Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Giants
August 7, 1938 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 7, 1938 at Polo Grounds V. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the New York Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 13, New York Giants 3

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Handley 3b 5 1 1 2
Waner L. cf 5 1 2 1
  Jensen rf 1 1 1 1
Waner P. rf,cf 6 1 0 0
Suhr 1b 5 0 2 1
Rizzo lf 5 1 2 1
Vaughan ss 4 2 1 0
Todd c 5 2 1 1
Young 2b 4 2 3 3
Blanton p 0 0 0 0
  Dickshot ph 1 0 0 0
  Brandt p 3 2 2 2
Totals 44 13 15 12
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Moore lf 4 1 0 0
Mancuso c 4 0 1 0
Ripple rf 1 0 0 0
  Leiber rf 3 0 2 1
Ott 3b 4 1 1 1
Seeds cf 4 0 0 0
Leslie 1b 4 0 1 0
Cissell 2b 3 1 1 1
Bartell ss 2 0 0 0
Hubbell p 2 0 0 0
  Castleman p 0 0 0 0
  Kampouris ph 1 0 0 0
  Brown p 0 0 0 0
  Danning ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 6 3
Pittsburgh 003 101 70113150
New York 020 000 100363
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Blanton   2.0 2 2 2 1 0
  Brandt  W(4-2) 7.0 4 1 1 4 3
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
5
3
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Hubbell  L(12-9) 6.1 10 10 5 3 1
  Castleman   0.2 2 2 0 0 0
  Brown   2.0 3 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
15
13
6
3
1

  E–Ott (13), Leslie (4), Cissell (1).  2B–Pittsburgh Suhr 2 (24); Rizzo (22); Vaughan (21); Young (19); Brandt (1).  3B–Pittsburgh L. Waner (5).  HR–Pittsburgh Handley (5,3rd inning off Hubbell 0 on); Todd (5,6th inning off Hubbell 0 on); Young (3,3rd inning off Hubbell 0 on), New York Ott (27,2nd inning off Blanton 0 on); Cissell (1,2nd inning off Blanton 0 on).  SH–Brandt (2).  Team LOB–8.  Team–8.  U-HP–Lee Ballanfant, 1B–Dolly Stark, 2B–Bill Stewart, 3B–George Barr.  T–2:20.  A–50,468.
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