Boston Braves 2 – 14 Pittsburgh Pirates
4 June 1940 · PIT06
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | 14-11-0 runs-hits-errors line | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 in 18,458 games |
| 42 | final score 14–2 | 1 in 858 games | |
| 41 | 4 walks | Elbie Fletcher | 1 in 2,226 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Braves | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | – | 14 | 11 | 0 |
Box score
Boston Braves batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sibby Sisti | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Buddy Hassett | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Gene Moore | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Max West | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Chet Ross | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tony Cuccinello | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Al Lopez | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Whitey Wietelmann | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eddie Miller | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Joe Callahan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| George Barnicle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Stan Andrews | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 32 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Boston Braves pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Callahan | 2.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| George Barnicle | 5.0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| Al Javery | 1.0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Handley | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Bob Elliott | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Paul Waner | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Arky Vaughan | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Elbie Fletcher | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Maurice Van Robays | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Frankie Gustine | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 2B |
| Spud Davis | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Bowman | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 35 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 3 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Bowman | 9.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |