Boston Bees vs Pittsburgh Pirates
August 21, 1940 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 21, 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 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Boston Bees ab   r   h rbi
Hassett 1b 3 0 0 0
  West 1b 1 0 0 0
Rowell 2b 3 0 1 0
Cooney cf 4 0 1 0
Ross lf 4 0 0 0
Miller ss 4 1 1 0
Sisti 3b 3 1 2 0
Moore rf 3 0 1 0
  Glossop ph 1 0 0 0
Masi c 4 0 1 2
Sullivan p 2 0 0 0
  Coffman p 1 0 1 0
Totals 33 2 8 2
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Waner 1b 4 1 1 0
Garms 3b 4 1 2 1
Elliott rf 4 0 2 0
Vaughan ss 4 1 1 0
Van Robays lf 4 0 1 0
Gustine 2b 3 0 0 1
DiMaggio cf 4 0 1 1
Davis c 3 0 1 0
Heintzelman p 4 0 1 0
Totals 34 3 10 3
Boston 010 100 000–281
Pittsburgh 001 100 01x–3100
  Boston Bees IP H R ER BB SO
Sullivan   4.0 7 2 1 1 0
  Coffman  L(1-3) 4.0 3 1 1 1 3
Totals
8.0
10
3
2
2
3
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Heintzelman  W(5-5) 9.0 8 2 2 2 1
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
2
1
  E–Rowell (24).  DP–Boston 1. Masi-Rowell, Pittsburgh 1. Vaughan-P. Waner.  2B–Boston Sisti (14); Masi (4), Pittsburgh Elliott (24); DiMaggio (13).  Team LOB–6.  Team–9.  U–Bill Klem, Lee Ballanfant, Bick Campbell.  T–1:50.  A–2,281.
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