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May 8, 1940

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Top 2	R	H	E
Giants	2	2	0
Pirates	0	0	0

Top 2	R	H	E
Giants	2	2	0
Pirates	0	0	0

Cliff Melton Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.000
OBP	.000	.000
At Bats	0	0
Hits	0	0
• Singles	0	0
• Doubles	0	0
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	0
Walks	0	0
RBI’s	0	0

Bob Klinger Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
0	2	0

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Forbes Field - May 8, 1940

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Out

Bob Klinger

Spud Davis

Elbie Fletcher

Frankie Gustine

Lee Handley

Arky Vaughan

Debs Garms

Bob Elliott

Maurice Van Robays

Cliff Melton

Count: - , 1 Out

Count: - , 2 Outs

Melton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 2 Glossop strikes out. Davis drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Glossop out.

Bottom 1 Van Robays hits a popup towards short. Jurges settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 1 Handley takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 1 Gustine strikes out.

Top 1 Jurges hits a fly ball into right field. Van Robays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal.

Top 1 Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Moore scores. Danning moves to second.

Top 1 Danning hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan fields it and throws to second for the out. Whitehead scores. Moore moves to third.

Top 1 Ott takes first base on ball four. Moore moves to second.

Top 1 Demaree hits a fly ball into right field. Van Robays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 There's a wild pitch. Whitehead moves to third.

Top 1 Moore hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Whitehead moves to second.

Top 1 Whitehead takes first base on ball four.

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