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1939 Pittsburgh Pirates Schedule, Box Scores and Splits
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1938 / 1940)
68-85, Finished 6th in National League
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Scored 666 runs, Allowed 721 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 71-82
Manager: Pie Traynor (68-85)
Ballpark: Forbes Field (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 376,734 (6th of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year: Batting - 98, Pitching - 98;   one-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 101

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1938 / 1940 Schedule, Box Scores and Splits

Game Results

Season Summary 68-85, Final Rank:6, GB: 28.5
Days in First1last on Monday, Apr 17, counts only the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day
 1last on Apr 17, counts all days of the season including off days
Biggest Lead0.5last on Monday, Apr 17, for days on which they played
Farthest Behind28.5last on Sunday, Oct 1, for days on which they played
Most Games over .5006last on Wednesday, Jul 26
Most Games under .50018last on Sunday, Oct 1
Longest Winning Streak5Wednesday, Jul 19 to Sunday, Jul 23 and Sunday, Sep 17 to Thursday, Sep 21
Longest Losing Streak12Wednesday, Aug 9 to Sunday, Aug 20
Most Runs Allowed14Sunday, Jun 4, Friday, Jul 14 and Sunday, Sep 3
Most Runs Scored14Friday, May 26 and Tuesday, May 30
Times Shutout by Opponent12 
Times Opponent Shutout10 

Team Win/Loss Splits

Overall
SplitWLRSRAWP
Overall 68 85 666 721 .444
Home/Road
SplitWLRSRAWP
Home 35 42 339 365 .455
Road 33 43 327 356 .434
Month by Month
SplitWLRSRAWP
April 1 8 27 44 .111
May 18 10 153 116 .643
June 8 13 75 108 .381
July 19 11 153 132 .633
August 8 22 101 128 .267
September 13 20 148 184 .394
October 1 1 9 9 .500
By Season Half
SplitWLRSRAWP
First Half 34 34 313 310 .500
Second Half 34 51 353 411 .400
One-Run Games
SplitWLRSRAWP
One Run 19 24 166 171 .442
Blowouts (5+ Runs)
SplitWLRSRAWP
Blowout 20 21 224 234 .488
Opponent
SplitWLRSRAWP
BRO 9 13 78 105 .409
BSN 12 9 89 67 .571
CHC 8 14 102 98 .364
CIN 6 16 82 123 .273
NYG 11 11 98 97 .500
PHI 14 8 116 106 .636
STL 8 14 101 125 .364

Team Game-by-Game Schedule and Results

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Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
1 1 Monday, Apr 17 PIT @ CIN W 7 5 1-0 1 up 0.5 Blanton 2:16 30,644 +
2 2 Tuesday, Apr 18 PIT STL L 2 3 1-1 3 0.5 Weiland 2:16 15,783 -
3 3 Saturday, Apr 22 PIT @ CIN L 2 4 1-2 6 1.5 Derringer 1:43 7,156 --
4 4 Sunday, Apr 23 PIT @ CIN L 2 7 1-3 7 1.5 Walters 1:43 23,339 ---
5 5 Monday, Apr 24 PIT @ CHC L 2 6 1-4 7 2.5 Whitehill 2:18 15,844 ----
