Top 1

• Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rowell vs. Brown
  
  Rowell hits a popup towards short. Vaughan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hassett vs. Brown
  
  Hassett hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  West vs. Brown
  
  West hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cuccinello vs. Brown
  
  Cuccinello hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. West moves to second. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Ross vs. Brown
  
  Ross takes first base on ball four. West moves to third. Cuccinello moves to second. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Scarsella vs. Brown
  
  Scarsella hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. West scores. There goes Cuccinello trying to get to third. Fletcher throws to Handley who tags Cuccinello for the out. Ross moves to second. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Handley vs. Strincevich
  
  Handley bunts towards first. Scarsella scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Handley for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Waner vs. Strincevich
  
  Waner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rowell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Garms vs. Strincevich
  
  Garms hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scarsella scoops it up and throws to first, with Strincevich covering, for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lopez vs. Brown
  
  Lopez hits a fly ball into right field. Garms settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Miller vs. Brown
  
  Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Strincevich vs. Brown
  
  Strincevich hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first, with Brown covering, for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Vaughan vs. Strincevich
  
  Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Strincevich fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fletcher vs. Strincevich
  
  Fletcher hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Braves, 1 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rizzo vs. Strincevich
  
  Rizzo hits a line drive towards short. Miller reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 1 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Young vs. Strincevich
  
  Young strikes out. View Play 

Top 3

• Braves, 1 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rowell vs. Brown
  
  Rowell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first, with Brown covering, for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 1 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hassett vs. Brown
  
  Hassett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young misplays the ball. That's an error on Young. View Play 
• Braves, 1 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  West vs. Brown
  
  There's a wild pitch. Hassett moves to second. View Play 
• Braves, 1 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  West vs. Brown
  
  West hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hassett scores. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Braves, 2 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cuccinello vs. Brown
  
  Cuccinello hits a fly ball into right field. Garms settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 2 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Ross vs. Brown
  
  Brown fires to first and picks off West. West moves to second. View Play 
• Braves, 2 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Ross vs. Brown
  
  Ross hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Braves, 2 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Berres vs. Strincevich
  
  Berres hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Braves, 2 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Brown vs. Strincevich
  
  Brown bunts towards the mound. Strincevich fields it and throws to first for the out. Berres moves to second. View Play 
• Braves, 2 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Handley vs. Strincevich
  
  Handley hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rowell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 2 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Waner vs. Strincevich
  
  Waner hits a line drive towards short. Miller reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Braves, 2 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Scarsella vs. Brown
  
  Scarsella hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 2 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lopez vs. Brown
  
  Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Braves, 2 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Miller vs. Brown
  
  Miller hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Rizzo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 2 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Strincevich vs. Brown
  
  Strincevich hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Braves, 2 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Garms vs. Strincevich
  
  Garms takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Braves, 2 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Vaughan vs. Strincevich
  
  There goes Garms. The throw from Lopez and he is out, Miller applying the tag. View Play 
• Braves, 2 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Vaughan vs. Strincevich
  
  Vaughan hits a popup towards short. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 2 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fletcher vs. Strincevich
  
  Fletcher takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Braves, 2 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Rizzo vs. Strincevich
  
  Rizzo hits a fly ball into left field. Ross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Braves, 2 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rowell vs. Brown
  
  Rowell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 2 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hassett vs. Brown
  
  Hassett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 2 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  West vs. Brown
  
  West hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats West for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Braves, 2 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Young vs. Strincevich
  
  Young is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Braves, 2 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Berres vs. Strincevich
  
  Berres hits a line drive towards short. Miller reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 2 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brown vs. Strincevich
  
  Brown takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Braves, 2 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Handley vs. Strincevich
  
  Handley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cuccinello fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Brown moves to second. View Play 
• Braves, 2 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Waner vs. Strincevich
  
  Waner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brown moves to third. Handley moves to second. View Play 
• Braves, 2 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Garms vs. Strincevich
  
  Lopez fires to second and picks off Handley for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Braves, 2 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cuccinello vs. Brown
  
  Cuccinello hits a fly ball into right field. Garms settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 2 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ross vs. Brown
  
  Ross hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Waner who is chasing the ball. Ross reaches third base with a triple. View Play 
• Braves, 2 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Scarsella vs. Brown
  
  Scarsella hits a line drive into left field. That will be extra bases. Rizzo picks up the ball and throws it away. That's a triple and an error on Rizzo. Ross scores. Scarsella moves all the way to home. View Play 
• Braves, 4 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lopez vs. Brown
  
  Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 4 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Miller vs. Brown
  
  Miller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Braves, 4 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Garms vs. Strincevich
  
  Rabbit Warstler now playing second base. Johnny Cooney now playing center field. Max West now playing right field.
  
