Brooklyn Dodgers vs Pittsburgh Pirates
May 17, 1935 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 17, 1935 at Forbes Field. The Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Brooklyn Dodgers 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 1

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Boyle rf 5 2 3 0
Bordagaray cf 3 2 3 1
Frey ss 4 0 1 2
Bucher 2b 5 1 1 1
Cuccinello 3b 5 1 3 2
Taylor lf 5 0 1 1
Stripp 1b 3 0 0 0
Phelps c 4 0 1 0
Benge p 4 1 1 0
Totals 38 7 14 7
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Waner L. cf 5 0 0 1
Jensen lf 4 0 1 0
Waner P. rf 4 0 2 0
Vaughan ss 3 0 1 0
Traynor 3b 3 0 1 0
Suhr 1b 4 0 0 0
Lavagetto 2b 4 0 1 0
Grace c 3 0 2 0
Weaver p 1 1 1 0
  Birkofer p 1 0 0 0
  Herman ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 9 1
Brooklyn 100 003 1117140
Pittsburgh 000 010 000192
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Benge  W(3-1) 9.0 9 1 1 4 2
Totals
9.0
9
1
1
4
2
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Weaver  L(2-5) 5.1 6 4 3 1 1
  Birkofer   3.2 8 3 3 0 3
Totals
9.0
14
7
6
1
4

  E–L. Waner (1), Traynor (10).  DP–Brooklyn 1. Bucher-Frey-Stripp, Pittsburgh 1. Lavagetto-Suhr.  2B–Brooklyn Boyle (3); Cuccinello (6).  3B–Brooklyn Frey (2), Pittsburgh Weaver (1).  SH–Bordagaray (1); Stripp (4); Weaver (4).  HBP–Frey (1).  Team LOB–8.  Team–10.  SB–Boyle (2); Bordagaray (5).  U–Cy Rigler, George Barr, Cy Pfirman.
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