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Pirates
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
August 1, 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 August 1, 1940 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 1, 1940 |
|---|---|
| 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 | August 1, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ken Heintzelman |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Whit Wyatt |
| Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
| City | Brooklyn |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tom Dunn 1B: Lou Jorda 2B: (none) 3B: Ziggy Sears |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lloyd Waner | Center Fielder |
| Paul Waner | Right Fielder |
| Debs Garms | Third Baseman |
| Arky Vaughan | Shortstop |
| Elbie Fletcher | First Baseman |
| Maurice Van Robays | Left Fielder |
| Frankie Gustine | Second Baseman |
| Al Lopez | Catcher |
| Ken Heintzelman | Pitcher |
| Frankie Frisch | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Cookie Lavagetto | Third Baseman |
| Joe Vosmik | Right Fielder |
| Joe Medwick | Left Fielder |
| Dixie Walker | Center Fielder |
| Dolph Camilli | First Baseman |
| Gus Mancuso | Catcher |
| Pete Coscarart | Second Baseman |
| Whit Wyatt | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
August 1, 1940
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Wyatt
Waner hits a fly ball into right field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Wyatt
Waner hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garms vs. Wyatt
Garms hits a fly ball into right field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Heintzelman
Reese hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lavagetto vs. Heintzelman
Lavagetto hits a line drive towards first. Fletcher reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Heintzelman
Vosmik hits a fly ball into left field. Van Robays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Wyatt
Vaughan hits a fly ball into right field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Wyatt
Fletcher hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Robays vs. Wyatt
Van Robays hits a fly ball into right field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Heintzelman
Medwick hits a fly ball into left field. Van Robays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Heintzelman
Walker hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Camilli vs. Heintzelman
Camilli takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mancuso vs. Heintzelman
Mancuso hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Wyatt
Gustine hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Wyatt
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wyatt juggles the ball. That's an error on Wyatt. Gustine moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Heintzelman vs. Wyatt
Heintzelman strikes out. There goes Gustine. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Waner vs. Wyatt
Waner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gustine scores. Lopez moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Waner vs. Wyatt
Waner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Garms vs. Wyatt
Garms hits a ball on the ground towards first. Camilli scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Garms for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Heintzelman
Coscarart hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyatt vs. Heintzelman
Wyatt is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Heintzelman
Reese takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lavagetto vs. Heintzelman
There goes Reese. The throw from Lopez and he is safe. Reese steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lavagetto vs. Heintzelman
There's a wild pitch. Reese moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lavagetto vs. Heintzelman
Lavagetto hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Reese scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vosmik vs. Heintzelman
Vosmik hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Waner. Vosmik reaches second base with a double. Lavagetto goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Medwick vs. Heintzelman
Medwick hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Waner who is chasing the ball. Medwick reaches third base with a triple. Vosmik scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Walker vs. Heintzelman
Walker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Medwick scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Camilli vs. Heintzelman
Camilli strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Wyatt
Vaughan is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Wyatt
Fletcher hits a popup, foul, towards first. Camilli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Robays vs. Wyatt
Van Robays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Heintzelman
Mancuso 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, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Heintzelman
Coscarart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyatt vs. Heintzelman
Wyatt hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Heintzelman
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Wyatt
Gustine hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Walker. Gustine reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopez vs. Wyatt
Lopez hits a fly ball into right field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gustine moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Davis vs. Wyatt
Spud Davis pinch hits for Ken Heintzelman.
Davis hits a popup, foul, towards first. Camilli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Waner vs. Wyatt
Waner hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mancuso settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lavagetto vs. Klinger
Bob Klinger now pitching.
Lavagetto 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, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Klinger
Vosmik hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Medwick vs. Klinger
Medwick hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Waner. Medwick reaches second base with a double. Vosmik moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Walker vs. Klinger
Walker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Vosmik scores. Medwick moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Camilli vs. Klinger
Camilli hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Medwick scores. Walker moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mancuso vs. Klinger
Mancuso hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Walker scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coscarart vs. Klinger
Coscarart 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 6
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Wyatt
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese misplays the ball. That's an error on Reese. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garms vs. Wyatt
Garms hits a fly ball into right field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vaughan vs. Wyatt
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Wyatt
Fletcher hits a fly ball into right field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyatt vs. Klinger
Wyatt strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Klinger
Reese hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lavagetto vs. Klinger
Lavagetto hits a popup towards short. Vaughan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vosmik vs. Klinger
Vosmik 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 7
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Robays vs. Wyatt
Van Robays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lavagetto fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Wyatt
Gustine hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Wyatt
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lavagetto fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Klinger
Medwick hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Klinger
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Camilli vs. Klinger
Camilli hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Klinger
Mancuso 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 8
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Wyatt
Bob Elliott pinch hits for Bob Klinger.
Elliott hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Walker. Elliott reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Waner vs. Wyatt
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Camilli scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Waner for the out. Elliott moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Waner vs. Wyatt
Waner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Garms vs. Wyatt
Garms hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Elliott scores. Waner moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Vaughan vs. Wyatt
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it and throws to second for the out. Waner scores. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Wyatt
Fletcher strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Bauers
Bob Elliott now playing right field. Russ Bauers now pitching.
Coscarart hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyatt vs. Bauers
Wyatt 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, 3 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Bauers
Reese 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, 3 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Robays vs. Wyatt
Van Robays hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Wyatt
Gustine hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Wyatt
Lopez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gustine moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Elliott vs. Wyatt
Elliott hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Waner vs. Wyatt
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/1/1940, game 1 -- Pittsburgh at Brooklyn (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI
Waner L, cf 5 0 1 1 Reese P, ss 4 1 1 0
Waner P, rf 3 1 0 0 Lavagetto C, 3b 4 1 1 1
Bauers R, p 0 0 0 0 Vosmik J, rf 4 2 2 1
Garms D, 3b 4 0 1 1 Medwick J, lf 4 2 3 1
Vaughan A, ss 4 0 0 1 Walker D, cf 4 1 2 2
Fletcher E, 1b 4 0 0 0 Camilli D, 1b 3 1 2 2
Van Robays M, lf 4 0 0 0 Mancuso G, c 4 0 0 1
Gustine F, 2b 4 1 3 0 Coscarart P, 2b 4 0 0 0
Lopez A, c 4 0 1 0 Wyatt W, p 4 0 1 0
Heintzelman K, p 1 0 0 0
Davis S, ph 1 0 0 0
Klinger B, p 0 0 0 0
Elliott B, ph-rf 2 1 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 3 7 3 35 8 12 8
Pittsburgh 001 000 020 -- 3
Brooklyn 004 030 10x -- 8
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Heintzelman K (L) 4.0 5 4 4 2 2
Klinger B 3.0 7 4 4 0 1
Bauers R 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Wyatt W (W) 9.0 7 3 3 1 3
E -- Wyatt W, Reese P
DP -- Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 7, Brooklyn 5
2B -- Vosmik J, Gustine F, Medwick J, Elliott B
3B -- Medwick J
HR -- Camilli D
SB -- Gustine F, Reese P
WP -- Heintzelman K
T -- 2:20
A --
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