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Pirates
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
May 20, 1938
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on May 20, 1938 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 20, 1938 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 20, 1938 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Red Lucas |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Van Mungo |
| Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
| City | Brooklyn |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 4,749 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 55 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Babe Pinelli 1B: Larry Goetz 2B: (none) 3B: Beans Reardon |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lee Handley | Third Baseman |
| Lloyd Waner | Center Fielder |
| Arky Vaughan | Shortstop |
| Johnny Rizzo | Left Fielder |
| Gus Suhr | First Baseman |
| Al Todd | Catcher |
| Paul Waner | Right Fielder |
| Pep Young | Second Baseman |
| Red Lucas | Pitcher |
| Pie Traynor | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Goody Rosen | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Hudson | Second Baseman |
| Kiki Cuyler | Left Fielder |
| Dolph Camilli | First Baseman |
| Cookie Lavagetto | Third Baseman |
| Babe Phelps | Catcher |
| Ernie Koy | Right Fielder |
| Leo Durocher | Shortstop |
| Van Mungo | Pitcher |
| Burleigh Grimes | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
May 20, 1938
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Mungo
Handley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mungo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Mungo
Waner hits a popup towards short. Durocher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Mungo
Vaughan hits a fly ball into center field. Rosen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Lucas
Rosen strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hudson vs. Lucas
Hudson hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuyler vs. Lucas
Cuyler 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
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzo vs. Mungo
Rizzo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lavagetto fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suhr vs. Mungo
Suhr hits a fly ball into left field. Cuyler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Todd vs. Mungo
Todd is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Camilli vs. Lucas
Camilli hits a popup, foul, towards third. Handley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lavagetto vs. Lucas
Lavagetto hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phelps vs. Lucas
Phelps hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koy vs. Lucas
Koy hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Waner. Koy reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Durocher vs. Lucas
Durocher hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Waner. Durocher reaches second base with a double. Koy scores. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mungo vs. Brown
Mace Brown now pitching.
Mungo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rosen vs. Brown
Rosen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hudson vs. Brown
Hudson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Durocher moves to third. Rosen moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cuyler vs. Brown
Cuyler strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Mungo
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Camilli scoops it up and throws to first, with Mungo covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Mungo
Young strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Mungo
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Durocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Camilli vs. Brown
Camilli hits a fly ball into left field. Rizzo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lavagetto vs. Brown
Lavagetto hits a fly ball into left field. Rizzo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phelps vs. Brown
Phelps hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Mungo
Handley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mungo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Mungo
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards second. Hudson can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vaughan vs. Mungo
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hudson misplays the ball. That's an error on Hudson. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rizzo vs. Mungo
Rizzo hits a fly ball into center field. Rosen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Waner moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Suhr vs. Mungo
Suhr hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Waner scores. Vaughan moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Todd vs. Mungo
Todd hits a ball on the ground towards short. Durocher fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koy vs. Brown
Koy hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Durocher vs. Brown
Durocher hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mungo vs. Brown
Mungo bunts towards first. Suhr fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosen vs. Brown
Rosen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mungo moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hudson vs. Brown
Hudson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mungo scores. Rosen moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cuyler vs. Blanton
Cy Blanton now pitching.
Cuyler hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blanton fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Mungo
Waner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Mungo
Young hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lavagetto fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanton vs. Mungo
Blanton hits a popup, foul, towards short. Durocher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Camilli vs. Blanton
Camilli 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 -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lavagetto vs. Blanton
Lavagetto takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phelps vs. Blanton
Phelps hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lavagetto moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Koy vs. Blanton
Koy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lavagetto scores. Phelps moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Durocher vs. Blanton
Durocher bunts in front of the plate. Todd fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Todd. Phelps scores. Koy moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mungo vs. Blanton
Mungo strikes out. There goes Durocher. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rosen vs. Blanton
Rosen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hudson vs. Blanton
Hudson is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Mungo
Handley hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Mungo
Waner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vaughan vs. Mungo
Vaughan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hudson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rizzo vs. Mungo
Rizzo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lavagetto fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suhr vs. Mungo
Suhr takes first base on ball four. Rizzo moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Todd vs. Mungo
Todd hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rizzo scores. Suhr moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Waner vs. Mungo
Waner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Suhr scores. Todd moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Young vs. Pressnell
Tot Pressnell now pitching.
