Pittsburgh Pirates 5 – 0 New York Giants
16 June 1940 · NYC14
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | final score 5–0 | 1 in 72 games | |
| 17 | 9 scoreless innings | Max Butcher | 1 in 62 pitcher-games |
| 12 | 4 hits | Elbie Fletcher | 1 in 138 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| New York Giants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Box score
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pep Young | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Bob Elliott | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Arky Vaughan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Maurice Van Robays | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Elbie Fletcher | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Vince DiMaggio | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Bill Brubaker | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Al Lopez | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Max Butcher | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 36 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Butcher | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
New York Giants batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burgess Whitehead | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jo-Jo Moore | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Bob Seeds | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Babe Young | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harry Danning | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mel Ott | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Billy Jurges | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mickey Witek | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Carl Hubbell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ken O'Dea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tony Cuccinello | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
New York Giants pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Hubbell | 6.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Hy Vandenberg | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |