Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs
August 20, 1938 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 20, 1938 at Wrigley Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Chicago Cubs 2

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Handley 3b 5 0 0 0
Jensen cf 5 1 2 1
Waner rf 5 0 1 0
Rizzo lf 5 0 0 0
Vaughan ss 5 1 2 0
Suhr 1b 4 1 3 2
Young 2b 4 1 0 0
Todd c 4 1 3 2
Lucas p 3 0 0 0
  Swift p 1 0 0 0
Totals 41 5 11 5
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Hack 3b 4 0 1 0
Herman 2b 3 0 2 0
Collins 1b 4 1 1 1
Galan lf 4 0 1 0
Reynolds cf 4 1 1 0
O'Dea c 3 0 2 1
Demaree rf 2 0 0 0
  Cavarretta rf 1 0 0 0
Jurges ss 2 0 0 0
  Lazzeri ss 1 0 0 0
Dean p 2 0 0 0
  Page p 0 0 0 0
  Marty ph 1 0 0 0
  French p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 8 2
Pittsburgh 000 013 1005110
Chicago 010 000 001286
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Lucas  W(4-2) 6.0 7 1 1 1 1
  Swift  SV(3) 3.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
1
1
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Dean  L(6-1) 5.1 8 4 2 0 3
  Page   2.2 3 1 0 0 2
  French   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
5
2
0
6

  E–Hack 2 (19), O'Dea (5), Demaree 2 (5), Lazzeri (6).  DP–Pittsburgh 4. Young-Suhr, Young-Vaughan-Suhr, Vaughan-Young-Suhr, Suhr-Vaughan-Suhr.  2B–Pittsburgh Jensen (3); P. Waner (20); Vaughan (23); Suhr (27), Chicago Hack (24); Herman (24); Galan (11); Reynolds (18).  3B–Pittsburgh Todd (5).  HR–Chicago Collins (10,9th inning off Swift 0 on).  Team LOB–9.  Team–3.  SB–Suhr (2).  U–Ziggy Sears, Lee Ballanfant, Bill Klem.  T–1:49.  A–20,787.
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