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Dodgers 8 @ Pirates 7
Forbes Field
June 10, 1940

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Brooklyn Dodgers, played on June 10, 1940 at Forbes Field. The home team Pirates were bested by the visiting Dodgers with a score of 8 to 7.

Game Summary

DateJune 10, 1940 
Visiting Team
Brooklyn Dodgers
R: 8 H: 13 E: 2 LOB: 11
Runs: 8
Hits: 13
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 11
Home Team
Pittsburgh Pirates
R: 7 H: 12 E: 2 LOB: 8
Runs: 7
Hits: 12
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 8
Winning PitcherFreddie Fitzsimmons  
Losing PitcherDick Lanahan  
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Game Winning RBIBabe Phelps 

Game Info

DateJune 10, 1940 
Day of WeekMon 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamBrooklyn Dodgers 
Home TeamPittsburgh Pirates 
Visiting Starting PitcherLuke Hamlin  
Home Starting PitcherRip Sewell  
BallparkForbes Field 
CityPittsburgh 
StatePA 
Attendance2,659 
Time of Game2 hours 32 minutes 
UmpiresHP: George Barr
1B: George Magerkurth
2B: (none)
3B: Bill Stewart

Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Dixie Walker  Center Fielder 
Jimmy Wasdell  Right Fielder 
Joe Vosmik  Left Fielder 
Babe Phelps  Catcher 
Cookie Lavagetto  Third Baseman 
Dolph Camilli  First Baseman 
Pete Coscarart  Second Baseman 
Leo Durocher  Shortstop 
Luke Hamlin  Pitcher 
Leo Durocher  Manager 

Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup 

Name  Position 
Lee Handley  Third Baseman 
Bob Elliott  Center Fielder 
Paul Waner  Right Fielder 
Arky Vaughan  Shortstop 
Elbie Fletcher  First Baseman 
Maurice Van Robays  Left Fielder 
Frankie Gustine  Second Baseman 
Spud Davis  Catcher 
Rip Sewell  Pitcher 
Frankie Frisch  Manager 

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Dodgers 8 @ Pirates 7
Forbes Field
June 10, 1940

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 6/10/1940 -- Brooklyn at Pittsburgh (D)

  Brooklyn           AB  R  H RBI    Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI
Walker D, cf          6  1  3  1   Handley L, 3b         2  1  0  0   
Wasdell J, rf         4  1  0  0   Elliott B, cf-rf      5  0  0  0   
Koy E, ph-rf          1  1  1  0   Waner P, rf           4  0  2  0   
Vosmik J, lf          5  1  2  1   Waner L, pr-cf        1  1  0  0   
Phelps B, c           4  1  3  2   Vaughan A, ss         4  1  1  1   
Gilbert C, pr         0  0  0  0   Fletcher E, 1b        5  2  2  3   
Mancuso G, c          0  0  0  0   Van Robays M, lf      5  0  2  1   
Lavagetto C, 3b       4  1  0  0   Gustine F, 2b         4  1  1  0   
Camilli D, 1b         4  1  1  1   Davis S, c            3  1  1  0   
Coscarart P, 2b       4  0  2  2   Fernandes E, c        1  0  0  0   
Durocher L, ss        4  1  0  0   Sewell R, p           0  0  0  0   
Hamlin L, p           1  0  0  0   Heintzelman K, p      0  0  0  0   
Kimball N, p          1  0  0  0   Garms D, ph           1  0  1  2   
Gallagher J, ph       1  0  0  1   Butcher M, p          1  0  1  0   
Casey H, p            0  0  0  0   Lanahan D, p          1  0  0  0   
Pressnell T, p        1  0  0  0   Young P, ph           1  0  1  0   
Fitzsimmons F, p      1  0  1  0   MacFayden D, p        0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     41  8 13  8                        38  7 12  7

Brooklyn         300 022 010 --  8
Pittsburgh       030 000 400 --  7

  Brooklyn             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Hamlin L              1.1  4  3  3  1  0
Kimball N             2.2  3  0  0  2  1
Casey H               1.0  0  0  0  0  1
Pressnell T           1.1  2  3  3  1  1
Fitzsimmons F (W)     2.2  3  1  1  0  1

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Sewell R*             0.0  3  3  1  0  0
Heintzelman K         2.0  1  0  0  1  2
Butcher M             3.1  5  4  2  3  0
Lanahan D (L)         2.2  3  1  1  0  1
MacFayden D           1.0  1  0  0  0  0
  * Pitched to 4 batters in 1st

E -- Van Robays M, Walker D 2, Gustine F
DP -- Brooklyn 1
LOB -- Brooklyn 11, Pittsburgh 8
2B -- Coscarart P, Davis S, Waner P, Vosmik J, Fletcher E, Young P
3B -- Camilli D, Phelps B
HR -- Fletcher E
HBP -- by Butcher M (Lavagetto C)
T -- 2:32
A -- 2659

    

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