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Pittsburgh Pirates @ 
New York Giants
1940-06-16 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 34282 · 2:16
Pittsburgh Pirates defeated New York Giants 5–3. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 3 in the 5th. Rip Sewell earned the win and Ken Heintzelman picked up the save. Bob Seeds went 3-for-5 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | |
| NY1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
W: Rip Sewell L: Harry Gumbert SV: Ken Heintzelman
Umpires — HP: Bill Klem · 1B: Lee Ballanfant · 2B: (none) · 3B: Bick Campbell · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Pittsburgh Pirates — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pep Young | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Bob Elliott | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Debs Garms | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Arky Vaughan | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Elbie Fletcher | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Vince DiMaggio | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bill Brubaker | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Spud Davis | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rip Sewell | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
New York Giants — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Burgess Whitehead | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jo-Jo Moore | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Bob Seeds | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Babe Young | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Harry Danning | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mel Ott | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Billy Jurges | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mickey Witek | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Harry Gumbert | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Johnny Rucker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tony Cuccinello | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rip Sewell | 8.2 | 12 | 2 | 1 |
 Ken Heintzelman | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
New York Giants — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Gumbert | 9.0 | 11 | 4 | 4 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Pep Young: 99
- Bob Elliott: 99
- Debs Garms: S
- Arky Vaughan: S.1-2#
- Elbie Fletcher: K
Bot 1
- Burgess Whitehead: T
- Jo-Jo Moore: 99
- Bob Seeds: FC1.3XH(12)
- Babe Young: CS2(99)
Top 2
- Vince DiMaggio: S5.B-2(E5/TH)
- Bill Brubaker: K
- Spud Davis: 99
- Rip Sewell: 99
Bot 2
- Babe Young: S/78
- Harry Danning: D9.1-3
- Mel Ott: IW
- Billy Jurges: 64(1)/FO.3-H;2-3
- Mickey Witek: FC1.3X3(15);1-2
- Harry Gumbert: 7
Top 3
- Pep Young: 99
- Bob Elliott: 99
- Debs Garms: 99
Bot 3
- Burgess Whitehead: 99
- Jo-Jo Moore: 99
- Bob Seeds: HR/7
- Babe Young: 99
Top 4
- Arky Vaughan: 99
- Elbie Fletcher: W
- Vince DiMaggio: 99
- Bill Brubaker: K
Bot 4
- Harry Danning: S
- Mel Ott: S.1-2
- Billy Jurges: S/BG.2-3;1-2
- Mickey Witek: 12(3)/FO.2-3;1-2
- Harry Gumbert: K
- Burgess Whitehead: 13
Top 5
- Spud Davis: S8
- Rip Sewell: S8.1-2
- Pep Young: 64(1)/FO.2-3
- Bob Elliott: 63.3-H;1-2
- Debs Garms: S7.2-H;B-2(E7)
- Arky Vaughan: S9.2-H(UR)
- Elbie Fletcher: 99
Bot 5
- Jo-Jo Moore: 99
- Bob Seeds: S
- Babe Young: 99
- Harry Danning: 99
Top 6
- Vince DiMaggio: 99
- Bill Brubaker: W
- Spud Davis: 46(1)3/GDP
Bot 6
- Mel Ott: 99
- Billy Jurges: 99
- Mickey Witek: 99
Top 7
- Rip Sewell: K
- Pep Young: 99
- Bob Elliott: 99
Bot 7
- Harry Gumbert: 99
- Burgess Whitehead: 99
- Jo-Jo Moore: 99
Top 8
- Debs Garms: 99
- Arky Vaughan: W
- Elbie Fletcher: 99
- Vince DiMaggio: 99
Bot 8
- Bob Seeds: 99
- Babe Young: S
- Harry Danning: S.1-2#
- Mel Ott: 99
- Billy Jurges: 99
Top 9
- Bill Brubaker: S7
- Spud Davis: CS2(26)
- Spud Davis: 8
- Rip Sewell: S8
- Pep Young: W.1-2
- Bob Elliott: S7.2-3;1-2
- Debs Garms: S7.3-H;2-H;1-2#
- Arky Vaughan: 99
Bot 9
- Mickey Witek: S9
- Johnny Rucker: 53/SH.1-2
- Burgess Whitehead: 13
- Jo-Jo Moore: W
- Bob Seeds: D.2-H;1-3
- Tony Cuccinello: K