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Braves
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
May 22, 1937
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Boston Braves, played on May 22, 1937 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 22, 1937 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Braves
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 22, 1937 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Braves |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Guy Bush |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Red Lucas |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 7,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 55 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Klem 1B: Ziggy Sears 2B: (none) 3B: Lee Ballanfant |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tommy Thevenow | Third Baseman |
| Vince DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Wally Berger | Left Fielder |
| Tony Cuccinello | Second Baseman |
| Gene Moore | Right Fielder |
| Elbie Fletcher | First Baseman |
| Rabbit Warstler | Shortstop |
| Al Lopez | Catcher |
| Guy Bush | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Woody Jensen | Center Fielder |
| Paul Waner | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Dickshot | Left Fielder |
| Arky Vaughan | Shortstop |
| Gus Suhr | First Baseman |
| Al Todd | Catcher |
| Lee Handley | Second Baseman |
| Bill Brubaker | Third Baseman |
| Red Lucas | Pitcher |
| Pie Traynor | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
May 22, 1937
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thevenow vs. Lucas
Thevenow hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Handley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Lucas
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into center field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berger vs. Lucas
Berger hits a fly ball into center field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Bush
Jensen hits a fly ball into right field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Bush
Waner hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickshot vs. Bush
Dickshot hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vaughan vs. Bush
Vaughan hits a fly ball into right field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuccinello vs. Lucas
Cuccinello hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Dickshot. Cuccinello reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moore vs. Lucas
Moore hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Dickshot who is chasing the ball. Moore reaches third base with a triple. Cuccinello scores. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fletcher vs. Lucas
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan fields it and throws to home for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warstler vs. Lucas
Warstler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suhr vs. Bush
Suhr hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Todd vs. Bush
Todd hits a popup towards first. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Bush
Handley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Warstler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Lucas
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brubaker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Lucas
Bush hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lucas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thevenow vs. Lucas
Thevenow hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brubaker vs. Bush
Brubaker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thevenow fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lucas vs. Bush
Lucas hits a line drive into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Bush
Jensen hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Jensen reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Waner vs. Bush
Waner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moore who is chasing the ball. Waner reaches third base with a triple. Jensen scores. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dickshot vs. Bush
Dickshot hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bush fields it and throws to home to get Waner. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Lucas
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into left field. Dickshot settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berger vs. Lucas
Berger hits a fly ball into center field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuccinello vs. Lucas
Cuccinello hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Lucas
Moore hits a line drive into right field. Waner picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Waner. Cuccinello moves to third. Moore moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Fletcher vs. Lucas
Fletcher is walked intentionally. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Warstler vs. Lucas
Warstler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Bush
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Vaughan for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suhr vs. Bush
Suhr 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 -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Todd vs. Bush
Todd hits a popup towards short. Warstler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Lucas
Lopez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Todd settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Lucas
Bush hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thevenow vs. Lucas
Thevenow bunts towards the mound. Lucas fields it and throws to first for the out. Bush moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DiMaggio vs. Lucas
DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berger vs. Lucas
Berger takes first base on ball four. Bush moves to third. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cuccinello vs. Lucas
Cuccinello hits a line drive into center field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Bush
Handley hits a fly ball into left field. Berger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brubaker vs. Bush
Brubaker hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lucas vs. Bush
Lucas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thevenow fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Lucas
Moore hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Lucas
Fletcher hits a line drive into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warstler vs. Lucas
Warstler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Handley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Lucas
Lopez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bush vs. Lucas
Bush strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Bush
Jensen hits a popup towards short. Warstler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Bush
Waner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickshot vs. Bush
Dickshot strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vaughan vs. Bush
Vaughan hits a fly ball into right field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thevenow vs. Lucas
Thevenow hits a fly ball into center field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Lucas
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into left field. Dickshot settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berger vs. Lucas
Berger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cuccinello vs. Lucas
Cuccinello hits a popup in front of the plate. Todd settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suhr vs. Bush
Suhr hits a line drive into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Todd vs. Bush
Todd hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Handley vs. Bush
Handley hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio who is chasing the ball. Handley reaches third base with a triple. Todd goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brubaker vs. Bush
Brubaker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Handley scores. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lucas vs. Lanning
Johnny Lanning now pitching.
Lucas takes first base on ball four. Brubaker moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jensen vs. Lanning
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cuccinello scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Brubaker moves to third. Lucas moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Waner vs. Lanning
Waner is walked intentionally. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dickshot vs. Lanning
Dickshot hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brubaker scores. There goes Lucas trying to get to home. Moore throws the ball in to Lopez who tags Lucas who's trying to score from second, for the out. Waner moves to second. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Lucas
Moore hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Todd settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Lucas
Fletcher hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Lucas
Roy Johnson pinch hits for Rabbit Warstler.
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Handley fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Lucas
Lopez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Todd settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Lanning
Eddie Mayo now playing third base. Tommy Thevenow now playing shortstop.
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suhr vs. Lanning
Suhr hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Todd vs. Lanning
Todd hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of DiMaggio who is chasing the ball. Todd reaches third base with a triple. Suhr goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Handley vs. Lanning
Handley hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brubaker vs. Lanning
Brubaker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thevenow scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garms vs. Lucas
Debs Garms pinch hits for Johnny Lanning.
Garms hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Todd settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reis vs. Lucas
Bobby Reis pinch hits for Tommy Thevenow.
Reis hits a fly ball into center field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Lucas
DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berger vs. Swift
Bill Swift now pitching.
Berger hits a fly ball into center field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/22/1937 -- Boston at Pittsburgh (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Thevenow T, 3b-ss 3 0 0 0 Jensen W, cf 4 1 1 0
Reis B, ph 1 0 0 0 Waner P, rf 3 0 2 1
DiMaggio V, cf 3 0 0 0 Dickshot J, lf 4 0 2 1
Berger W, lf 4 0 1 0 Vaughan A, ss 4 0 0 0
Cuccinello T, 2b 4 1 2 0 Suhr G, 1b 4 1 1 0
Moore G, rf 4 1 3 2 Todd A, c 4 1 2 1
Fletcher E, 1b 3 0 1 0 Handley L, 2b 4 1 1 1
Warstler R, ss 3 0 0 0 Brubaker B, 3b 4 1 1 1
Johnson R, ph 1 0 0 0 Lucas R, p 2 0 0 0
Mayo E, 3b 0 0 0 0 Swift B, p 0 0 0 0
Lopez A, c 4 0 1 0
Bush G, p 3 0 1 0
Lanning J, p 0 0 0 0
Garms D, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 2 9 2 33 5 10 5
Boston 010 001 000 -- 2
Pittsburgh 001 000 31x -- 5
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Bush G (L) 6.1 7 4 4 0 1
Lanning J 1.2 3 1 1 2 0
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Lucas R (W) 8.2 9 2 2 4 1
Swift B (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Waner P
DP -- Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- Boston 10, Pittsburgh 6
2B -- Cuccinello T, Jensen W
3B -- Moore G, Waner P, Handley L, Todd A
HR -- Moore G
SH -- Thevenow T
T -- 1:55
A -- 7000
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