Pittsburgh Pirates vs Boston Bees
June 20, 1940 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 20, 1940 at Braves Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Boston Bees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Boston Bees 7
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Gustine 2b 5 1 3 1
Elliott rf 5 0 1 1
Van Robays lf 3 2 0 0
Vaughan ss 4 1 1 0
Fletcher 1b 5 1 3 4
DiMaggio cf 4 1 1 0
Brubaker 3b 5 0 1 1
Lopez c 2 0 0 0
Butcher p 3 2 2 1
  Brown p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 12 8
Boston Bees ab   r   h rbi
Hassett 1b 5 0 0 0
Sisti 3b 5 1 1 0
Moore rf 5 3 4 0
Ross lf 5 2 3 3
West cf 5 1 2 1
Rowell 2b 5 0 1 1
Miller ss 5 0 3 1
Berres c 1 0 0 0
  Masi c 3 0 1 1
Fette p 1 0 0 0
  Coffman p 1 0 0 0
  Glossop ph 1 0 0 0
  Errickson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 7 15 7
Pittsburgh 020 020 301–8121
Boston 000 100 042–7151
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Butcher  W(3-5) 7.0 11 5 5 1 1
  Brown  SV(2) 2.0 4 2 2 1 1
Totals
9.0
15
7
7
2
2
  Boston Bees IP H R ER BB SO
Fette  L(0-5) 6.2 9 7 6 4 0
  Coffman   1.1 2 0 0 1 0
  Errickson   1.0 1 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
12
8
7
6
1
  E–Vaughan (15), Hassett (6).  DP–Boston 2. Rowell-Miller-Hassett, Rowell-Miller-Hassett.  2B–Pittsburgh Gustine (8); Elliott (6); Fletcher 3 (9); Butcher (2), Boston Moore (5); West (6); Miller (11).  HR–Boston Ross (6,8th inning off Butcher 2 on).  SH–Butcher (1).  Team LOB–8.  Team–10.  U–George Barr, George Magerkurth, Bill Stewart.  T–2:24.  A–1,445.
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