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Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 4, 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 August 4, 1939 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 4, 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 | August 4, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Harry Gumbert |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Russ Bauers |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 3,477 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 31 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bick Campbell 1B: Dolly Stark 2B: (none) 3B: Larry Goetz |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jo-Jo Moore | Left Fielder |
| Billy Jurges | Shortstop |
| Harry Danning | Catcher |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Zeke Bonura | First Baseman |
| Frank Demaree | Center Fielder |
| Tom Hafey | Third Baseman |
| Burgess Whitehead | Second Baseman |
| Harry Gumbert | Pitcher |
| Bill Terry | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lloyd Waner | Center Fielder |
| Paul Waner | Right Fielder |
| Arky Vaughan | Shortstop |
| Chuck Klein | Left Fielder |
| Elbie Fletcher | First Baseman |
| Bill Brubaker | Third Baseman |
| Pep Young | Second Baseman |
| Ray Berres | Catcher |
| Russ Bauers | Pitcher |
| Pie Traynor | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 4, 1939
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Bauers
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moore for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Bauers
Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Bauers
Danning hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Waner. Danning reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ott vs. Bauers
Ott hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonura vs. Bauers
Bonura hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Demaree vs. Bauers
Demaree hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Gumbert
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, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Gumbert
Waner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vaughan vs. Gumbert
Vaughan hits a line drive into center field. Demaree settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klein vs. Gumbert
Klein hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hafey vs. Bauers
Hafey strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Bauers
Whitehead 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 -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gumbert vs. Bauers
Gumbert strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Gumbert
Fletcher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brubaker vs. Gumbert
There goes Fletcher. The throw from Danning and he is safe. Fletcher steals second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brubaker vs. Gumbert
Brubaker is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Gumbert
Young hits a line drive 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: -2-
Berres vs. Gumbert
Berres 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, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Bauers
Moore hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jurges vs. Bauers
Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bauers 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: ---
Danning vs. Bauers
Danning hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bauers fields it 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: ---
Bauers vs. Gumbert
Bauers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Gumbert
Waner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Gumbert
Waner hits a line drive into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vaughan vs. Gumbert
Vaughan 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 4
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Bauers
Ott 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 -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonura vs. Bauers
Bonura 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: ---
Demaree vs. Bauers
Demaree takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hafey vs. Bauers
Hafey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brubaker fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klein vs. Gumbert
Klein 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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Gumbert
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hafey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brubaker vs. Gumbert
Brubaker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hafey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Bauers
Whitehead bunts towards third. Brubaker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gumbert vs. Bauers
Gumbert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brubaker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Bauers
Moore hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Gumbert
Young hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Danning settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berres vs. Gumbert
Berres 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, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauers vs. Gumbert
Bauers hits a fly ball into center field. Demaree settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Bauers
Jurges hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Danning vs. Bauers
Danning 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, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Bauers
Ott hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Gumbert
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, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Gumbert
Waner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Moore. Waner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vaughan vs. Gumbert
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bonura scoops it up and throws to first, with Gumbert covering, for the out. Waner moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Klein vs. Gumbert
Klein hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bonura scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Klein for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonura vs. Bauers
Bonura 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demaree vs. Bauers
Demaree 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: ---
Hafey vs. Bauers
Hafey hits a popup towards short. Vaughan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Gumbert
Fletcher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brubaker vs. Gumbert
Brubaker takes first base on ball four. Fletcher moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Young vs. Gumbert
Young bunts towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Fletcher moves to third. Brubaker moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bowman vs. Gumbert
Joe Bowman pinch hits for Ray Berres.
Bowman takes first base on ball four. Fletcher scores. Brubaker moves to third. Young moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bell vs. Melton
Fern Bell pinch hits for Russ Bauers. Cliff Melton now pitching.
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Brubaker scores. Young moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rizzo vs. Melton
Johnny Rizzo pinch hits for Lloyd Waner.
Rizzo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Waner vs. Melton
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Sewell
Ray Mueller now catching. Rip Sewell now pitching. Fern Bell now playing center field.
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melton vs. Sewell
Melton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Sewell
Moore takes first base on ball four. Melton moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jurges vs. Sewell
Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Melton
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, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klein vs. Melton
Klein hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Melton
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out. Klein moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brubaker vs. Melton
Brubaker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Sewell
Danning hits a fly ball into left field. Klein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Sewell
Ott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonura vs. Sewell
Bonura hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Melton
Young hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bonura settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Melton
Sewell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bonura fields the ball and throws to Melton covering. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Melton
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Melton
Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. Demaree settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demaree vs. Sewell
Demaree takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hafey vs. Sewell
Hafey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brubaker fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitehead vs. Sewell
Whitehead hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mueller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Melton vs. Sewell
Melton 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
Bottom 10
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Melton
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hafey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Melton
Vaughan hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klein vs. Melton
Klein takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Melton
Melton fires to first and has Klein trapped. There's the throw to Jurges who tags Klein for the out. View Play
Top 11
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Sewell
Moore hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Sewell
Jurges hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Sewell
Danning hits a line drive into center field. Bell picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Bell. Danning moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ott vs. Sewell
Ott is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bonura vs. Sewell
Bonura hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 11
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Melton
Fletcher hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brubaker vs. Melton
Brubaker hits a line drive into left field. Moore picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Moore. Brubaker moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Melton
Young is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sewell vs. Melton
Sewell takes first base on ball four. Brubaker moves to third. Young moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bell vs. Lynn
Red Lynn now pitching.
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Brubaker scores. Young moves to third. Sewell moves to second. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/4/1939 -- New York at Pittsburgh (D)
New York AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Moore J, lf 4 0 1 0 Waner L, cf 3 0 0 0
Jurges B, ss 5 0 1 0 Rizzo J, ph 0 0 0 0
Danning H, c 5 1 2 0 Mueller R, c 1 0 0 0
Ott M, rf 3 1 1 2 Waner P, rf 5 0 2 0
Bonura Z, 1b 5 0 1 0 Vaughan A, ss 5 0 0 0
Demaree F, cf 2 0 0 0 Klein C, lf 4 0 1 0
Hafey T, 3b 4 0 0 0 Fletcher E, 1b 5 1 2 0
Whitehead B, 2b 4 0 0 0 Brubaker B, 3b 4 2 1 0
Gumbert H, p 2 0 0 0 Young P, 2b 3 0 0 0
Melton C, p 2 0 1 0 Berres R, c 2 0 0 0
Lynn R, p 0 0 0 0 Bowman J, ph 0 0 0 1
Sewell R, p 1 0 1 0
Bauers R, p 2 0 1 0
Bell F, ph-cf 3 0 1 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 2 7 2 38 3 9 2
New York 200 000 000 00 -- 2
Pittsburgh 000 000 200 01 -- 3
1 out when winning run was scored.
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Gumbert H* 6.0 5 2 2 2 1
Melton C (L) 4.1 3 1 1 4 0
Lynn R 0.0 1 0 0 0 0
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Bauers R 7.0 5 2 2 1 2
Sewell R (W) 4.0 2 0 0 4 0
* Pitched to 4 batters in 7th
E -- Bell F, Moore J
DP -- New York 1, Pittsburgh 4
LOB -- New York 6, Pittsburgh 11
2B -- Danning H, Waner P
HR -- Ott M
SB -- Fletcher E
SH -- Young P
T -- 2:31
A -- 3477
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