Pittsburgh Pirates vs Boston Bees
September 18, 1940 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 18, 1940 at Braves Field. The Boston Bees defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Pittsburgh Pirates 1, Boston Bees 4
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Young 2b 4 0 0 0
Garms 3b 4 0 2 1
Elliott rf 3 0 0 0
Vaughan ss 4 0 1 0
Van Robays lf 4 0 0 0
Fletcher 1b 4 0 1 0
DiMaggio cf 4 0 0 0
Fernandes c 3 0 0 0
Bowman p 3 1 1 0
Totals 33 1 5 1
Boston Bees ab   r   h rbi
Wietelmann 3b 4 1 1 0
Preibisch cf 3 0 1 1
Rowell 2b 4 0 0 0
West 1b 4 1 1 0
Ross lf 4 1 3 2
Miller ss 3 0 0 0
Moore rf 4 0 1 0
Broskie c 3 0 1 0
  Sisti pr 0 1 0 0
  Berres c 1 0 0 0
Tobin p 3 0 1 0
Totals 33 4 9 3
Pittsburgh 000 001 000–152
Boston 001 200 10x–492
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Bowman  L(9-10) 8.0 9 4 3 0 4
Totals
8.0
9
4
3
0
4
  Boston Bees IP H R ER BB SO
Tobin  W(6-3) 9.0 5 1 1 1 3
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
1
3
  E–Young (12), Bowman (1), Rowell (31), Tobin (1).  DP–Boston 1. Wietelmann-Rowell-West.  2B–Pittsburgh Bowman (5).  HR–Boston Ross (17,4th inning off Bowman 1 on).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Preibisch (1).  HBP–Miller (3).  Team–7.  SB–Moore (2).  U–Lou Jorda, Ziggy Sears, George Barr.  T–1:54.  A–2,013.
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