Philadelphia Phillies vs Pittsburgh Pirates
June 7, 1940 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 7, 1940 at Forbes Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Philadelphia Phillies 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 10
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Mahan 1b 4 0 1 1
Schulte 2b 4 0 0 0
Mazzera lf 4 0 1 0
Klein rf 4 0 1 0
Marty cf 4 1 2 1
May 3b 2 1 0 0
Bragan ss 4 1 1 0
Atwood c 3 1 1 1
Beck p 1 0 0 0
  Johnson p 1 0 0 0
  Mueller ph 1 0 0 0
  Smoll p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 7 3
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Handley 3b 5 1 2 0
Elliott cf 5 2 2 2
Waner rf 5 2 3 0
Vaughan ss 5 1 3 2
Fletcher 1b 1 2 0 0
Van Robays lf 5 0 4 5
Gustine 2b 4 1 2 0
Davis c 4 1 1 0
Brown p 0 0 0 0
  Lanning p 3 0 1 1
Totals 37 10 18 10
Philadelphia 040 000 000–470
Pittsburgh 021 020 23x–10181
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Beck   2.2 7 3 3 2 1
  Johnson  L(1-3) 3.1 4 2 2 0 2
  Smoll   2.0 7 5 5 2 0
Totals
8.0
18
10
10
4
3
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Brown   1.2 4 4 4 1 0
  Lanning  W(1-1) 7.1 3 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
2
0
  E–Vaughan (13).  DP–Philadelphia 1. Bragan-Schulte-Mahan, Pittsburgh 2. Handley-Gustine, Fletcher-Vaughan-Lanning.  2B–Philadelphia Atwood (4), Pittsburgh Vaughan 3 (8); Van Robays (3); Gustine (6); Lanning (1).  3B–Pittsburgh Elliott (4); P. Waner (1); Van Robays (1).  HR–Philadelphia Marty (1,2nd inning off Brown 0 on).  Team LOB–3.  SH–Lanning (1).  Team–8.  U–Lee Ballanfant, Bick Campbell, Bill Klem.  T–1:57.  A–1,174.
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