Cubs @ Pirates
August 9, 1940

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Bottom 2	R	H	E
Cubs	0	1	0
Pirates	0	1	1

Bottom 2	R	H	E
Cubs	0	1	0
Pirates	2	2	1

Vince DiMaggio Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.227
OBP	.000	.298
At Bats	0	110
Hits	0	25
• Singles	0	12
• Doubles	0	6
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	7
Walks	0	11
RBI’s	0	16

Ken Raffensberger Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
2	1	1

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Forbes Field - August 9, 1940

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Home Run

Ken Raffensberger

Al Todd

Hank Leiber

Billy Herman

Stan Hack

Rabbit Warstler

Dom Dallessandro

Jim Gleeson

Bill Nicholson

Vince DiMaggio

Elbie Fletcher

Count: - , 1 Out

Count: - , 1 Out

DiMaggio hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 2 Van Robays hits a fly ball into center field. Gleeson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Fletcher moves to third.

Bottom 2 Fletcher hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Dallessandro. Fletcher reaches second base with a double.

Top 2 Todd hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 There's a wild pitch. Dallessandro moves to third.

Top 2 Dallessandro hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering. Sewell drops the ball.

Top 2 Leiber strikes out. There goes Nicholson. The throw from Lopez to Vaughan, and Nicholson is out.

Top 2 Nicholson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 1 Vaughan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Todd settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Gustine takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 1 Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 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.

Top 1 Gleeson hits a popup towards short. Vaughan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Herman strikes out.

Top 1 Hack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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