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Pirates
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 11, 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 May 11, 1940 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 11, 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 | May 11, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Bowman |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Claude Passeau |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 7,211 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 23 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Klem 1B: Lee Ballanfant 2B: (none) 3B: Bick Campbell |
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 |
| Joe Bowman | 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 |
| Claude Passeau | Pitcher |
| Gabby Hartnett | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 11, 1940
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Passeau
Waner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Dallessandro. Waner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garms vs. Passeau
Garms hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Herman catches it and throws to second with Mattick covering, to double up Waner. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Passeau
Waner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Dallessandro. Waner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vaughan vs. Passeau
Vaughan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Waner scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Passeau
Fletcher hits a popup towards short. Mattick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Bowman
Hack 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Bowman
Herman 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: ---
Gleeson vs. Bowman
Gleeson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Waner who is chasing the ball. Gleeson reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Leiber vs. Bowman
Leiber hits a popup towards short. Vaughan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Passeau
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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Passeau
Davis strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Passeau
Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Passeau fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dallessandro vs. Bowman
Dallessandro hits a line drive towards left. Garms chases it down, and drops it. That's an error on Garms. Dallessandro moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Russell vs. Bowman
Russell hits a popup towards first. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Todd vs. Bowman
Todd 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mattick vs. Bowman
Mattick is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowman vs. Passeau
Bowman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Passeau
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, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garms vs. Passeau
Garms hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Passeau
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 3
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Passeau vs. Bowman
Passeau strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Bowman
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hack for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Bowman
Herman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gleeson vs. Bowman
Gleeson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Garms. Gleeson reaches second base with a double. Herman goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Leiber vs. Bowman
Leiber takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dallessandro vs. Bowman
Dallessandro hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bowman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Passeau
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Russell fields the ball and throws to Passeau covering. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Passeau
Fletcher takes first base on ball four. Vaughan moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Handley vs. Passeau
Handley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Vaughan moves to third. Fletcher moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Davis vs. Passeau
Davis is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gustine vs. Passeau
Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mattick throws to second for one, and Herman throws back to first, with Passeau covering, and Passeau drops the ball. Vaughan scores. Fletcher scores. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bowman vs. Passeau
Bowman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Russell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bowman for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Bowman
Russell strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Todd vs. Bowman
Todd takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mattick vs. Bowman
Mattick strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Passeau vs. Bowman
Passeau strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Passeau
Waner hits a line drive towards third. Hack reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garms vs. Passeau
Garms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mattick fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Passeau
Waner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Garms moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Vaughan vs. Passeau
Vaughan hits a popup towards short. Mattick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fletcher vs. Passeau
Fletcher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Garms scores. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Handley vs. Passeau
Handley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Waner scores. Fletcher moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. Page
Vance Page now pitching.
Davis is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Bowman
Hack hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herman vs. Bowman
Herman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gleeson vs. Bowman
Gleeson hits a line drive into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leiber vs. Bowman
Leiber hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley juggles the ball. That's an error on Handley. Herman goes all the way around to score. Leiber moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dallessandro vs. Bowman
Dallessandro hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Leiber scores. Dallessandro moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Russell vs. Bowman
Russell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dallessandro scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Todd vs. Bowman
Todd hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley juggles the ball. That's an error on Handley. Russell moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mattick vs. Bowman
Mattick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Page
Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mattick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowman vs. Page
Bowman hits a popup towards first. Russell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Page
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 6
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Pirates, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Bowman
Page hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Garms. Page reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hack vs. Bowman
Hack hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gustine settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herman vs. Bowman
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. Page moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gleeson vs. Bowman
Gleeson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Leiber vs. Bowman
Leiber hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Page scores. Gleeson moves to third. Leiber moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Dallessandro vs. Bowman
Dallessandro is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Russell vs. Bowman
Russell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Garms. Russell reaches second base with a double. Gleeson scores. Leiber scores. Dallessandro moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Todd vs. MacFayden
Danny MacFayden now pitching.
Todd hits a fly ball into left field. Garms settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 5 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garms vs. Page
Garms hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Todd settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Page
Waner hits a fly ball into left field. Dallessandro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Page
Vaughan hits a fly ball into left field. Dallessandro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 5 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mattick vs. MacFayden
Mattick hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Garms. Mattick reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Page vs. MacFayden
Page bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hack vs. MacFayden
There goes Mattick. The throw from Davis and he is out, Handley applying the tag. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. MacFayden
Hack takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herman vs. MacFayden
Herman strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 5 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Page
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards first. Russell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fletcher for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Page
Handley hits a popup towards first. Russell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Page
Davis strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 5 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gleeson vs. MacFayden
Gleeson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leiber vs. MacFayden
Leiber strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dallessandro vs. MacFayden
Dallessandro hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. MacFayden
MacFayden fires to first and picks off Gleeson. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 5 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Page
Gustine hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schultz vs. Page
Joe Schultz pinch hits for Danny MacFayden.
Schultz hits a fly ball into right field. Leiber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Page
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mattick fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garms vs. Page
Garms strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/11/1940 -- Pittsburgh at Chicago (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Waner L, cf 5 0 1 0 Hack S, 3b 4 0 1 0
Garms D, lf 5 1 2 0 Herman B, 2b 4 2 0 0
Waner P, rf 4 2 2 0 Gleeson J, cf 4 1 3 1
Vaughan A, ss 4 1 2 1 Leiber H, rf 4 2 1 1
Fletcher E, 1b 3 1 1 1 Dallessandro D, lf 4 1 1 1
Handley L, 3b 4 0 1 1 Russell R, 1b 4 0 2 3
Davis S, c 3 0 0 0 Todd A, c 3 0 0 0
Gustine F, 2b 4 0 1 1 Mattick B, ss 4 0 1 0
Bowman J, p 3 0 0 0 Passeau C, p 2 0 0 0
MacFayden D, p 0 0 0 0 Page V, p 2 1 1 0
Schultz J, ph 1 0 0 0
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36 5 10 4 35 7 10 6
Pittsburgh 100 220 000 -- 5
Chicago 001 033 00x -- 7
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Bowman J (L) 5.2 8 7 4 5 5
MacFayden D 2.1 2 0 0 1 3
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Passeau C 4.2 9 5 4 2 1
Page V (W) 4.1 1 0 0 0 3
E -- Garms D, Passeau C, Handley L 2
DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 6, Chicago 10
2B -- Waner L, Waner P, Gleeson J, Page V, Russell R, Mattick B
3B -- Gleeson J
CS -- Mattick B
T -- 2:23
A -- 7211
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