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August 28, 1940

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Bottom 2	R	H	E
Phillies	1	4	0
Pirates	0	1	0

Bottom 2	R	H	E
Phillies	1	4	0
Pirates	2	2	0

Maurice Van Robays Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.286
OBP	.000	.342
At Bats	0	262
Hits	0	75
• Singles	0	56
• Doubles	0	13
• Triples	0	5
• Home Runs	0	1
Walks	0	21
RBI’s	0	44

Kirby Higbe Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
7	7	1

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Forbes Field - August 28, 1940

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Home Run

Kirby Higbe

Bill Atwood

Art Mahan

Ham Schulte

Pinky May

Bobby Bragan

Danny Litwhiler

Johnny Rizzo

Mel Mazzera

Maurice Van Robays

Arky Vaughan

Count: - , 0 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

Van Robays 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 Vaughan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Top 2 May hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mahan scores. There goes Higbe trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out.

Top 2 Higbe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mahan moves to second.

Top 2 Atwood hits a popup towards third. Garms settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Mahan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Top 2 Bragan strikes out.

Bottom 1 Waner hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mahan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Elliott hits a fly ball into left field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Garms hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Schulte reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Litwhiler strikes out.

Top 1 Rizzo is walked intentionally.

Top 1 Mazzera hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bowman fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Schulte bunts towards first. Waner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Schulte for the out. May moves to second.

Top 1 May hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

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