Pittsburgh Pirates 15 – 8 St. Louis Cardinals
6 July 1940 · STL07
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | final score 15–8 | 1 in 2,655 games | |
| 12 | 4 hits | Lee Handley | 1 in 138 player-games |
| 12 | 4 RBI | Arky Vaughan | 1 in 128 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 2 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 3 |
Box score
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Handley | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frankie Gustine | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Bob Elliott | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Arky Vaughan | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | HR, 3B |
| Elbie Fletcher | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | HR |
| Maurice Van Robays | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | HR |
| Vince DiMaggio | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Al Lopez | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Rip Sewell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Klinger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Johnny Lanning | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 39 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 7 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rip Sewell | 2.2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Dick Lanahan | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Klinger | 1.1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Johnny Lanning | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
St. Louis Cardinals batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stu Martin | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Johnny Hopp | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Enos Slaughter | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Johnny Mize | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3B |
| Don Padgett | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Bill DeLancey | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Terry Moore | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Joe Orengo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Marty Marion | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Don Gutteridge | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ira Hutchinson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Carl Doyle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 34 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 5 |
St. Louis Cardinals pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill McGee | 3.0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Jack Russell | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ira Hutchinson | 2.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Max Lanier | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Carl Doyle | 3.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 |