Pittsburgh Pirates vs Cincinnati Reds
September 23, 1939 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 23, 1939 at Crosley Field. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Cincinnati Reds 6

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Waner P. rf 3 0 0 0
Vaughan ss 3 1 2 0
  Klein ph 1 0 0 0
Elliott cf 4 2 1 0
Van Robays lf 4 1 2 2
Fletcher 1b 4 0 0 0
Brubaker 2b 4 1 1 3
Gustine 3b 4 0 0 0
Susce c 2 0 1 0
  Bowman ph 0 0 0 0
  Bell pr 0 0 0 0
Butcher p 1 0 0 0
  Swift p 1 0 0 0
  Waner L. ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 7 5
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Werber 3b 4 1 2 2
Frey 2b 5 0 2 1
Goodman rf 4 0 1 0
McCormick 1b 4 1 2 0
Lombardi c 3 0 1 0
Craft cf 3 1 1 0
Berger lf 3 1 2 2
  DiMaggio lf 0 0 0 0
Myers ss 3 0 0 0
Walters p 4 2 2 1
Totals 33 6 13 6
Pittsburgh 203 000 000570
Cincinnati 110 210 10x6131
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Butcher   4.0 6 4 4 3 2
  Swift  L(5-6) 4.0 7 2 2 0 2
Totals
8.0
13
6
6
3
4
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Walters  W(27-10) 9.0 7 5 5 5 5
Totals
9.0
7
5
5
5
5

  E–Myers (39).  DP–Pittsburgh 1. Fletcher-Vaughan-Fletcher, Cincinnati 2. McCormick-Myers-McCormick, Frey-Myers-McCormick.  2B–Pittsburgh Elliott (9), Cincinnati Goodman (35); Berger 2 (13); Walters (8).  3B–Cincinnati Craft (7); Walters (1).  HR–Pittsburgh Brubaker (7,3rd inning off Walters 2 on), Cincinnati Werber (4,1st inning off Butcher 0 on 0 out).  SH–Butcher (6); Werber (11); Berger (4); Myers (22).  HBP–Bowman (1).  Team LOB–7.  Team–9.  U-HP–Bick Campbell, 1B–Tom Dunn, 2B–Bill Klem, 3B–Lee Ballanfant.  T–1:42.  A–20,954.
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