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August 10, 1940

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 1 8 0
Pirates 0 7 0
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Cubs 1 8 0
Pirates 0 7 0

Elbie Fletcher Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .277
OBP .333 .412
At Bats 3 235
Hits 1 65
• Singles 1 44
• Doubles 0 13
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 7
Walks 0 51
RBI’s 0 49

Vern Olsen Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 6 0
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Forbes Field - August 10, 1940
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Vern Olsen
Al Todd
Hank Leiber
Billy Herman
Stan Hack
Rabbit Warstler
Dom Dallessandro
Jim Gleeson
Bill Nicholson
Elbie Fletcher
Arky Vaughan

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 1 8 0 9
Pittsburgh Pirates 0 7 0 5
Winning Pitcher Vern Olsen
Losing Pitcher Bob Klinger
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Al Todd
Attendance 4,474
Time of Game 1 hour 44 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Olsen fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Vaughan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Gustine hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hack settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Elliott hits a fly ball into center field. Gleeson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 There goes Hack. The throw from Lopez and he is out, Vaughan applying the tag.
Top 9 Hack hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Olsen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Mace Brown now pitching. Al Lopez now catching. Warstler hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Handley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Leiber scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Handley for the out.
Bottom 8 Lloyd Waner pinch runs for Spud Davis. Al Lopez pinch hits for Bob Klinger. Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. DiMaggio moves to third.
Bottom 8 Davis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. DiMaggio moves to second.
Bottom 8 DiMaggio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Todd hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Dallessandro hits a fly ball into right field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Leiber hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Nicholson strikes out.
Bottom 7 Van Robays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Warstler scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Leiber scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Vaughan for the out.
Top 7 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.
Top 7 Herman hits a popup towards first. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Hack hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Gustine hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Elliott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Handley hits a ball on the ground towards second. Herman scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 6 Klinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Olsen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Warstler hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Todd hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Dallessandro hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dallessandro for the out.
Bottom 5 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Warstler scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 DiMaggio strikes out.
Bottom 5 Van Robays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Warstler scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Leiber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Nicholson is hit by the pitch.
Top 5 Gleeson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Elliott. Gleeson reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Herman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 5 Hack takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards first. Leiber scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fletcher for the out.
Bottom 4 Vaughan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Elliott hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Olsen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Warstler hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Todd hits a fly ball into left field. Van Robays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Dallessandro scores.
Top 4 Dallessandro hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio who is chasing the ball. Dallessandro reaches third base with a triple.
Top 4 Leiber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Handley hits a fly ball into center field. Gleeson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Klinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Warstler scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Nicholson hits a fly ball into right field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Gleeson is hit by the pitch. Herman moves to second.
Top 3 Herman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Hack hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hack for the out.
Top 3 Olsen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Klinger fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 DiMaggio hits a popup, foul, towards first. Leiber settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Van Robays hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Olsen fields it and throws to first for the out. Fletcher moves to second.
Bottom 2 Fletcher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Warstler scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Warstler hits a fly ball into right field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Todd hits a line drive into right field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Dallessandro hits a line drive into left field. Van Robays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Warstler scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Warstler scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Handley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Olsen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Leiber strikes out.
Top 1 Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher fields it and throws to second for the out. Herman moves to third.
Top 1 Gleeson takes first base on ball four. Herman moves to second.
Top 1 Herman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Hack hits a fly ball into left field. Van Robays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.