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Pirates
@ Braves
Braves Field
May 17, 1938
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Braves and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on May 17, 1938 at Braves Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 17, 1938 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
Boston Braves
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 17, 1938 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Boston Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Russ Bauers |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Milt Shoffner |
| Ballpark | Braves Field |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 2,800 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 34 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Klem 1B: Ziggy Sears 2B: (none) 3B: Lee Ballanfant |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lee Handley | Third Baseman |
| Lloyd Waner | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Rizzo | Left Fielder |
| Arky Vaughan | Shortstop |
| Johnny Dickshot | Right Fielder |
| Pep Young | Second Baseman |
| Bill Brubaker | First Baseman |
| Ray Berres | Catcher |
| Russ Bauers | Pitcher |
| Pie Traynor | Manager |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Elbie Fletcher | First Baseman |
| Debs Garms | Third Baseman |
| Vince DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Gene Moore | Right Fielder |
| Tony Cuccinello | Second Baseman |
| Max West | Left Fielder |
| Ray Mueller | Catcher |
| Rabbit Warstler | Shortstop |
| Milt Shoffner | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Braves
Braves Field
May 17, 1938
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Shoffner
Handley bunts towards the mound. Shoffner juggles the ball. That's an error on Shoffner. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Shoffner
Waner bunts towards the mound. Shoffner fields it and throws to first for the out. Handley moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rizzo vs. Shoffner
Rizzo hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vaughan vs. Shoffner
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first, with Shoffner covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Bauers
Fletcher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garms vs. Bauers
Garms hits a line drive into center field. Waner picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Waner. Fletcher goes all the way around to score. Garms moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
DiMaggio vs. Bauers
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Moore vs. Bauers
Moore bunts towards third. Handley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cuccinello vs. Bauers
Cuccinello 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 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickshot vs. Shoffner
Dickshot hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cuccinello scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Shoffner
Young strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brubaker vs. Shoffner
Brubaker hits a fly ball into left field. West settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
West vs. Bauers
West hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brubaker scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats West for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Bauers
Mueller strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warstler vs. Bauers
Warstler hits a fly ball into right field. Dickshot settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berres vs. Shoffner
Berres takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bauers vs. Shoffner
Bauers bunts in front of the plate. Mueller fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Handley vs. Shoffner
Handley hits a popup towards first. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Shoffner
Waner hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shoffner vs. Bauers
Shoffner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brubaker scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Shoffner for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Bauers
Fletcher is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garms vs. Bauers
Garms takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Bauers
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bauers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzo vs. Shoffner
Rizzo hits a popup towards short. Warstler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Shoffner
Vaughan hits a fly ball into right field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickshot vs. Shoffner
Dickshot takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Shoffner
There goes Dickshot. The throw from Mueller and he is safe. Dickshot steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Shoffner
Young strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Bauers
Moore is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuccinello vs. Bauers
Cuccinello hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
West vs. Bauers
West hits a fly ball into right field. Dickshot settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brubaker vs. Shoffner
Brubaker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Warstler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berres vs. Shoffner
Berres hits a ball on the ground towards short. Warstler fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bauers vs. Shoffner
Bauers bunts in front of the plate. Mueller fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Handley vs. Shoffner
Handley hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Bauers
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warstler vs. Bauers
Warstler strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shoffner vs. Bauers
Shoffner strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Shoffner
Waner hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzo vs. Shoffner
Rizzo hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Shoffner
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Bauers
Fletcher 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 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garms vs. Bauers
Garms hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Bauers
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickshot vs. Shoffner
Dickshot hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Shoffner
Young bunts for an out with unknown description. Dickshot moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brubaker vs. Shoffner
Brubaker hits a popup towards short. Warstler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Todd vs. Shoffner
Al Todd pinch hits for Ray Berres.
Todd hits a ball on the ground towards short. Warstler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Bauers
Al Todd now catching.
Moore hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuccinello vs. Bauers
Cuccinello hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
West vs. Bauers
West hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tobin vs. Shoffner
Johnny Cooney now playing left field. Jim Tobin pinch hits for Russ Bauers.
Tobin hits a line drive towards third. Garms reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Shoffner
Handley hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Shoffner
Waner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rizzo vs. Shoffner
Rizzo hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Sewell
Rip Sewell now pitching.
Mueller 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 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warstler vs. Sewell
Warstler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shoffner vs. Sewell
Shoffner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Shoffner
Vaughan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mueller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickshot vs. Shoffner
Dickshot hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Shoffner
Young hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/17/1938 -- Pittsburgh at Boston (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Handley L, 3b 4 0 0 0 Fletcher E, 1b 2 1 0 0
Waner L, cf 3 0 1 0 Garms D, 3b 2 0 1 0
Rizzo J, lf 4 0 0 0 DiMaggio V, cf 3 0 0 0
Vaughan A, ss 4 0 0 0 Moore G, rf 3 0 0 0
Dickshot J, rf 3 0 1 0 Cuccinello T, 2b 3 0 0 0
Young P, 2b 3 0 0 0 West M, lf 3 0 0 0
Brubaker B, 1b 3 0 0 0 Cooney J, lf 0 0 0 0
Berres R, c 1 0 1 0 Mueller R, c 3 0 0 0
Todd A, ph-c 1 0 0 0 Warstler R, ss 2 0 0 0
Bauers R, p 2 0 0 0 Shoffner M, p 3 0 0 0
Tobin J, ph 1 0 0 0
Sewell R, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
29 0 3 0 24 1 1 0
Pittsburgh 000 000 000 -- 0
Boston 100 000 00x -- 1
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Bauers R (L) 7.0 1 1 0 2 5
Sewell R 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Shoffner M (W) 9.0 3 0 0 2 2
E -- Shoffner M, Waner L
DP -- Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 6, Boston 2
SB -- Dickshot J
SH -- Waner L, Young P
T -- 1:34
A -- 2800
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