Phillies @ Pirates
August 28, 1940

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Top 2	R	H	E
Phillies	0	0	1
Pirates	3	2	0

Top 2	R	H	E
Phillies	0	0	1
Pirates	3	2	0

Mel Mazzera Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.262
OBP	.000	.328
At Bats	0	61
Hits	0	16
• Singles	0	12
• Doubles	0	2
• Triples	0	2
• Home Runs	0	0
Walks	0	6
RBI’s	0	7

Rip Sewell Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
7	3	0

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Forbes Field - August 28, 1940

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Out

Rip Sewell

Spud Davis

Elbie Fletcher

Frankie Gustine

Debs Garms

Arky Vaughan

Maurice Van Robays

Vince DiMaggio

Bob Elliott

Mel Mazzera

Count: - , 0 Outs

Count: - , 1 Out

Mel Mazzera pinch hits for Johnny Rizzo. Mazzera hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 1 Davis hits a fly ball into right field. Klein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Gustine takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 1 DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bragan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 There's a wild pitch. Elliott scores. Fletcher scores. Van Robays moves to third.

Bottom 1 Van Robays is walked intentionally.

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

Bottom 1 Fletcher hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Litwhiler. Fletcher reaches second base with a double. Garms scores. Elliott moves to third. That run is unearned.

Bottom 1 Elliott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Garms moves to third.

Bottom 1 Garms hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schulte misplays the ball. That's an error on Schulte.

Top 1 Klein hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Schulte hits a fly ball into right field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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

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