ph 1 0 0 0
Brown J, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 4 6 4 37 13 15 13
New York 110 002 000 -- 4
Pittsburgh 000 320 08x -- 13
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Melton C (L) 4.2 9 5 5 2 1
Castleman S 2.1 0 0 0 4 0
Brown J 1.0 6 8 8 4 0
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Sewell R (W) 9.0 6 4 4 2 5
DP -- New York 1, Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- New York 3, Pittsburgh 11
2B -- Suhr G, Jurges B
HR -- O'Dea K, Ott M
SB -- Handley L
SF -- Moore J
HBP -- by Brown J (Vaughan A)
T -- 2:43
A -- 3823
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