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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Chicago Cubs

1940-07-02 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 5120 · 1:47

Chicago Cubs defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 10–0. Chicago Cubs put up 5 in the 2nd. Bill Lee earned the win. Bob Collins went 3-for-4 with 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PIT	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5
CHN	0	5	0	0	4	0	1	0		10	11

W: Bill Lee L: Joe Bowman SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Ziggy Sears · 1B: Tom Dunn · 2B: (none) · 3B: Lou Jorda · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Lee Handley	4	0	0	0
Frankie Gustine	4	2	0	0
Bob Elliott	4	1	0	1
Arky Vaughan	4	2	0	0
Elbie Fletcher	4	0	0	1
Maurice Van Robays	3	0	0	0
Vince DiMaggio	3	0	0	2
Al Lopez	1	0	1	0
Joe Bowman	1	0	0	0
Dick Lanahan	2	0	0	0
Ed Fernandes	1	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Stan Hack	5	0	2	2	0	0
Billy Herman	5	0	0	1	0	0
Jim Gleeson	5	1	1	1	0	0
Bill Nicholson	4	2	3	0	1	0
Augie Galan	4	1	0	0	1	0
Phil Cavarretta	3	2	1	0	1	1
Bob Collins	4	3	3	4	0	1
Bobby Mattick	4	1	0	0	0	0
Bill Lee	4	0	1	1	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Joe Bowman	4.1	7	3	1
Dick Lanahan	3.2	4	0	2

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Lee	9.0	5	1	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Lee Handley: 9
Frankie Gustine: 13
Bob Elliott: 4/P

Bot 1

Stan Hack: 7/L
Billy Herman: 13
Jim Gleeson: 3/G

Top 2

Arky Vaughan: S9
Elbie Fletcher: 6(1)3/GDP
Maurice Van Robays: 13

Bot 2

Bill Nicholson: S7
Augie Galan: W.1-2
Phil Cavarretta: S2/BG.2-3;1-2
Bob Collins: S7.3-H;2-H;1-3;B-2(E7/TH)
Bobby Mattick: E6/G
Bill Lee: S5.3-H;2-3;1-2
Stan Hack: 8
Billy Herman: E6.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
Jim Gleeson: 43.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
Bill Nicholson: IW
Augie Galan: 46(1)/FO

Top 3

Vince DiMaggio: K
Al Lopez: W
Joe Bowman: 6/P
Lee Handley: 64(1)/FO

Bot 3

Phil Cavarretta: 3/G
Bob Collins: K/C
Bobby Mattick: 31

Top 4

Frankie Gustine: 63
Bob Elliott: K
Arky Vaughan: S6
Elbie Fletcher: K

Bot 4

Bill Lee: 8
Stan Hack: 9
Billy Herman: 13

Top 5

Maurice Van Robays: 6/P
Vince DiMaggio: K
Al Lopez: 53

Bot 5

Jim Gleeson: S9
Bill Nicholson: D9.1-3
Augie Galan: 4/P
Phil Cavarretta: IW
Bob Collins: D7.3-H;2-H;1-3
Bobby Mattick: FC4.3XH(4E2)(NR)(UR);2-3;B-1
Bill Lee: K/C
Stan Hack: S1/BG.3-H;1-2
Billy Herman: 8

Top 6

Dick Lanahan: 53
Lee Handley: 4/P
Frankie Gustine: S7
Bob Elliott: 46(1)/FO

Bot 6

Jim Gleeson: 13
Bill Nicholson: S9
Augie Galan: 63.1-2
Phil Cavarretta: K

Top 7

Arky Vaughan: 8
Elbie Fletcher: 13
Maurice Van Robays: 63

Bot 7

Bob Collins: S8
Bobby Mattick: FC6.1X2(6E4);B-1
Bill Lee: SB3;SB2
Bill Lee: 63
Stan Hack: S1.3-H(UR);2-3
Billy Herman: 4(B)3(1)/LDP

Top 8

Vince DiMaggio: 7
Ed Fernandes: 43
Dick Lanahan: 6/P

Bot 8

Jim Gleeson: 9
Bill Nicholson: 8
Augie Galan: 63

Top 9

Lee Handley: 3/FL
Frankie Gustine: S8
Bob Elliott: S8.1-2
Arky Vaughan: 4/P
Elbie Fletcher: 13