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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Boston Braves

1940-07-28 · Day game · Braves Field · 1:58

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Boston Bees 5–2. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 4 in the 3rd. Dick Lanahan earned the win. Maurice Van Robays went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Dick Lanahan L: Dick Errickson 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
Lloyd Waner	4	0	0	0	0	0
Paul Waner	4	1	2	0	0	0
Debs Garms	3	1	1	0	1	0
Arky Vaughan	4	1	1	1	0	0
Elbie Fletcher	4	0	2	0	0	0
Maurice Van Robays	4	2	1	3	0	0
Frankie Gustine	3	0	1	0	0	0
Spud Davis	3	0	0	1	1	0
Dick Lanahan	4	0	1	0	0	1
Pep Young	1	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Sibby Sisti	4	0	0	0	0	0
Buddy Hassett	4	0	0	0	0	1
Al Glossop	3	1	1	0	1	2
Max West	4	0	1	0	0	2
Chet Ross	4	0	2	1	0	1
Eddie Miller	3	1	0	0	1	1
Johnny Cooney	4	0	3	0	0	0
Ray Berres	2	0	0	0	0	0
Dick Errickson	2	0	0	0	0	1
Stan Andrews	2	0	1	1	0	0
Bama Rowell	1	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dick Lanahan	9.0	8	2	8

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dick Errickson	7.0	7	1	0
Dick Coffman	2.0	2	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Lloyd Waner: 53
Paul Waner: 7
Debs Garms: W
Arky Vaughan: 9

Bot 1

Sibby Sisti: 13
Buddy Hassett: K
Al Glossop: K

Top 2

Elbie Fletcher: S8
Maurice Van Robays: 54(1)/FO
Frankie Gustine: SB2
Frankie Gustine: S9.2-3
Spud Davis: 8/F8XD.3-H
Dick Lanahan: 13

Bot 2

Max West: 63
Chet Ross: S
Eddie Miller: 8
Johnny Cooney: S9.1-3;BX2(964)

Top 3

Lloyd Waner: 5
Paul Waner: S6/G56
Debs Garms: S/L89.1-3
Arky Vaughan: S1/G.3-H;1-2
Elbie Fletcher: 6/P
Maurice Van Robays: HR/7.2-H;1-H
Frankie Gustine: 43

Bot 3

Ray Berres: 53
Dick Errickson: K
Sibby Sisti: 5/P

Top 4

Spud Davis: 9
Dick Lanahan: 163
Lloyd Waner: 53

Bot 4

Buddy Hassett: 63
Al Glossop: W
Max West: S9.1-2
Chet Ross: D7/F7DW.2-H;1XH(762)
Eddie Miller: K

Top 5

Paul Waner: 3/G
Debs Garms: 7
Arky Vaughan: 9

Bot 5

Johnny Cooney: 63
Ray Berres: 63
Dick Errickson: 63

Top 6

Elbie Fletcher: 3/P
Maurice Van Robays: 6/P
Frankie Gustine: 9

Bot 6

Sibby Sisti: 8
Buddy Hassett: 3/G
Al Glossop: K

Top 7

Spud Davis: 43
Dick Lanahan: S6.BX2(63)
Lloyd Waner: 4/P

Bot 7

Max West: K
Chet Ross: 4/P
Eddie Miller: W
Johnny Cooney: S9.1-2
Stan Andrews: S8.2-H;1-2
Bama Rowell: 43

Top 8

Paul Waner: S
Debs Garms: 36(1)3/GDP
Arky Vaughan: 141(B)

Bot 8

Sibby Sisti: 4/FL
Buddy Hassett: 63
Al Glossop: S
Max West: K

Top 9

Elbie Fletcher: S
Maurice Van Robays: 54(1)/FO
Pep Young: PO1(E2).1-2
Pep Young: 53
Spud Davis: W
Dick Lanahan: K

Bot 9

Chet Ross: K
Eddie Miller: 53
Johnny Cooney: T9
Stan Andrews: 4/P

Notes & reviews

Miller: barehanded stop
Caromed off Errickson
Wietelmann wrenched his leg badly while ducking away from a pitch.
Gustine collided with Elliott and was helped off the field

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