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Cardinals
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 16, 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 August 16, 1939 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
Date | August 16, 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 | August 16, 1939 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Weiland |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Klinger |
Ballpark | Forbes Field |
City | Pittsburgh |
State | PA |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 15 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Beans Reardon 1B: Larry Goetz 2B: (none) 3B: Babe Pinelli |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lyn Lary | Shortstop |
Jimmy Brown | Second Baseman |
Enos Slaughter | Right Fielder |
Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
Don Padgett | Catcher |
Pepper Martin | Left Fielder |
Terry Moore | Center Fielder |
Don Gutteridge | Third Baseman |
Bob Weiland | Pitcher |
Ray Blades | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Fern Bell | Center Fielder |
Arky Vaughan | Shortstop |
Johnny Rizzo | Left Fielder |
Chuck Klein | Right Fielder |
Elbie Fletcher | First Baseman |
Bill Brubaker | Third Baseman |
Pep Young | Second Baseman |
Ray Mueller | Catcher |
Bob Klinger | Pitcher |
Pie Traynor | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cardinals
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 16, 1939
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Klinger
Lary hits a fly ball into left field. Rizzo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Klinger
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Klinger
Slaughter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Klinger
Mize hits a popup towards third. Brubaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Weiland
Bell 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Weiland
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: ---
Rizzo vs. Weiland
Rizzo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary 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: ---
Padgett vs. Klinger
Padgett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Klinger
Martin strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Klinger
Moore hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gutteridge vs. Klinger
There goes Moore. The throw from Mueller and he is safe. Moore steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gutteridge vs. Klinger
Gutteridge hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brubaker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klein vs. Weiland
Klein hits a popup towards third. Gutteridge settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Weiland
Fletcher hits a popup towards third. Gutteridge settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brubaker vs. Weiland
Brubaker hits a line drive into left field. Martin 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: ---
Weiland vs. Klinger
Weiland hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Weiland for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Klinger
Lary hits a fly ball into right field. Klein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Klinger
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Weiland
Young hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Martin. Young reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mueller vs. Weiland
Mueller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Young scores. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Klinger vs. Weiland
Klinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mueller moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bell vs. Weiland
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gutteridge fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Vaughan vs. Weiland
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 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Klinger
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Slaughter for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Klinger
Mize hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Padgett vs. Klinger
Padgett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Klinger
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzo vs. Weiland
Rizzo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gutteridge fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klein vs. Weiland
Klein hits a line drive into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Weiland
Fletcher hits a popup towards short. Lary settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Klinger
Moore hits a popup in front of the plate. Mueller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutteridge vs. Klinger
Gutteridge hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weiland vs. Klinger
Weiland bunts in front of the plate. Mueller fields it and throws to first for the out. Gutteridge moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lary vs. Klinger
Lary hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brubaker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brubaker vs. Weiland
Stu Martin now playing second base. Lyn Lary now playing third base. Jimmy Brown now playing shortstop.
Brubaker hits a line drive into left field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Weiland
Young hits a line drive into left field. Martin picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Martin. Young moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mueller vs. Weiland
Mueller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Young scores. Mueller moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Klinger vs. Weiland
Klinger hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Weiland
Bell is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vaughan vs. Weiland
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Klinger
Brown hits a line drive into right field. Klein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Klinger
Slaughter is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Klinger
Mize hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Padgett vs. Klinger
Padgett hits a fly ball into left field. Rizzo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzo vs. Weiland
Rizzo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lary fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klein vs. Weiland
Klein is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Weiland
Fletcher hits a line drive into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Klinger
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan misplays the ball. That's an error on Vaughan. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Klinger
Moore hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is bouncing around. Rizzo is chasing the ball. Moore rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park two run home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Klinger
Martin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weiland vs. Klinger
Weiland is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lary vs. Klinger
Lary hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brubaker vs. Weiland
Brubaker hits a line drive into left field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Weiland
Young hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Martin. Young reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mueller vs. Weiland
Mueller is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Klinger vs. Weiland
Klinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown misplays the ball. That's an error on Brown. Young moves to third. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bell vs. Weiland
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Young tags and scores. Mueller tags and moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Vaughan vs. Weiland
Vaughan hits a fly ball into center field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Klinger
Brown hits a fly ball into left field. Rizzo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Klinger
Slaughter hits a line drive towards first. Fletcher reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Klinger
Mize hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzo vs. Weiland
Rizzo hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Padgett settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Padgett. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzo vs. Weiland
Rizzo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klein vs. Weiland
Klein bunts towards the mound. Weiland fields it and throws to first for the out. Rizzo moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. Weiland
Fletcher hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rizzo moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brubaker vs. Bowman
Bob Bowman now pitching.
Brubaker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Padgett vs. Klinger
Lloyd Waner now playing center field.
Padgett hits a line drive into left field. Rizzo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Klinger
Martin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Klinger
Moore hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is bouncing around. Rizzo is chasing the ball. Moore rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park two run home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Klinger
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowman vs. Klinger
Bowman is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Bowman
Mickey Owen now catching.
Young hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moore. Young reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mueller vs. Bowman
Mueller bunts towards the mound. Bowman fields it and throws to first for the out. Young moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Waner vs. Shoun
Paul Waner pinch hits for Bob Klinger. Clyde Shoun now pitching.
Waner strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Tobin vs. Shoun
Jim Tobin pinch hits for Lloyd Waner.
Tobin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops it up and throws to first, with Shoun covering, for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/16/1939, game 1 -- St.Louis at Pittsburgh (D) St.Louis AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Lary L, ss-3b 4 0 0 0 Bell F, cf 2 0 0 1 Brown J, 2b-ss 4 0 0 0 Waner L, cf 0 0 0 0 Slaughter E, rf 3 0 0 0 Tobin J, ph 1 0 0 0 Mize J, 1b 4 0 1 0 Vaughan A, ss 4 0 0 0 Padgett D, c 4 0 1 0 Rizzo J, lf 4 0 1 0 Owen M, c 0 0 0 0 Klein C, rf 3 0 0 0 Martin P, lf 4 2 1 0 Fletcher E, 1b 4 0 1 0 Moore T, cf 4 2 3 4 Brubaker B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Gutteridge D, 3b 2 0 1 0 Young P, 2b 4 3 4 0 Martin S, 2b 2 0 1 0 Mueller R, c 2 0 2 2 Weiland B, p 2 0 0 0 Klinger B, p 3 0 0 0 Bowman B, p 1 0 0 0 Waner P, ph 1 0 0 0 Shoun C, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 4 8 4 32 3 8 3 St.Louis 000 000 202 -- 4 Pittsburgh 001 010 100 -- 3 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Weiland B 7.1 7 3 1 2 1 Bowman B (W) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Shoun C (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Klinger B (L) 9.0 8 4 3 1 4 E -- Martin P, Vaughan A, Brown J, Padgett D DP -- St.Louis 1, Pittsburgh 1 LOB -- St.Louis 5, Pittsburgh 7 2B -- Young P 3 HR -- Moore T 2 SB -- Moore T SH -- Weiland B, Klein C, Mueller R SF -- Bell F T -- 2:15 A -- 0
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