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Pirates
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 18, 1940
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on August 18, 1940 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 18, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 18, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rip Sewell |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Larry French |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 7,597 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 59 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Beans Reardon 1B: Larry Goetz 2B: (none) 3B: Babe Pinelli |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lee Handley | Third Baseman |
| Bob Elliott | Right Fielder |
| Frankie Gustine | Second Baseman |
| Arky Vaughan | Shortstop |
| Maurice Van Robays | Left Fielder |
| Spud Davis | Catcher |
| Vince DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Bill Brubaker | First Baseman |
| Rip Sewell | Pitcher |
| Frankie Frisch | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Stan Hack | Third Baseman |
| Billy Herman | Second Baseman |
| Zeke Bonura | First Baseman |
| Hank Leiber | Center Fielder |
| Jim Gleeson | Right Fielder |
| Dom Dallessandro | Left Fielder |
| Al Todd | Catcher |
| Bobby Mattick | Shortstop |
| Larry French | Pitcher |
| Gabby Hartnett | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 18, 1940
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. French
Handley hits a popup towards short. Mattick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. French
Elliott hits a popup towards first. Bonura settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. French
Gustine hits a fly ball into center field. Leiber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Sewell
Hack takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herman vs. Sewell
Herman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hack moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bonura vs. Sewell
Bonura takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Leiber vs. Sewell
Leiber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan fields it and throws to second for the out. Hack moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gleeson vs. Sewell
Gleeson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hack scores. Leiber moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dallessandro vs. Sewell
Dallessandro hits a fly ball towards center. DiMaggio settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on DiMaggio. Leiber scores. Gleeson goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Todd vs. Sewell
Todd hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. French
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bonura scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Vaughan for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Robays vs. French
Van Robays takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. French
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mattick vs. Sewell
Mattick hits a fly ball into right field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
French vs. Sewell
French hits a fly ball into left field. Van Robays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Sewell
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herman vs. Sewell
Herman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hack moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bonura vs. Sewell
Bonura hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. French
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mattick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brubaker vs. French
Brubaker strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. French
Sewell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mattick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leiber vs. Sewell
Leiber hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gleeson vs. Sewell
Gleeson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dallessandro vs. Sewell
Dallessandro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. French
Handley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. French
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bonura scoops it up and throws to first, with French covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. French
Gustine hits a fly ball into left field. Dallessandro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Todd vs. Sewell
Todd hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of DiMaggio. Todd reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mattick vs. Sewell
Mattick hits a line drive into right field. Elliott picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Elliott. Todd moves to third. Mattick moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
French vs. Sewell
French hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brubaker scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats French for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hack vs. Sewell
Hack is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Herman vs. Sewell
Herman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. French
Vaughan hits a popup towards third. Hack settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Robays vs. French
Van Robays hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Leiber. Van Robays reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. French
Davis hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Leiber. Davis reaches second base with a double. Van Robays scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DiMaggio vs. French
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brubaker vs. French
Brubaker hits a fly ball into left field. Dallessandro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonura vs. Sewell
Bonura hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leiber vs. Sewell
Leiber hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gleeson vs. Sewell
Gleeson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Gustine. Leiber moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dallessandro vs. Sewell
Dallessandro hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Leiber scores. Gleeson moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Todd vs. Sewell
Todd hits a fly ball into right field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gleeson scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mattick vs. Sewell
Mattick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dallessandro moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
French vs. Sewell
French hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dallessandro scores. Mattick moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hack vs. Bauers
Russ Bauers now pitching.
Hack hits a fly ball into left field. Van Robays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. French
Paul Waner pinch hits for Russ Bauers.
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mattick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. French
Handley hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Leiber who is chasing the ball. Handley reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Elliott vs. French
Elliott hits a fly ball into left field. Dallessandro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gustine vs. French
Gustine hits a fly ball into center field. Leiber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Butcher
Max Butcher now pitching.
Herman hits a fly ball into left field. Van Robays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonura vs. Butcher
Bonura hits a fly ball into left field. Van Robays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leiber vs. Butcher
Leiber hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. French
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Van Robays vs. French
Van Robays hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Leiber. Van Robays reaches second base with a double. Vaughan moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Davis vs. French
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
DiMaggio vs. French
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into left field. Dallessandro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Brubaker vs. French
Brubaker strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gleeson vs. Butcher
Ed Fernandes now catching.
Gleeson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Van Robays. Gleeson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dallessandro vs. Butcher
Dallessandro bunts towards the mound. Butcher fields it and throws to first for the out. Gleeson moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Todd vs. Butcher
Todd hits a fly ball into right field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gleeson scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mattick vs. Butcher
Mattick hits a popup, foul, towards first. Brubaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Butcher vs. French
Butcher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. French fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. French
Handley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. French
Elliott strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gustine vs. French
Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mattick misplays the ball. That's an error on Mattick. Handley moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vaughan vs. French
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bonura scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Vaughan for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
French vs. Butcher
French takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hack vs. Butcher
Hack bunts towards the mound. Butcher juggles the ball. That's an error on Butcher. French moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Herman vs. Butcher
Herman hits a popup towards third. Handley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bonura vs. Butcher
Bonura hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Elliott. Bonura reaches second base with a double. French scores. Hack goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Leiber vs. Butcher
Leiber hits a popup towards third. Handley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gleeson vs. Butcher
Gleeson hits a popup towards third. Handley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Robays vs. French
Van Robays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Hack. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fernandes vs. French
Fernandes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. French
DiMaggio strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/18/1940 -- Pittsburgh at Chicago (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Handley L, 3b 4 0 2 0 Hack S, 3b 2 2 1 0
Elliott B, rf 4 0 0 0 Herman B, 2b 5 0 1 0
Gustine F, 2b 4 0 0 0 Bonura Z, 1b 4 0 1 2
Vaughan A, ss 4 0 1 0 Leiber H, cf 5 2 1 0
Van Robays M, lf 3 1 2 0 Gleeson J, rf 5 3 2 1
Davis S, c 3 0 1 1 Dallessandro D, lf 3 1 1 1
Fernandes E, c 1 0 0 0 Todd A, c 4 0 1 2
DiMaggio V, cf 4 0 0 0 Mattick B, ss 4 0 2 0
Brubaker B, 1b 3 0 0 0 French L, p 3 1 1 1
Sewell R, p 1 0 0 0
Bauers R, p 0 0 0 0
Waner P, ph 1 0 0 0
Butcher M, p 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 1 6 1 35 9 11 7
Pittsburgh 000 010 000 -- 1
Chicago 300 030 12x -- 9
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Sewell R (L) 4.2 9 6 1 3 0
Bauers R 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Butcher M 3.0 2 3 2 1 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
French L (W) 9.0 6 1 1 1 4
E -- DiMaggio V, Elliott B, Gustine F, Mattick B, Butcher M, Hack S
DP -- Pittsburgh 1, Chicago 2
LOB -- Pittsburgh 6, Chicago 8
2B -- Todd A, Van Robays M 2, Davis S, Gleeson J, Bonura Z
3B -- Handley L
SH -- Dallessandro D, Hack S
T -- 1:59
A -- 7597
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