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Brooklyn Dodgers @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1940-07-15 · Day game · Forbes Field · Att: 12215 · 2:27

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Brooklyn Dodgers 4–3. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 3 in the 2nd. Bob Klinger earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BRO	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	10
PIT	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0		4	12

W: Bob Klinger L: Tot Pressnell SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Babe Pinelli · 1B: Beans Reardon · 2B: (none) · 3B: Larry Goetz · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pee Wee Reese	3	2	2	0	2	0
Cookie Lavagetto	4	0	1	0	1	0
Joe Medwick	4	1	2	2	0	0
Dixie Walker	4	0	1	1	0	0
Jimmy Wasdell	4	0	1	0	0	1
Joe Vosmik	4	0	1	0	0	1
Gus Mancuso	3	0	0	0	0	0
Pete Coscarart	3	0	2	0	1	0
Tot Pressnell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Charlie Gilbert	1	0	0	0	0	1
Vito Tamulis	1	0	0	0	0	0
Herman Franks	1	0	0	0	0	0
Babe Phelps	1	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pep Young	5	0	1	2	0	0
Frankie Gustine	5	0	1	0	0	0
Bob Elliott	4	0	2	0	0	0
Arky Vaughan	3	1	1	0	1	0
Elbie Fletcher	4	1	2	0	0	1
Maurice Van Robays	4	1	2	0	0	0
Vince DiMaggio	4	1	1	1	0	1
Al Lopez	4	0	1	0	0	0
Bob Klinger	4	0	1	0	0	1

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tot Pressnell	3.0	6	0	0
Lou Fette	1.0	2	0	0
Vito Tamulis	4.0	4	1	3

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Klinger	9.0	10	4	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Pee Wee Reese: W
Cookie Lavagetto: S.1-2
Joe Medwick: S.2-H;1-2
Dixie Walker: 2/FL
Jimmy Wasdell: K
Joe Vosmik: 2/FL

Bot 1

Pep Young: 7
Frankie Gustine: 63
Bob Elliott: D
Arky Vaughan: 8

Top 2

Gus Mancuso: 8
Pete Coscarart: W
Tot Pressnell: 13/SH.1-2
Pee Wee Reese: W
Cookie Lavagetto: 7

Bot 2

Elbie Fletcher: S
Maurice Van Robays: S.1-2
Vince DiMaggio: D.2-H;1-3
Al Lopez: 6
Bob Klinger: 2/FL
Pep Young: T.3-H;2-H
Frankie Gustine: 9

Top 3

Joe Medwick: 9
Dixie Walker: S
Jimmy Wasdell: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 3

Bob Elliott: 43
Arky Vaughan: D
Elbie Fletcher: E4.2-H(NR)(UR)
Maurice Van Robays: 7/L
Vince DiMaggio: 5/L

Top 4

Joe Vosmik: S
Gus Mancuso: 43.1-2
Pete Coscarart: 4
Charlie Gilbert: K

Bot 4

Al Lopez: D
Bob Klinger: 43.2-3
Pep Young: 63
Frankie Gustine: 63

Top 5

Pee Wee Reese: S
Cookie Lavagetto: 5
Joe Medwick: T.1-H
Dixie Walker: 8.3-H
Jimmy Wasdell: 3/FL

Bot 5

Bob Elliott: D
Arky Vaughan: W
Elbie Fletcher: K/C
Maurice Van Robays: 54(1)/FO.2-3
Vince DiMaggio: 8

Top 6

Joe Vosmik: 63
Gus Mancuso: 53
Pete Coscarart: S
Vito Tamulis: 6

Bot 6

Al Lopez: 8
Bob Klinger: S
Pep Young: 6
Frankie Gustine: S.1-2
Bob Elliott: 8

Top 7

Pee Wee Reese: S
Cookie Lavagetto: 9
Joe Medwick: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 7

Arky Vaughan: 63
Elbie Fletcher: S
Maurice Van Robays: S.1-2
Vince DiMaggio: K
Al Lopez: 8

Top 8

Dixie Walker: 43
Jimmy Wasdell: D
Joe Vosmik: K/C
Herman Franks: 8

Bot 8

Bob Klinger: K
Pep Young: 7
Frankie Gustine: 13

Top 9

Pete Coscarart: S
Babe Phelps: 64(1)/FO
Pee Wee Reese: 64(1)/FO
Cookie Lavagetto: W.1-2
Joe Medwick: PO2(24)