Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals
July 7, 1940 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 7, 1940 at Sportsman's Park III. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Pittsburgh Pirates 4, St. Louis Cardinals 1
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Handley 3b 4 0 1 0
Gustine 2b 4 0 1 0
Elliott rf 3 1 0 0
Vaughan ss 4 1 2 0
Fletcher 1b 3 0 0 0
Van Robays lf 4 1 0 0
DiMaggio cf 3 1 1 2
Lopez c 3 0 0 0
Heintzelman p 3 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 5 2
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brown 3b 5 0 0 0
Moore cf 4 1 2 1
Koy lf 4 0 2 0
Mize 1b 4 0 0 0
Martin rf 4 0 1 0
Orengo 2b 3 0 0 0
Marion ss 4 0 0 0
Owen c 4 0 2 0
Cooper p 3 0 0 0
  Gutteridge ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 36 1 8 1
Pittsburgh 220 000 000–451
St. Louis 000 000 010–182
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Heintzelman  W(2-1) 9.0 8 1 1 1 7
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
1
7
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Cooper  L(4-5) 9.0 5 4 1 2 2
Totals
9.0
5
4
1
2
2
  E–Vaughan (26), Moore (3), Marion (18).  DP–St. Louis 1. Marion-Orengo-Mize.  HR–Pittsburgh DiMaggio (10,2nd inning off M. Cooper 1 on), St. Louis Moore (8,8th inning off Heintzelman 0 on).  Team LOB–2.  Team–9.  SB–Vaughan (7).  U–Lou Jorda, Ziggy Sears, Tom Dunn.  T–1:38.  A–7,303.
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