Boston Braves 7 – 5 Pittsburgh Pirates
30 July 1939 · PIT06
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | final score 7–5 | 1 in 65 games | |
| 18 | 6 walks allowed | Bill Posedel | 1 in 74 pitcher-games |
| 9 | 10 hits allowed | Bill Swift | 1 in 23 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Braves | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 1 |
Box score
Boston Braves batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sibby Sisti | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Al Simmons | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Buddy Hassett | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Max West | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | HR |
| Tony Cuccinello | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Debs Garms | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rabbit Warstler | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Al Lopez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Posedel | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Johnny Lanning | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 40 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
Boston Braves pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Posedel | 6.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| Johnny Lanning | 2.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Joe Sullivan | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fern Bell | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Arky Vaughan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3B, 2B |
| Johnny Rizzo | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chuck Klein | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Elbie Fletcher | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Lee Handley | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Pep Young | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ray Berres | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul Waner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ray Mueller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Swift | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lloyd Waner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 35 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 1 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Swift | 6.1 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| Max Butcher | 1.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ken Heintzelman | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |