Boston Bees vs Pittsburgh Pirates
May 8, 1938 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 8, 1938 at Forbes Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Boston Bees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Bees 1, Pittsburgh Pirates 2

Boston Bees ab   r   h rbi
Warstler ss 6 0 0 0
Cooney lf 5 0 1 0
Moore rf 3 0 1 0
Cuccinello 2b 5 0 0 0
DiMaggio cf 4 0 0 0
Mayo 3b 5 1 1 0
Fletcher 1b 4 0 2 0
Mueller c 4 0 1 1
Fette p 5 0 1 0
Totals 41 1 7 1
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Handley 3b 5 1 3 0
Waner L. cf 4 0 2 1
Waner P. rf 4 0 0 0
Rizzo lf 5 0 1 0
Vaughan ss 3 0 1 0
Suhr 1b 4 0 0 0
Young 2b 5 0 1 0
Berres c 2 0 1 0
  Lucas ph 1 0 0 0
  Todd c 2 1 1 1
Bauers p 2 0 0 0
  Jensen ph 1 0 0 0
  Brown p 1 0 0 0
Totals 39 2 10 2
Boston 010 000 000 000171
Pittsburgh 000 000 010 0012101
  Boston Bees IP H R ER BB SO
Fette  L(1-3) 11.0 10 2 2 4 4
Totals
11.0
10
2
2
4
4
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Bauers   8.0 5 1 1 3 6
  Brown  W(4-1) 4.0 2 0 0 2 4
Totals
12.0
7
1
1
5
10

  E–Warstler (6), Bauers (1).  DP–Boston 2. Cuccinello-Fletcher, DiMaggio-Mayo-Cuccinello, Pittsburgh 2. Handley-Young-Suhr, Young-Vaughan-Suhr.  2B–Boston Cooney (2); Moore (3), Pittsburgh Handley (2).  HR–Pittsburgh Todd (1,12th inning off Fette 0 on 0 out).  HBP–Moore (1).  Team LOB–10.  SH–L. Waner (2).  Team–9.  U–Lee Ballanfant, Bill Klem, Ziggy Sears.  T–2:50.  A–7,512.
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