6 6 Tuesday, Apr 25 PIT @ CHC L 3 5 1-5 8 3.5 Lee 1:51 9,913 -----
7 7 Wednesday, Apr 26 PIT @ CHC L 1 3 1-6 8 4.5 Lillard 2:10 9,516 ------
8 8 Thursday, Apr 27 PIT @ STL L 5 6 1-7 8 4.5 McGee 2:55 1,994 -------
9 9 Saturday, Apr 29 PIT CIN L 3 5 1-8 8 5.5 Walters 2:05 5,913 --------
10 10 Monday, May 1 PIT CIN W 2 1 2-8 8 5.5 Sewell 1:51 2,924 +
11 11 Tuesday, May 2 PIT @ BRO W 3 2 3-8 8 4.5 Klinger 1:50 9,269 ++
12 12 Thursday, May 4 PIT @ PHI W 6 4 4-8 8 4.0 Bauers 2:12 3,500 +++
13 13 Friday, May 5 PIT @ PHI W 10 7 5-8 8 3.0 Sewell 2:11 2,000 ++++
14 14 Saturday, May 6 PIT @ PHI L 0 1 5-9 8 3.5 Passeau 2:16 7,000 -
15 15 Sunday, May 7 PIT @ BSN W 9 2 6-9 8 3.5 Klinger 1:45 21,336 +
16 16 Monday, May 8 PIT @ BSN W 3 2 7-9 8 2.5 Tobin 1:40 2,353 ++
17 17 Wednesday, May 10 PIT @ NYG W 5 0 8-9 5 2.0 Sewell 1:54 6,030 +++
18 18 Thursday, May 11 PIT @ NYG L 1 4 8-10 6 2.5 Melton 1:48 4,041 -
19 19 Saturday, May 13 PIT CHC L 2 6 8-11 7 3.0 Lee 1:52 6,948 --
20 20 Sunday, May 14 PIT CHC W 5 2 9-11 6 3.0 Tobin 1:59 15,397 +
21 21 Monday, May 15 PIT CHC L 2 6 9-12 7 3.5 French 1:44 3,941 -
22 22 Tuesday, May 16 PIT PHI W 8 5 10-12 6 3.5 Bowman 1:50 1,823 +
23 23 Wednesday, May 17 PIT PHI L 3 7 10-13 7 3.5 Mulcahy 1:45 2,075 -
24 24 Thursday, May 18 PIT PHI W 5 4 11-13 6 3.5 Tobin 2:02 2,183 +
25 25 Friday, May 19 PIT BSN L 2 5 11-14 7 4.0 Errickson 2:10 2,672 -
26 26 Saturday, May 20 PIT BSN W 12 6 12-14 5 4.0 Bowman 2:13 4,643 +
27 27 Sunday, May 21 PIT NYG W 4 1 13-14 4 4.0 Klinger 1:53 20,976 ++
28 28 Monday, May 22 PIT NYG L 2 9 13-15 5 5.0 Schumacher 2:16 2,886 -
29 29 Tuesday, May 23 PIT NYG W 13 4 14-15 4 5.0 Sewell 2:43 3,823 +
30 30 Wednesday, May 24 PIT BRO W 6 3 15-15 4 5.0 Bowman 2:14 2,490 ++
31 31 Thursday, May 25 PIT BRO L 2 8 15-16 4 6.0 Pressnell 2:05 5,600 -
32 32 Friday, May 26 PIT @ CHC W 14 5 16-16 4 6.0 Tobin 2:27 5,982 +
33 33 Saturday, May 27 PIT @ CHC W 9 1 17-16 3 6.0 Sewell 2:04 8,035 ++
34 34 Sunday, May 28 PIT @ CHC L 2 6 17-17 4 6.5 Dean 1:46 26,511 -
35 35 Monday, May 29 PIT @ STL W 7 0 18-17 3 6.5 Klinger 2:06 1,736 +
36 36 Tuesday, May 30 PIT @ STL L 2 7 18-18 4 5.5 Warneke 2:14 0 -
37 37 Tuesday, May 30 PIT @ STL W 14 8 19-18 4 5.5 Swift 2:26 14,178 +
38 38 Thursday, Jun 1 PIT @ PHI W 5 2 20-18 3 5.5 Sewell 1:55 8,000 ++
39 39 Saturday, Jun 3 PIT @ PHI W 10 7 21-18 3 5.0 Brown 2:27 2,000 +++
40 40 Sunday, Jun 4 PIT @ BRO W 7 3 22-18 3 5.5 Tobin 1:51 0 ++++
41 41 Sunday, Jun 4 PIT @ BRO L 1 14 22-19 3 5.5 Casey 2:02 24,257 -
42 42 Monday, Jun 5 PIT @ BRO L 2 6 22-20 3 6.5 Tamulis 1:55 6,680 --
43 43 Tuesday, Jun 6 PIT @ BRO L 2 5 22-21 3 6.5 Fitzsimmons 1:55 6,907 ---
44 44 Wednesday, Jun 7 PIT @ BSN W 2 0 23-21 3 6.5 Swift 1:52 2,795 +
