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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Boston Braves

1940-06-20 · Day game · Braves Field · Att: 1445 · 2:24

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Boston Bees 8–7. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 3 in the 7th. Max Butcher earned the win and Mace Brown picked up the save. Chet Ross went 3-for-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PIT	0	2	0	0	2	0	3	0	1	8	12
BSN	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	2	7	15

W: Max Butcher L: Lou Fette SV: Mace Brown

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

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

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

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Buddy Hassett	5	0	0	0	0	0
Sibby Sisti	5	1	1	0	0	0
Gene Moore	5	3	4	0	0	0
Chet Ross	5	2	3	3	0	0
Max West	5	1	2	1	0	0
Bama Rowell	5	0	1	1	0	0
Eddie Miller	5	0	3	1	0	0
Ray Berres	1	0	0	0	0	0
Lou Fette	1	0	0	0	1	0
Phil Masi	3	0	1	1	1	0
Dick Coffman	1	0	0	0	0	1
Al Glossop	1	0	0	0	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Max Butcher	7.0	11	1	1
Mace Brown	2.0	4	1	1

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Lou Fette	6.2	9	4	0
Dick Coffman	1.1	2	1	0
Dick Errickson	1.0	1	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Frankie Gustine: S6
Bob Elliott: 46(1)3/GDP
Maurice Van Robays: 7

Bot 1

Buddy Hassett: 8
Sibby Sisti: 63
Gene Moore: S9.BX2(96)

Top 2

Arky Vaughan: S9
Elbie Fletcher: E3.1-3
Vince DiMaggio: FC5.3XH(52);1-2
Bill Brubaker: S8.1-3;2-H(UR);B-2(TH3)
Al Lopez: IW
Max Butcher: 64(1)/FO.2-3;3-H
Frankie Gustine: 9

Bot 2

Chet Ross: 8
Max West: 3/G
Bama Rowell: 43

Top 3

Bob Elliott: 8
Maurice Van Robays: 13
Arky Vaughan: 43

Bot 3

Eddie Miller: 63
Ray Berres: 8
Lou Fette: W
Buddy Hassett: 43

Top 4

Elbie Fletcher: 3/G
Vince DiMaggio: 53
Bill Brubaker: 2/G

Bot 4

Sibby Sisti: 9/L
Gene Moore: D9
Chet Ross: 8/L
Max West: D/78.2-H
Bama Rowell: 6/P

Top 5

Al Lopez: 63
Max Butcher: S7
Frankie Gustine: D7.1-H
Bob Elliott: WP.2-3
Bob Elliott: D7.3-H
Maurice Van Robays: 7/L
Arky Vaughan: 8/L

Bot 5

Eddie Miller: 6/P
Phil Masi: 13
Lou Fette: E6
Buddy Hassett: 6/L

Top 6

Elbie Fletcher: D9
Vince DiMaggio: W
Bill Brubaker: 7
Al Lopez: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 6

Sibby Sisti: 53
Gene Moore: 9
Chet Ross: S7
Max West: 13

Top 7

Max Butcher: D/78
Frankie Gustine: 43.2-3
Bob Elliott: 63
Maurice Van Robays: W
Arky Vaughan: W.1-2
Elbie Fletcher: D/89.1-H;2-H;3-H
Vince DiMaggio: S5.2-3
Bill Brubaker: 53

Bot 7

Bama Rowell: 9
Eddie Miller: S8
Phil Masi: S9.1-2
Dick Coffman: K
Buddy Hassett: 63

Top 8

Al Lopez: W
Max Butcher: 34/SH.1-2
Frankie Gustine: S8.2-3
Bob Elliott: PO3(15)
Bob Elliott: 43

Bot 8

Sibby Sisti: S7
Gene Moore: S9.1-3
Chet Ross: S8.1-2;3-H
Max West: S6.1-2;2-3
Bama Rowell: S1.1-2;2-3;3-H
Eddie Miller: S6.1-2;2-3;3-H
Phil Masi: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Al Glossop: K
Buddy Hassett: 6/P
Sibby Sisti: 6/L

Top 9

Maurice Van Robays: W
Arky Vaughan: 43.1-2
Elbie Fletcher: D7.2-H
Vince DiMaggio: K
Bill Brubaker: 8

Bot 9

Gene Moore: S8
Chet Ross: HR/9.1-H
Max West: 7
Bama Rowell: 43
Eddie Miller: D/78
Phil Masi: 63