Pittsburgh Pirates vs Boston Bees
July 26, 1940 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 26, 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 9, Boston Bees 0
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Waner L. cf 3 0 0 0
  DiMaggio cf 2 0 0 0
Waner P. rf 4 1 2 2
  Elliott rf 0 1 0 0
Garms 3b 4 1 1 1
  Handley 3b 1 0 0 0
Vaughan ss 3 2 2 0
  Brubaker ss 0 0 0 0
Fletcher 1b 4 1 1 0
Van Robays lf 5 1 3 3
Gustine 2b 5 1 1 0
  Young 2b 0 0 0 0
Lopez c 4 1 3 2
Heintzelman p 4 0 0 0
Totals 39 9 13 8
Boston Bees ab   r   h rbi
Hassett 1b 5 0 0 0
Cooney cf 4 0 2 0
Sisti 3b 3 0 0 0
West rf 4 0 0 0
Ross lf 2 0 2 0
Miller ss 4 0 0 0
Glossop 2b 2 0 1 0
  Wietelmann 2b 1 0 0 0
Berres c 1 0 0 0
  Andrews c 3 0 0 0
Posedel p 1 0 0 0
  Strincevich p 1 0 0 0
  Rowell ph 1 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
  Masi ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 0 5 0
Pittsburgh 200 300 103–9131
Boston 000 000 000–053
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Heintzelman  W(3-3) 9.0 5 0 0 5 2
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
5
2
  Boston Bees IP H R ER BB SO
Posedel  L(6-12) 3.0 8 5 5 0 0
  Strincevich   4.0 3 1 1 1 2
  Williams   2.0 2 3 2 5 1
Totals
9.0
13
9
8
6
3
  E–Gustine (25), Hassett (11), Miller 2 (22).  DP–Pittsburgh 1. Vaughan-Gustine-Fletcher.  2B–Pittsburgh P. Waner (8); Van Robays 2 (13); Lopez 2 (6), Boston Ross (13).  HBP–L. Waner (1).  Team LOB–10.  Team–10.  U–Bill Stewart, George Barr, George Magerkurth.  T–2:04.  A–1,093.
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