45 45 Thursday, Jun 8 PIT @ BSN L 0 2 23-22 3 7.5 Fette 1:44 1,894 -
46 46 Friday, Jun 9 PIT @ BSN L 1 4 23-23 4 8.0 Posedel 1:36 2,062 --
47 47 Saturday, Jun 10 PIT @ NYG L 2 6 23-24 5 8.0 Schumacher 1:54 6,815 ---
48 48 Sunday, Jun 11 PIT @ NYG L 3 7 23-25 6 9.0 Gumbert 1:49 0 ----
49 49 Sunday, Jun 11 PIT @ NYG L 4 5 23-26 6 9.0 Melton 2:36 34,749 -----
50 50 Thursday, Jun 15 PIT BSN L 5 6 23-27 6 10.5 Lanning 2:33 2,900 ------
Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
51 51 Friday, Jun 16 PIT BSN W 4 2 24-27 6 10.0 Klinger 1:51 2,491 +
52 52 Saturday, Jun 17 PIT PHI L 2 11 24-28 6 11.0 Johnson 2:23 3,741 -
53 53 Wednesday, Jun 21 PIT NYG L 4 6 24-29 6 11.5 Melton 2:37 5,194 --
54 54 Thursday, Jun 22 PIT NYG W 8 7 25-29 6 11.0 Bowman 3:35 3,869 +
55 55 Friday, Jun 23 PIT BRO W 2 1 26-29 6 10.0 Bauers 1:53 2,419 ++
56 56 Saturday, Jun 24 PIT BRO W 6 2 27-29 5 9.0 Tobin 1:51 5,582 +++
57 57 Sunday, Jun 25 PIT BRO L 5 6 27-30 6 9.0 Hamlin 2:01 14,543 -
58 58 Tuesday, Jun 27 PIT @ CIN L 0 6 27-31 6 10.0 Derringer 1:49 5,124 --
59 59 Saturday, Jul 1 PIT @ STL W 4 3 28-31 6 9.5 Brown 2:12 2,336 +
60 60 Sunday, Jul 2 PIT @ STL W 8 5 29-31 5 8.5 Klinger 2:14 0 ++
61 61 Sunday, Jul 2 PIT @ STL W 6 3 30-31 5 8.5 Tobin 1:36 10,449 +++
62 62 Tuesday, Jul 4 PIT CIN L 4 7 30-32 6 8.5 Grissom 2:06 0 -
63 63 Tuesday, Jul 4 PIT CIN W 4 3 31-32 6 8.5 Brown 1:57 41,937 +
64 64 Wednesday, Jul 5 PIT CHC W 10 1 32-32 6 8.5 Bowman 1:44 2,201 ++
65 65 Thursday, Jul 6 PIT CHC W 7 2 33-32 5 8.5 Klinger 1:54 6,257 +++
66 66 Friday, Jul 7 PIT CHC L 4 5 33-33 6 9.0 Lee 2:33 4,438 -
67 67 Sunday, Jul 9 PIT STL L 3 7 33-34 6 9.0 Cooper 1:55 0 --
68 68 Sunday, Jul 9 PIT STL W 8 6 34-34 6 9.0 Tobin 2:30 29,000 +
69 69 Wednesday, Jul 12 PIT @ BRO W 3 0 35-34 5 8.5 Brown 1:57 29,481 ++
70 70 Friday, Jul 14 PIT @ BRO L 4 14 35-35 6 9.0 Hamlin 2:26 20,735 -
71 71 Saturday, Jul 15 PIT @ BRO L 2 6 35-36 6 10.0 Fitzsimmons 1:51 6,814 --
72 72 Sunday, Jul 16 PIT @ PHI L 2 3 35-37 6 9.0 Mulcahy 1:45 0 ---
73 73 Sunday, Jul 16 PIT @ PHI W 7 3 36-37 6 9.0 Klinger 2:10 0 +
74 74 Monday, Jul 17 PIT @ PHI W 7 4 37-37 6 9.0 Bowman 2:05 2,500 ++
75 75 Tuesday, Jul 18 PIT @ PHI L 3 8 37-38 6 10.0 Johnson 2:05 6,000 -
76 76 Wednesday, Jul 19 PIT @ NYG W 10 3 38-38 5 10.0 Brown 2:15 5,331 +
77 77 Thursday, Jul 20 PIT @ NYG W 8 4 39-38 4 9.5 Klinger 2:05 4,310 ++
78 78 Friday, Jul 21 PIT @ NYG W 4 3 40-38 4 9.0 Sewell 2:32 5,355 +++
79 79 Saturday, Jul 22 PIT @ BSN W 9 3 41-38 3 9.0 Swift 2:02 2,583 ++++
80 80 Sunday, Jul 23 PIT @ BSN W 3 2 42-38 4 10.0 Brown 2:05 0 +++++
81 81 Sunday, Jul 23 PIT @ BSN L 0 1 42-39 4 10.0 Fette 1:41 15,558 -
82 82 Tuesday, Jul 25 PIT PHI W 5 4 43-39 2 10.0 Klinger 2:28 2,539 +
83 83 Wednesday, Jul 26 PIT PHI W 3 1 44-39 2 9.0 Swift 2:03 0 ++
