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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Boston Braves

1940-06-17 · Day game · Braves Field · Att: 5224 · 2:14

Boston Bees defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 5–1. Boston Bees put up 2 in the 3rd. Al Piechota earned the win. Bob Elliott went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Al Piechota L: Mace Brown SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: George Magerkurth · 1B: Bill Stewart · 2B: (none) · 3B: George Barr · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Frankie Gustine	3	0	0	0	2	1
Bob Elliott	3	1	1	1	2	0
Maurice Van Robays	5	0	1	0	0	0
Arky Vaughan	4	0	0	0	1	1
Elbie Fletcher	4	0	0	0	1	0
Vince DiMaggio	3	0	0	0	1	2
Bill Brubaker	4	0	1	0	0	1
Spud Davis	2	0	2	0	2	0
Mace Brown	1	0	0	0	0	0
Paul Waner	1	0	0	0	0	0
Lee Handley	1	0	0	0	0	0
Debs Garms	1	0	1	0	0	0

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Buddy Hassett	5	2	3	0	0	0
Sibby Sisti	2	0	2	0	0	0
Gene Moore	4	0	1	0	1	0
Chet Ross	3	1	0	0	2	0
Max West	2	1	2	0	2	0
Bama Rowell	3	1	1	2	1	1
Eddie Miller	4	0	1	0	0	1
Phil Masi	3	0	0	0	1	0
Al Piechota	4	0	1	0	0	0
Johnny Cooney	1	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mace Brown	3.0	5	2	2
Bob Klinger	2.0	2	3	0
Russ Bauers	2.0	2	1	0
Johnny Lanning	1.0	2	1	0

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Al Piechota	9.0	6	9	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Frankie Gustine: K/C
Bob Elliott: HR/7
Maurice Van Robays: 53
Arky Vaughan: W
Elbie Fletcher: SB2
Elbie Fletcher: 9

Bot 1

Buddy Hassett: 63
Sibby Sisti: S
Gene Moore: 9
Chet Ross: 43

Top 2

Vince DiMaggio: K
Bill Brubaker: 53
Spud Davis: S
Mace Brown: 64(1)/FO

Bot 2

Max West: S9
Bama Rowell: K
Eddie Miller: S7.1-2
Phil Masi: 64(1)/FO.2-H(E4/TH1)(UR);B-2
Al Piechota: 63

Top 3

Frankie Gustine: 23
Bob Elliott: W
Maurice Van Robays: CS2(26)
Maurice Van Robays: 7

Bot 3

Buddy Hassett: S6
Sibby Sisti: 23/SH.1-2
Gene Moore: 8
Chet Ross: WP.2-3
Chet Ross: W
Max West: W.1-2
Bama Rowell: S9.3-H;2-H;1-3
Eddie Miller: K

Top 4

Arky Vaughan: 8
Elbie Fletcher: 9
Vince DiMaggio: W
Bill Brubaker: S7.1-2
Spud Davis: W.2-3;1-2
Paul Waner: 4/L

Bot 4

Phil Masi: 9
Al Piechota: S
Buddy Hassett: 9
Sibby Sisti: S.1-2
Gene Moore: WP.2-3;1-2
Gene Moore: W
Chet Ross: 64(1)/FO

Top 5

Frankie Gustine: W
Bob Elliott: 6/P
Maurice Van Robays: S7.1-3;B-2(E7)
Arky Vaughan: K
Elbie Fletcher: IW
Vince DiMaggio: K

Bot 5

Max West: W
Bama Rowell: W.1-2
Eddie Miller: 15(2)/FO/BG.1-2
Phil Masi: E5.2-H(UR);1-3;B-2
Al Piechota: 8(B)/DP.3XH(825)

Top 6

Bill Brubaker: 53
Spud Davis: S
Lee Handley: 6/P
Frankie Gustine: W.1-2
Bob Elliott: W.2-3;1-2
Maurice Van Robays: 8

Bot 6

Buddy Hassett: S
Sibby Sisti: 13/SH.1-2
Gene Moore: 43.2-3
Chet Ross: 53

Top 7

Arky Vaughan: 9
Elbie Fletcher: 8
Vince DiMaggio: 7

Bot 7

Max West: D
Bama Rowell: 6
Eddie Miller: 53.2-3
Phil Masi: W
Al Piechota: 8

Top 8

Bill Brubaker: K
Spud Davis: W
Debs Garms: D.1-3
Frankie Gustine: 3
Bob Elliott: 5/L

Bot 8

Buddy Hassett: S
Sibby Sisti: 53/SH.1-2
Gene Moore: S7.2-H(E1)(NR)(UR);B-2
Chet Ross: CS3(25)
Chet Ross: W
Johnny Cooney: 3/FL

Top 9

Maurice Van Robays: 63
Arky Vaughan: 8
Elbie Fletcher: 9

Notes & reviews

Lanning misplayed LF Van Robay's throw into infield allowing Hassett to score

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