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Scores
Standings
CLE
@DET		10
5
BOS
@NYY		3
6
WSH
@PHA		5
4
WSH
@PHA		5
2
CHW
@SLB		10
0
PHI
@BRO		2
10
PHI
@BRO		2
5		 
(8)
NYG
@BSN		3
4
NYG
@BSN		7
3
STL
@CHC		8
1
STL
@CHC		2
1
CIN
@PIT		2
1
CIN
@PIT		1
8
Sunday, September 22, 1940,
, Forbes Field
Attendance: 14,865, Time of Game: 1:59
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.
Reds
1
96-49
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Pirates
8
75-72
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    1  7  1
Pirates         0  1  0   3  0  0   2  2  X    8  8  1

Cincinnati Reds

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Eddie Joost 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .206 .538 2 3
Mike McCormick CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .290 .665 0 0
Harry Craft RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .239 .621 2 0 2B
Frank McCormick 1B 4 0 2 1 0 0 .316 .869 7 1
Morrie Arnovich LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .243 .593 1 0 2·GDP
Bill Baker C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .217 .509 11 1
Lew Riggs 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .278 .692 0 2 2B
Billy Myers SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 .192 .570 1 1 2B
Johnny Vander Meer P 0 0 0 0 1 0 .214 .624 0 0
   Ival Goodman 0 0 0 0 1 0 .255 .723
   Milt Shoffner P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .250 0 0
Team Totals 33 1 7 1 2 1 .212 .560 24 8
2B: H Craft (18); B Myers (13); L Riggs (4).
TB: H Craft 2; B Myers 2; L Riggs 2; F McCormick 2; M Arnovich; M McCormick.
GIDP: M Arnovich 2 (12).
RBI: F McCormick (123).
Team LOB: 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. E Joost-B Myers-F McCormick.
E: B Myers (16).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Lee Handley 3B 4 1 1 1 1 0 .278 .663 0 2 3B
   Debs Garms 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .944 0 0
Frankie Gustine 2B 4 0 0 0 1 1 .284 .710 4 3 GDP
Bob Elliott RF 4 0 1 1 1 0 .286 .759 5 0
Arky Vaughan SS 4 2 2 0 1 1 .296 .839 1 5 2B,2·SB
Maurice Van Robays LF 3 2 1 2 1 1 .268 .715 1 0 HR
Elbie Fletcher 1B 2 1 0 0 1 1 .278 .874 10 1 SB,HBP
Vince DiMaggio CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 .283 .887 4 0
Spud Davis C 3 1 3 1 1 0 .321 .832 1 1
   Lloyd Waner 0 1 0 0 0 0 .261 .565
   Joe Schultz C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185 .501 0 0
Johnny Lanning P 2 0 0 1 1 1 .206 .515 1 1 SH
Team Totals 30 8 8 6 8 8 .267 .903 27 13
2B: A Vaughan (38).
3B: L Handley (3).
HR: M Van Robays (11).
SH: J Lanning (3).
HBP: E Fletcher (9).
TB: M Van Robays 4; S Davis 3; A Vaughan 3; L Handley 3; B Elliott.
GIDP: F Gustine (13).
RBI: M Van Robays 2 (109); J Lanning (3); S Davis (35); L Handley (19); B Elliott (59).
Team LOB: 8.
Fielding
DP: 2. L Handley-F Gustine-E Fletcher; F Gustine-E Fletcher.
E: A Vaughan (50).
Baserunning
SB: A Vaughan 2 (12, -1st base off  POCS 2); E Fletcher (5, -1st base off  POCS).

Cincinnati Reds

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Johnny Vander Meer, L (2-1) 4 2 4 2 7 6 0 4.00 22 45
Milt Shoffner 4 6 4 4 1 2 1 5.63 18
Team Totals 8 8 8 6 8 8 1 6.75 40 45

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Johnny Lanning, W (7-4) 9 7 1 1 2 1 0 4.15 35 68
Team Totals 9 7 1 1 2 1 0 1.00 35 68
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: J Vander Meer (1).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Babe Pinelli, 1B - Beans Reardon, 2B - (none), 3B - Larry Goetz.
Time of Game: 1:59.
Attendance: 14,865.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Cincinnati Reds         Pittsburgh Pirates
1 Eddie Joost 2B 1 Lee Handley 3B
2 Mike McCormick CF 2 Frankie Gustine 2B
3 Harry Craft RF 3 Bob Elliott RF
4 Frank McCormick 1B 4 Arky Vaughan SS
5 Morrie Arnovich LF 5 Maurice Van Robays LF
6 Bill Baker C 6 Elbie Fletcher 1B
7 Lew Riggs 3B 7 Vince DiMaggio CF
8 Billy Myers SS 8 Spud Davis C
9 Johnny Vander Meer P 9 Johnny Lanning P

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