New York Giants vs Pittsburgh Pirates
August 31, 1938 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 31, 1938 at Forbes Field. 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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New York Giants 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 12
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Moore lf 5 0 0 0
Myatt ss 4 1 1 0
Mancuso c 4 1 2 0
Ott 3b 3 1 1 1
Seeds cf 4 0 1 2
Ripple rf 3 0 0 0
Cissell 2b 4 0 1 0
McCarthy 1b 3 0 1 0
Melton p 2 0 0 0
  Leslie ph 1 0 0 0
  Vandenberg p 0 0 0 0
  Danning ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 34 3 8 3
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Handley 3b 4 1 0 1
Waner L. cf 5 1 1 0
  Jensen cf 0 0 0 0
Waner P. rf 4 1 2 2
Vaughan ss 5 2 2 1
Rizzo lf 5 2 3 3
Suhr 1b 4 1 1 1
Young 2b 5 2 3 0
Todd c 5 2 3 2
Lucas p 3 0 1 1
Totals 40 12 16 11
New York 200 000 010–382
Pittsburgh 300 301 32x–12160
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Melton  L(10-13) 6.0 10 7 3 2 2
  Vandenberg   2.0 6 5 5 1 0
Totals
8.0
16
12
8
3
2
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Lucas  W(5-3) 9.0 8 3 3 3 0
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
3
0
  E–Ott (15), McCarthy (8).  DP–Pittsburgh 1. Young-Vaughan-Suhr.  2B–New York Mancuso (8); Seeds (8); Cissell (5); Danning (23), Pittsburgh L. Waner (19); P. Waner (23); Todd (17).  HR–New York Ott (30,8th inning off Lucas 0 on), Pittsburgh Rizzo (14,8th inning off Vandenberg 1 on).  Team LOB–7.  SH–Lucas (1).  Team–8.  U–Bill Klem, Ziggy Sears, Lee Ballanfant.  T–1:59.  A–43,586.
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