84 84 Wednesday, Jul 26 PIT PHI W 5 3 45-39 2 9.0 Bowman 2:02 10,611 +++
85 85 Thursday, Jul 27 PIT PHI L 8 9 45-40 3 10.5 Harrell 2:17 2,610 -
86 86 Friday, Jul 28 PIT BSN L 1 7 45-41 4 11.0 Turner 2:02 3,137 --
87 87 Saturday, Jul 29 PIT BSN W 6 5 46-41 2 11.5 Bowman 2:06 4,962 +
88 88 Sunday, Jul 30 PIT BSN L 5 7 46-42 3 13.0 Posedel 2:18 27,099 -
89 89 Tuesday, Aug 1 PIT BRO L 3 5 46-43 4 13.0 Fitzsimmons 1:54 3,392 --
90 90 Wednesday, Aug 2 PIT BRO W 6 0 47-43 4 12.0 Bowman 1:39 3,240 +
91 91 Thursday, Aug 3 PIT BRO L 1 4 47-44 4 12.5 Pressnell 1:51 3,112 -
92 92 Friday, Aug 4 PIT NYG W 3 2 48-44 4 12.5 Sewell 2:31 3,477 +
93 93 Saturday, Aug 5 PIT NYG L 3 4 48-45 4 12.5 Hubbell 1:55 8,932 -
94 94 Sunday, Aug 6 PIT NYG L 5 9 48-46 4 12.5 Schumacher 2:19 0 --
95 95 Sunday, Aug 6 PIT NYG W 6 0 49-46 4 12.5 Klinger 2:07 37,665 +
96 96 Wednesday, Aug 9 PIT @ STL L 3 5 49-47 4 14.0 Sunkel 2:01 3,334 -
97 97 Friday, Aug 11 PIT @ CHC L 2 3 49-48 5 14.0 Lee 1:55 7,296 --
98 98 Saturday, Aug 12 PIT @ CHC L 4 6 49-49 6 15.0 Bryant 2:01 9,223 ---
99 99 Sunday, Aug 13 PIT @ CHC L 4 5 49-50 5 14.5 Dean 1:38 25,180 ----
100 100 Monday, Aug 14 PIT @ CIN L 8 9 49-51 6 15.5 Thompson 2:38 23,044 -----
Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
101 101 Tuesday, Aug 15 PIT @ CIN L 5 6 49-52 6 16.5 Niggeling 2:11 7,941 ------
102 102 Wednesday, Aug 16 PIT STL L 3 4 49-53 6 17.0 Bowman 2:15 0 -------
103 103 Wednesday, Aug 16 PIT STL L 0 3 49-54 6 17.0 McGee 1:53 7,855 --------
104 104 Thursday, Aug 17 PIT STL L 2 4 49-55 6 18.0 Davis 1:50 2,737 ---------
105 105 Friday, Aug 18 PIT STL L 0 3 49-56 6 18.5 Bowman 2:05 2,586 ----------
106 106 Saturday, Aug 19 PIT CHC L 0 5 49-57 6 19.0 Lee 1:52 3,126 -----------
107 107 Sunday, Aug 20 PIT CHC L 5 9 49-58 6 18.0 Passeau 2:20 0 ------------
108 108 Sunday, Aug 20 PIT CHC W 5 0 50-58 6 18.0 Butcher 2:00 13,076 +
109 109 Tuesday, Aug 22 PIT @ BSN W 8 2 51-58 6 17.5 Bowman 1:59 1,767 ++
110 110 Wednesday, Aug 23 PIT @ BSN L 0 1 51-59 6 19.0 Posedel 1:40 -
111 111 Wednesday, Aug 23 PIT @ BSN L 1 3 51-60 6 19.0 MacFayden 2:08 4,691 --
112 112 Thursday, Aug 24 PIT @ NYG W 4 3 52-60 6 18.0 Butcher 2:09 4,341 +
113 113 Saturday, Aug 26 PIT @ NYG L 2 6 52-61 6 19.0 Schumacher 1:56 0 -
114 114 Saturday, Aug 26 PIT @ NYG L 0 8 52-62 6 19.0 Melton 1:35 10,756 --
115 115 Sunday, Aug 27 PIT @ BRO L 2 3 52-63 6 19.5 Fitzsimmons 1:33 0 ---
116 116 Sunday, Aug 27 PIT @ BRO W 9 5 53-63 6 19.5 Blanton 2:15 20,119 +
117 117 Thursday, Aug 31 PIT @ PHI W 1 0 54-63 6 19.0 Butcher 1:46 0 ++
118 118 Thursday, Aug 31 PIT @ PHI L 6 11 54-64 6 19.0 Beck 1:59 8,000 -
119 119 Saturday, Sep 2 PIT @ STL W 11 3 55-64 6 18.0 Brown 2:16 2,636 +
