Pittsburgh Pirates 4 – 3 New York Giants
21 July 1939 · NYC14
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | final score 4–3 | 1 in 18 games | |
| 5 | 9 innings pitched | Cliff Melton | 1 in 12 pitcher-games |
| 4 | 3 RBI | Chuck Klein | 1 in 37 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| New York Giants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
Box score
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fern Bell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Arky Vaughan | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Johnny Rizzo | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Chuck Klein | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Elbie Fletcher | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lee Handley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Pep Young | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ray Berres | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Tobin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Brubaker | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 30 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Tobin | 6.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Rip Sewell | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bill Swift | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Giants batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jo-Jo Moore | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Burgess Whitehead | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bob Seeds | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frank Demaree | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mel Ott | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Zeke Bonura | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ken O'Dea | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Tom Hafey | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | HR |
| Skeeter Scalzi | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Cliff Melton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Ripple | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 37 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
New York Giants pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Melton | 9.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 |