Pittsburgh Pirates vs Boston Bees
September 16, 1938 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 16, 1938 at Braves 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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Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Boston Bees 6

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Waner L. cf 6 1 1 0
Waner P. rf 6 1 2 1
Rizzo lf 6 1 1 1
Vaughan ss 6 2 3 2
Suhr 1b 5 0 2 1
Young 2b 5 1 1 0
Handley 3b 5 0 2 1
Berres c 3 0 1 0
  Manush ph 1 1 1 1
  Todd c 0 0 0 0
Bauers p 3 0 1 0
  Bowman p 0 0 0 0
  Jensen ph 0 0 0 0
  Swift p 1 0 0 0
Totals 47 7 15 7
Boston Bees ab   r   h rbi
Warstler ss 5 2 2 1
DiMaggio cf 5 1 1 1
Garms lf 5 1 1 1
Cuccinello 2b 5 1 0 0
Fletcher 1b 5 0 2 1
West rf 3 0 1 2
  Cooney rf 2 0 0 0
Stripp 3b 5 0 1 0
Lopez c 5 1 2 0
MacFayden p 3 0 0 0
Totals 43 6 10 6
Pittsburgh 200 001 120 017153
Boston 000 003 300 006101
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Bauers   6.1 9 6 3 0 1
  Bowman   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Swift  W(7-5) 4.0 1 0 0 0 3
Totals
11.0
10
6
3
0
5
  Boston Bees IP H R ER BB SO
MacFayden  L(12-9) 11.0 15 7 6 2 1
Totals
11.0
15
7
6
2
1

  E–Rizzo (12), Suhr (12), Bauers (6), Warstler (46).  PB–Berres (2).  2B–Pittsburgh Vaughan (30); Suhr (31); Handley (22), Boston DiMaggio (24).  3B–Pittsburgh Manush (2).  HR–Pittsburgh Rizzo (20,11th inning off MacFayden 0 on).  SH–Todd (7); MacFayden (1).  Team LOB–10.  Team–5.  SB–Suhr (4).  U–George Magerkurth, Tiny Parker, Charlie Moran.
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