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Scores
Standings
WSH
@CHW		3
4
NYY
@CLE		10
6		 
(10)
BOS
@DET		7
6
PHA
@SLB		3
9
CHC
@BRO		2
6
STL
@NYG		3
6
PIT
@PHI		6
4
Thursday, May 4, 1939,
, Shibe Park
Attendance: 3,500, Time of Game: 2:12
Pirates
6
4-8
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
 at Phillies
4
6-7
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
W: Russ Bauers (1-0)
L: Max Butcher (1-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         1  3  2   0  0  0   0  0  0    6 12  1
Phillies        1  1  0   2  0  0   0  0  0    4 12  1

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Lloyd Waner CF 4 0 1 0 1 0 .235 .552 1 1
Paul Waner RF 5 1 1 0 0 0 .303 .676 5 0
Johnny Rizzo LF 4 1 2 1 1 0 .311 .947 1 0 HR
Arky Vaughan SS 5 1 3 1 0 0 .271 .702 1 6 3B
Gus Suhr 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .277 .695 13 1 SH
Bill Brubaker 2B 3 1 1 1 1 1 .289 .795 2 4
Lee Handley 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 .333 .929 1 0 2B
Ray Berres C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .300 .691 2 0
   Heinie Manush 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .091
   Ray Mueller C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190 .513 1 0
Jim Tobin P 2 1 1 3 0 0 .333 1.333 0 0 HR
   Russ Bauers P 2 0 1 0 0 0 .500 1.000 0 0
Team Totals 36 6 12 6 4 2 .333 .983 27 12
2B: L Handley (1).
3B: A Vaughan (1).
HR: J Tobin (2); J Rizzo (1).
SH: G Suhr (3).
TB: A Vaughan 5; J Rizzo 5; J Tobin 4; L Handley 2; L Waner; B Brubaker; G Suhr; P Waner; R Bauers.
RBI: J Tobin 3 (5); J Rizzo (5); B Brubaker (6); A Vaughan (3).
Team LOB: 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. L Waner-R Berres.
E: P Waner (1).

Philadelphia Phillies

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Heinie Mueller 2B 5 0 1 1 0 0 .333 .865 5 3 2B
Hersh Martin CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 .232 .703 3 0 SH
Chuck Klein RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .630 1 0
Morrie Arnovich LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 .364 .935 4 1
Pinky May 3B 3 0 3 1 1 0 .447 1.080 0 2 2B
Les Powers 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .316 .718 7 0
George Scharein SS 3 2 2 0 1 0 .186 .501 3 2 2B
Spud Davis C 2 0 1 0 0 0 .160 .460 2 0
   Gibby Brack 1 0 0 0 0 0 .318 .818
   Wally Millies C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .278 .611 2 2
Max Butcher P 1 0 1 1 0 0 .500 1.000 0 0
   Al Smith P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0
   LeGrant Scott 1 1 0 0 0 0 .136 .422
   Jim Henry P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 1
   Pinky Whitney 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .400
   Elmer Burkart P 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 3.000 0 0
Team Totals 37 4 12 4 2 1 .324 .764 27 11
2B: P May (3); H Mueller (5); G Scharein (2).
SH: H Martin (1).
TB: P May 4; G Scharein 3; L Powers 2; H Mueller 2; S Davis; H Martin; M Arnovich; M Butcher.
RBI: M Butcher (2); H Mueller (8); P May (7); H Martin (4).
Team LOB: 9.
Fielding
E: G Scharein (3).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Jim Tobin 4.1 11 4 3 0 1 0 7.24 24 28
Russ Bauers, W (1-0) 4.2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0.00 16
Team Totals 9 12 4 3 2 1 0 3.00 40 28

Philadelphia Phillies

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Max Butcher, L (1-3) 2 4 5 5 2 0 2 5.66 12 26
Al Smith 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 4.00 8
Jim Henry 4 4 0 0 2 2 0 2.35 18
Elmer Burkart 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.91 3
Team Totals 9 12 6 6 4 2 2 6.00 41 26
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - George Barr, 1B - Ziggy Sears, 2B - (none), 3B - Charlie Moran.
Time of Game: 2:12.
Attendance: 3,500.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         Philadelphia Phillies
1 Lloyd Waner CF 1 Heinie Mueller 2B
2 Paul Waner RF 2 Hersh Martin CF
3 Johnny Rizzo LF 3 Chuck Klein RF
4 Arky Vaughan SS 4 Morrie Arnovich LF
5 Gus Suhr 1B 5 Pinky May 3B
6 Bill Brubaker 2B 6 Les Powers 1B
7 Lee Handley 3B 7 George Scharein SS
8 Ray Berres C 8 Spud Davis C
9 Jim Tobin P 9 Max Butcher P

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