Pittsburgh Pirates vs Philadelphia Phillies
August 4, 1940 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 4, 1940 at Shibe Park. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Philadelphia Phillies 4
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Waner cf 4 2 2 0
  DiMaggio cf 1 0 0 0
Elliott rf 5 1 3 1
Garms 3b 4 2 2 2
Vaughan ss 5 0 1 2
Fletcher 1b 3 0 1 0
Van Robays lf 5 0 1 1
Gustine 2b 4 0 0 0
Lopez c 4 0 1 0
Lanning p 4 1 2 0
  MacFayden p 0 0 0 0
  Heintzelman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 6 13 6
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Schulte 2b 5 0 0 0
Klein rf 2 0 1 0
Mazzera lf 4 0 1 0
Marty cf 5 0 0 0
May 3b 4 2 2 0
Bragan ss 4 1 3 2
Mahan 1b 4 1 0 1
Millies c 2 0 0 0
  Warren c 0 0 0 0
Frye p 2 0 0 0
  Rizzo ph 1 0 0 0
  Smoll p 0 0 0 0
  Atwood ph 1 0 1 1
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 8 4
Pittsburgh 000 120 201–6132
Philadelphia 000 200 020–482
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Lanning  W(4-2) 7.2 7 4 4 6 2
  MacFayden   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Heintzelman  SV(2) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
7
3
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Frye  L(0-1) 7.0 9 5 4 3 2
  Smoll   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Johnson   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
6
5
3
2
  E–Vaughan (33), Gustine (29), May (10), Bragan (30).  DP–Pittsburgh 1. Gustine.  2B–Philadelphia Mazzera (4); May (15); Bragan (7).  3B–Pittsburgh Elliott (6); Vaughan (7).  HR–Pittsburgh Garms (2,7th inning off Frye 1 on).  Team LOB–9.  Team–10.  U–Bill Klem, Lee Ballanfant, Bick Campbell.  T–2:11.  A–7,182.
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