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Dodgers
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 26, 1936
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Brooklyn Dodgers, played on August 26, 1936 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 26, 1936 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 26, 1936 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ed Brandt |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Swift |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 7 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Goetz 1B: Cy Pfirman 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jimmy Jordan | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Cooney | Center Fielder |
| Frenchy Bordagaray | Third Baseman |
| Eddie Wilson | Right Fielder |
| Babe Phelps | Catcher |
| Buddy Hassett | First Baseman |
| George Watkins | Left Fielder |
| Lonny Frey | Shortstop |
| Ed Brandt | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Fred Schulte | Center Fielder |
| Woody Jensen | Left Fielder |
| Paul Waner | Right Fielder |
| Arky Vaughan | Shortstop |
| Gus Suhr | First Baseman |
| Bill Brubaker | Third Baseman |
| Pep Young | Second Baseman |
| Al Todd | Catcher |
| Bill Swift | Pitcher |
| Pie Traynor | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 26, 1936
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jordan vs. Swift
Jordan hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Young reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooney vs. Swift
Cooney hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Swift fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bordagaray vs. Swift
Bordagaray hits a fly ball into center field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulte vs. Brandt
Schulte hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Phelps settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Brandt
Jensen hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Jordan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Brandt
Waner hits a fly ball into left field. Watkins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Swift
Wilson hits a fly ball into left field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phelps vs. Swift
Phelps hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hassett vs. Swift
Hassett hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brubaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Brandt
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jordan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suhr vs. Brandt
Suhr hits a popup in front of the plate. Phelps settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brubaker vs. Brandt
Brubaker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Brandt
Young hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Brubaker moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Todd vs. Brandt
Todd hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jordan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watkins vs. Swift
Watkins hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Swift
Frey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Swift
Brandt 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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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swift vs. Brandt
Swift hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Cooney. Swift reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schulte vs. Brandt
Schulte strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jensen vs. Brandt
Jensen hits a line drive towards first. Hassett catches it and throws to second to double up Swift. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jordan vs. Swift
Jordan hits a fly ball into left field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooney vs. Swift
Cooney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bordagaray vs. Swift
Bordagaray hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Swift
Wilson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brubaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Brandt
Waner hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bordagaray settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Brandt
Vaughan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suhr vs. Brandt
Suhr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frey fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brubaker vs. Brandt
Brubaker takes first base on ball four. Suhr moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Young vs. Brandt
Young takes first base on ball four. Suhr moves to third. Brubaker moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Todd vs. Brandt
Todd hits a fly ball into center field. Cooney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phelps vs. Swift
Phelps hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hassett vs. Swift
Hassett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watkins vs. Swift
Watkins hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frey vs. Swift
Frey hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Waner. Frey reaches second base with a double. Hassett moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Brandt vs. Swift
Brandt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jordan vs. Swift
Jordan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hassett scores. Frey scores. Brandt moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cooney vs. Brown
Mace Brown now pitching.
Cooney hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brandt scores. Jordan moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bordagaray vs. Brown
There's a wild pitch. Cooney moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bordagaray vs. Brown
Bordagaray hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jordan scores. Cooney scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Brown
Wilson is hit by the pitch. Bordagaray moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Phelps vs. Brown
Jack Radtke pinch runs for Eddie Wilson.
Phelps hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Schulte. Phelps reaches second base with a double. Bordagaray scores. Radtke goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hassett vs. Welch
Johnny Welch now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Phelps scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hassett vs. Welch
Hassett hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Todd settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watkins vs. Welch
Watkins hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 10 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Welch vs. Brandt
Jack Radtke now playing third base. Frenchy Bordagaray now playing right field.
