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Scores
Standings
NYY
@CHW		1
4
WSH
@CLE		2
5
PHA
@DET		6
2
BOS
@SLB		6
5		 
(11)
CIN
@BRO		4
1
CIN
@BRO		3
4
CHC
@BSN		3
1
PIT
@NYG		4
3
STL
@PHI		2
16
STL
@PHI		7
0
Friday, July 21, 1939,
, Polo Grounds V
Attendance: 5,355, Time of Game: 2:32
Pirates
4
40-38
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
 at Giants
3
41-41
⇐ Lost 7 ⇒
W: Rip Sewell (7-6)
L: Cliff Melton (5-9)
S: Bill Swift (3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  3    4  5  2
Giants          0  0  0   0  0  3   0  0  0    3 10  0

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Fern Bell CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .296 .813 3 0
   Lloyd Waner CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284 .654 1 0
Arky Vaughan SS 4 1 0 0 0 2 .308 .821 4 2
Johnny Rizzo LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 .259 .787 2 0
Chuck Klein RF 4 1 2 3 0 0 .314 .940 1 0 HR
Elbie Fletcher 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .271 .729 5 1 SB
Lee Handley 3B 2 0 0 0 1 1 .303 .745 1 1
Pep Young 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .302 .835 2 1 SB
Ray Berres C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .214 .509 8 0 GDP
Jim Tobin P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .270 .737 0 0
   Rip Sewell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 .658 0 0
   Bill Brubaker PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .254 .724
   Bill Swift P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 .687 0 0
Team Totals 30 4 5 3 2 3 .167 .485 27 5
HR: C Klein (7).
TB: C Klein 5; B Brubaker; E Fletcher; P Young.
GIDP: R Berres (6).
RBI: C Klein 3 (38).
Team LOB: 1.
Fielding
DP: 1. L Handley-R Berres.
E: R Sewell (1); L Handley (13).
Baserunning
SB: P Young (1, -1st base off  POCS); E Fletcher (2, -1st base off  POCS).

New York Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Jo-Jo Moore LF 5 0 2 0 0 0 .247 .650 5 0
Burgess Whitehead 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .227 .590 3 3
   Bob Seeds PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .271 .852
Frank Demaree CF 5 0 2 0 0 1 .315 .768 1 0
Mel Ott RF 4 1 1 0 1 0 .322 1.019 3 0 2B
Zeke Bonura 1B 4 1 3 0 0 0 .343 .940 10 1
Ken O'Dea C 3 0 1 0 1 1 .169 .529 3 0
Tom Hafey 3B 4 1 1 3 0 1 .250 1.250 0 2 HR,GDP
Skeeter Scalzi SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 2 5
Cliff Melton P 2 0 0 0 1 0 .125 .277 0 3
   Jimmy Ripple PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .264 .660
Team Totals 37 3 10 3 3 5 .270 .703 27 14
2B: M Ott (17).
HR: T Hafey (1).
TB: T Hafey 4; Z Bonura 3; M Ott 2; F Demaree 2; J Moore 2; K O'Dea.
GIDP: T Hafey (1).
RBI: T Hafey 3 (3).
Team LOB: 10.
Fielding
DP: 1. B Whitehead-S Scalzi-Z Bonura.

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Jim Tobin 6 7 3 3 2 2 1 4.56 27 46
Rip Sewell, W (7-6) 2 1 0 0 1 3 0 4.18 8
Bill Swift, S (3) 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.05 5
Team Totals 9 10 3 3 3 5 1 3.00 40 46

New York Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Cliff Melton, L (5-9) 9 5 4 4 2 3 1 3.80 32 62
Team Totals 9 5 4 4 2 3 1 4.00 32 62
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - George Barr, 1B - Charlie Moran, 2B - (none), 3B - Bill Stewart.
Time of Game: 2:32.
Attendance: 5,355.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         New York Giants
1 Fern Bell CF 1 Jo-Jo Moore LF
2 Arky Vaughan SS 2 Burgess Whitehead 2B
3 Johnny Rizzo LF 3 Frank Demaree CF
4 Chuck Klein RF 4 Mel Ott RF
5 Elbie Fletcher 1B 5 Zeke Bonura 1B
6 Lee Handley 3B 6 Ken O'Dea C
7 Pep Young 2B 7 Tom Hafey 3B
8 Ray Berres C 8 Skeeter Scalzi SS
9 Jim Tobin P 9 Cliff Melton P

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