Boston Bees vs Pittsburgh Pirates
July 20, 1940 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 20, 1940 at Forbes 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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Boston Bees 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 17
Boston Bees ab   r   h rbi
Sisti 3b 5 1 1 0
Hassett 1b 4 2 2 0
Cooney cf 3 2 2 0
Ross lf 5 1 3 2
Rowell rf 4 0 0 0
Miller ss 4 0 2 3
Glossop 2b 3 0 0 0
  Wietelmann 2b 0 0 0 0
Berres c 4 0 0 0
Errickson p 3 0 1 0
  Strincevich p 0 0 0 0
  Coffman p 0 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
  Piechota p 0 0 0 0
  Masi ph 1 0 0 0
  Javery p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 11 5
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Waner L. cf 6 2 3 0
  DiMaggio cf 0 0 0 0
Waner P. rf 3 1 1 2
  Elliott rf 0 2 0 0
Garms 3b 6 1 4 5
Vaughan ss 5 3 3 4
  Young 2b 0 0 0 0
Fletcher 1b 4 1 1 1
Van Robays lf 6 1 2 3
Gustine 2b 5 1 3 0
  Brubaker ss 0 1 0 0
Lopez c 5 1 2 1
  Fernandes c 0 0 0 0
Bowman p 0 0 0 0
  Butcher p 2 1 1 0
  Brown p 2 2 2 0
Totals 44 17 22 16
Boston 102 020 100–6112
Pittsburgh 010 012 94x–17221
  Boston Bees IP H R ER BB SO
Errickson  L(6-5) 6.0 12 7 6 2 0
  Strincevich   0.1 2 2 2 0 0
  Coffman   0.0 3 3 3 0 0
  Williams   0.1 1 1 1 3 0
  Piechota   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Javery   1.0 4 4 4 2 1
Totals
8.0
22
17
16
7
1
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Bowman   4.2 7 5 4 3 2
  Butcher   1.1 3 1 1 1 0
  Brown  W(7-6) 3.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
6
5
4
3
  E–Glossop (11), Berres (2), Van Robays (5).  DP–Boston 2, Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Garms (6); Vaughan (17); Van Robays (11); Gustine (18).  3B–Boston Ross (10), Pittsburgh Garms (2).  HR–Pittsburgh Vaughan (4,2nd inning off Errickson 0 on).  SH–Cooney (7).  Team LOB–8.  Team–10.  U–Tom Dunn, Lou Jorda, Ziggy Sears.  T–2:35.  A–2,661.
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