  Garms takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Braves, 4 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Vaughan vs. Strincevich
  
  Vaughan takes first base on ball four. Garms moves to second. View Play 
• Braves, 4 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Fletcher vs. Coffman
  
  Dick Coffman now pitching.
  
  Fletcher hits a fly ball into right field. West settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 4 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Rizzo vs. Coffman
  
  Rizzo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Warstler fields it and throws to second for the out. Garms moves to third. View Play 
• Braves, 4 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Young vs. Coffman
  
  Young hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Warstler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Braves, 4 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Coffman vs. Brown
  
  Coffman strikes out. View Play 
• Braves, 4 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Warstler vs. Brown
  
  Warstler hits a popup, foul, towards third. Handley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 4 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cooney vs. Brown
  
  Cooney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Braves, 4 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Berres vs. Coffman
  
  Berres hits a line drive towards first. Scarsella reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 4 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bell vs. Coffman
  
  Fern Bell pinch hits for Mace Brown.
  
  Bell is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Braves, 4 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Handley vs. Coffman
  
  Handley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Warstler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Braves, 4 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  West vs. Lanning
  
  Johnny Lanning now pitching.
  
  West takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Braves, 4 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cuccinello vs. Lanning
  
  Cuccinello hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. West moves to second. View Play 
• Braves, 4 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Ross vs. Lanning
  
  Ross hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. West moves to third. View Play 
• Braves, 4 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Scarsella vs. Lanning
  
  Scarsella hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Garms who is chasing the ball. Scarsella reaches third base with a triple. West scores. View Play 
• Braves, 5 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Lopez vs. Lanning
  
  Lopez hits a popup towards third. Handley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Braves, 5 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Waner vs. Coffman
  
  Waner hits a popup towards short. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 5 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Garms vs. Coffman
  
  Garms takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Braves, 5 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Vaughan vs. Coffman
  
  Vaughan hits a line drive towards third. Cuccinello catches it and throws to first to double up Garms. View Play 

Top 9

• Braves, 5 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Miller vs. Lanning
  
  Miller hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 5 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Coffman vs. Lanning
  
  Coffman strikes out. View Play 
• Braves, 5 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Warstler vs. Lanning
  
  Warstler hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Braves, 5 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fletcher vs. Coffman
  
  Fletcher hits a fly ball into left field. Ross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 5 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rizzo vs. Coffman
  
  Rizzo hits a popup towards short. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 5 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Young vs. Coffman
  
  Young strikes out. View Play 

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         Game of 5/5/1940 -- Boston at Pittsburgh (D)

  Boston             AB  R  H RBI    Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI
Rowell B, 2b          3  0  0  0   Handley L, 3b         4  0  1  0   
Warstler R, 2b        2  0  0  0   Waner L, cf           4  0  1  0   
Hassett B, rf         3  1  0  0   Garms D, rf           1  0  0  0   
Cooney J, cf          1  0  0  0   Vaughan A, ss         3  0  0  0   
West M, cf-rf         3  2  2  1   Fletcher E, 1b        3  1  1  1   
Cuccinello T, 3b      4  0  1  0   Rizzo J, lf           4  0  0  0   
Ross C, lf            3  1  1  0   Young P, 2b           4  0  0  0   
Scarsella L, 1b       4  1  3  3   Berres R, c           3  0  1  0   
Lopez A, c            4  0  1  0   Brown M, p            0  0  0  0   
Miller E, ss          4  0  0  0   Bell F, ph            1  0  0  0   
Strincevich N, p      2  0  0  0   Lanning J, p          0  0  0  0   
Coffman D, p          2  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     35  5  8  4                        27  1  4  1

Boston           101 002 010 --  5
Pittsburgh       010 000 000 --  1

  Boston               IP  H  R ER BB SO
Strincevich N (W)*    5.0  4  1  1  5  2
Coffman D (S)         4.0  0  0  0  1  2

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Brown M (L)           7.0  7  4  2  1  1
Lanning J             2.0  1  1  1  1  1
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 6th

E -- Young P 2, Rizzo J
DP -- Boston 1
LOB -- Boston 5, Pittsburgh 6
3B -- Ross C, Scarsella L 2
HR -- Fletcher E
CS -- Garms D
SH -- Brown M
WP -- Brown M
T -- 2:03
A -- 10992

    

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