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Cubs
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
September 2, 1940
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago Cubs, played on September 2, 1940 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 2, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 2, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Charlie Root |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rip Sewell |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 53 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Magerkurth 1B: Bill Stewart 2B: (none) 3B: Tom Dunn |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Stan Hack | Third Baseman |
| Billy Herman | Second Baseman |
| Zeke Bonura | First Baseman |
| Hank Leiber | Center Fielder |
| Bill Nicholson | Right Fielder |
| Jim Gleeson | Left Fielder |
| Bob Collins | Catcher |
| Bobby Mattick | Shortstop |
| Charlie Root | Pitcher |
| Gabby Hartnett | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Debs Garms | Third Baseman |
| Bob Elliott | Right Fielder |
| Elbie Fletcher | First Baseman |
| Arky Vaughan | Shortstop |
| Maurice Van Robays | Left Fielder |
| Vince DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Frankie Gustine | Second Baseman |
| Spud Davis | Catcher |
| Rip Sewell | Pitcher |
| Frankie Frisch | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
September 2, 1940
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Sewell
Hack hits a fly ball into left field. Van Robays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Sewell
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. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonura vs. Sewell
Bonura hits a popup towards short. Vaughan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garms vs. Root
Garms hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Root
Elliott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Root
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vaughan vs. Root
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bonura juggles the ball. That's an error on Bonura. Fletcher moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Van Robays vs. Root
Van Robays hits a line drive towards short. Mattick reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leiber vs. Sewell
Leiber bunts towards third. Garms fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Sewell
Nicholson takes first base on ball four. Leiber moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gleeson vs. Sewell
Gleeson hits a popup towards short. Vaughan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Collins vs. Sewell
Collins strikes out. There goes Leiber. The throw from Davis and Leiber is out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Root
DiMaggio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gustine vs. Root
There goes DiMaggio. The throw from Collins and he is safe. DiMaggio steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gustine vs. Root
Gustine hits a line drive into center field. Leiber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Root
Davis hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sewell vs. Root
Sewell 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
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mattick vs. Sewell
Mattick strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Root vs. Sewell
Root hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hack vs. Sewell
Hack hits a fly ball into right field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herman vs. Sewell
Herman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sewell juggles the ball. That's an error on Sewell. Root moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bonura vs. Sewell
Bonura hits a line drive into left field. Van Robays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garms vs. Root
Garms hits a popup towards short. Mattick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Root
Elliott hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bonura settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Root
Fletcher strikes out. Collins drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Fletcher out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leiber vs. Sewell
Leiber hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sewell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Sewell
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gleeson vs. Sewell
Gleeson is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Root
Vaughan strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Robays vs. Root
Van Robays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mattick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Root
DiMaggio hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, 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
Top 5
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Sewell
Collins hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mattick vs. Sewell
Mattick hits a popup towards third. Garms settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Root vs. Sewell
Root hits a fly ball into left field. Van Robays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Root
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mattick fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sewell vs. Root
Sewell bunts towards third. Hack fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garms vs. Root
Garms hits a fly ball into left field. Gleeson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Root
Elliott hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hack settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Sewell
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first, with Sewell covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Sewell
Herman hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Sewell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Herman for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonura vs. Sewell
Bonura hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan misplays the ball. That's an error on Vaughan. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leiber vs. Sewell
Leiber hits a line drive into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Root
Fletcher hits a fly ball into center field. Leiber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Root
Vaughan hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Nicholson. Vaughan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Van Robays vs. Root
Van Robays 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. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
DiMaggio vs. Root
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into left field. Gleeson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Sewell
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sewell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gleeson vs. Sewell
Gleeson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Collins vs. Sewell
Collins hits a popup towards first. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mattick vs. Sewell
There goes Gleeson. The throw from Davis and he is safe. Gleeson steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mattick vs. Sewell
Mattick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Elliott throws the ball in to Vaughan who tags Mattick trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Gleeson scores. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Root
Gustine hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Leiber. Gustine reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Root
Davis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gleeson. Davis reaches second base with a double. Gustine scores. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sewell vs. Root
Lee Handley pinch runs for Spud Davis.
Sewell strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garms vs. Root
Garms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mattick misplays the ball. That's an error on Mattick. Handley scores. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Root
Elliott hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Leiber who is chasing the ball. Elliott reaches third base with a triple. Garms goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fletcher vs. Raffensberger
Ken Raffensberger now pitching.
Fletcher hits a fly ball into left field. Gleeson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Elliott scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Raffensberger
Vaughan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gleeson. Vaughan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Van Robays vs. Raffensberger
Van Robays hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Sewell
Al Lopez now catching. Phil Cavarretta pinch hits for Ken Raffensberger.
Cavarretta takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hack vs. Sewell
Jake Mooty pinch runs for Phil Cavarretta.
Hack hits a fly ball into right field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herman vs. Sewell
Herman strikes out. There goes Mooty. The throw from Lopez to second, and Mooty is out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Page
Vance Page now pitching.
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Page
Gustine hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Page
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. Gustine moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sewell vs. Page
Sewell strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonura vs. Sewell
Bonura hits a fly ball into left field. Van Robays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leiber vs. Sewell
Leiber hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Van Robays. Leiber reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nicholson vs. Sewell
Nicholson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Leiber scores. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gleeson vs. Sewell
Gleeson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Elliott. Gleeson reaches second base with a double. Nicholson moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Dallessandro vs. Sewell
Dom Dallessandro pinch hits for Bob Collins.
Dallessandro hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sewell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Russell vs. Sewell
Rip Russell pinch hits for Bobby Mattick.
Russell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/2/1940, game 1 -- Chicago at Pittsburgh (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Hack S, 3b 4 0 0 0 Garms D, 3b 4 1 0 0
Herman B, 2b 4 0 0 0 Elliott B, rf 4 1 2 1
Bonura Z, 1b 4 0 0 0 Fletcher E, 1b 4 0 0 1
Leiber H, cf 4 1 2 0 Vaughan A, ss 4 0 2 0
Nicholson B, rf 3 0 1 1 Van Robays M, lf 4 0 0 0
Gleeson J, lf 4 1 2 0 DiMaggio V, cf 4 1 2 1
Collins B, c 3 0 0 0 Gustine F, 2b 4 1 2 0
Dallessandro D, ph 1 0 0 0 Davis S, c 3 0 2 1
Mattick B, ss 3 0 1 1 Handley L, pr 0 1 0 0
Russell R, ph 1 0 0 0 Lopez A, c 1 0 0 0
Root C, p 2 0 1 0 Sewell R, p 4 0 0 0
Raffensberger K, p 0 0 0 0
Cavarretta P, ph 0 0 0 0
Mooty J, pr 0 0 0 0
Page V, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 2 7 2 36 5 10 4
Chicago 000 000 101 -- 2
Pittsburgh 000 100 40x -- 5
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Root C (L) 6.1 8 5 3 0 3
Raffensberger K 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Page V 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Sewell R (W) 9.0 7 2 2 2 4
E -- Bonura Z, Sewell R, Vaughan A, Mattick B
DP -- Pittsburgh 2
LOB -- Chicago 6, Pittsburgh 7
2B -- Vaughan A 2, Gustine F, Davis S, Leiber H, Gleeson J
3B -- Elliott B
HR -- DiMaggio V
SB -- DiMaggio V, Gleeson J
CS -- Leiber H, Mooty J
T -- 1:53
A -- 0
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