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Braves
2
@ Pirates
14
Scores OFFON
Forbes Field
June 4, 1940
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Boston Braves, played on June 4, 1940 at Forbes Field. The home team Pirates beat the visiting Braves with a score of 14 to 2.
Game Summary click to expand contents
| Date | June 4, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Braves
R: 2 H: 5 E: 5 LOB: 5
Runs: 2
Hits: 5 Errors: 5 Left On Base: 5 |
| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
R: 14 H: 11 E: 0 LOB: 7
Runs: 14
Hits: 11 Errors: 0 Left On Base: 7 |
| Winning Pitcher | —Joe Bowman |
| Losing Pitcher | —Joe Callahan |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | —Bob Elliott |
Game Info click to expand contents
| Date | June 4, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Braves |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Callahan |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Joe Bowman |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 20,310 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 29 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Beans Reardon 1B: Larry Goetz 2B: (none) 3B: Babe Pinelli |
Boston Braves Lineup click to expand contents
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Sibby Sisti | Second Baseman |
| Buddy Hassett | First Baseman |
| Gene Moore | Right Fielder |
| Max West | Center Fielder |
| Chet Ross | Left Fielder |
| Tony Cuccinello | Third Baseman |
| Al Lopez | Catcher |
| Eddie Miller | Shortstop |
| Joe Callahan | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup click to expand contents
| 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 |
| Joe Bowman | Pitcher |
| Frankie Frisch | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
2
@ Pirates
14
Scores OFFON
Forbes Field
June 4, 1940
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- Braves, 1 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gustine vs. Javery
Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hassett picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Hassett. Javery throws it away. That's an error on Javery. Vaughan scores. Fletcher scores. Gustine moves all the way to home. Three runs are unearned. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/4/1940 -- Boston at Pittsburgh (N)
Boston AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Sisti S, 2b 4 0 0 0 Handley L, 3b 4 1 0 0
Hassett B, 1b 3 0 0 0 Elliott B, cf 5 2 1 2
Moore G, rf 4 1 2 1 Waner P, rf 5 2 2 1
West M, cf 4 0 1 0 Vaughan A, ss 4 2 1 1
Ross C, lf 4 0 0 0 Fletcher E, 1b 1 2 1 0
Cuccinello T, 3b 4 1 1 0 Van Robays M, lf 5 2 1 4
Lopez A, c 3 0 1 1 Gustine F, 2b 3 1 3 3
Javery A, p 0 0 0 0 Davis S, c 4 0 1 0
Wietelmann W, ph 1 0 0 0 Bowman J, p 4 2 1 0
Miller E, ss 2 0 0 0
Callahan J, p 1 0 0 0
Barnicle G, p 1 0 0 0
Andrews S, ph-c 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 2 5 2 35 14 11 11
Boston 010 000 001 -- 2
Pittsburgh 013 000 46x -- 14
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Callahan J (L)* 2.0 4 4 4 1 1
Barnicle G 5.0 3 4 4 6 1
Javery A 1.0 4 6 1 2 1
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Bowman J (W) 9.0 5 2 2 2 3
* Pitched to 3 batters in 3rd
E -- Miller E 2, Sisti S, Javery A, Hassett B
LOB -- Boston 5, Pittsburgh 7
2B -- Lopez A, Gustine F 2, Van Robays M
3B -- Elliott B
HR -- Moore G
CS -- Elliott B, Gustine F, Fletcher E
HBP -- by Barnicle G (Davis S)
Balk -- Barnicle G
T -- 2:29
A -- 20310
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