Young hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Phelps settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuyler vs. Blanton
Cuyler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Camilli vs. Blanton
Camilli strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lavagetto vs. Blanton
Lavagetto takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phelps vs. Blanton
Phelps hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blanton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Pressnell
Woody Jensen pinch hits for Cy Blanton.
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hudson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Pressnell
Handley hits a fly ball into right field. Koy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Pressnell
Waner strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koy vs. Sewell
Rip Sewell now pitching.
Koy 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 -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Durocher vs. Sewell
Durocher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pressnell vs. Sewell
Pressnell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Pressnell
Vaughan hits a line drive towards first. Camilli reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzo vs. Pressnell
Rizzo is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suhr vs. Pressnell
Suhrhits a dribbler in front of the plate. Phelps interferes with Suhr who is awarded first base. Rizzo moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Todd vs. Pressnell
Todd hits a fly ball into center field. Rosen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Waner vs. Pressnell
Waner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rizzo scores. Suhr moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dickshot vs. Pressnell
Johnny Dickshot pinch hits for Pep Young.
Dickshot hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hudson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Sewell
Tommy Thevenow now playing second base.
Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hudson vs. Sewell
Hudson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cuyler vs. Sewell
Cuyler hits a popup, foul, towards third. Handley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Camilli vs. Sewell
Camilli takes first base on ball four. Hudson moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lavagetto vs. Sewell
Lavagetto hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thevenow fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Hudson trying to get to home. Thevenow throws to Todd who tags Hudson for the out. Camilli moves to second. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tobin vs. Pressnell
Jim Tobin pinch hits for Rip Sewell.
Tobin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Durocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Pressnell
Handley hits a popup towards first. Camilli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Pressnell
Waner strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/20/1938 -- Pittsburgh at Brooklyn (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI
Handley L, 3b 5 1 1 1 Rosen G, cf 3 0 1 0
Waner L, cf 5 1 2 0 Hudson J, 2b 4 0 2 1
Vaughan A, ss 4 0 0 0 Cuyler K, lf 5 0 0 0
Rizzo J, lf 3 2 0 0 Camilli D, 1b 4 0 0 0
Suhr G, 1b 2 1 1 1 Lavagetto C, 3b 3 2 2 0
Todd A, c 4 0 1 1 Phelps B, c 4 2 2 2
Waner P, rf 4 0 3 2 Koy E, rf 4 2 3 2
Young P, 2b 3 0 0 0 Durocher L, ss 3 0 2 1
Dickshot J, ph 1 0 0 0 Mungo V, p 3 1 0 0
Thevenow T, 2b 0 0 0 0 Pressnell T, p 1 0 0 0
Lucas R, p 0 0 0 0
Brown M, p 1 0 0 0
Blanton C, p 1 0 0 0
Jensen W, ph 1 0 0 0
Sewell R, p 0 0 0 0
Tobin J, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 5 8 5 34 7 12 6
Pittsburgh 000 103 010 -- 5
Brooklyn 030 220 00x -- 7
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Lucas R (L) 1.1 4 3 3 0 1
Brown M 2.0 5 2 2 1 1
Blanton C 2.2 2 2 1 3 3
Sewell R 2.0 1 0 0 2 0
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Mungo V (W) 5.2 7 4 3 1 2
Pressnell T (S) 3.1 1 1 1 0 2
E -- Hudson J, Todd A, Phelps B
DP -- Pittsburgh 1, Brooklyn 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 6, Brooklyn 10
2B -- Koy E, Durocher L
HR -- Phelps B, Koy E, Handley L
SB -- Durocher L
SH -- Durocher L
HBP -- by Pressnell T (Rizzo J)
T -- 2:55
A -- 4749
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