Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals
September 8, 1940 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 8, 1940 at Sportsman's Park III. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 16, St. Louis Cardinals 14

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Gustine 2b 5 2 3 1
Garms 3b 5 2 3 2
Elliott rf 4 1 0 0
Vaughan ss 5 4 3 1
Van Robays lf 6 2 4 4
Fletcher 1b 4 2 2 1
DiMaggio cf 6 2 3 2
Davis c 3 0 1 1
  Lopez c 2 0 1 1
Sewell p 1 0 1 0
  Young pr 0 1 0 0
  Lanahan p 2 0 0 0
  Waner ph 1 0 0 1
  Lanning p 1 0 0 0
  MacFayden p 0 0 0 0
  Heintzelman p 1 0 0 0
Totals 46 16 21 14
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brown 2b 4 1 1 0
Moore cf 5 3 2 0
Slaughter rf 5 3 1 1
Mize 1b 5 4 3 6
Koy lf 4 2 2 4
Padgett c 3 1 1 3
  Martin ph 1 0 0 0
  DeLancey c 0 0 0 0
Orengo 3b 4 0 2 0
Marion ss 5 0 2 0
Bowman p 0 0 0 0
  Hutchinson p 1 0 0 0
  Doyle p 0 0 0 0
  Gutteridge ph 1 0 0 0
  McGee p 1 0 0 0
  Cooper p 0 0 0 0
  Hopp ph 1 0 0 0
  Lanier p 0 0 0 0
  Owen ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 41 14 15 14
Pittsburgh 350 013 31016212
St. Louis 501 202 04014152
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Sewell   1.0 3 5 4 2 0
  Lanahan  W(6-5) 4.0 5 3 3 2 0
  Lanning   1.0 1 2 2 3 0
  MacFayden   1.0 3 3 3 0 0
  Heintzelman  SV(3) 2.0 3 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
15
14
13
7
0
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Bowman   0.2 4 3 3 1 0
  Hutchinson   0.2 4 5 3 0 0
  Doyle   1.2 1 0 0 2 0
  McGee  L(13-9) 3.1 8 6 6 3 1
  Cooper   0.2 2 1 1 0 0
  Lanier   2.0 2 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
21
16
14
6
3

  E–Gustine (40), Van Robays (10), Mize (12), Hutchinson (1).  DP–Pittsburgh 1. Garms-Gustine-Fletcher, St. Louis 2. Marion-Mize, Orengo-Marion-Mize.  2B–Pittsburgh Gustine 2 (30); Vaughan (33); Van Robays (23); Fletcher (22); DiMaggio (19); Lopez (9), St. Louis Slaughter (16).  3B–Pittsburgh Vaughan (10).  HR–Pittsburgh Garms (4,1st inning off Bowman 1 on); Van Robays (7,1st inning off Bowman 0 on), St. Louis Mize 3 (41,3rd inning off Lanahan 0 on,4th inning off Lanahan 1 on,6th inning off Lanning 1 on); Koy (9,8th inning off Heintzelman 1 on); Padgett (6,1st inning off Sewell 2 on).  SH–Elliott (10).  HBP–Fletcher (8).  Team LOB–11.  Team–7.  SB–DiMaggio (11).  U–Lou Jorda, George Barr, Ziggy Sears.
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