Pittsburgh Pirates 0 – 1 Boston Braves
23 August 1939 · BOS08
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | One-Hit Shutout | Bill Posedel | 1 in 193 games |
| 19 | final score 1–0 | 1 in 43 games | |
| 3 | 8 innings pitched | Mace Brown | 1 in 8 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Boston Braves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | 2 |
Box score
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lloyd Waner | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul Waner | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Arky Vaughan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Johnny Rizzo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Elbie Fletcher | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Brubaker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Pep Young | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Susce | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mace Brown | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mace Brown | 8.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Boston Braves batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debs Garms | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Al Simmons | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Buddy Hassett | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tony Cuccinello | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Max West | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Hank Majeski | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Rabbit Warstler | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Al Lopez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Posedel | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 29 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Boston Braves pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Posedel | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |