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Scores
Standings
CHW
@CLE		3
1
SLB
@DET		2
5
NYY
@PHA		6
3
NYY
@PHA		5
10
BOS
@WSH		7
1
BOS
@WSH		4
7
BRO
@BSN		0
1
BRO
@BSN		1
2
CIN
@CHC		4
3
PHI
@NYG		4
6
PHI
@NYG		4
2
PIT
@STL		7
6
PIT
@STL		4
1
Sunday, July 7, 1940,
, Sportsman's Park III
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 2:17
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
Pirates
7
28-39
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
 at Cardinals
6
27-39
⇐ Lost 4 ⇒
W: Rip Sewell (5-1)
L: Clyde Shoun (4-4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         3  0  0   0  0  4   0  0  0    7  9  1
Cardinals       5  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    6 11  0

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Lee Handley 3B 5 0 0 0 0 0 .266 .646 3 2
Frankie Gustine 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 .317 .806 2 2
Bob Elliott RF 4 2 2 0 0 0 .248 .669 2 0 2B,GDP
Arky Vaughan SS 3 2 2 2 1 0 .277 .775 3 4 2B
Elbie Fletcher 1B 2 1 1 1 2 0 .289 .941 9 1 GDP
Maurice Van Robays LF 4 1 2 3 0 0 .287 .731 6 0 2B
Vince DiMaggio CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .244 .849 1 0 2B
Spud Davis C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .331 .959 1 0 HBP
Max Butcher P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .391 .895 0 0
   Rip Sewell P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .238 .511 0 2
   Paul Waner 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .747
   Joe Bowman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 .813 0 1
   Dick Lanahan P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .125 .250 0 0
Team Totals 32 7 9 7 4 3 .281 .785 27 12
2B: V DiMaggio (6); M Van Robays (10); A Vaughan (14); B Elliott (13).
HBP: S Davis (2).
TB: A Vaughan 3; M Van Robays 3; B Elliott 3; V DiMaggio 2; F Gustine; E Fletcher.
GIDP: B Elliott (5); E Fletcher (5).
RBI: M Van Robays 3 (39); A Vaughan 2 (45); V DiMaggio (17); E Fletcher (56).
Team LOB: 3.
Fielding
DP: 1. F Gustine-A Vaughan-E Fletcher.
E: A Vaughan (25).

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Stu Martin 3B-2B 4 0 1 0 1 0 .255 .661 0 3 SB
Enos Slaughter RF 5 2 2 1 0 0 .267 .753 3 1 HR
Ernie Koy LF 5 1 1 0 0 1 .263 .715 0 0 GDP
Johnny Mize 1B 4 1 3 1 1 0 .287 .997 13 1 2B
Terry Moore CF 4 1 1 2 1 0 .274 .790 3 0
Joe Orengo 2B 2 1 1 1 0 0 .312 .926 2 2 2B,SH
   Jimmy Brown SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 .233 .533 0 1
Marty Marion SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 .303 .671 3 1
   Don Padgett 0 0 0 0 1 0 .229 .740
   Don Gutteridge 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .207 .539 1 1
Mickey Owen C 4 0 0 1 0 0 .264 .665 2 2
Clyde Shoun P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .571 0 0
   Bill McGee P 1 0 1 0 0 0 .182 .394 0 0
   Johnny Hopp 0 0 0 0 1 0 .262 .652
   Carl Doyle P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.333 0 0
Team Totals 37 6 11 6 5 1 .297 .813 27 12
2B: J Mize (9); J Orengo (11).
HR: E Slaughter (7).
SH: J Orengo (4).
TB: E Slaughter 5; J Mize 4; J Orengo 2; M Marion; B McGee; T Moore; E Koy; S Martin.
GIDP: E Koy (2).
RBI: T Moore 2 (27); M Owen (13); E Slaughter (22); J Mize (54); J Orengo (28).
Team LOB: 10.
Fielding
DP: 3. E Slaughter-J Mize; J Mize-M Marion-J Mize; J Orengo-J Mize.
Baserunning
SB: S Martin (2, -1st base off  POCS).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Max Butcher 0.1 5 5 5 0 0 1 5.81 6 21
Rip Sewell, W (5-1) 4.2 4 1 1 1 1 0 4.95 19
Joe Bowman 2 2 0 0 3 0 0 5.04 12
Dick Lanahan, S (2) 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.28 6
Team Totals 9 11 6 6 5 1 1 6.00 43 21

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Clyde Shoun, L (4-4) 5.1 9 7 7 3 2 0 4.85 25 21
Bill McGee 2.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.75 9
Carl Doyle 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 13.75 3
Team Totals 9 9 7 7 4 3 0 7.00 37 21
Balks: J Bowman (1).
WP: None.
HBP: B McGee (1).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Tom Dunn, 1B - Lou Jorda, 2B - (none), 3B - Ziggy Sears.
Time of Game: 2:17.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         St.Louis Cardinals
1 Lee Handley 3B 1 Stu Martin 3B
2 Frankie Gustine 2B 2 Enos Slaughter RF
3 Bob Elliott RF 3 Ernie Koy LF
4 Arky Vaughan SS 4 Johnny Mize 1B
5 Elbie Fletcher 1B 5 Terry Moore CF
6 Maurice Van Robays LF 6 Joe Orengo 2B
7 Vince DiMaggio CF 7 Marty Marion SS
8 Spud Davis C 8 Mickey Owen C
9 Max Butcher P 9 Clyde Shoun P

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