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Pittsburgh Pirates @ New York Giants

1940-06-15 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 5941 · 2:22

New York Giants defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 12–1. New York Giants put up 7 in the 5th. Hal Schumacher earned the win. Harry Danning went 4-for-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PIT	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5
NY1	0	0	3	0	7	2	0	0		12	17

W: Hal Schumacher L: Joe Bowman SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Lee Ballanfant · 1B: Bick Campbell · 2B: (none) · 3B: Bill Klem · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lee Handley	3	0	1	0	1	0
Bob Elliott	4	0	0	0	0	0
Arky Vaughan	2	0	0	0	0	0
Elbie Fletcher	4	1	1	1	0	0
Maurice Van Robays	4	0	1	0	0	2
Frankie Gustine	4	0	0	0	0	1
Vince DiMaggio	3	0	0	0	1	1
Spud Davis	1	0	1	0	1	0
Joe Bowman	2	0	1	0	0	1
Pep Young	2	0	0	0	0	1
Ed Fernandes	2	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Lanning	1	0	0	0	0	1

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Burgess Whitehead	6	1	1	1	0	0
Jo-Jo Moore	4	1	2	2	0	0
Bob Seeds	5	1	1	1	0	2
Babe Young	5	1	2	1	0	0
Harry Danning	5	2	4	3	0	0
Mel Ott	5	1	1	1	0	1
Billy Jurges	4	1	1	0	1	0
Mickey Witek	3	2	2	1	2	0
Hal Schumacher	3	2	3	1	1	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Joe Bowman	4.0	5	4	1
Dick Lanahan	0.1	4	0	0
Johnny Lanning	3.2	8	0	2

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Hal Schumacher	9.0	5	3	7

Play-by-play

Top 1

Lee Handley: S8
Bob Elliott: PO1(136)
Bob Elliott: 5/P
Arky Vaughan: 13

Bot 1

Burgess Whitehead: 53
Jo-Jo Moore: 43
Bob Seeds: 3/FL

Top 2

Elbie Fletcher: HR/9
Maurice Van Robays: K
Frankie Gustine: K
Vince DiMaggio: W
Spud Davis: SB2
Spud Davis: W
Joe Bowman: K

Bot 2

Babe Young: 99/F
Harry Danning: 99/FL
Mel Ott: K

Top 3

Lee Handley: W
Bob Elliott: 99/G
Arky Vaughan: 99/G
Elbie Fletcher: 99/G

Bot 3

Billy Jurges: W
Mickey Witek: PO1(23)
Mickey Witek: W
Hal Schumacher: W.1-3(E2/TH2)
Burgess Whitehead: FC4.3-H;1-2(E4/TH2);B-1
Jo-Jo Moore: S9.2-H;1-3
Bob Seeds: 64(1)/FO.3-H(UR);B-2(E4/TH)
Babe Young: 99/F

Top 4

Maurice Van Robays: K
Frankie Gustine: 99/G
Vince DiMaggio: 99/F

Bot 4

Harry Danning: D
Mel Ott: 99/G
Billy Jurges: 99/G
Mickey Witek: W
Hal Schumacher: HP.2-3;1-2
Burgess Whitehead: 99/F

Top 5

Spud Davis: S
Joe Bowman: S.1-2#
Lee Handley: 99/F
Bob Elliott: 99/G
Pep Young: K

Bot 5

Jo-Jo Moore: HP
Bob Seeds: S.1-2#
Babe Young: S.2-H;1-2#
Harry Danning: HR8/IPHR.2-H;1-H
Mel Ott: 99/F
Billy Jurges: S/G
Mickey Witek: S.1-2#
Hal Schumacher: S.2-H;1-2
Burgess Whitehead: S8.2XH(8E2)(NR)(UR);1-3
Jo-Jo Moore: S9.3-H(UR);1-2#
Bob Seeds: K
Babe Young: 99

Top 6

Elbie Fletcher: 99/G
Maurice Van Robays: 99/G
Frankie Gustine: 99/G

Bot 6

Harry Danning: T9
Mel Ott: D7.3-H
Billy Jurges: 99/F
Mickey Witek: S7.2-H;BX2(753)
Hal Schumacher: S
Burgess Whitehead: 99/F

Top 7

Vince DiMaggio: E5.B-2
Ed Fernandes: 99/F
Johnny Lanning: K
Lee Handley: 99/G

Bot 7

Jo-Jo Moore: 99/F
Bob Seeds: K
Babe Young: S
Harry Danning: S.1-2#
Mel Ott: 99/G

Top 8

Bob Elliott: 99/G
Pep Young: 99/F
Elbie Fletcher: 99/F

Bot 8

Billy Jurges: 99/G
Mickey Witek: 99/F
Hal Schumacher: S
Burgess Whitehead: 99/F

Top 9

Maurice Van Robays: S
Frankie Gustine: 99/G
Vince DiMaggio: K
Ed Fernandes: 99/FL

Notes & reviews

Witek was running on 3-2 pitch. The pitch was ball 4, but Davis threw to 2B anyway, the throw going into CF allowing Witek to reach 3B
SS Vaughan ejected by 1B umpire Campbell for arguing that Gustine's throw had not pulled him off the bag
Long drive over DiMaggio's head landed behind the Eddie Grant memorial 460 feet from home plate

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