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April 24, 1940

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Cubs 9 10 1
Pirates 4 11 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 9 10 1
Pirates 4 11 2

Debs Garms Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .375
OBP .250 .444
At Bats 4 8
Hits 1 3
• Singles 0 0
• Doubles 1 3
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 1
RBI’s 0 1

Bill Lee Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 1 0
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Forbes Field - April 24, 1940
Out
Bill Lee
Al Todd
Phil Cavarretta
Billy Herman
Stan Hack
Bobby Mattick
Bill Nicholson
Augie Galan
Hank Leiber
Debs Garms
Lee Handley
Paul Waner

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 9 10 1 8
Pittsburgh Pirates 4 11 2 7
Winning Pitcher Bill Lee
Losing Pitcher Max Butcher
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Hank Leiber
Attendance 3,809
Time of Game 2 hours 10 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Garms hits a popup towards short. Mattick settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Handley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Waner scores. Waner moves to second.
Bottom 9 Gustine hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Herman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Paul Waner pinch hits for Ray Berres. Waner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Waner moves to third.
Bottom 9 Lloyd Waner pinch hits for Oad Swigart. Waner takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Mattick strikes out.
Top 9 Todd strikes out.
Top 9 Cavarretta hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Garms. Cavarretta reaches second base with a double. Leiber scores.
Top 9 Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Swigart fields it and throws to first for the out. Leiber moves to second.
Top 9 Leiber hits a line drive into left field. Rizzo picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Rizzo. Galan goes all the way around to score.
Top 9 Bill Brubaker now playing shortstop. Galan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Fletcher hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Herman catches it and throws to first to double up Vaughan.
Bottom 8 Rizzo hits a fly ball into center field. Galan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Vaughan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Herman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Hack takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Lee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Frankie Gustine now playing second base. Oad Swigart now pitching. Mattick hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gustine settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Garms hits a fly ball into center field. Galan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Handley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Frankie Gustine pinch hits for Rip Sewell. Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mattick scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 There goes Todd. The throw from Berres and he is out, Vaughan applying the tag.
Top 7 Todd hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 7 Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Nicholson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berres settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Berres hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Young hits a fly ball into center field. Galan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Elliott takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta scoops it up and throws to first, with Lee covering, for the out.
Top 6 Leiber hits a line drive into center field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Galan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first, with Sewell covering, for the out. Hack moves to third.
Top 6 Herman bunts towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. Hack moves to second.
Top 6 Rip Sewell now pitching. Hack takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Rizzo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Vaughan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Nicholson. Vaughan reaches second base with a double. Garms scores.
Bottom 5 Garms hits a ball on the ground for an out. Garms moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 5 Handley hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cavarretta settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Joe Schultz pinch hits for Johnny Lanning. Schultz hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Leiber who is chasing the ball. Schultz reaches third base with a triple.
Top 5 Lee is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Mattick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Galan scores. Leiber scores. Cavarretta moves to third.
Top 5 Todd hits a fly ball into right field. Garms settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Cavarretta is walked intentionally.
Top 5 Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nicholson for the out.
Top 5 Leiber hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rizzo. Leiber reaches second base with a double. Galan moves to third.
Top 5 Galan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 Berres hits a line drive towards first. Cavarretta reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Young hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Herman hits a popup towards short. Vaughan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Hack hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Lee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Fletcher hits a fly ball into right field. Leiber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Rizzo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mattick fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Vaughan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Mattick strikes out.
Top 3 Todd hits a popup towards third. Handley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Garms hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Handley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman fields it and throws to second for the out. Young moves to third.
Bottom 2 Lanning hits a fly ball into left field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Berres hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Young moves to second.
Bottom 2 Young bunts towards third. Hack fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first, with Lanning covering, for the out.
Top 2 Leiber hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Galan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Elliott hits a fly ball into right field. Leiber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Fletcher hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Garms scores.
Bottom 1 Rizzo strikes out.
Bottom 1 Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Handley scores. Garms moves to third.
Bottom 1 Vaughan hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hack settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Hack.
Bottom 1 Garms hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Leiber. Garms reaches second base with a double. Handley moves to third.
Bottom 1 Handley bunts in front of the plate. Todd fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Herman hits a fly ball into right field. Garms settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Hack takes first base on ball four. Cavarretta scores. Todd moves to third. Mattick moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 1 Johnny Lanning now pitching. Lee strikes out.
Top 1 Mattick takes first base on ball four. Leiber scores. Cavarretta moves to third. Todd moves to second.
Top 1 Todd hits a popup into right field for a base hit. Galan scores. Leiber moves to third. Cavarretta moves to second.
Top 1 Cavarretta is walked intentionally.
Top 1 Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Leiber hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rizzo. Leiber reaches second base with a double. Hack scores. Herman scores. Galan moves to third.
Top 1 Galan takes first base on ball four. Hack moves to third. Herman moves to second.
Top 1 Herman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan misplays the ball. That's an error on Vaughan. Hack moves to second.
Top 1 Hack hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.