Pittsburgh Pirates 9 – 5 Brooklyn Dodgers
27 August 1939 · NYC15
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | final score 9–5 | 1 in 125 games | |
| 14 | 3 walks | Fern Bell | 1 in 192 player-games |
| 13 | 11 hits allowed | Cy Blanton | 1 in 41 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 2 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 1 |
Box score
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fern Bell | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Paul Waner | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Arky Vaughan | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Johnny Rizzo | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Elbie Fletcher | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| Lee Handley | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Brubaker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Pep Young | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Ray Mueller | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3B |
| Cy Blanton | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Totals | 39 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 6 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cy Blanton | 9.0 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
Brooklyn Dodgers batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Coscarart | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Cookie Lavagetto | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Dixie Walker | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Art Parks | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Dolph Camilli | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Ernie Koy | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | HR, 2B |
| Al Todd | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Leo Durocher | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Al Hollingsworth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gene Moore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tuck Stainback | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Johnny Hudson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Totals | 37 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
Brooklyn Dodgers pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Hollingsworth | 4.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| Vito Tamulis | 1.0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Ira Hutchinson | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Red Evans | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |