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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Brooklyn Dodgers

1940-06-23 · Day game · Ebbets Field · 2:25

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Brooklyn Dodgers 8–5. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 4 in the 6th. Danny MacFayden earned the win and Mace Brown picked up the save. Maurice Van Robays went 2-for-5 with 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PIT	0	0	2	0	2	4	0	0	0	8	16
BRO	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	2	5	9

W: Danny MacFayden L: Whit Wyatt SV: Mace Brown

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

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Frankie Gustine	6	1	3	0	0	1
Bob Elliott	5	1	3	1	0	1
Bill Brubaker	4	2	1	0	0	0
Arky Vaughan	4	2	2	2	1	0
Elbie Fletcher	4	1	1	0	1	1
Maurice Van Robays	5	1	2	3	0	1
Vince DiMaggio	4	0	2	1	1	1
Al Lopez	4	0	2	0	0	0
Danny MacFayden	5	0	0	0	0	0

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pee Wee Reese	3	1	1	0	0	1
Cookie Lavagetto	4	0	1	1	1	0
Dixie Walker	5	2	3	2	0	0
Babe Phelps	5	0	2	0	0	0
Dolph Camilli	3	0	1	1	2	0
Jimmy Wasdell	5	0	0	1	0	0
Joe Gallagher	4	0	0	0	0	0
Pete Coscarart	3	1	0	0	1	1
Whit Wyatt	1	0	0	0	0	0
Tot Pressnell	1	0	0	0	0	0
Herman Franks	1	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Hudson	2	1	1	0	0	0
Charlie Gilbert	1	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Danny MacFayden	8.1	9	3	2
Mace Brown	0.2	0	1	0

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Whit Wyatt	4.0	9	2	4
Tot Pressnell	3.0	5	0	1
Newt Kimball	2.0	2	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Frankie Gustine: S8
Bob Elliott: K
Bill Brubaker: 4/P
Arky Vaughan: SB2
Arky Vaughan: W
Elbie Fletcher: W.2-3;1-2
Maurice Van Robays: K

Bot 1

Pee Wee Reese: S7
Cookie Lavagetto: 9
Dixie Walker: 13.1-2
Babe Phelps: 63

Top 2

Vince DiMaggio: S7
Al Lopez: S8.1-2
Danny MacFayden: 1/P
Frankie Gustine: K
Bob Elliott: 3/L

Bot 2

Dolph Camilli: 6/P
Jimmy Wasdell: 8
Joe Gallagher: E9/F.B-2
Pete Coscarart: 9

Top 3

Bill Brubaker: T9
Arky Vaughan: D8.3-H
Elbie Fletcher: K/C
Maurice Van Robays: 31.2-H
Vince DiMaggio: D9
Al Lopez: S6.2-3
Danny MacFayden: 2/FL

Bot 3

Whit Wyatt: 53
Pee Wee Reese: E4
Cookie Lavagetto: D7.1-H(UR)
Dixie Walker: 7
Babe Phelps: 6/P

Top 4

Frankie Gustine: S5.BX2(64)
Bob Elliott: S6
Bill Brubaker: 53.1-2
Arky Vaughan: 3/G

Bot 4

Dolph Camilli: 3/G
Jimmy Wasdell: 8/L
Joe Gallagher: 5/FL

Top 5

Elbie Fletcher: S8
Maurice Van Robays: T7.1-H
Vince DiMaggio: 9.3-H
Al Lopez: 8
Danny MacFayden: 8

Bot 5

Pete Coscarart: K
Tot Pressnell: 3/G
Pee Wee Reese: K

Top 6

Frankie Gustine: T7
Bob Elliott: S8.3-H
Bill Brubaker: E5/SH.1-2
Arky Vaughan: S9.2-H;1-H(E9)(NR)(UR);B-3
Elbie Fletcher: 2/FL
Maurice Van Robays: 8.3-H(UR)
Vince DiMaggio: K/C

Bot 6

Cookie Lavagetto: 8
Dixie Walker: S3
Babe Phelps: D8.1-3
Dolph Camilli: W
Jimmy Wasdell: 9.3-H
Joe Gallagher: 6/P

Top 7

Al Lopez: E6
Danny MacFayden: 36(1)4/GDP/BG
Frankie Gustine: 9

Bot 7

Pete Coscarart: 53
Herman Franks: 63
Johnny Hudson: 43

Top 8

Bob Elliott: D7
Bill Brubaker: 2/FL
Arky Vaughan: 8.2-3
Elbie Fletcher: 13

Bot 8

Cookie Lavagetto: 63
Dixie Walker: S9
Babe Phelps: S8.1-2
Dolph Camilli: S9.2-H;1-2
Jimmy Wasdell: 31.2-3;1-2
Joe Gallagher: 7

Top 9

Maurice Van Robays: D7
Vince DiMaggio: W
Al Lopez: 14/SH.2-3;1-2
Danny MacFayden: 53
Frankie Gustine: 63

Bot 9

Pete Coscarart: W
Charlie Gilbert: 43.1-2
Johnny Hudson: S8.2-3
Cookie Lavagetto: W.1-2
Dixie Walker: S8.3-H;2-H;1-2
Babe Phelps: 2/FL
Dolph Camilli: W.2-3;1-2
Jimmy Wasdell: 3/P

Notes & reviews

Whit Wyatt fell, possibly as a result of being pushed by Maurice Van Robays; Dodgers manager Leo Durocher played game under protest

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