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Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 6, 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 6, 1939 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 6, 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 6, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Manny Salvo |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Klinger |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 37,665 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 7 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Goetz 1B: Dolly Stark 2B: (none) 3B: Bick Campbell |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Burgess Whitehead | Second Baseman |
| Billy Jurges | Shortstop |
| Frank Demaree | Center Fielder |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Harry Danning | Catcher |
| Zeke Bonura | First Baseman |
| Jimmy Ripple | Left Fielder |
| Tom Hafey | Third Baseman |
| Manny Salvo | 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 |
| Lee Handley | Third Baseman |
| Pep Young | Second Baseman |
| Ray Mueller | Catcher |
| Bob Klinger | Pitcher |
| Pie Traynor | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 6, 1939
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Klinger
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, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Klinger
Jurges takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Demaree vs. Klinger
Demaree hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Jurges moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ott vs. Klinger
Ott strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Danning vs. Klinger
Danning hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Danning for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Salvo
Waner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Salvo
Waner hits a fly ball into left field. Ripple settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vaughan vs. Salvo
Vaughan bunts in front of the plate. Danning fields it and throws to first for the out. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Klein vs. Salvo
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 2
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonura vs. Klinger
Bonura hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripple vs. Klinger
Ripple hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hafey vs. Klinger
Hafey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ripple moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Salvo vs. Klinger
Salvo hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Whitehead vs. Klinger
Whitehead hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Salvo
Fletcher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Handley vs. Salvo
Handley bunts towards first. Bonura scoops it up and throws to first, with Whitehead covering, for the out. Fletcher moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Salvo
Young takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mueller vs. Salvo
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Salvo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Fletcher moves to third. Young moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Klinger vs. Salvo
Klinger hits a fly ball towards right. Ott catches it and throws to first to double up Mueller. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Klinger
Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first 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. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Klinger
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
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Salvo
Waner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Salvo
Waner hits a fly ball into center field. Demaree settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vaughan vs. Salvo
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 -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klein vs. Salvo
Klein hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hafey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Klinger
Danning hits a line drive into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonura vs. Klinger
Bonura hits a line drive into left center field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ripple vs. Klinger
Ripple takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hafey vs. Klinger
Hafey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan fields it and throws to second for the out. Bonura moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Salvo vs. Klinger
Salvo strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Salvo
Fletcher bunts towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Handley vs. Salvo
Handley strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Salvo
Young hits a line drive to center field. Demaree throws towards Jurges. Jurges fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Jurges. Fletcher moves to third. Young moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mueller vs. Salvo
Mueller is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Klinger vs. Salvo
Klinger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fletcher scores. Young moves to third. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Waner vs. Salvo
Waner hits a popup towards short. Jurges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Waner vs. Salvo
Waner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Young scores. Mueller scores. Klinger moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vaughan vs. Salvo
Vaughan hits a line drive to right field. Ott throws towards the plate. Danning fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Danning. Klinger scores. Waner moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Klein vs. Salvo
Klein hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ripple. Klein reaches second base with a double. Waner scores. Vaughan moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Fletcher vs. Salvo
Fletcher is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Handley vs. Lynn
Red Lynn now pitching.
Handley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hafey fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Klinger
Whitehead hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Young reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Klinger
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, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demaree vs. Klinger
Demaree hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Young reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Lynn
Young hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mueller vs. Lynn
Mueller bunts towards the mound. Lynn fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Lynn. Young scores. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Klinger vs. Lynn
Klinger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Waner vs. Lynn
Waner bunts towards third. Hafey fields it and throws to first for the out. Mueller moves to third. Klinger moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
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 -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Vaughan vs. Lynn
Vaughan hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Klinger
Ott hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Klinger
Danning hits a line drive into left field. Klein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonura vs. Klinger
Bonura hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klein vs. Lynn
Klein hits a line drive into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. Lynn
Fletcher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Handley vs. Lynn
Handley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lynn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Klein moves to third. Fletcher moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Young vs. Lynn
Young hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Danning settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mueller vs. Lynn
Mueller hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Danning settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Klinger vs. Lynn
Klinger 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 7
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripple vs. Klinger
Ripple hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hafey vs. Klinger
Hafey hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarthy vs. Klinger
Johnny McCarthy pinch hits for Red Lynn.
McCarthy hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Young catches it and throws to first to double up Ripple. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Coffman
Dick Coffman now pitching.
Waner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Coffman
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bonura fields the ball and throws to Coffman covering. Safe. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vaughan vs. Coffman
Vaughan bunts towards first. Bonura fields the ball and throws to Coffman covering. Safe. Waner moves to third. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Klein vs. Coffman
Klein hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Danning settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Fletcher vs. Coffman
Fletcher hits a popup towards third. Hafey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Handley vs. Coffman
Handley hits a fly ball into left field. Ripple settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Klinger
Whitehead bunts towards the mound. Klinger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Klinger
Jurges hits a popup towards first. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demaree vs. Klinger
Demaree 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 8
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Coffman
Young is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Coffman
Mueller hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hafey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klinger vs. Coffman
Klinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/6/1939, game 2 -- New York at Pittsburgh (D)
New York AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Whitehead B, 2b 4 0 0 0 Waner L, cf 4 0 3 0
Jurges B, ss 3 0 0 0 Waner P, rf 5 1 2 2
Demaree F, cf 4 0 1 0 Vaughan A, ss 4 0 2 0
Ott M, rf 3 0 0 0 Klein C, lf 5 0 2 1
Danning H, c 3 0 0 0 Fletcher E, 1b 2 1 1 0
Bonura Z, 1b 3 0 1 0 Handley L, 3b 4 0 1 0
Ripple J, lf 2 0 2 0 Young P, 2b 4 2 2 0
Hafey T, 3b 3 0 1 0 Mueller R, c 3 1 1 0
Salvo M, p 2 0 0 0 Klinger B, p 4 1 1 1
Lynn R, p 0 0 0 0
McCarthy J, ph 1 0 0 0
Coffman D, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
28 0 5 0 35 6 15 4
New York 000 000 00 -- 0
Pittsburgh 000 510 00 -- 6
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Salvo M (L) 3.2 9 5 3 4 1
Lynn R 2.1 3 1 1 2 0
Coffman D 2.0 3 0 0 0 1
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Klinger B (W) 8.0 5 0 0 2 2
E -- Jurges B, Danning H, Lynn R
DP -- New York 1, Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- New York 6, Pittsburgh 15
2B -- Bonura Z, Klein C 2, Young P
SH -- Vaughan A, Handley L, Mueller R, Waner L
T -- 2:07
A -- 37665
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