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Scores
Standings
DET
@CHW		1
2
DET
@CHW		0
4
SLB
@CLE		2
1
SLB
@CLE		3
0
PHA
@NYY		3
6
PHA
@NYY		3
0
BOS
@WSH		0
1		 
(13)
BOS
@WSH		4
5		 
(6)
BRO
@BSN		6
7		 
(11)
BRO
@BSN		6
2
STL
@CIN		1
2
STL
@CIN		7
4
NYG
@PHI		2
11
NYG
@PHI		5
6		 
(10)
CHC
@PIT		2
5
CHC
@PIT		7
1
Monday, September 2, 1940,
, Forbes Field
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 1:53
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
Cubs
2
62-67
⇐ Lost 6 ⇒
 at Pirates
5
64-58
⇐ Won 5 ⇒
W: Rip Sewell (13-3)
L: Charlie Root (2-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  1    2  7  2
Pirates         0  0  0   1  0  0   4  0  X    5 10  2

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Stan Hack 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .312 .812 1 3
Billy Herman 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .292 .720 0 3
Zeke Bonura 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .275 .737 8 0
Hank Leiber CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .305 .863 2 0 2B
Bill Nicholson RF 3 0 1 1 1 0 .299 .919 3 0
Jim Gleeson LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 .314 .864 3 0 2B,SB
Bob Collins C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .226 .581 3 1
   Dom Dallessandro 1 0 0 0 0 0 .278 .763
Bobby Mattick SS 3 0 1 1 0 1 .213 .492 4 2
   Rip Russell 1 0 0 0 0 0 .247 .638
Charlie Root P 2 0 1 0 0 0 .115 .322 0 0
   Ken Raffensberger P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185 .370 0 0
   Phil Cavarretta 0 0 0 0 1 0 .283 .805
   Jake Mooty 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 .545
   Vance Page P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 .819 0 0
Team Totals 33 2 7 2 2 4 .212 .530 24 9
2B: H Leiber (20); J Gleeson (31).
TB: J Gleeson 3; H Leiber 3; C Root; B Nicholson; B Mattick.
RBI: B Nicholson (76); B Mattick (28).
Team LOB: 6.
Fielding
E: Z Bonura (18); B Mattick (31).
Baserunning
SB: J Gleeson (4, -1st base off  POCS).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Debs Garms 3B 4 1 0 0 0 0 .366 .912 2 0
Bob Elliott RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 .282 .754 2 1 3B
Elbie Fletcher 1B 4 0 0 1 0 1 .288 .917 6 1
Arky Vaughan SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 .292 .812 3 0 2·2B
Maurice Van Robays LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .274 .714 4 0
Vince DiMaggio CF 4 1 2 1 0 0 .283 .913 2 0 HR,2B,SB
Frankie Gustine 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .298 .746 1 2 2B
Spud Davis C 3 0 2 1 0 0 .313 .836 3 1
   Lee Handley 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273 .651
   Al Lopez C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .265 .659 2 1
Rip Sewell P 4 0 0 0 0 2 .172 .441 2 3
Team Totals 36 5 10 4 0 4 .278 .806 27 9
2B: V DiMaggio (16); A Vaughan 2 (31); F Gustine (28).
3B: B Elliott (9).
HR: V DiMaggio (16).
TB: V DiMaggio 6; A Vaughan 4; B Elliott 4; F Gustine 3; S Davis 2.
RBI: S Davis (28); V DiMaggio (35); E Fletcher (89); B Elliott (49).
Team LOB: 7.
Fielding
DP: 2. A Lopez-F Gustine; S Davis-D Garms.
E: R Sewell (4); A Vaughan (43).
Baserunning
SB: V DiMaggio (9, -1st base off  POCS).

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Charlie Root, L (2-2) 6.1 8 5 3 0 3 1 3.64 29 44
Ken Raffensberger 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.89 3
Vance Page 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.20 4
Team Totals 8 10 5 3 0 4 1 3.38 36 44

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Rip Sewell, W (13-3) 9 7 2 2 2 4 0 2.96 35 67
Team Totals 9 7 2 2 2 4 0 2.00 35 67
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - George Magerkurth, 1B - Bill Stewart, 2B - (none), 3B - Tom Dunn.
Time of Game: 1:53.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Chicago Cubs         Pittsburgh Pirates
1 Stan Hack 3B 1 Debs Garms 3B
2 Billy Herman 2B 2 Bob Elliott RF
3 Zeke Bonura 1B 3 Elbie Fletcher 1B
4 Hank Leiber CF 4 Arky Vaughan SS
5 Bill Nicholson RF 5 Maurice Van Robays LF
6 Jim Gleeson LF 6 Vince DiMaggio CF
7 Bob Collins C 7 Frankie Gustine 2B
8 Bobby Mattick SS 8 Spud Davis C
9 Charlie Root P 9 Rip Sewell P

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