Pittsburgh Pirates 6 – 14 St. Louis Cardinals
3 September 1939 · STL07
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | 7-13 singles and extra-base hits | St. Louis Cardinals | 1 in 37,321 games |
| 44 | final score 14–6 | 1 in 1,130 games | |
| 24 | 3 extra-base hits | Stu Martin | 1 in 462 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 2 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 14 | 20 | 1 |
Box score
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Waner | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Arky Vaughan | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Bob Elliott | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Johnny Rizzo | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Elbie Fletcher | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Lee Handley | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pep Young | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| George Susce | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rip Sewell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ken Heintzelman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bill Brubaker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 39 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Bowman | 0.2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Rip Sewell | 3.2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Ken Heintzelman | 2.2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Clemensen | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Brown | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Stu Martin | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3B, 2 2B |
| Enos Slaughter | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 2B |
| Joe Medwick | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 2B |
| Johnny Mize | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Terry Moore | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | HR, 2B |
| Don Gutteridge | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | HR, 3B |
| Mickey Owen | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Curt Davis | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Clyde Shoun | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 44 | 14 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 5 |
St. Louis Cardinals pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Davis | 5.0 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Clyde Shoun | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
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