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Dodgers
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
July 14, 1940
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Brooklyn Dodgers, played on July 14, 1940 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 14, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 14, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Freddie Fitzsimmons |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ken Heintzelman |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 33,336 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 48 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Beans Reardon 1B: Larry Goetz 2B: (none) 3B: Babe Pinelli |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Cookie Lavagetto | Third Baseman |
| Joe Medwick | Left Fielder |
| Joe Gallagher | Right Fielder |
| Joe Vosmik | Center Fielder |
| Gus Mancuso | Catcher |
| Jimmy Wasdell | First Baseman |
| Pete Coscarart | Second Baseman |
| Freddie Fitzsimmons | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lee Handley | Third Baseman |
| Frankie Gustine | Second Baseman |
| Bob Elliott | Right Fielder |
| Arky Vaughan | Shortstop |
| Elbie Fletcher | First Baseman |
| Maurice Van Robays | Left Fielder |
| Vince DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Al Lopez | Catcher |
| Ken Heintzelman | Pitcher |
| Frankie Frisch | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
July 14, 1940
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Heintzelman
Reese hits a fly ball into right field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lavagetto vs. Heintzelman
Lavagetto hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
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 -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gallagher vs. Heintzelman
Gallagher hits a fly ball into left field. Van Robays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Fitzsimmons
Handley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gustine vs. Fitzsimmons
Gustine hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Vosmik. Gustine reaches second base with a double. Handley moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Elliott vs. Fitzsimmons
Elliott hits a fly ball into right field. Gallagher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Vaughan vs. Fitzsimmons
Vaughan is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Fletcher vs. Fitzsimmons
Fletcher hits a popup, foul, towards first. Wasdell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Van Robays vs. Fitzsimmons
Van Robays hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Heintzelman
Vosmik strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Heintzelman
Mancuso hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wasdell vs. Heintzelman
Wasdell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coscarart vs. Heintzelman
Coscarart strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Fitzsimmons
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Fitzsimmons
Lopez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heintzelman vs. Fitzsimmons
Heintzelman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fitzsimmons fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitzsimmons vs. Heintzelman
Fitzsimmons strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Heintzelman
Reese hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lavagetto vs. Heintzelman
Lavagetto hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Medwick vs. Heintzelman
Medwick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gallagher vs. Heintzelman
Gallagher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan misplays the ball. That's an error on Vaughan. Reese moves to third. Medwick moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Vosmik vs. Heintzelman
Vosmik hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Fitzsimmons
Handley hits a fly ball into center field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Fitzsimmons
Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lavagetto fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Fitzsimmons
Elliott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vaughan vs. Fitzsimmons
There goes Elliott. The throw from Mancuso and he is safe. Elliott steals second. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Heintzelman
Mancuso hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mancuso for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wasdell vs. Heintzelman
Wasdell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Heintzelman
Coscarart takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fitzsimmons vs. Heintzelman
Fitzsimmons hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Fitzsimmons
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wasdell scoops it up and throws to first, with Fitzsimmons covering, for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Fitzsimmons
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Robays vs. Fitzsimmons
Van Robays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lavagetto fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Heintzelman
Reese hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lavagetto vs. Heintzelman
Lavagetto hits a popup towards short. Vaughan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Heintzelman
Medwick hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gallagher vs. Heintzelman
Gallagher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Heintzelman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Fitzsimmons
DiMaggio hits a line drive towards third. Lavagetto reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Fitzsimmons
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heintzelman vs. Fitzsimmons
Heintzelman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Heintzelman
Vosmik hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mancuso vs. Heintzelman
The umpire calls a balk on Heintzelman Vosmik moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mancuso vs. Heintzelman
Mancuso hits a popup towards third. Handley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wasdell vs. Heintzelman
Wasdell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Vosmik scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coscarart vs. Heintzelman
Coscarart hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine misplays the ball. That's an error on Gustine. Wasdell moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fitzsimmons vs. Heintzelman
Fitzsimmons hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan fields it and throws to home to get Wasdell. Coscarart moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reese vs. Heintzelman
Reese hits a fly ball into right field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Fitzsimmons
Handley hits a fly ball into right field. Gallagher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Fitzsimmons
Gustine hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Fitzsimmons
Elliott hits a fly ball into right field. Gallagher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vaughan vs. Fitzsimmons
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fitzsimmons fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lavagetto vs. Heintzelman
Lavagetto hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Heintzelman
Medwick hits a fly ball into right field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gallagher vs. Heintzelman
Gallagher hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Fitzsimmons
Fletcher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Van Robays vs. Fitzsimmons
Van Robays hits a fly ball into center field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Fitzsimmons
Paul Waner pinch hits for Vince DiMaggio.
Waner hits a fly ball into center field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Fitzsimmons
Lopez hits a fly ball into center field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Heintzelman
Lloyd Waner now playing center field.
Vosmik hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Waner who is chasing the ball. Vosmik reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mancuso vs. Heintzelman
Mancuso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wasdell vs. Heintzelman
Wasdell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Vosmik scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coscarart vs. Heintzelman
Coscarart hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Wasdell moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fitzsimmons vs. Heintzelman
Fitzsimmons strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reese vs. Heintzelman
Reese is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garms vs. Fitzsimmons
Debs Garms pinch hits for Ken Heintzelman.
Garms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Fitzsimmons
Handley is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Fitzsimmons
Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fitzsimmons fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lavagetto vs. Lanning
Johnny Lanning now pitching.
Lavagetto hits a fly ball into left field. Van Robays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Lanning
Medwick strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gallagher vs. Lanning
Gallagher hits a popup towards first. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Fitzsimmons
Dixie Walker now playing right field. Charlie Gilbert now playing center field.
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Fitzsimmons
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Fitzsimmons
Fletcher hits a fly ball into center field. Gilbert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/14/1940, game 2 -- Brooklyn at Pittsburgh (D)
Brooklyn AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Reese P, ss 5 0 1 0 Handley L, 3b 4 0 1 0
Lavagetto C, 3b 5 0 1 0 Gustine F, 2b 4 0 2 0
Medwick J, lf 4 0 1 0 Elliott B, rf 3 0 0 0
Gallagher J, rf 5 0 0 0 Vaughan A, ss 3 0 0 0
Walker D, rf 0 0 0 0 Fletcher E, 1b 3 0 0 0
Vosmik J, cf 4 2 2 0 Van Robays M, lf 3 0 0 0
Gilbert C, cf 0 0 0 0 DiMaggio V, cf 2 0 0 0
Mancuso G, c 4 0 1 0 Waner P, ph 1 0 0 0
Wasdell J, 1b 4 0 2 2 Waner L, cf 0 0 0 0
Coscarart P, 2b 3 0 1 0 Lopez A, c 3 0 1 0
Fitzsimmons F, p 4 0 0 0 Heintzelman K, p 2 0 0 0
Garms D, ph 1 0 0 0
Lanning J, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 2 9 2 29 0 4 0
Brooklyn 000 001 010 -- 2
Pittsburgh 000 000 000 -- 0
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Fitzsimmons F (W) 9.0 4 0 0 3 1
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Heintzelman K (L) 8.0 9 2 2 2 5
Lanning J 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Vaughan A, Gustine F
DP -- Brooklyn 1
LOB -- Brooklyn 11, Pittsburgh 5
2B -- Gustine F
3B -- Vosmik J
SB -- Elliott B
Balk -- Heintzelman K
T -- 1:48
A -- 33336
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