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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Brooklyn Dodgers

1940-07-29 · Day game · Ebbets Field · Att: 3537 · 2:36

Brooklyn Dodgers defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 7–6. Brooklyn Dodgers put up 2 in the 8th. Tot Pressnell earned the win. Dixie Walker went 2-for-5 with 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PIT	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	6	10
BRO	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	1	7	11

W: Tot Pressnell L: Mace Brown SV: (none)

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

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Lloyd Waner	2	0	0	0	0
Paul Waner	4	0	2	0	0
Debs Garms	4	1	0	1	0
Arky Vaughan	3	1	1	0	1
Elbie Fletcher	4	0	1	2	0
Maurice Van Robays	4	1	1	0	0
Pep Young	4	1	1	0	0
Al Lopez	3	0	1	0	0
Johnny Lanning	2	0	1	0	0
Spud Davis	1	0	0	0	0
Bob Elliott	1	0	0	0	0
Vince DiMaggio	1	1	1	1	1
Joe Bowman	0	0	0	0	0
Frankie Gustine	1	0	1	2	0

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

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

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Lanning	6.2	9	1	5
Bob Klinger	0.1	0	1	0
Danny MacFayden	1.0	1	2	1
Mace Brown	0.2	1	2	0

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Curt Davis	8.2	8	2	0
Tot Pressnell	0.1	2	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Lloyd Waner: 7
Paul Waner: 31
Debs Garms: 43

Bot 1

Pee Wee Reese: K/C
Dixie Walker: 43
Jimmy Wasdell: T
Babe Phelps: 4

Top 2

Arky Vaughan: 43
Elbie Fletcher: 43
Maurice Van Robays: 63

Bot 2

Dolph Camilli: K
Joe Medwick: K
Cookie Lavagetto: 2/FL

Top 3

Pep Young: 7
Al Lopez: S
Johnny Lanning: CS2(26)
Johnny Lanning: 6/L

Bot 3

Pete Coscarart: 43
Curt Davis: 13
Pee Wee Reese: K

Top 4

Lloyd Waner: 2/FL
Paul Waner: D
Debs Garms: 31.2-3
Arky Vaughan: 43

Bot 4

Dixie Walker: S
Jimmy Wasdell: FC.1-2
Babe Phelps: 8.2-3
Dolph Camilli: IW.1-2
Joe Medwick: 8.3-H
Cookie Lavagetto: 9

Top 5

Elbie Fletcher: 3/G
Maurice Van Robays: D
Pep Young: 5/FL
Al Lopez: 2/FL

Bot 5

Pete Coscarart: S
Curt Davis: 34/SH.1-2
Pee Wee Reese: S.2-3
Dixie Walker: 8.3-H
Jimmy Wasdell: 3/G

Top 6

Johnny Lanning: S
Spud Davis: 53.1-2
Paul Waner: 4
Debs Garms: 6/L

Bot 6

Babe Phelps: 8
Dolph Camilli: S
Joe Medwick: S.1-2
Cookie Lavagetto: K/C
Pete Coscarart: S.2-H;1-2
Curt Davis: 5/L

Top 7

Arky Vaughan: W
Elbie Fletcher: 8
Maurice Van Robays: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 7

Pee Wee Reese: 43
Dixie Walker: 5/FL
Jimmy Wasdell: D
Babe Phelps: D.2-H
Dolph Camilli: W
Joe Medwick: 64(1)/FO

Top 8

Pep Young: 13
Al Lopez: 63
Bob Elliott: 53

Bot 8

Cookie Lavagetto: W
Pete Coscarart: 53.1-2
Curt Davis: K
Pee Wee Reese: W
Dixie Walker: D.2-H;1-H
Jimmy Wasdell: 7

Top 9

Vince DiMaggio: W
Paul Waner: S.1-3
Debs Garms: 36(1)/FO.3-H
Arky Vaughan: D.1-3
Elbie Fletcher: S.3-H;2-H
Maurice Van Robays: 46(1)/FO
Pep Young: S.1-2
Joe Bowman: HP.2-3;1-2
Frankie Gustine: S.3-H;2-H;1-2
Vince DiMaggio: S.2-H;1XH(742)

Bot 9

Babe Phelps: 13
Dolph Camilli: W
Joe Medwick: 8
Cookie Lavagetto: W.1-2
Pete Coscarart: S.2-H;1-2

Notes & reviews

Pirates Manager Frankie Frisch ejected by 3B umpire Tom Dunn for arguing call at 2nd
Phelps and Vaughan yelled at each other and then exchanged blows; both benches emptied; Phelps and Vaughan ejected by HP umpire Lou Jorda

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