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Reds
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
May 28, 1940
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Cincinnati Reds, played on May 28, 1940 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 28, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 28, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Junior Thompson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Max Butcher |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 1,359 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 49 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Babe Pinelli 1B: Bick Campbell 2B: (none) 3B: Lee Ballanfant |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lee Gamble | Right Fielder |
| Lonny Frey | Second Baseman |
| Billy Werber | Third Baseman |
| Frank McCormick | First Baseman |
| Ernie Lombardi | Catcher |
| Johnny Rizzo | Left Fielder |
| Harry Craft | Center Fielder |
| Billy Myers | Shortstop |
| Junior Thompson | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lee Handley | Third Baseman |
| Bob Elliott | Center Fielder |
| Paul Waner | Right Fielder |
| Arky Vaughan | Shortstop |
| Elbie Fletcher | First Baseman |
| Maurice Van Robays | Left Fielder |
| Frankie Gustine | Second Baseman |
| Spud Davis | Catcher |
| Max Butcher | Pitcher |
| Frankie Frisch | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
May 28, 1940
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Butcher
Gamble hits a fly ball into center field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Butcher
Frey hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Davis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Butcher
Werber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan misplays the ball. That's an error on Vaughan. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Butcher
McCormick hits a fly ball into center field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Thompson
Handley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Thompson
Elliott hits a fly ball into center field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Thompson
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Butcher
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzo vs. Butcher
Rizzo strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Craft vs. Butcher
Craft hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Myers vs. Butcher
Myers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Thompson
Vaughan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Thompson
Fletcher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Vaughan moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Van Robays vs. Thompson
Van Robays hits a fly ball into left field. Rizzo catches it for the out, and throws it away. That's an error on Rizzo. Vaughan scores. Fletcher moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gustine vs. Thompson
Gustine hits a line drive into right field. Gamble settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Thompson
The umpire calls a balk on Thompson Fletcher moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Davis vs. Thompson
Davis is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Butcher vs. Thompson
Butcher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Thompson, and towards Werber, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Butcher
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Butcher
Gamble hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Butcher
Frey hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Davis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Thompson
Handley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Thompson
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to first for the out. Handley moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Waner vs. Thompson
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Handley moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Vaughan vs. Thompson
There goes Handley. The slide. Lombardi applies the tag. Handley is out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Butcher
Werber hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Van Robays. Werber reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCormick vs. Butcher
McCormick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lombardi vs. Butcher
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Werber moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rizzo vs. Butcher
Rizzo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Craft vs. Butcher
Craft hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Werber scores. Rizzo moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Myers vs. Butcher
Myers strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Thompson
Vaughan hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gamble who is chasing the ball. Vaughan reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fletcher vs. Thompson
Fletcher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Vaughan scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Van Robays vs. Thompson
Van Robays hits a popup towards short. Myers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gustine vs. Thompson
Gustine hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gamble. Gustine reaches second base with a double. Fletcher goes all the way around to score. Gustine moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Davis vs. Thompson
Davis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Frey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. Gustine scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Butcher vs. Thompson
Butcher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Myers. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Handley vs. Thompson
Handley hits a fly ball into center field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Riggs vs. Butcher
Lew Riggs pinch hits for Junior Thompson.
Riggs hits a line drive into center field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Butcher
Gamble hits a popup towards short. Vaughan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Butcher
Frey hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Davis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Hutchings
Johnny Hutchings now pitching.
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Hutchings
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Hutchings
Vaughan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Hutchings
Fletcher strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Butcher
Werber hits a fly ball into center field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Butcher
McCormick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lombardi vs. Butcher
Lombardi hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rizzo vs. Butcher
Rizzo hits a popup in front of the plate. Davis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Robays vs. Hutchings
Van Robays hits a fly ball into right field. Gamble settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Hutchings
Gustine takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Hutchings
Gustine is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Hutchings
Davis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Butcher vs. Hutchings
Butcher hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCormick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Craft vs. Butcher
Craft hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Butcher
Myers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hutchings vs. Butcher
Hutchings hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gamble vs. Butcher
Gamble hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Hutchings
Handley hits a fly ball into right field. Gamble settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Hutchings
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Hutchings
Waner hits a fly ball into left field. Rizzo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Butcher
Frey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Frey for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Butcher
Werber hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Butcher
McCormick hits a fly ball into center field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Butcher
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Hutchings
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Hutchings
Fletcher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Van Robays vs. Hutchings
Van Robays hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fletcher moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gustine vs. Hutchings
Gustine bunts towards first. McCormick scoops it up and throws to first, with Frey covering, for the out. Fletcher scores. Van Robays moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Hutchings
Davis is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Butcher vs. Hutchings
Butcher hits a fly ball into left field. Rizzo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzo vs. Butcher
Rizzo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Craft vs. Butcher
Craft hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Butcher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Butcher
Myers hits a fly ball into left field. Van Robays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/28/1940 -- Cincinnati at Pittsburgh (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Gamble L, rf 4 0 0 0 Handley L, 3b 4 0 1 0
Frey L, 2b 4 0 0 0 Elliott B, cf 4 0 0 0
Werber B, 3b 4 2 2 1 Waner P, rf 4 0 0 0
McCormick F, 1b 2 0 0 0 Vaughan A, ss 3 2 2 0
Lombardi E, c 4 0 0 0 Fletcher E, 1b 3 2 2 1
Rizzo J, lf 3 0 0 0 Van Robays M, lf 4 0 1 0
Craft H, cf 4 0 2 1 Gustine F, 2b 2 1 1 2
Myers B, ss 4 0 0 0 Davis S, c 2 0 1 1
Thompson J, p 1 0 0 0 Butcher M, p 4 0 0 0
Riggs L, ph 1 0 0 0
Hutchings J, p 1 0 1 0
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32 2 5 2 30 5 8 4
Cincinnati 000 100 010 -- 2
Pittsburgh 010 300 01x -- 5
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Thompson J (L) 4.0 6 4 4 1 0
Hutchings J 4.0 2 1 1 4 1
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Butcher M (W) 9.0 5 2 2 3 2
E -- Vaughan A, Rizzo J, Myers B
DP -- Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 6, Pittsburgh 7
2B -- Werber B, Gustine F
3B -- Vaughan A
HR -- Werber B
CS -- Handley L, Gustine F
SH -- Gustine F
Balk -- Thompson J
T -- 1:49
A -- 1359
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