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Pirates
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 27, 1938
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on September 27, 1938 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
Date | September 27, 1938 |
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Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 27, 1938 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Tobin |
Home Starting Pitcher | Dizzy Dean |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 42,238 |
Time of Game | 1 hour 38 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bick Campbell 1B: George Barr 2B: Dolly Stark 3B: Larry Goetz |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lloyd Waner | Center Fielder |
Paul Waner | Right Fielder |
Johnny Rizzo | Left Fielder |
Arky Vaughan | Shortstop |
Gus Suhr | First Baseman |
Pep Young | Second Baseman |
Lee Handley | Third Baseman |
Al Todd | Catcher |
Jim Tobin | Pitcher |
Pie Traynor | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Stan Hack | Third Baseman |
Billy Herman | Second Baseman |
Frank Demaree | Right Fielder |
Augie Galan | Left Fielder |
Carl Reynolds | Center Fielder |
Gabby Hartnett | Catcher |
Ripper Collins | First Baseman |
Billy Jurges | Shortstop |
Dizzy Dean | Pitcher |
Gabby Hartnett | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Pirates
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 27, 1938
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Dean
Waner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Dean
Waner hits a line drive into right field. Demaree settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rizzo vs. Dean
Rizzo hits a fly ball into center field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vaughan vs. Dean
Vaughan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Waner moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Suhr vs. Dean
Suhr hits a ball on the ground towards first. Collins scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Suhr for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Tobin
Hack hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Tobin
Herman hits a line drive towards third. Handley reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demaree vs. Tobin
Demaree hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Dean
Young hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Dean
Handley bunts towards the mound. Dean fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Todd vs. Dean
Todd hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Galan throws the ball in to Herman who tags Todd, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Tobin
Galan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Tobin
Reynolds hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hartnett vs. Tobin
Hartnett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tobin vs. Dean
Phil Cavarretta now playing right field. Frank Demaree now playing left field.
Tobin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Herman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Dean
Waner hits a popup towards short. Jurges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Dean
Waner hits a fly ball into center field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Tobin
Collins hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Waner who is chasing the ball. Collins reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jurges vs. Tobin
Jurges hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Collins scores. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dean vs. Tobin
Dean bunts towards third. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Jurges moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hack vs. Tobin
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards first. Suhr fields it and throws to second for the out. Jurges moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Herman vs. Tobin
Herman is hit by the pitch. Hack moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Demaree vs. Tobin
Demaree hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Young catches it and throws to first to double up Herman. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzo vs. Dean
Rizzo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Dean
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Collins scoops it up and throws to first, with Dean covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suhr vs. Dean
Suhr hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dean fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Tobin
Cavarretta hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Tobin
Reynolds hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hartnett vs. Tobin
Hartnett hits a line drive into left field. Rizzo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Collins vs. Tobin
Collins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Dean
Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges misplays the ball. That's an error on Jurges. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Handley vs. Dean
Handley hits a fly ball into right field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Todd vs. Dean
Todd hits a fly ball into center field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tobin vs. Dean
Tobin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Tobin
Jurges hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Waner. Jurges reaches second base with a double. Waner throws the ball in to Young who relays the ball to Handley who tags Jurges trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dean vs. Tobin
Dean hits a fly ball into left field. Rizzo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Tobin
Hack hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herman vs. Tobin
There goes Hack. The throw from Todd and he is out, Vaughan applying the tag. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Dean
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Dean
Waner hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hartnett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzo vs. Dean
Rizzo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vaughan vs. Dean
Vaughan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Herman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Tobin
Herman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tobin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demaree vs. Tobin
Demaree hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cavarretta vs. Tobin
Cavarretta hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Demaree moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Reynolds vs. Tobin
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan throws to second for one, and Young throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Demaree scores. Reynolds moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hartnett vs. Tobin
Hartnett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Collins vs. Tobin
Collins hits a popup, foul, towards third. Handley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suhr vs. Dean
Suhr hits a popup towards first. Collins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Dean
Young hits a fly ball into center field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Dean
Handley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Tobin
Jurges hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dean vs. Tobin
Dean hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Tobin
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards first. Suhr scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hack for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Todd vs. Dean
Todd hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Manush vs. Dean
Heinie Manush pinch hits for Jim Tobin.
Manush hits a fly ball into center field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Dean
Waner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Todd moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Waner vs. Dean
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dean fields it and throws to home to get Todd. Waner moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rizzo vs. Dean
Rizzo hits a line drive into center field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Swift
Bill Swift now pitching.
Herman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demaree vs. Swift
Demaree hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Swift
Cavarretta hits a popup towards third. Handley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Dean
Vaughan is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suhr vs. Dean
Suhr hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Herman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Dean
Woody Jensen pinch hits for Pep Young.
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dean fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Handley vs. Dean
Handley hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Demaree. Handley reaches second base with a double. Jensen moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Todd vs. Lee
Bill Lee now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Jensen scores. Handley moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Todd vs. Lee
Todd strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/27/1938 -- Pittsburgh at Chicago (D) Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Waner L, cf 4 0 2 0 Hack S, 3b 4 0 1 0 Waner P, rf 4 0 0 0 Herman B, 2b 3 0 0 0 Rizzo J, lf 4 0 1 0 Demaree F, rf-lf 4 1 1 0 Vaughan A, ss 3 0 1 0 Galan A, lf 1 0 1 0 Suhr G, 1b 4 0 0 0 Cavarretta P, rf 3 0 1 0 Young P, 2b 3 0 0 0 Reynolds C, cf 3 0 1 1 Jensen W, ph 1 1 0 0 Hartnett G, c 2 0 0 0 Handley L, 3b 4 0 1 0 Collins R, 1b 3 1 1 0 Todd A, c 4 0 2 0 Jurges B, ss 3 0 2 1 Tobin J, p 2 0 0 0 Dean D, p 2 0 0 0 Manush H, ph 1 0 0 0 Lee B, p 0 0 0 0 Swift B, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 1 7 0 28 2 8 2 Pittsburgh 000 000 001 -- 1 Chicago 001 001 00x -- 2 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Tobin J (L) 7.0 8 2 2 1 0 Swift B 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Dean D (W) 8.2 7 1 1 0 0 Lee B (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 E -- Jurges B, Young P DP -- Pittsburgh 2 LOB -- Pittsburgh 7, Chicago 5 2B -- Jurges B, Handley L 3B -- Collins R CS -- Hack S SH -- Dean D HBP -- by Tobin J (Herman B), by Dean D (Vaughan A) WP -- Lee B T -- 1:38 A -- 42238
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