120 120 Sunday, Sep 3 PIT @ STL L 6 14 55-65 6 19.5 Davis 1:59 0 -
121 121 Sunday, Sep 3 PIT @ STL L 0 3 55-66 6 19.5 Weiland 1:38 11,066 --
122 122 Monday, Sep 4 PIT @ CHC W 2 1 56-66 6 18.0 Butcher 1:31 0 +
123 123 Monday, Sep 4 PIT @ CHC W 6 3 57-66 6 18.0 Klinger 2:03 32,974 ++
124 124 Wednesday, Sep 6 PIT CIN W 5 4 58-66 6 18.5 Swift 2:20 0 +++
125 125 Wednesday, Sep 6 PIT CIN L 3 4 58-67 6 18.5 Derringer -
126 126 Thursday, Sep 7 PIT CIN W 8 7 59-67 6 17.5 Sewell 2:43 2,434 +
127 127 Friday, Sep 8 PIT CIN L 2 5 59-68 6 18.5 Walters 2:00 4,479 -
128 128 Saturday, Sep 9 PIT STL L 2 12 59-69 6 18.5 Weiland 2:08 3,817 --
129 129 Sunday, Sep 10 PIT STL L 3 9 59-70 6 20.0 Davis 1:49 0 ---
130 130 Sunday, Sep 10 PIT STL L 4 11 59-71 6 20.0 Bowman 2:18 12,588 ----
131 131 Monday, Sep 11 PIT STL W 8 6 60-71 6 19.5 Tobin 1:59 1,134 +
132 132 Wednesday, Sep 13 PIT NYG L 0 2 60-72 6 20.5 Gumbert 1:37 0 -
133 133 Wednesday, Sep 13 PIT NYG W 7 4 61-72 6 20.5 Klinger 1:57 3,426 +
134 134 Thursday, Sep 14 PIT BRO W 4 3 62-72 6 21.5 Brown 1:55 0 ++
135 135 Thursday, Sep 14 PIT BRO L 4 8 62-73 6 21.5 Crouch 2:12 3,637 -
136 136 Friday, Sep 15 PIT BRO L 2 4 62-74 6 22.0 Hutchinson 2:11 1,548 --
137 137 Saturday, Sep 16 PIT BRO L 2 3 62-75 6 23.0 Fitzsimmons 1:56 2,457 ---
138 138 Sunday, Sep 17 PIT PHI L 3 7 62-76 6 23.0 Johnson 2:10 0 ----
139 139 Sunday, Sep 17 PIT PHI W 10 1 63-76 6 23.0 Klinger 1:50 8,008 +
140 140 Monday, Sep 18 PIT PHI W 7 4 64-76 6 22.5 Brown 1:47 688 ++
141 141 Tuesday, Sep 19 PIT BSN W 5 3 65-76 6 21.5 Sewell 2:06 702 +++
142 142 Thursday, Sep 21 PIT BSN W 6 4 66-76 6 21.5 Gee 2:12 ++++
143 143 Thursday, Sep 21 PIT BSN W 7 0 67-76 6 21.5 Swigart 1:52 1,980 +++++
144 144 Friday, Sep 22 PIT @ CIN L 0 6 67-77 6 23.5 Thompson 1:56 0 -
145 145 Friday, Sep 22 PIT @ CIN L 9 10 67-78 6 23.5 Shoffner 2:10 5,481 --
146 146 Saturday, Sep 23 PIT @ CIN L 5 6 67-79 6 25.5 Walters 1:42 20,954 ---
147 147 Saturday, Sep 23 PIT @ CIN L 1 6 67-80 6 25.5 Grissom 1:42 20,954 ----
148 148 Sunday, Sep 24 PIT @ CIN L 2 11 67-81 6 26.5 Derringer 1:53 19,929 -----
149 149 Wednesday, Sep 27 PIT CHC L 8 9 67-82 6 27.0 French 1:53 0 ------
150 150 Wednesday, Sep 27 PIT CHC L 5 9 67-83 6 27.0 Russell 2:24 1,483 -------
Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
151 151 Friday, Sep 29 PIT CIN L 1 2 67-84 6 28.5 Grissom 1:25 1,477 --------
152 152 Sunday, Oct 1 PIT CIN L 1 9 67-85 6 28.5 Thompson ---------
153 153 Sunday, Oct 1 PIT CIN W 8 0 68-85 6 28.5 Heintzelman 1:39 3,859 +
Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
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Rank and Games Behind are at the end of all games played on that date.

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