Try this game in our Simulator
Lineups and Summary
(back to top)
Pirates
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 10, 1940
(No Comments)
The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on May 10, 1940 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 10, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 10, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mace Brown |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Lee |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 3,448 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 9 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bick Campbell 1B: Bill Klem 2B: (none) 3B: Lee Ballanfant |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lloyd Waner | Center Fielder |
| Debs Garms | Left Fielder |
| Paul Waner | Right Fielder |
| Arky Vaughan | Shortstop |
| Elbie Fletcher | First Baseman |
| Lee Handley | Third Baseman |
| Spud Davis | Catcher |
| Frankie Gustine | Second Baseman |
| Mace Brown | Pitcher |
| Frankie Frisch | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Stan Hack | Third Baseman |
| Billy Herman | Second Baseman |
| Jim Gleeson | Center Fielder |
| Hank Leiber | Right Fielder |
| Dom Dallessandro | Left Fielder |
| Rip Russell | First Baseman |
| Al Todd | Catcher |
| Bobby Mattick | Shortstop |
| Bill Lee | Pitcher |
| Gabby Hartnett | Manager |
All Plays in Game
(back to top)
Pirates
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 10, 1940
Top 1
-
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Lee
Waner hits a fly ball into right field. Leiber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garms vs. Lee
Garms hits a line drive towards short. Mattick reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Lee
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Russell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Waner for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
-
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Brown
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first, with Brown covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Brown
Herman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Handley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gleeson vs. Brown
Gleeson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
-
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Lee
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mattick fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Mattick. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Lee
There goes Vaughan. The throw from Todd and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fletcher vs. Lee
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards first. Russell fields the ball and throws to Lee covering. Safe. Vaughan scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Handley vs. Lee
Handley hits a fly ball into center field. Gleeson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Lee
Lee fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Lee. Fletcher moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Lee
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. Fletcher moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gustine vs. Lee
Gustine hits a fly ball into center field. Gleeson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
-
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leiber vs. Brown
Leiber hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dallessandro vs. Brown
Dallessandro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Brown
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Handley. Russell moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Todd vs. Brown
Todd hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Waner throws the ball in to Gustine who tags Todd trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Russell scores. That run is unearned. View Play
Top 3
-
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Lee
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Lee
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garms vs. Lee
Garms hits a ball on the ground towards first. Russell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Garms for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
-
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mattick vs. Brown
Mattick 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 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Brown
Lee hits a popup towards short. Vaughan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Brown
Hack hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
-
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Lee
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Lee
Vaughan hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Herman reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Lee
Fletcher strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
-
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Brown
Herman 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, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gleeson vs. Brown
Gleeson takes first base on ball four. Herman moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Leiber vs. Brown
Leiber bunts towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. Herman moves to third. Gleeson moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Dallessandro vs. Brown
Dallessandro is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Russell vs. Brown
Russell hits a line drive towards third. Handley catches it and throws to second to double up Gleeson. View Play
Top 5
-
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Lee
Handley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mattick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Lee
Davis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gustine vs. Lee
Gustine hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Lee
Brown bunts towards first. Russell scoops it up and throws to first, with Herman covering, for the out. Davis moves to third. Gustine moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Waner vs. Lee
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
-
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Todd vs. Brown
Todd hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mattick vs. Brown
Mattick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Todd moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lee vs. Brown
Lee bunts towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. Todd moves to third. Mattick moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hack vs. Brown
Hack is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Herman vs. Brown
Herman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Todd scores. Mattick moves to third. Hack moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gleeson vs. Brown
Gleeson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to home to get Mattick. Hack moves to third. Herman moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Leiber vs. Brown
Leiber takes first base on ball four. Hack scores. Herman moves to third. Gleeson moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dallessandro vs. Brown
Dallessandro hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dallessandro for the out. View Play
Top 6
-
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garms vs. Lee
Garms hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Lee
Waner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Garms moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vaughan vs. Lee
Vaughan hits a fly ball into center field. Gleeson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fletcher vs. Lee
Fletcher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Garms scores. Waner moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Handley vs. Lee
Handley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Waner scores. Fletcher moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. Root
Charlie Root now pitching.
Davis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Root
Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mattick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Root
Brown is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
-
Pirates, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Brown
Russell hits a line drive towards third. Handley reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Todd vs. Brown
Todd hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mattick vs. Brown
Mattick hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
-
Pirates, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Root
Waner is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garms vs. Root
Garms hits a popup towards third. Hack settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Root
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
-
Pirates, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Brown
Phil Cavarretta pinch hits for Charlie Root.
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cavarretta for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Brown
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. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Brown
Herman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
-
Pirates, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Raffensberger
Ken Raffensberger now pitching.
Vaughan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Raffensberger
Fletcher bunts towards the mound. Raffensberger fields it and throws to first for the out. Vaughan moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Handley vs. Raffensberger
Handley hits a fly ball into center field. Gleeson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Raffensberger
Davis is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gustine vs. Raffensberger
Gustine hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Vaughan scores. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Raffensberger
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards first. Russell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brown for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
-
Pirates, 7 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gleeson vs. Brown
Gleeson hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leiber vs. Brown
Leiber strikes out. Davis drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Leiber out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dallessandro vs. Brown
Dallessandro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
-
Pirates, 7 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Raffensberger
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garms vs. Raffensberger
Garms bunts towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Waner vs. Raffensberger
Waner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Waner scores. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vaughan vs. Raffensberger
Vaughan hits a popup towards first. Russell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. Raffensberger
Fletcher hits a fly ball into right field. Leiber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
-
Pirates, 8 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Brown
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Todd vs. Brown
Todd 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, 8 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mattick vs. Brown
Mattick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Audio Play-by-Play
(back to top)
Click the button below to listen to the audio play-by-play.
If the player above doesn’t work for you, please check to make sure that your speakers are not muted, especially if your device has a hardware "silence switch".
If that does not resolve the issue, please download the MP3 file below to play the game audio directly.
Box Score
(back to top)
Game of 5/10/1940 -- Pittsburgh at Chicago (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Waner L, cf 5 1 1 0 Hack S, 3b 3 1 0 0
Garms D, lf 4 1 1 0 Herman B, 2b 4 0 2 1
Waner P, rf 5 1 2 1 Gleeson J, cf 3 0 0 0
Vaughan A, ss 5 2 1 0 Leiber H, rf 2 0 0 1
Fletcher E, 1b 4 1 2 2 Dallessandro D, lf 3 0 0 0
Handley L, 3b 4 1 1 1 Russell R, 1b 4 1 0 0
Davis S, c 3 1 2 3 Todd A, c 4 1 2 1
Gustine F, 2b 4 0 2 1 Mattick B, ss 4 0 1 0
Brown M, p 3 0 0 0 Lee B, p 1 0 0 0
Root C, p 0 0 0 0
Cavarretta P, ph 1 0 0 0
Raffensberger K, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 8 12 8 29 3 5 3
Pittsburgh 010 005 011 -- 8
Chicago 010 020 000 -- 3
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Brown M (W) 9.0 5 3 2 4 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Lee B (L) 5.1 7 5 4 0 2
Root C 1.2 1 1 1 0 2
Raffensberger K 2.0 4 2 2 1 0
E -- Mattick B, Todd A, Lee B, Handley L
DP -- Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 6, Chicago 5
HR -- Davis S
SB -- Vaughan A
SH -- Leiber H, Brown M, Lee B, Fletcher E, Garms D
T -- 2:09
A -- 3448
More Complete Baseball-Reference Box Score
