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Pirates
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
July 30, 1940
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on July 30, 1940 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
Date | July 30, 1940 |
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Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Home Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 30, 1940 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rip Sewell |
Home Starting Pitcher | Ed Head |
Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
City | Brooklyn |
State | NY |
Attendance | 19,910 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 21 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Ziggy Sears 1B: Tom Dunn 2B: (none) 3B: Lou Jorda |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lloyd Waner | Center Fielder |
Paul Waner | Right Fielder |
Debs Garms | Third Baseman |
Arky Vaughan | Shortstop |
Elbie Fletcher | First Baseman |
Maurice Van Robays | Left Fielder |
Pep Young | Second Baseman |
Al Lopez | Catcher |
Rip Sewell | Pitcher |
Frankie Frisch | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
Dixie Walker | Center Fielder |
Jimmy Wasdell | Right Fielder |
Dolph Camilli | First Baseman |
Joe Medwick | Left Fielder |
Cookie Lavagetto | Third Baseman |
Gus Mancuso | Catcher |
Pete Coscarart | Second Baseman |
Ed Head | Pitcher |
Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Pirates
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
July 30, 1940
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Head
Waner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Head
Waner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Walker. Waner reaches second base with a double. Waner moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Garms vs. Head
Garms hits a popup, foul, towards first. Camilli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Vaughan vs. Head
Vaughan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Fletcher vs. Head
Fletcher takes first base on ball four. Waner scores. Waner moves to third. Vaughan moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Van Robays vs. Head
Van Robays hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Walker. Van Robays reaches second base with a double. Waner scores. Vaughan scores. Fletcher moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Young vs. Head
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Head fields it and throws to first for the out. Fletcher scores. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopez vs. Head
Lopez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Sewell
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Sewell
Walker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wasdell vs. Sewell
Wasdell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Camilli vs. Sewell
Camilli hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Head
Sewell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Head
Waner hits a line drive into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Head
Waner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garms vs. Head
Garms hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vaughan vs. Head
Vaughan hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Sewell
Medwick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lavagetto vs. Sewell
Lavagetto hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garms fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mancuso vs. Sewell
Mancuso hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lavagetto moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Coscarart vs. Sewell
Coscarart hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Lavagetto scores. Mancuso moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Phelps vs. Sewell
Babe Phelps pinch hits for Ed Head.
Phelps strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reese vs. Sewell
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Tamulis
Vito Tamulis now pitching. Babe Phelps now catching.
Fletcher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Van Robays vs. Tamulis
Van Robays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lavagetto fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Tamulis
Young hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Tamulis
There goes Young. The throw from Phelps and he is safe. Young steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopez vs. Tamulis
Lopez hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Tamulis
Sewell hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Sewell
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wasdell vs. Sewell
Wasdell strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Camilli vs. Sewell
Camilli hits a fly ball into left field. Van Robays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Tamulis
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Tamulis
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lavagetto picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Lavagetto. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garms vs. Tamulis
Garms hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Waner moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Vaughan vs. Tamulis
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tamulis fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Sewell
Medwick hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lavagetto vs. Sewell
Lavagetto hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tamulis vs. Sewell
Tamulis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coscarart vs. Sewell
Coscarart hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Tamulis
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Van Robays vs. Tamulis
Van Robays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lavagetto fields it and throws to first for the out. Fletcher moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gustine vs. Tamulis
Frankie Gustine pinch hits for Pep Young.
Gustine hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopez vs. Tamulis
Lopez hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phelps vs. Sewell
Frankie Gustine now playing second base.
Phelps hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Sewell
Reese is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Sewell
Walker hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Waner who is chasing the ball. Walker reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wasdell vs. Sewell
Wasdell hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Tamulis
Sewell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Tamulis
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Tamulis
Waner hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Phelps settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Camilli vs. Sewell
Camilli hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Sewell
Medwick hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lavagetto vs. Sewell
Lavagetto takes first base on ball four. Medwick moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reiser vs. Sewell
Pete Reiser pinch hits for Vito Tamulis.
