Pittsburgh Pirates vs Brooklyn Dodgers
May 20, 1938 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 20, 1938 at Ebbets 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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Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Brooklyn Dodgers 7

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Handley 3b 5 1 1 1
Waner L. cf 5 1 2 0
Vaughan ss 4 0 0 0
Rizzo lf 3 2 0 0
Suhr 1b 2 1 1 1
Todd c 4 0 1 1
Waner P. rf 4 0 3 2
Young 2b 3 0 0 0
  Dickshot ph 1 0 0 0
  Thevenow 2b 0 0 0 0
Lucas p 0 0 0 0
  Brown p 1 0 0 0
  Blanton p 1 0 0 0
  Jensen ph 1 0 0 0
  Sewell p 0 0 0 0
  Tobin ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 8 5
Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Rosen cf 3 0 1 0
Hudson 2b 4 0 2 1
Cuyler lf 5 0 0 0
Camilli 1b 4 0 0 0
Lavagetto 3b 3 2 2 0
Phelps c 4 2 2 2
Koy rf 4 2 3 2
Durocher ss 3 0 2 1
Mungo p 3 1 0 0
  Pressnell p 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 7 12 6
Pittsburgh 000 103 010581
Brooklyn 030 220 00x7122
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Lucas  L(2-1) 1.1 4 3 3 0 1
  Brown   2.0 5 2 2 1 1
  Blanton   2.2 2 2 1 3 3
  Sewell   2.0 1 0 0 2 0
Totals
8.0
12
7
6
6
5
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Mungo  W(2-3) 5.2 7 4 3 1 2
  Pressnell  SV(1) 3.1 1 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
5
4
1
4

  E–Todd (2), Hudson (4), Phelps (1).  DP–Pittsburgh 1. Blanton-Vaughan-Suhr, Brooklyn 1. Lavagetto-Hudson-Camilli.  2B–Brooklyn Koy (6); Durocher (8).  HR–Pittsburgh Handley (2,6th inning off Mungo 0 on), Brooklyn Phelps (2,2nd inning off Lucas 1 on); Koy (3,4th inning off Blanton 0 on).  HBP–Rizzo (2).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Durocher (2).  Team–10.  SB–Durocher (1).  U–Babe Pinelli, Larry Goetz, Beans Reardon.  T–2:55.  A–5,749.
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