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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Brooklyn Dodgers

1940-06-22 · Day game · Ebbets Field · Att: 10850 · 2:15

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Brooklyn Dodgers 7–2. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 2 in the 2nd. Rip Sewell earned the win. Elbie Fletcher went 2-for-3 with 2 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PIT	0	2	0	1	0	2	0	1	1	7	8
BRO	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	9

W: Rip Sewell L: Tex Carleton SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Ziggy Sears · 1B: Tom Dunn · 2B: (none) · 3B: Lou Jorda · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Frankie Gustine	4	1	2	0	1	0
Bob Elliott	5	0	1	0	0	0
Bill Brubaker	5	0	1	0	0	1
Arky Vaughan	4	1	0	0	1	1
Elbie Fletcher	3	4	2	3	1	0
Maurice Van Robays	4	0	0	0	0	1
Vince DiMaggio	4	1	2	3	0	0
Al Lopez	3	0	0	0	1	1
Rip Sewell	4	0	0	0	0	2

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Pee Wee Reese	5	0	1	0	0
Cookie Lavagetto	4	1	1	0	1
Dixie Walker	5	0	1	0	0
Babe Phelps	4	1	1	0	1
Dolph Camilli	3	0	2	2	1
Joe Vosmik	4	0	0	0	0
Joe Gallagher	4	0	2	0	0
Pete Coscarart	2	0	0	0	2
Tex Carleton	1	0	0	0	0
Jimmy Wasdell	1	0	1	0	0
Joe Medwick	1	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rip Sewell	9.0	9	5	0

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tex Carleton	7.0	6	2	5
Tot Pressnell	1.0	1	2	0
Newt Kimball	1.0	1	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Frankie Gustine: 53
Bob Elliott: 13
Bill Brubaker: 13

Bot 1

Pee Wee Reese: 13
Cookie Lavagetto: W
Dixie Walker: 43.1-2
Babe Phelps: W
Dolph Camilli: D.2-H;1-H
Joe Vosmik: 63

Top 2

Arky Vaughan: W
Elbie Fletcher: 46(1)/FO
Maurice Van Robays: K
Vince DiMaggio: HR.1-H
Al Lopez: K

Bot 2

Joe Gallagher: 2/FL
Pete Coscarart: W
Tex Carleton: 13/SH.1-2
Pee Wee Reese: 3

Top 3

Rip Sewell: K
Frankie Gustine: W
Bob Elliott: 64(1)/FO
Bill Brubaker: S.1-2
Arky Vaughan: 8

Bot 3

Cookie Lavagetto: S
Dixie Walker: 8
Babe Phelps: S.1-2
Dolph Camilli: 46(1)/FO.2-3
Joe Vosmik: SB2
Joe Vosmik: 3

Top 4

Elbie Fletcher: HR
Maurice Van Robays: 4
Vince DiMaggio: 7
Al Lopez: 9

Bot 4

Joe Gallagher: 53
Pete Coscarart: 2/FL
Tex Carleton: 43

Top 5

Rip Sewell: K23
Frankie Gustine: 8/L
Bob Elliott: S
Bill Brubaker: SB2.1-3(E2/TH)
Bill Brubaker: K

Bot 5

Pee Wee Reese: 13
Cookie Lavagetto: 53
Dixie Walker: 9

Top 6

Arky Vaughan: E4
Elbie Fletcher: HR.1-H(UR)
Maurice Van Robays: 43
Vince DiMaggio: 53
Al Lopez: 53

Bot 6

Babe Phelps: 43
Dolph Camilli: W
Joe Vosmik: 4
Joe Gallagher: S.1-2
Pete Coscarart: 5

Top 7

Rip Sewell: 53
Frankie Gustine: D.B-2
Bob Elliott: FC.2XH(42)
Bill Brubaker: SB2
Bill Brubaker: 7

Bot 7

Jimmy Wasdell: D
Pee Wee Reese: S.2-3
Cookie Lavagetto: 2/FL
Dixie Walker: 36(1)3/GDP

Top 8

Arky Vaughan: 3
Elbie Fletcher: W
Maurice Van Robays: 3
Vince DiMaggio: D.1-H
Al Lopez: W
Rip Sewell: 1/FL

Bot 8

Babe Phelps: 5
Dolph Camilli: S
Joe Vosmik: 3
Joe Gallagher: S.1-2
Pete Coscarart: W.2-3;1-2
Joe Medwick: 43

Top 9

Frankie Gustine: T.B-H(E7)(NR)
Bob Elliott: 8
Bill Brubaker: 8
Arky Vaughan: K/C

Bot 9

Pee Wee Reese: 63
Cookie Lavagetto: 7
Dixie Walker: S
Babe Phelps: 9

Notes & reviews

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