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Pittsburgh Pirates @
Boston Braves
1940-09-18 Β· Day game Β· Braves Field Β· Att: 2013 Β· 1:54
Boston Bees defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 4β1. Boston Bees put up 2 in the 4th. Jim Tobin earned the win. Chet Ross went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| BSN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
W: Jim Tobin L: Joe Bowman SV: (none)
Umpires β HP: Lou Jorda Β· 1B: Ziggy Sears Β· 2B: (none) Β· 3B: George Barr Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)
Pittsburgh Pirates β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Debs Garms | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Elliott | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Arky Vaughan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Maurice Van Robays | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Elbie Fletcher | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Vince DiMaggio | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Joe Bowman | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Braves β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whitey Wietelmann | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Max West | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chet Ross | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Eddie Miller | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gene Moore | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Jim Tobin | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Ray Berres | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Joe Bowman | 8.0 | 9 | 0 | 4 |
Boston Braves β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jim Tobin | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Pep Young: K
- Debs Garms: 99/FL
- Bob Elliott: 99
Bot 1
- Whitey Wietelmann: 99
- Mel Preibisch: K
- Bama Rowell: 99
Top 2
- Arky Vaughan: E4
- Maurice Van Robays: 99
- Elbie Fletcher: 9
- Vince DiMaggio: 99
Bot 2
- Max West: 99
- Chet Ross: S6
- Eddie Miller: 99
- Gene Moore: 99
Top 3
- Ed Fernandes: K
- Joe Bowman: 99
- Pep Young: 99
Bot 3
- Sig Broskie: 99
- Jim Tobin: K
- Whitey Wietelmann: E4
- Mel Preibisch: S1.1-H(E1/TH)(NR)(UR);B-2
- Bama Rowell: 99
Top 4
- Debs Garms: 99
- Bob Elliott: 99
- Arky Vaughan: 9
Bot 4
- Max West: S9
- Chet Ross: HR/9.1-H
- Eddie Miller: 99
- Gene Moore: S
- Sig Broskie: SB2
- Sig Broskie: 99/G.2-3
- Jim Tobin: K/C
Top 5
- Maurice Van Robays: 99
- Elbie Fletcher: S
- Vince DiMaggio: 54(1)3/GDP
Bot 5
- Whitey Wietelmann: S
- Mel Preibisch: 99/SH.1-2
- Bama Rowell: 99
- Max West: 99
Top 6
- Ed Fernandes: 9/F9S
- Joe Bowman: D7
- Pep Young: 63.2-3
- Debs Garms: S4/BG.3-H
- Bob Elliott: WP.1-2
- Bob Elliott: IW
- Arky Vaughan: S6.2-3;1-2
- Maurice Van Robays: 9/F9S
Bot 6
- Chet Ross: K
- Eddie Miller: 99
- Gene Moore: 99
Top 7
- Elbie Fletcher: 9/FL
- Vince DiMaggio: 99
- Ed Fernandes: 99
Bot 7
- Sig Broskie: S8
- Jim Tobin: S4.1-2
- Whitey Wietelmann: 16(1)/FO.2-3
- Mel Preibisch: 8.3-H
- Bama Rowell: 43
Top 8
- Joe Bowman: 99
- Pep Young: E1/BG
- Debs Garms: S9.1-2
- Bob Elliott: 7
- Arky Vaughan: 3/G
Bot 8
- Max West: 99
- Chet Ross: S5/BG
- Eddie Miller: HP.1-2
- Gene Moore: 99
- Ray Berres: 99
Top 9
- Maurice Van Robays: 99
- Elbie Fletcher: K
- Vince DiMaggio: 99













