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Chicago Cubs @
Pittsburgh Pirates
1940-08-11 Β· Day game Β· Forbes Field Β· 2:15
Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Chicago Cubs 7β3. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 4 in the 8th. Johnny Lanning earned the win. Debs Garms went 3-for-4 with 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| PIT | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 |
W: Johnny Lanning L: Ken Raffensberger SV: (none)
Umpires β HP: Bick Campbell Β· 1B: Bill Klem Β· 2B: (none) Β· 3B: Lee Ballanfant Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)
Chicago Cubs β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stan Hack | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Billy Herman | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
Bill Nicholson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Hank Leiber | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Dom Dallessandro | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Al Todd | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rabbit Warstler | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Bill Lee | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Billy Rogell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Zeke Bonura | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lloyd Waner | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Paul Waner | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Debs Garms | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Arky Vaughan | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Elbie Fletcher | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Maurice Van Robays | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Frankie Gustine | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Al Lopez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Ken Heintzelman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago Cubs β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bill Lee | 7.0 | 9 | 0 | 2 |
Ken Raffensberger | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Charlie Root | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Pittsburgh Pirates β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ken Heintzelman | 7.0 | 5 | 9 | 2 |
| 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Stan Hack: K/C
- Billy Herman: W
- Jim Gleeson: CS2(24)
- Jim Gleeson: 5
Bot 1
- Lloyd Waner: 53
- Paul Waner: FLE2
- Paul Waner: 6/L
- Debs Garms: S4
- Arky Vaughan: 43
Top 2
- Bill Nicholson: W
- Hank Leiber: 6
- Dom Dallessandro: 6
- Al Todd: S7.1-3
- Rabbit Warstler: 54(1)/FO
Bot 2
- Elbie Fletcher: S8
- Maurice Van Robays: K+SB2.1-3(E2/TH)
- Frankie Gustine: E4.3-H(NR)(UR)
- Al Lopez: CS2(24)
- Al Lopez: 7
Top 3
- Bill Lee: 63
- Stan Hack: 7
- Billy Herman: W
- Jim Gleeson: W.1-2
- Bill Nicholson: 9/L
Bot 3
- Ken Heintzelman: 53
- Lloyd Waner: S7
- Paul Waner: 5/FL
- Debs Garms: 46(1)/FO
Top 4
- Hank Leiber: W
- Dom Dallessandro: S9.1-3
- Al Todd: 46(1)3/GDP.3-H
- Rabbit Warstler: 63
Bot 4
- Arky Vaughan: 8
- Elbie Fletcher: 2/FL
- Maurice Van Robays: 2/FL
Top 5
- Bill Lee: 7
- Stan Hack: W
- Billy Herman: S9.1-3
- Jim Gleeson: K
- Bill Nicholson: 8/L
Bot 5
- Frankie Gustine: S3
- Al Lopez: 64(1)3/GDP
- Ken Heintzelman: 43
Top 6
- Hank Leiber: 4
- Dom Dallessandro: 13
- Al Todd: 63
Bot 6
- Lloyd Waner: S6
- Paul Waner: S/89.1-3;B-2(TH)
- Debs Garms: S4.3-H;2-3
- Arky Vaughan: 2/FL
- Elbie Fletcher: 5/L
- Maurice Van Robays: K
Top 7
- Rabbit Warstler: W
- Bill Lee: 3/BP
- Stan Hack: 5
- Billy Herman: S2/BG.1-2
- Jim Gleeson: W.2-3;1-2
- Bill Nicholson: 3/G
Bot 7
- Frankie Gustine: S8
- Al Lopez: D/78.1-H
- Ken Heintzelman: 34/SH.2-3
- Lloyd Waner: 43
- Paul Waner: 63
Top 8
- Hank Leiber: D7
- Dom Dallessandro: W
- Billy Rogell: S1/BG.2-3;1-2
- Rabbit Warstler: 9.3-H;2-3
- Zeke Bonura: S7.3-H;1-2
- Stan Hack: 8
- Billy Herman: 9
Bot 8
- Debs Garms: S5/BG
- Arky Vaughan: S3.1-2
- Elbie Fletcher: E4/TH/SH.2-H(NR)(UR);1-3
- Maurice Van Robays: K
- Frankie Gustine: FC3.3XH(3E2)(NR)(UR);1-2
- Al Lopez: 9
- Johnny Lanning: S7.2-H(UR);1-H(E7)(NR)(UR);B-3
- Lloyd Waner: 7
Top 9
- Jim Gleeson: K23
- Bill Nicholson: 3/G
- Hank Leiber: D7
- Dom Dallessandro: K




















