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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Boston Braves

1940-06-19 · Day game · Braves Field · Att: 1771 · 2:05

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Boston Bees 5–1. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 3 in the 2nd. Joe Bowman earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Joe Bowman L: Dick Errickson SV: (none)

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

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

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

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Buddy Hassett	4	1	1	0	0
Sibby Sisti	4	0	1	0	0
Gene Moore	4	0	1	0	0
Chet Ross	4	0	1	0	0
Max West	4	0	3	1	0
Bama Rowell	4	0	1	0	1
Eddie Miller	4	0	1	0	1
Ray Berres	1	0	0	0	0
Dick Errickson	1	0	0	0	0
Al Glossop	1	0	0	0	0
Phil Masi	2	0	0	0	0
Manny Salvo	1	0	0	0	1
Rabbit Warstler	1	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Joe Bowman	9.0	9	0	3

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dick Errickson	5.0	5	3	1
Manny Salvo	4.0	4	1	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Frankie Gustine: 53
Bob Elliott: S7
Maurice Van Robays: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 1

Buddy Hassett: 3/G
Sibby Sisti: 6/P
Gene Moore: 43

Top 2

Arky Vaughan: S7
Elbie Fletcher: 54(1)/FO
Vince DiMaggio: W.1-2
Bill Brubaker: D7.2-H;1-H
Al Lopez: S7.2-H;B-2(TH)
Joe Bowman: 9
Frankie Gustine: 63

Bot 2

Chet Ross: 8
Max West: S8
Bama Rowell: S9.1-3
Eddie Miller: 54(1)3/GDP

Top 3

Bob Elliott: 7/L
Maurice Van Robays: 8
Arky Vaughan: 31

Bot 3

Ray Berres: 4/P
Dick Errickson: 63
Buddy Hassett: 13

Top 4

Elbie Fletcher: 43
Vince DiMaggio: K
Bill Brubaker: 7/FL

Bot 4

Sibby Sisti: 43
Gene Moore: 5/FL
Chet Ross: D7
Max West: 53

Top 5

Al Lopez: E5
Joe Bowman: D8.1-3
Frankie Gustine: 13
Bob Elliott: IW
Maurice Van Robays: PO1(E3).3-H(UR)
Maurice Van Robays: W.2-3;1-2
Arky Vaughan: 7.3-H(UR)
Elbie Fletcher: 3/G

Bot 5

Bama Rowell: 9
Eddie Miller: S7
Al Glossop: 7
Phil Masi: 3/FL

Top 6

Vince DiMaggio: K
Bill Brubaker: K
Al Lopez: K

Bot 6

Buddy Hassett: S8
Sibby Sisti: 43.1-1
Gene Moore: S1.1-2
Chet Ross: 3/FL
Max West: S8.2-H;1-3
Bama Rowell: 53

Top 7

Joe Bowman: 9/L
Frankie Gustine: 7
Bob Elliott: S9
Maurice Van Robays: 54(1)/FO

Bot 7

Eddie Miller: 2/FL
Manny Salvo: K/C
Phil Masi: 2/P

Top 8

Arky Vaughan: 8
Elbie Fletcher: 63
Vince DiMaggio: S7
Bill Brubaker: 5/L

Bot 8

Buddy Hassett: 43
Sibby Sisti: S5
Gene Moore: 7
Chet Ross: 43

Top 9

Al Lopez: 53
Joe Bowman: S9
Frankie Gustine: 9
Bob Elliott: S8.1-3
Maurice Van Robays: W.1-2
Arky Vaughan: 2/FL

Bot 9

Max West: D8
Bama Rowell: K
Eddie Miller: K
Rabbit Warstler: 5/P

Notes & reviews

Rain started to fall.
45-minute rain delay
Hassett started for 2B on the groundball then returned to first base following Fletcher's throw to Vaughn after the 43 putout.

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