New York Giants vs Pittsburgh Pirates
August 23, 1940 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 23, 1940 at Forbes Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the New York Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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New York Giants 10, Pittsburgh Pirates 13
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Rucker cf 5 1 3 2
Moore lf 5 1 1 0
Demaree rf 5 1 1 1
McCarthy 1b 1 0 0 0
  Joiner p 0 0 0 0
  Lynn p 1 0 0 0
  O'Dea ph 1 0 1 1
  Gumbert p 0 0 0 0
  Seeds ph 1 0 0 0
  Melton p 0 0 0 0
  Stewart ph 1 0 0 0
Danning c 5 1 1 1
Ott 3b 5 2 2 1
Cuccinello 2b 4 2 3 1
Witek ss 4 1 1 1
Hubbell p 0 0 0 0
  Young 1b 4 1 2 2
Totals 42 10 15 10
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Garms 3b 5 2 2 0
Elliott rf 5 1 2 2
Fletcher 1b 4 2 2 2
Vaughan ss 5 1 3 1
Van Robays lf 4 3 2 0
DiMaggio cf 4 2 3 0
Gustine 2b 4 1 2 3
Davis c 4 1 2 3
Butcher p 1 0 0 0
  Lanning p 2 0 0 0
  Bowman p 2 0 0 1
  Heintzelman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 13 18 12
New York 030 030 040–10153
Pittsburgh 431 003 20x–13182
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Hubbell  L(9-7) 1.0 5 4 4 1 0
  Joiner   0.2 4 3 3 0 0
  Lynn   2.1 2 1 1 3 2
  Gumbert   2.0 4 3 3 2 0
  Melton   2.0 3 2 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
18
13
11
6
2
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Butcher   1.1 4 3 2 0 0
  Lanning   3.0 4 3 3 0 0
  Bowman   3.0 6 4 4 0 1
  Heintzelman  W(6-5) 1.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
15
10
9
0
1
  E–Demaree (5), Danning (15), Hubbell (2), Gustine 2 (37).  DP–New York 1. Cuccinello-Witek-Young, Pittsburgh 1. Gustine-Vaughan-Fletcher.  2B–New York Moore (26); Danning (28); Ott (16); Cuccinello (16); Young (21), Pittsburgh Garms (11); Vaughan (28).  HR–Pittsburgh Fletcher (14,2nd inning off Joiner 1 on).  Team LOB–5.  SH–Davis (2).  HBP–Van Robays (1); DiMaggio (4).  Team–12.  U–Beans Reardon, Larry Goetz, Babe Pinelli.  T–2:26.  A–2,562.
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