| New York Giants at Pittsburgh Pirates Game Statistics |
| Date: October 8, 1939 Location: Pittsburgh, PA |
| Venue: Forbes Field Attendance: 9663 |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York GiantsNYG | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Pittsburgh PiratesPIT | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYG | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Pittsburgh PiratesPIT | Swede Johnston 1 run (Armand Niccolai kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | New York GiantsNYG | Ward Cuff 20 pass from Ed Danowski (Ward Cuff kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 3 | New York GiantsNYG | Ward Cuff 5 pass from Ed Danowski (Ward Cuff kick) | 14 | 7 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||
| 23 | LE | Jim Poole |
| 36 | LT | Frank Cope |
| 2 | LG | Johnny Dell Isola |
| 7 | C | Mel Hein |
| 42 | RG | Orville Tuttle |
| 33 | RT | John Mellus |
| 24 | RE | Willie Walls |
| 22 | TB | Ed Danowski |
| 15 | HB | Hank Soar |
| 14 | WB | Ward Cuff |
| 28 | FB | Nello Falaschi |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | ||
| 33 | LE | George Platukis |
| 29 | LT | Don Campbell |
| 18 | LG | Byron Gentry |
| 22 | C | Joe Maras |
| 14 | RG | George Kakasic |
| 28 | RT | Ted Doyle |
| 24 | RE | Bernie Scherer |
| 25 | TB | Hugh McCullough |
| 55 | BB | Rink Bond |
| 12 | WB | Bill Davidson |
| 26 | FB | Carl Littlefield |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Tuffy Leemans | 11 | 32 | 2.9 | 0 | |
| Hank Soar | 10 | 16 | 1.6 | 0 | |
| Len Barnum | 8 | 11 | 1.4 | 0 | |
| Ed Danowski | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Eddie Miller | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 0 | |
| Al Owen | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| Bull Karcis | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||
| Sam Francis | 9 | 67 | 7.4 | 0 | |
| Swede Johnston | 10 | 63 | 6.3 | 1 | |
| Lou Tomasetti | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | |
| Carl Littlefield | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 0 | |
| Hugh McCullough | 6 | 10 | 1.7 | 0 | |
| Dick Nardi | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | |
| Coley McDonough | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 0 | |
| Bob Masters | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bill Davidson | 4 | -4 | -1.0 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Ed Danowski | 12 | 6 | 50.0 | 1 | 49 | 4.1 | 2 | 65.6 | |||
| Tuffy Leemans | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 0 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 84.0 | |||
| Eddie Miller | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 0 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 84.0 | |||
| Len Barnum | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 21 | 10.5 | 21 | 0 | 87.5 | ||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||||||||
| Coley McDonough | 9 | 3 | 33.3 | 2 | 78 | 8.7 | 0 | 26.4 | |||
| Bob Masters | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| Hugh McCullough | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| Lou Tomasetti | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| Dick Nardi | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Ward Cuff | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 20 | 2 |
| Dale Burnett | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | |
| Tuffy Leemans | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Chuck Gelatka | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Hank Soar | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Harry Kline | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||
| Sam Boyd | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 0 | |
| Bill Sortet | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||
| Lou Tomasetti | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Dick Nardi | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | ||||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | ||||||
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