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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Chicago Cubs

1940-07-03 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 5678 · 2:22

Chicago Cubs defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 7–5. Chicago Cubs put up 3 in the 3rd. Claude Passeau earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PIT	0	0	1	1	2	0	1	0	0	5	11
CHN	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	3		7	12

W: Claude Passeau L: Russ Bauers SV: (none)

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

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lee Handley	5	1	3	1	0	1
Frankie Gustine	4	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Elliott	5	1	1	0	0	0
Arky Vaughan	5	2	2	0	0	0
Elbie Fletcher	3	0	1	2	2	0
Maurice Van Robays	3	0	0	0	0	1
Vince DiMaggio	3	0	1	0	1	0
Spud Davis	4	1	2	0	0	0
Rip Sewell	1	0	0	0	0	0
Paul Waner	1	0	0	0	0	1
Russ Bauers	2	0	0	0	0	1
Debs Garms	1	0	1	1	0	0
Lloyd Waner	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

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

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rip Sewell	2.1	7	1	0
Johnny Lanning	0.2	0	0	0
Russ Bauers	4.0	4	2	1
Ken Heintzelman	1.0	1	0	1

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Claude Passeau	9.0	11	3	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Lee Handley: 3/G
Frankie Gustine: HP
Bob Elliott: 53.1-2
Arky Vaughan: 63

Bot 1

Stan Hack: 43
Billy Herman: 43
Jim Gleeson: S6
Bill Nicholson: CS2(26)

Top 2

Elbie Fletcher: 3/P
Maurice Van Robays: 63
Vince DiMaggio: S7
Spud Davis: SB2
Spud Davis: S6.2-3
Rip Sewell: 7

Bot 2

Bill Nicholson: S8
Augie Galan: 13.1-2
Phil Cavarretta: D9.2-H
Bob Collins: S5.2-2
Bobby Mattick: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 3

Lee Handley: S9
Frankie Gustine: 43.1-2
Bob Elliott: 43.2-3
Arky Vaughan: E6/TH.3-H(NR)(UR)
Elbie Fletcher: W.1-2
Maurice Van Robays: K

Bot 3

Claude Passeau: T9
Stan Hack: W
Billy Herman: 8.3-H;1-3(E8/THH)
Jim Gleeson: S8.3-H
Bill Nicholson: S9.1-3
Augie Galan: 46(1)/FO.3-H
Phil Cavarretta: CS2(26)

Top 4

Vince DiMaggio: 4/P
Spud Davis: D9
Paul Waner: K
Lee Handley: S7.2-H
Frankie Gustine: SB2
Frankie Gustine: 8

Bot 4

Phil Cavarretta: K
Bob Collins: 8
Bobby Mattick: S7
Claude Passeau: 7

Top 5

Bob Elliott: S6
Arky Vaughan: D8.1-3
Elbie Fletcher: S9.3-H;2-H
Maurice Van Robays: 8
Vince DiMaggio: W.1-2
Spud Davis: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 5

Stan Hack: 8
Billy Herman: 63
Jim Gleeson: W
Bill Nicholson: 43

Top 6

Russ Bauers: 7
Lee Handley: K/C
Frankie Gustine: 63

Bot 6

Augie Galan: 9
Phil Cavarretta: 63
Bob Collins: 53

Top 7

Bob Elliott: 63
Arky Vaughan: S4/BG
Elbie Fletcher: PB.1-2
Elbie Fletcher: IW
Debs Garms: S7.2-H;1-2
Vince DiMaggio: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 7

Bobby Mattick: 9
Claude Passeau: W
Stan Hack: 3/G.1-2
Billy Herman: 9

Top 8

Spud Davis: 53
Russ Bauers: K
Lee Handley: S9
Frankie Gustine: SB2
Frankie Gustine: 63

Bot 8

Jim Gleeson: S1
Bill Nicholson: S3.1-2
Augie Galan: S1/BG.2-3;1-2
Rip Russell: K/C
Bob Collins: 52(3)/FO.2-3;1-2
Bobby Mattick: S9.3-H;2-H;1-3
Claude Passeau: SBH;SB2.1-3(E2/TH)
Claude Passeau: 4/P

Top 9

Bob Elliott: E4/G
Arky Vaughan: 7
Elbie Fletcher: 8
Lloyd Waner: 46(1)/FO