Reiser hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Coscarart vs. Sewell
Coscarart hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sewell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garms vs. Casey
Hugh Casey now pitching.
Garms hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vaughan vs. Casey
Vaughan hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lavagetto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Casey
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Garms moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Van Robays vs. Casey
Van Robays hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Garms scores. Fletcher moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gustine vs. Casey
There's a wild pitch. Fletcher scores. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gustine vs. Casey
There goes Van Robays. The throw from Phelps and he is safe. Van Robays steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gustine vs. Casey
Gustine hits a fly ball into right field. Wasdell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopez vs. Casey
Lopez hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 8 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phelps vs. Sewell
Phelps hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first, with Sewell covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Sewell
Reese takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Sewell
Walker hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wasdell vs. Sewell
Wasdell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first, with Sewell covering, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 8 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Casey
Sewell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Camilli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Casey
Waner hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Casey
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lavagetto fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 8 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Camilli vs. Sewell
Bob Elliott now playing right field.
Camilli hits a popup, foul, towards third. Garms settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Sewell
Medwick hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gustine settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lavagetto vs. Sewell
Lavagetto hits a fly ball into left field. Van Robays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 8 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garms vs. Casey
Garms hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Walker. Garms reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vaughan vs. Casey
Vaughan hits a popup towards third. Lavagetto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. Casey
Fletcher hits a popup towards third. Lavagetto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Van Robays vs. Casey
Van Robays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lavagetto juggles the ball. That's an error on Lavagetto. Garms moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gustine vs. Casey
Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Casey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 8 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gallagher vs. Sewell
Joe Gallagher pinch hits for Hugh Casey.
Gallagher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Franks vs. Sewell
Herman Franks pinch hits for Pete Coscarart.
Franks hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phelps vs. Sewell
Phelps hits a fly ball into right field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Sewell
Reese takes first base on ball four. Franks moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walker vs. Sewell
Walker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Franks scores. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wasdell vs. Sewell
Wasdell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/30/1940 -- Pittsburgh at Brooklyn (N) Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI Waner L, cf 4 1 0 0 Reese P, ss 3 0 0 0 Waner P, rf 4 1 2 0 Walker D, cf 4 0 2 1 Elliott B, rf 0 0 0 0 Wasdell J, rf 5 0 0 0 Garms D, 3b 5 1 4 0 Camilli D, 1b 4 0 0 0 Vaughan A, ss 4 1 0 0 Medwick J, lf 3 0 1 0 Fletcher E, 1b 3 2 2 1 Lavagetto C, 3b 3 1 1 0 Van Robays M, lf 5 0 2 3 Mancuso G, c 1 0 1 0 Young P, 2b 2 1 1 1 Tamulis V, p 1 0 0 0 Gustine F, ph-2b 3 0 0 0 Reiser P, ph 1 0 0 0 Lopez A, c 4 1 1 2 Casey H, p 0 0 0 0 Sewell R, p 4 0 0 0 Gallagher J, ph 1 0 1 0 Coscarart P, 2b 3 0 0 1 Franks H, ph 1 1 0 0 Head E, p 0 0 0 0 Phelps B, ph-c 4 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 38 8 12 7 34 2 6 2 Pittsburgh 402 000 200 -- 8 Brooklyn 010 000 001 -- 2 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Sewell R (W) 9.0 6 2 2 5 3 Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO Head E (L) 2.0 3 4 4 4 1 Tamulis V 4.0 5 2 2 1 0 Casey H 3.0 4 2 2 0 0 E -- Lavagetto C 2 DP -- Brooklyn 2 LOB -- Pittsburgh 8, Brooklyn 10 2B -- Waner P, Van Robays M, Garms D 3B -- Walker D HR -- Lopez A SB -- Young P, Van Robays M WP -- Casey H T -- 2:21 A -- 19910
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