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Chicago Cubs @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1940-04-23 · Day game · Forbes Field · Att: 4138 · 2:20

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Chicago Cubs 3–2. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 2 in the 9th. Mace Brown earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Mace Brown L: Larry French SV: (none)

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

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Stan Hack	3	1	0	0	1	0
Billy Herman	4	1	2	0	0	0
Augie Galan	3	0	0	0	1	0
Hank Leiber	3	0	1	1	0	0
Dom Dallessandro	4	0	0	0	0	0
Rip Russell	4	0	2	0	0	0
Al Todd	4	0	1	0	0	1
Bobby Sturgeon	4	0	0	0	0	0
Larry French	4	0	1	0	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lee Handley	4	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Elliott	4	0	1	0	0	0
Arky Vaughan	4	1	1	0	0	0
Johnny Rizzo	3	0	1	0	0	0
Maurice Van Robays	4	0	3	0	0	1
Elbie Fletcher	3	1	1	0	0	1
Pep Young	2	0	1	0	1	0
Ray Mueller	2	0	0	1	0	0
Danny MacFayden	2	0	0	0	0	1
Bill Brubaker	1	0	0	0	0	0
Fern Bell	1	0	0	0	0	0
Paul Waner	1	0	1	2	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Larry French	8.1	8	1	3
Vance Page	0.0	1	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Danny MacFayden	8.0	6	2	1
Mace Brown	1.0	1	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Stan Hack: W
Billy Herman: 64(1)/FO
Augie Galan: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 1

Lee Handley: 63
Bob Elliott: 2/FL
Arky Vaughan: 43

Top 2

Hank Leiber: 63
Dom Dallessandro: 43
Rip Russell: S5
Al Todd: 4/P

Bot 2

Johnny Rizzo: HP
Maurice Van Robays: K
Elbie Fletcher: 43.1-2
Pep Young: 8

Top 3

Bobby Sturgeon: 63
Larry French: K/C
Stan Hack: HP
Billy Herman: S9.1-2
Augie Galan: E6/TH.2-H(NR)(UR);1-3
Hank Leiber: S8.3-H(UR);1-3
Dom Dallessandro: 6(1)/FO

Bot 3

Ray Mueller: 5/FL
Danny MacFayden: K
Lee Handley: 63

Top 4

Rip Russell: 63
Al Todd: S7
Bobby Sturgeon: CS2(2E4)
Bobby Sturgeon: 63
Larry French: 8

Bot 4

Bob Elliott: 3/G
Arky Vaughan: 8
Johnny Rizzo: 63

Top 5

Stan Hack: 43
Billy Herman: D9
Augie Galan: 7
Hank Leiber: 7

Bot 5

Maurice Van Robays: S8/L
Elbie Fletcher: S9.1X3(964)
Pep Young: S8.1-3
Ray Mueller: 43.3-H;1-2
Danny MacFayden: 8

Top 6

Dom Dallessandro: 9
Rip Russell: D7
Al Todd: 13.2-3
Bobby Sturgeon: 43

Bot 6

Lee Handley: 8
Bob Elliott: 53
Arky Vaughan: T8
Johnny Rizzo: 8

Top 7

Larry French: 9
Stan Hack: 9
Billy Herman: 9/L

Bot 7

Maurice Van Robays: S8
Elbie Fletcher: K+CS2(26)/DP
Pep Young: W
Ray Mueller: CS2(24)

Top 8

Augie Galan: W
Hank Leiber: 13/SH.1-2
Dom Dallessandro: 6/P
Rip Russell: 43

Bot 8

Bill Brubaker: 2/FL
Fern Bell: 4/P
Lee Handley: 6/P

Top 9

Al Todd: K/C
Bobby Sturgeon: 63
Larry French: S7
Stan Hack: 3/G

Bot 9

Bob Elliott: S7
Arky Vaughan: 36(1)/FO
Johnny Rizzo: S/78.1-2
Maurice Van Robays: S/89.2-3;1-2
Paul Waner: S9/G.3-H;2-H;1-2

Notes & reviews

Van Robays overran 2B on Fletcher's single
1B was off target.
Close play at the plate; catcher C Todd argued that he tagged Garms and in anger threw the ball over the grandstand roof then shook his fist and ranted at HP umpire Dunn; eventually, everyone 'walked away peacefully'

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