Pittsburgh Pirates vs Boston Bees
August 23, 1939 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 23, 1939 at Braves Field. The Boston Bees defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Pittsburgh Pirates 1, Boston Bees 3
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Waner L. cf 5 0 0 0
Waner P. rf 4 1 1 0
Vaughan ss 4 0 1 0
Rizzo lf 3 0 1 0
Fletcher 1b 3 0 0 0
Brubaker 3b 4 0 2 1
Young 2b 4 0 0 0
Susce c 2 0 1 0
  Bowman ph 1 0 1 0
  Mueller c 1 0 1 0
Heintzelman p 1 0 0 0
  Sewell p 1 0 0 0
  Klein ph 1 0 0 0
  Blanton p 0 0 0 0
  Bell ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 35 1 9 1
Boston Bees ab   r   h rbi
Garms rf 2 0 1 1
Simmons lf 3 0 0 0
Hassett 1b 4 0 1 0
Cuccinello 2b 4 0 1 0
West cf 1 0 0 0
  Cooney cf 1 0 0 0
Majeski 3b 4 1 2 0
Warstler ss 3 1 1 1
Masi c 4 0 2 1
MacFayden p 4 1 0 0
Totals 30 3 8 3
Pittsburgh 000 001 000–190
Boston 000 300 00x–380
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Heintzelman  L(0-1) 3.0 4 3 3 4 1
  Sewell   3.0 4 0 0 3 2
  Blanton   2.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
8
3
3
8
3
  Boston Bees IP H R ER BB SO
MacFayden  W(8-13) 9.0 9 1 1 2 1
Totals
9.0
9
1
1
2
1
  E–None.  DP–Pittsburgh 1. Sewell-Vaughan-Fletcher, Boston 1. Masi-Cuccinello-Hassett-Masi.  2B–Pittsburgh P. Waner (18); Susce (1), Boston Garms (22); Majeski (10).  3B–Boston Warstler (3).  Team LOB–9.  Team–11.  U-HP–Dolly Stark, 1B–Lee Ballanfant, 2B–Tom Dunn, 3B–Bill Klem.  T–2:08.  A–4,691.
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