Pittsburgh Pirates vs Boston Bees
July 27, 1940 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 27, 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 10, Boston Bees 4
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Handley 3b 4 2 3 1
Gustine 2b 4 2 1 0
Elliott rf 4 1 3 0
Vaughan ss 3 1 2 2
Fletcher 1b 4 0 1 3
Van Robays lf 5 0 1 1
DiMaggio cf 5 1 1 0
Davis c 4 1 3 1
  Waner pr 0 0 0 0
  Lopez c 1 0 0 0
Bowman p 1 1 1 1
  MacFayden p 3 1 1 0
Totals 38 10 17 9
Boston Bees ab   r   h rbi
Sisti 3b 3 2 2 0
Hassett 1b 5 0 2 0
Rowell 2b 3 1 0 0
West cf 5 0 2 1
Ross lf 5 1 2 2
Moore rf 4 0 0 0
Miller ss 4 0 1 0
Masi c 2 0 0 0
  Andrews c 2 0 0 0
Sullivan p 1 0 0 0
  Piechota p 0 0 0 0
  Strincevich p 2 0 0 0
  Tobin p 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 9 3
Pittsburgh 005 211 100–10172
Boston 201 001 000–491
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Bowman   2.1 4 3 2 3 0
  MacFayden  W(3-2) 6.2 5 1 1 2 3
Totals
9.0
9
4
3
5
3
  Boston Bees IP H R ER BB SO
Sullivan  L(6-11) 2.0 6 4 3 1 0
  Piechota   1.2 3 3 3 1 1
  Strincevich   3.1 8 3 3 1 0
  Tobin   2.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
17
10
9
4
2
  E–Handley (15), Vaughan (31), West (4).  DP–Pittsburgh 1. Vaughan-Gustine, Boston 3. Miller-Rowell-Hassett, West-Miller.  2B–Pittsburgh DiMaggio (11); Davis (8); Bowman (4), Boston West (12).  3B–Boston Sisti (4).  HR–Boston Ross (9,6th inning off MacFayden 0 on).  SH–Handley (5); MacFayden (1).  HBP–Vaughan (3).  Team LOB–8.  Team–11.  U–George Barr, George Magerkurth, Bill Stewart.  T–2:30.  A–1,509.
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