Pittsburgh Pirates vs Boston Bees
July 28, 1940 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 28, 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 5, Boston Bees 2
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Waner L. cf 4 0 0 0
Waner P. rf 4 1 2 0
  Elliott rf 0 0 0 0
Garms 3b 3 1 1 0
Vaughan ss 4 1 1 1
Fletcher 1b 4 0 2 0
Van Robays lf 4 2 1 3
Gustine 2b 3 0 1 0
  Young 2b 1 0 0 0
Davis c 3 0 0 1
Lanahan p 4 0 1 0
Totals 34 5 9 5
Boston Bees ab   r   h rbi
Sisti 3b 4 0 0 0
Hassett 1b 4 0 0 0
Glossop 2b 3 1 1 0
West rf 4 0 1 0
Ross lf 4 0 2 1
Miller ss 3 1 0 0
Cooney cf 4 0 3 0
Berres c 2 0 0 0
  Andrews c 2 0 1 1
Errickson p 2 0 0 0
  Wietelmann ph 0 0 0 0
  Rowell ph 1 0 0 0
  Coffman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 8 2
Pittsburgh 014 000 000–590
Boston 000 100 100–281
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Lanahan  W(2-3) 9.0 8 2 2 2 8
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
2
8
  Boston Bees IP H R ER BB SO
Errickson  L(7-6) 7.0 7 5 5 1 0
  Coffman   2.0 2 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
2
1
  E–Andrews (1).  DP–Boston 1. Hassett-Miller-Hassett.  2B–Boston Ross (14).  3B–Boston Cooney (2).  HR–Pittsburgh Van Robays (4,3rd inning off Errickson 2 on).  Team LOB–4.  Team–6.  U–George Magerkurth, Bill Stewart, George Barr.
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