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New York Giants at Pittsburgh Pirates
Game Statistics & Box Score
Date: October 8, 1939
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Venue: Forbes Field
Attendance: 9663
Data CoverageStat Key
Score By Quarters1st2nd3rd4thFinal
New York GiantsNYG0014014
Pittsburgh PiratesPIT07007
QtrTeamScoring PlaysNYGPIT
2Pittsburgh PiratesPITSwede Johnston 1 run (Armand Niccolai kick)07
3New York GiantsNYGWard Cuff 20 pass from Ed Danowski (Ward Cuff kick)77
3New York GiantsNYGWard Cuff 5 pass from Ed Danowski (Ward Cuff kick)147
LINEUPS
New York Giants
23LOE/LDEJim Poole
36LOT/LDTFrank Cope
2LOG/LDGJohnny Dell Isola
7C/MGMel Hein
42ROG/RDGOrville Tuttle
33ROT/RDTJohn Mellus
24ROE/RDEWillie Walls
22TB/SEd Danowski
15HB/LDHHank Soar
14WB/RDHWard Cuff
28FB/LBNello Falaschi
Pittsburgh Pirates
33LOE/LDEGeorge Platukis
29LOT/LDTDon Campbell
18LOG/LDGByron Gentry
22C/MGJoe Maras
14ROG/RDGGeorge Kakasic
28ROT/RDTTed Doyle
24ROE/RDEBernie Scherer
55BB/SRink Bond
25TB/LDHHugh McCullough
12WB/RDHBill Davidson
15FB/LBCarl Littlefield
RUSHINGATTYDSAVGLGTD
New York Giants
Tuffy Leemans11322.90
Hank Soar10161.60
Len Barnum8111.40
Ed Danowski482.00
Eddie Miller451.30
Al Owen221.00
Bull Karcis122.020
Pittsburgh Pirates
Sam Francis9677.40
Swede Johnston10636.31
Lou Tomasetti2136.50
Carl Littlefield5122.40
Hugh McCullough6101.70
Dick Nardi252.50
Coley McDonough430.80
Bob Masters1-1-1.0-10
Bill Davidson4-4-1.00
PASSINGATTCOMPCTINTYDSAVGLGTDTSYLRTG
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RECEIVINGNOYDSAVGLGTD
New York Giants
Ward Cuff4389.5202
Dale Burnett2199.50
Tuffy Leemans12121.0210
Chuck Gelatka11313.0130
Hank Soar11313.0130
Harry Kline166.060
Pittsburgh Pirates
Sam Boyd24824.00
Bill Sortet13030.0300
INTERCEPTIONSNOYDSAVGLGTD
New York Giants
Pittsburgh Pirates
PUNTINGNOYDSAVGLGBL
New York Giants
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PUNT RETURNSNOFCYDSAVGLGTD
New York Giants
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KICKOFF RETURNSNOFCYDSAVGLGTD
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