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Pirates
@ Phillies
Shibe Park
July 18, 1939
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on July 18, 1939 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
Date | July 18, 1939 |
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Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Home Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 18, 1939 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Home Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Swift |
Home Starting Pitcher | Syl Johnson |
Ballpark | Shibe Park |
City | Philadelphia |
State | PA |
Attendance | 6,000 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 5 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Larry Goetz 1B: Bick Campbell 2B: (none) 3B: Dolly Stark |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lloyd Waner | Center Fielder |
Arky Vaughan | Shortstop |
Fern Bell | Left Fielder |
Chuck Klein | Right Fielder |
Elbie Fletcher | First Baseman |
Lee Handley | Third Baseman |
Bill Brubaker | Second Baseman |
Ray Berres | Catcher |
Bill Swift | Pitcher |
Pie Traynor | Manager |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jack Bolling | First Baseman |
Hersh Martin | Center Fielder |
Gibby Brack | Right Fielder |
Morrie Arnovich | Left Fielder |
Pinky May | Third Baseman |
Roy Hughes | Second Baseman |
George Scharein | Shortstop |
Spud Davis | Catcher |
Syl Johnson | Pitcher |
Doc Prothro | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Pirates
@ Phillies
Shibe Park
July 18, 1939
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Johnson
Waner hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Johnson
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Johnson
Bell hits a popup towards first. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klein vs. Johnson
Klein hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Swift
Bolling hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Swift
Martin hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Waner who is chasing the ball. Martin reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brack vs. Swift
Brack hits a fly ball into right field. Klein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Martin tags and scores. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Arnovich vs. Swift
Arnovich hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Swift
May hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Waner. May reaches second base with a double. Arnovich goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hughes vs. Swift
Hughes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. May scores. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scharein vs. Sewell
Rip Sewell now pitching.
Scharein hits a fly ball into left field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Johnson
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hughes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Johnson
Handley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hughes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brubaker vs. Johnson
Brubaker strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Sewell
Davis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Sewell
Johnson bunts towards the mound. Sewell fields it and throws to first for the out. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bolling vs. Sewell
Bolling hits a popup towards first. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Martin vs. Sewell
Martin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Davis scores. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brack vs. Sewell
Brack hits a fly ball into right field. Klein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berres vs. Johnson
Berres hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hughes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Johnson
Sewell hits a popup towards short. Scharein settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Johnson
Waner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vaughan vs. Johnson
Vaughan hits a fly ball into right field. Brack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Arnovich vs. Sewell
Arnovich hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Sewell
May takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hughes vs. Sewell
Hughes bunts towards the mound. Sewell fields it and throws to first for the out. May moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Scharein vs. Sewell
Scharein hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. May scores. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Sewell
Davis takes first base on ball four. Scharein moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Sewell
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Johnson
Bell hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klein vs. Johnson
Klein hits a fly ball into right field. Brack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Johnson
Fletcher hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Johnson
Handley hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hughes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brubaker vs. Johnson
Brubaker hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Martin. Brubaker reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Berres vs. Johnson
Berres hits a popup in front of the plate. Davis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Sewell
Bolling hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Sewell
Martin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brack vs. Sewell
Brack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Arnovich vs. Sewell
Arnovich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan misplays the ball. That's an error on Vaughan. Brack moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
May vs. Sewell
May hits a popup in front of the plate. Berres settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Johnson
Sewell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hughes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Johnson
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hughes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Johnson
Vaughan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hughes vs. Sewell
Hughes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scharein vs. Sewell
There goes Hughes. The throw from Berres and he is safe. Hughes steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Scharein vs. Sewell
Scharein strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Sewell
Davis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hughes scores. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Sewell
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Sewell
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards second. Brubaker picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Brubaker. Davis moves to third. Bolling moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Martin vs. Sewell
Martin hits a fly ball into right field. Klein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Johnson
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Brack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klein vs. Johnson
Klein takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Johnson
Fletcher hits a fly ball into left field. Arnovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Handley vs. Johnson
Handley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Klein moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brubaker vs. Johnson
Brubaker hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brack vs. Sewell
Brack hits a popup, foul, towards third. Handley settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Handley. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brack vs. Sewell
Brack hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Arnovich vs. Sewell
Arnovich bunts towards the mound. Sewell fields it and throws to first for the out. Brack moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
May vs. Sewell
May hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Brack scores. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hughes vs. Sewell
Hughes hits a fly ball into right field. Klein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scharein vs. Sewell
Scharein hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Waner. Scharein reaches second base with a double. May goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Heintzelman
Ken Heintzelman now pitching.
Davis hits a popup towards first. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Johnson
Paul Waner pinch hits for Ray Berres.
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first, with Johnson covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heintzelman vs. Johnson
Heintzelman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Martin. Heintzelman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Waner vs. Johnson
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scharein scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vaughan vs. Johnson
Vaughan hits a popup towards first. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Heintzelman
Ray Mueller now catching.
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Heintzelman
Bolling hits a popup in front of the plate. Mueller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Heintzelman
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brubaker scoops it up and throws to first, with Heintzelman covering, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Johnson
Bell hits a popup towards first. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klein vs. Johnson
Klein hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Johnson
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hughes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Johnson
Handley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scharein scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brack vs. Heintzelman
Brack hits a popup towards first. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Arnovich vs. Heintzelman
Arnovich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Heintzelman
May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. Arnovich moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hughes vs. Heintzelman
Hughes hits a ball on the ground towards first. The ball bounces off Fletcher, and towards Brubaker, who fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering, for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brubaker vs. Johnson
Brubaker hits a popup in front of the plate. Davis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowman vs. Johnson
Joe Bowman pinch hits for Ray Mueller.
Bowman strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suhr vs. Johnson
Gus Suhr pinch hits for Ken Heintzelman.
Suhr strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/18/1939 -- Pittsburgh at Philadelphia (D) Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI Waner L, cf 4 0 1 0 Bolling J, 1b 5 0 1 0 Vaughan A, ss 4 0 1 0 Martin H, cf 5 1 3 1 Bell F, lf 4 1 1 1 Brack G, rf 4 1 1 1 Klein C, rf 3 1 1 1 Arnovich M, lf 3 1 1 0 Fletcher E, 1b 4 1 1 1 May P, 3b 4 3 2 2 Handley L, 3b 4 0 1 0 Hughes R, 2b 4 1 2 1 Brubaker B, 2b 4 0 1 0 Scharein G, ss 4 0 2 2 Berres R, c 2 0 0 0 Davis S, c 2 1 1 1 Waner P, ph 1 0 0 0 Johnson S, p 3 0 0 0 Mueller R, c 0 0 0 0 Bowman J, ph 1 0 0 0 Swift B, p 0 0 0 0 Sewell R, p 2 0 0 0 Heintzelman K, p 1 0 1 0 Suhr G, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 3 8 3 34 8 13 8 Pittsburgh 000 200 010 -- 3 Philadelphia 311 012 00x -- 8 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Swift B (L) 0.2 4 3 3 0 0 Sewell R 5.0 9 5 5 3 3 Heintzelman K 2.1 0 0 0 1 1 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Johnson S (W) 9.0 8 3 3 1 4 E -- Vaughan A, Brubaker B, Handley L LOB -- Pittsburgh 6, Philadelphia 10 2B -- May P, Brubaker B, Scharein G, Heintzelman K 3B -- Martin H HR -- Bell F, Fletcher E, Klein C SB -- Hughes R SH -- Johnson S, Hughes R, Arnovich M SF -- Brack G T -- 2:05 A -- 6000
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