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Cardinals
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
September 11, 1939
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on September 11, 1939 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
Date | September 11, 1939 |
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Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 11, 1939 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mort Cooper |
Home Starting Pitcher | Max Butcher |
Ballpark | Forbes Field |
City | Pittsburgh |
State | PA |
Attendance | 1,134 |
Time of Game | 1 hour 59 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Klem 1B: Dolly Stark 2B: Lee Ballanfant 3B: Tom Dunn |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jimmy Brown | Second Baseman |
Don Gutteridge | Third Baseman |
Enos Slaughter | Right Fielder |
Joe Medwick | Left Fielder |
Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
Don Padgett | Catcher |
Terry Moore | Center Fielder |
Lyn Lary | Shortstop |
Mort Cooper | Pitcher |
Ray Blades | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Paul Waner | Right Fielder |
Arky Vaughan | Shortstop |
Bob Elliott | Center Fielder |
Maurice Van Robays | Left Fielder |
Elbie Fletcher | First Baseman |
Lloyd Waner | Third Baseman |
Red Juelich | Second Baseman |
Ray Berres | Catcher |
Max Butcher | Pitcher |
Pie Traynor | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
September 11, 1939
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Butcher
Brown bunts towards third. Waner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gutteridge vs. Butcher
Gutteridge hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Butcher fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Butcher
Slaughter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gutteridge moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Medwick vs. Butcher
Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Waner fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Cooper
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cooper fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Cooper
Vaughan hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Cooper
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Butcher
Mize hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Padgett vs. Butcher
Padgett hits a popup, foul, towards third. Waner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Butcher
Moore hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lary vs. Butcher
Moore is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. Moore moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lary vs. Butcher
Lary strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Robays vs. Cooper
Van Robays hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brown fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Cooper
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary races to the bag and beats Van Robays for the out. There's the throw to first, and Mize drops the ball. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Cooper
Waner hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Juelich vs. Cooper
Juelich hits a line drive into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Butcher
Cooper strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Butcher
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher fields the ball and throws to Butcher covering. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gutteridge vs. Butcher
Gutteridge hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Slaughter vs. Butcher
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Butcher fields it and throws to first for the out. Brown moves to third. Gutteridge moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Medwick vs. Butcher
Medwick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brown scores. Gutteridge scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Butcher
Mize is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berres vs. Cooper
Berres hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Butcher vs. Cooper
Butcher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Cooper
Waner strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Padgett vs. Butcher
Padgett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Butcher
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Vaughan fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lary vs. Butcher
Lary 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 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Cooper
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Vaughan for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Cooper
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cooper fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Robays vs. Cooper
Van Robays hits a line drive into center field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Butcher
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Waner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Butcher
Brown hits a fly ball into left field. Van Robays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutteridge vs. Butcher
Gutteridge hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Butcher
Slaughter hits a fly ball into left field. Van Robays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Cooper
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Cooper
Waner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Juelich vs. Cooper
Juelich takes first base on ball four. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berres vs. Cooper
Berres hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Waner scores. Juelich moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Butcher vs. Cooper
Butcher bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Padgett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Waner vs. Cooper
Waner hits a fly ball into center field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Butcher
Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Waner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Butcher
Mize hits a fly ball into center field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Padgett vs. Butcher
Padgett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Juelich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Cooper
Vaughan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Cooper
Elliott hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Medwick. Elliott reaches second base with a double. Vaughan goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Van Robays vs. Cooper
Van Robays hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Slaughter. Van Robays reaches second base with a double. Elliott scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. Shoun
Clyde Shoun now pitching.
Fletcher hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Medwick. Fletcher reaches second base with a double. Van Robays scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Waner vs. Shoun
Waner bunts towards third. Gutteridge fields it and throws to first for the out. Fletcher moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Juelich vs. Shoun
Juelich hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Slaughter who is chasing the ball. Juelich reaches third base with a triple. Fletcher scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Berres vs. Warneke
Lon Warneke now pitching.
Berres hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Juelich scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Butcher vs. Warneke
Butcher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Warneke
Waner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Medwick. Waner reaches second base with a double. Butcher moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Vaughan vs. Warneke
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Butcher
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Butcher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Butcher
Lary is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Butcher
Lynn King pinch hits for Lon Warneke.
King takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Butcher
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards second. Juelich can't make a play. That's a base hit. King moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gutteridge vs. Butcher
Gutteridge takes first base on ball four. King moves to third. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Slaughter vs. Butcher
Slaughter hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Elliott. Slaughter reaches second base with a double. King scores. Brown scores. Gutteridge moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Medwick vs. Butcher
Medwick hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Waner. Medwick reaches second base with a double. Gutteridge scores. Slaughter scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mize vs. Tobin
Jim Tobin now pitching.
Mize takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Padgett vs. Tobin
Padgett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Andrews
Nate Andrews now pitching.
Elliott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Van Robays vs. Andrews
Van Robays strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Andrews
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Elliott moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Waner vs. Andrews
Waner is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Juelich vs. Andrews
Juelich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Tobin
Moore hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berres settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Tobin
Lary hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Juelich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Tobin
Andrews strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berres vs. Andrews
Berres strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tobin vs. Andrews
Tobin strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Andrews
Waner takes first base on ball four. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vaughan vs. Andrews
Vaughan is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Elliott vs. Andrews
Elliott takes first base on ball four. Waner moves to third. Vaughan moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Van Robays vs. Andrews
Van Robays hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Waner scores. Vaughan scores. There goes Elliott trying to get to third. Moore throws the ball in to Gutteridge, who tags Elliott for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Tobin
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutteridge vs. Tobin
Gutteridge hits a ball on the ground towards third. Waner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Tobin
Slaughter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Medwick vs. Tobin
Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Juelich fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/11/1939 -- St.Louis at Pittsburgh (D) St.Louis AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Brown J, 2b 5 2 3 0 Waner P, rf 4 1 1 0 Gutteridge D, 3b 4 2 2 0 Vaughan A, ss 4 2 1 0 Slaughter E, rf 5 1 3 2 Elliott B, cf 4 1 2 1 Medwick J, lf 5 0 2 4 Van Robays M, lf 5 1 3 3 Mize J, 1b 3 0 0 0 Fletcher E, 1b 4 1 1 1 Padgett D, c 4 0 1 0 Waner L, 3b 2 1 1 0 Moore T, cf 4 0 1 0 Juelich R, 2b 3 1 1 1 Lary L, ss 4 0 0 0 Berres R, c 4 0 3 2 Cooper M, p 2 0 0 0 Butcher M, p 3 0 0 0 Shoun C, p 0 0 0 0 Tobin J, p 1 0 0 0 Warneke L, p 0 0 0 0 King L, ph 0 1 0 0 Andrews N, p 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 6 12 6 34 8 13 8 St.Louis 002 000 400 -- 6 Pittsburgh 000 015 02x -- 8 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Cooper M* 5.0 7 4 4 1 1 Shoun C 0.1 2 2 2 0 0 Warneke L 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 Andrews N (L) 2.0 2 2 2 4 3 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Butcher M 6.2 11 6 6 2 4 Tobin J (W) 2.1 1 0 0 1 1 * Pitched to 3 batters in 6th E -- Juelich R, Mize J DP -- St.Louis 1, Pittsburgh 2 LOB -- St.Louis 7, Pittsburgh 8 2B -- Elliott B, Van Robays M, Fletcher E, Waner P, Slaughter E, Medwick J 3B -- Juelich R SH -- Waner L WP -- Andrews N T -- 1:59 A -- 1134
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