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September 22, 1940

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Billy Myers Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .193
OBP .333 .280
At Bats 3 264
Hits 1 51
• Singles 0 33
• Doubles 1 13
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 30
RBI’s 0 22

Johnny Lanning Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 4 1
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Forbes Field - September 22, 1940
Out
Johnny Lanning
Joe Schultz
Elbie Fletcher
Frankie Gustine
Debs Garms
Arky Vaughan
Maurice Van Robays
Vince DiMaggio
Bob Elliott
Billy Myers
Lew Riggs

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Cincinnati Reds 1 7 1 7
Pittsburgh Pirates 8 8 1 8
Winning Pitcher Johnny Lanning
Losing Pitcher Johnny Vander Meer
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Johnny Lanning
Attendance 14,865
Time of Game 1 hour 59 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Myers hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Riggs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Baker hits a fly ball into right field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Joe Schultz now catching. Debs Garms now playing third base. Arnovich hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Vaughan hits a fly ball into right field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Elliott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gustine for the out.
Bottom 8 The ball gets by Baker for a passed ball. Handley scores.
Bottom 8 Handley hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Craft who is chasing the ball. Handley reaches third base with a triple. Waner scores.
Bottom 8 Lloyd Waner pinch runs for Spud Davis. Lanning bunts towards first. McCormick scoops it up and throws to first, with Joost covering, for the out. Waner moves to second.
Bottom 8 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 8 McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Craft hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 McCormick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Joost hits a fly ball into right field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 DiMaggio strikes out.
Bottom 7 Fletcher strikes out.
Bottom 7 Van Robays hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 7 Vaughan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McCormick. Vaughan reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Elliott hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Shoffner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Shoffner for the out.
Top 7 Myers hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Davis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Riggs hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Van Robays. Riggs reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Baker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Joost fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Handley takes first base on ball four. Davis moves to second.
Bottom 6 Lanning hits a popup towards first. McCormick settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Davis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Arnovich hits a ball on the ground towards second. Gustine scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 6 McCormick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Craft scores.
Top 6 Craft hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Elliott. Craft reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 DiMaggio hits a fly ball into left field. Arnovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Riggs fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Milt Shoffner now pitching. Van Robays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Riggs fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Joost hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Ival Goodman pinch hits for Johnny Vander Meer. Goodman takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Myers hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Myers reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Riggs hits a fly ball into right field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Baker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lanning fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Vaughan strikes out.
Bottom 4 Elliott takes first base on ball four. Davis scores. Handley moves to third. Gustine moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 4 Gustine takes first base on ball four. Davis moves to third. Handley moves to second.
Bottom 4 Handley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers misplays the ball. That's an error on Myers. Fletcher scores. Davis moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 4 Lanning strikes out.
Bottom 4 Davis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Van Robays scores. Fletcher moves to third.
Bottom 4 DiMaggio strikes out.
Bottom 4 Fletcher is hit by the pitch. Van Robays moves to second.
Bottom 4 Van Robays takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Arnovich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 McCormick hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Craft hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan misplays the ball. That's an error on Vaughan.
Top 4 McCormick hits a fly ball into left field. Van Robays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 There goes Vaughan. The throw from Baker and he is out, Myers applying the tag.
Bottom 3 Vaughan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Gustine hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Joost hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Vander Meer takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Myers strikes out.
Top 3 Riggs hits a fly ball into right field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Handley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Lanning takes first base on ball four. Vaughan scores. Fletcher moves to third. Davis moves to second.
Bottom 2 Davis is walked intentionally.
Bottom 2 DiMaggio strikes out. There goes Vaughan. Here's the throw, and he's safe. There goes Fletcher. Here's the throw, and he's safe.
Bottom 2 Fletcher takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 There goes Vaughan. The throw from Baker and he is safe. Vaughan steals second.
Bottom 2 Van Robays strikes out.
Bottom 2 Vaughan takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Baker hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Arnovich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 McCormick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Elliott hits a line drive into right field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Gustine strikes out.
Bottom 1 Handley hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Craft hits a line drive into right field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first, with Lanning covering, for the out.
Top 1 Joost hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.