Pittsburgh Pirates vs Philadelphia Phillies
May 4, 1939 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 4, 1939 at Shibe Park. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Philadelphia Phillies 4
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Waner L. cf 4 0 1 0
Waner P. rf 5 1 1 0
Rizzo lf 4 1 2 1
Vaughan ss 5 1 3 1
Suhr 1b 4 0 1 0
Brubaker 2b 3 1 1 1
Handley 3b 3 1 1 0
Berres c 3 0 0 0
  Manush ph 1 0 0 0
  Mueller c 0 0 0 0
Tobin p 2 1 1 3
  Bauers p 2 0 1 0
Totals 36 6 12 6
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Mueller 2b 5 0 1 1
Martin cf 4 1 1 1
Klein rf 5 0 0 0
Arnovich lf 5 0 1 0
May 3b 3 0 3 1
Powers 1b 4 0 2 0
Scharein ss 3 2 2 0
Davis c 2 0 1 0
  Brack ph 1 0 0 0
  Millies c 1 0 0 0
Butcher p 1 0 1 1
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
  Scott ph 1 1 0 0
  Henry p 1 0 0 0
  Whitney ph 1 0 0 0
  Burkart p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 12 4
Pittsburgh 132 000 000–6121
Philadelphia 110 200 000–4121
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Tobin   4.1 11 4 3 0 1
  Bauers  W(1-0) 4.2 1 0 0 2 0
Totals
9.0
12
4
3
2
1
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Butcher  L(1-3) 2.0 4 5 5 2 0
  Smith   2.0 3 1 1 0 0
  Henry   4.0 4 0 0 2 2
  Burkart   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
6
6
4
2
  E–P. Waner (1), Scharein (3).  DP–Pittsburgh 1. L. Waner-Berres.  2B–Pittsburgh Handley (1), Philadelphia Mueller (5); May (3); Scharein (2).  3B–Pittsburgh Vaughan (1).  HR–Pittsburgh Rizzo (1,3rd inning off Butcher 0 on); Tobin (2,2nd inning off Butcher 2 on).  SH–Suhr (3); Martin (1).  Team LOB–8.  Team–9.  U–George Barr, Ziggy Sears, Charlie Moran.  T–2:12.  A–3,500.
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