Pittsburgh Pirates 1 – 12 New York Giants
15 June 1940 · NYC14
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | The Cycle · 4-for-5 | Harry Danning | 1 in 693 games |
| 38 | final score 12–1 | 1 in 557 games | |
| 9 | 7 strikeouts | Hal Schumacher | 1 in 20 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| New York Giants | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 12 | 17 | 1 |
Box score
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Handley | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bob Elliott | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Arky Vaughan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pep Young | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Elbie Fletcher | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Maurice Van Robays | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Frankie Gustine | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Vince DiMaggio | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Spud Davis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ed Fernandes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Bowman | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Johnny Lanning | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 32 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Bowman | 4.0 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| Dick Lanahan | 0.1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Lanning | 3.2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
New York Giants batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burgess Whitehead | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jo-Jo Moore | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Seeds | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Babe Young | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harry Danning | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | HR, 3B, 2B |
| Mel Ott | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Billy Jurges | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Mickey Witek | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Hal Schumacher | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 40 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 3 |
New York Giants pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hal Schumacher | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 |