Welch hits a popup, foul, towards third. Radtke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulte vs. Brandt
Schulte hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Phelps settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Brandt
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brandt picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Brandt. Jensen moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Waner vs. Brandt
Waner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jensen scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vaughan vs. Brandt
Vaughan hits a popup towards short. Frey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 10 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Welch
Frey strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Welch
Brandt hits a fly ball into center field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jordan vs. Welch
Jordan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Todd settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 10 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suhr vs. Brandt
Suhr hits a fly ball into center field. Cooney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brubaker vs. Brandt
Brubaker hits a popup towards first. Hassett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Brandt
Young hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Watkins. Young reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Todd vs. Brandt
Todd hits a line drive into right field. Bordagaray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 10 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooney vs. Welch
Cooney hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bordagaray vs. Welch
Bordagaray hits a fly ball into center field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Radtke vs. Welch
Radtke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cooney moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Phelps vs. Welch
Phelps hits a ball on the ground towards first. Suhr scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Phelps for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 10 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Welch vs. Brandt
Welch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulte vs. Brandt
Schulte hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Watkins. Schulte reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jensen vs. Brandt
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jordan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Schulte moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Waner vs. Brandt
Waner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Schulte scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vaughan vs. Brandt
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hassett scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Vaughan for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 10 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hassett vs. Welch
Hassett hits a fly ball into center field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watkins vs. Welch
Watkins hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Todd settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Welch
Frey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 10 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suhr vs. Brandt
Suhr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jordan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brubaker vs. Brandt
Brubaker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Brandt
Young hits a line drive into center field. Cooney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Todd vs. Brandt
Todd hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brubaker moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hafey vs. Brandt
Bud Hafey pinch hits for Johnny Welch.
Hafey strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 10 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Birkofer
Ralph Birkofer now pitching.
Brandt strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jordan vs. Birkofer
Jordan hits a line drive towards short. Vaughan reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooney vs. Birkofer
Cooney hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Jensen. Cooney reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bordagaray vs. Birkofer
Bordagaray hits a fly ball into left field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 10 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulte vs. Brandt
Sid Gautreaux now catching.
Schulte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Brandt
Jensen hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Schulte moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Waner vs. Brandt
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frey fields it and throws to second for the out. Schulte moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Vaughan vs. Brandt
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jordan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Schulte scores. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Suhr vs. Brandt
Suhr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jordan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/26/1936 -- Brooklyn at Pittsburgh (D)
Brooklyn AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Jordan J, 2b 5 1 1 2 Schulte F, cf 5 2 2 0
Cooney J, cf 5 1 3 1 Jensen W, lf 5 1 2 0
Bordagaray F, 3b-rf 5 2 2 3 Waner P, rf 5 0 2 2
Wilson E, rf 2 0 0 0 Vaughan A, ss 5 0 1 1
Radtke J, pr-3b 1 1 0 0 Suhr G, 1b 5 0 0 0
Phelps B, c 4 2 2 3 Brubaker B, 3b 2 0 1 0
Gautreaux S, c 0 0 0 0 Young P, 2b 3 0 2 0
Hassett B, 1b 3 1 0 0 Todd A, c 4 0 1 0
Watkins G, lf 4 0 0 0 Swift B, p 1 0 1 0
Frey L, ss 4 1 1 0 Brown M, p 0 0 0 0
Brandt E, p 3 1 0 0 Welch J, p 2 0 0 0
Hafey B, ph 1 0 0 0
Birkofer R, p 0 0 0 0
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36 10 9 9 38 3 12 3
Brooklyn 000 190 000 -- 10
Pittsburgh 000 010 101 -- 3
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Brandt E (W) 9.0 12 3 2 3 2
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Swift B (L) 4.1 4 6 6 2 0
Brown M* 0.0 3 4 4 0 0
Welch J 3.2 1 0 0 0 1
Birkofer R 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 4 batters in 5th
E -- Brandt E
DP -- Brooklyn 1
LOB -- Brooklyn 2, Pittsburgh 11
2B -- Swift B, Frey L, Phelps B, Young P, Schulte F, Cooney J
HR -- Bordagaray F, Phelps B
HBP -- by Brown M (Wilson E)
WP -- Brown M, Welch J
T -- 2:07
A -- 0
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