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Pirates
@ Phillies
Shibe Park
August 4, 1940
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on August 4, 1940 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 4, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 4, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rip Sewell |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Hugh Mulcahy |
| Ballpark | Shibe Park |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 43 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bick Campbell 1B: Bill Klem 2B: (none) 3B: Lee Ballanfant |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lloyd Waner | Center Fielder |
| Bob Elliott | Right Fielder |
| Debs Garms | Third Baseman |
| Arky Vaughan | Shortstop |
| Elbie Fletcher | First Baseman |
| Maurice Van Robays | Left Fielder |
| Frankie Gustine | Second Baseman |
| Spud Davis | Catcher |
| Rip Sewell | Pitcher |
| Frankie Frisch | Manager |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Art Mahan | First Baseman |
| Ham Schulte | Second Baseman |
| Joe Marty | Center Fielder |
| Chuck Klein | Right Fielder |
| Mel Mazzera | Left Fielder |
| Pinky May | Third Baseman |
| Bobby Bragan | Shortstop |
| Bennie Warren | Catcher |
| Hugh Mulcahy | Pitcher |
| Doc Prothro | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Phillies
Shibe Park
August 4, 1940
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Mulcahy
Waner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Mulcahy
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards third. May fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Garms vs. Mulcahy
Garms hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mulcahy fields it and throws to first for the out. Waner moves to third. Elliott moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Vaughan vs. Mulcahy
Vaughan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Fletcher vs. Mulcahy
Fletcher hits a fly ball into left field. Mazzera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Waner scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Van Robays vs. Mulcahy
Van Robays hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schulte fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mahan vs. Sewell
Mahan is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulte vs. Sewell
Schulte hits a popup towards short. Vaughan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marty vs. Sewell
Marty takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klein vs. Sewell
Klein 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 2
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Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Mulcahy
Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bragan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Mulcahy
Davis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sewell vs. Mulcahy
Sewell hits a fly ball into center field. Marty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Mulcahy
Waner hits a fly ball into center field. Marty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzera vs. Sewell
Mazzera strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Sewell
May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bragan vs. Sewell
Bragan 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, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Mulcahy
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bragan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garms vs. Mulcahy
Garms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bragan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Mulcahy
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Mulcahy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Vaughan for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warren vs. Sewell
Warren hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gustine settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mulcahy vs. Sewell
Mulcahy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mahan vs. Sewell
Mahan hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Mulcahy
Fletcher hits a fly ball into center field. Marty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Robays vs. Mulcahy
Van Robays hits a fly ball into right field. Klein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Mulcahy
Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards third. May juggles the ball. That's an error on May. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Mulcahy
Davis hits a fly ball into right field. Klein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulte vs. Sewell
Schulte hits a fly ball into left field. Van Robays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marty vs. Sewell
Marty hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klein vs. Sewell
Klein strikes out. There goes Marty. The throw from Davis to Vaughan, and Marty is out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Mulcahy
Sewell hits a fly ball into left field. Mazzera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Mulcahy
Waner hits a fly ball into center field. Marty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Mulcahy
Elliott strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzera vs. Sewell
Mazzera hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Sewell
May bunts towards third. Garms fields it and throws to first for the out. Mazzera moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bragan vs. Sewell
Bragan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mazzera scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Warren vs. Sewell
Warren is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mulcahy vs. Sewell
Mulcahy hits a fly ball into right field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garms vs. Mulcahy
Garms hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vaughan vs. Mulcahy
Vaughan hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Klein. Vaughan reaches second base with a double. Garms goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. Mulcahy
Fletcher hits a popup in front of the plate. Warren settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Van Robays vs. Mulcahy
Van Robays hits a fly ball into right field. Klein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gustine vs. Mulcahy
Gustine hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schulte settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mahan vs. Sewell
Mahan hits a fly ball into left field. Van Robays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulte vs. Sewell
Schulte hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gustine settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marty vs. Sewell
Marty hits a popup towards short. Vaughan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Mulcahy
Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Marty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Mulcahy
Sewell hits a fly ball into center field. Marty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Mulcahy
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bragan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klein vs. Sewell
Klein hits a popup towards first. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzera vs. Sewell
Mazzera 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, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Sewell
May hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bragan vs. Sewell
Bragan strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Mulcahy
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mulcahy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garms vs. Mulcahy
Garms hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vaughan vs. Mulcahy
Vaughan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mazzera who is chasing the ball. Vaughan reaches third base with a triple. Garms goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fletcher vs. Mulcahy
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mahan scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fletcher for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Van Robays vs. Mulcahy
Van Robays hits a ball on the ground towards third. May fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warren vs. Sewell
Warren hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzo vs. Sewell
Johnny Rizzo pinch hits for Hugh Mulcahy.
Rizzo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mahan vs. Sewell
Mahan strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schulte vs. Sewell
Schulte hits a fly ball into right field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Brown
Lloyd Brown now pitching.
Gustine hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Brown
Davis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gustine moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sewell vs. Brown
Sewell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gustine scores. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Waner vs. Brown
Waner strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Elliott vs. Brown
Elliott hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Davis moves to third. Sewell moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Garms vs. Brown
Garms hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Davis scores. Sewell scores. Elliott moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Vaughan vs. Brown
Vaughan takes first base on ball four. Garms moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Fletcher vs. Beck
Boom-Boom Beck now pitching.
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schulte fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 6 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marty vs. Sewell
Marty strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klein vs. Sewell
Klein hits a fly ball into right field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzera vs. Sewell
Mazzera hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first, with Sewell covering, for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/4/1940, game 1 -- Pittsburgh at Philadelphia (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Waner L, cf 5 1 1 0 Mahan A, 1b 4 0 0 0
Elliott B, rf 5 0 2 0 Schulte H, 2b 4 0 0 0
Garms D, 3b 5 2 3 2 Marty J, cf 3 0 1 0
Vaughan A, ss 3 0 2 2 Klein C, rf 4 0 0 0
Fletcher E, 1b 5 0 0 1 Mazzera M, lf 4 1 1 0
Van Robays M, lf 4 0 0 0 May P, 3b 2 0 1 0
Gustine F, 2b 4 1 1 0 Bragan B, ss 3 0 1 1
Davis S, c 4 1 2 0 Warren B, c 3 0 0 0
Sewell R, p 4 1 1 1 Mulcahy H, p 2 0 0 0
Rizzo J, ph 0 0 0 0
Brown L, p 0 0 0 0
Beck B, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 6 12 6 29 1 4 1
Pittsburgh 100 001 013 -- 6
Philadelphia 000 010 000 -- 1
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Sewell R (W) 9.0 4 1 1 2 7
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Mulcahy H (L) 8.0 7 3 3 1 1
Brown L 0.1 5 3 3 1 1
Beck B 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
E -- May P
DP -- Pittsburgh 1, Philadelphia 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 8, Philadelphia 4
2B -- Vaughan A
3B -- Vaughan A
CS -- Marty J
SH -- May P
T -- 1:43
A -- 0
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