Phillies @ Pirates
August 28, 1940

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

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

Lee Handley Season Stats

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

Kirby Higbe Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
7	7	1

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Forbes Field - August 28, 1940

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Stolen Base

Kirby Higbe

Bill Atwood

Art Mahan

Ham Schulte

Pinky May

Bobby Bragan

Danny Litwhiler

Johnny Rizzo

Mel Mazzera

Lee Handley

Vince DiMaggio

Count: - , 0 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

There goes DiMaggio. The throw from Atwood and he is safe. DiMaggio steals second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 2 DiMaggio is hit by the pitch.

Bottom 2 Van Robays hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

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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