Boston Braves 6 – 17 Pittsburgh Pirates
20 July 1940 · PIT06
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | final score 17–6 | 1 in 5,504 games | |
| 24 | 5 RBI | Debs Garms | 1 in 492 player-games |
| 19 | 12 hits allowed | Dick Errickson | 1 in 76 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Braves | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 2 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | – | 17 | 22 | 1 |
Box score
Boston Braves batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sibby Sisti | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Buddy Hassett | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Johnny Cooney | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Chet Ross | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Bama Rowell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Eddie Miller | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Al Glossop | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ray Berres | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Dick Errickson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Phil Masi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 36 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
Boston Braves pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Errickson | 6.0 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Nick Strincevich | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Coffman | 0.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Ace Williams | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Al Piechota | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Javery | 1.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lloyd Waner | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul Waner | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Bob Elliott | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Debs Garms | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3B, 2B |
| Arky Vaughan | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | HR, 2B |
| Elbie Fletcher | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Maurice Van Robays | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Frankie Gustine | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Al Lopez | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Bowman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Max Butcher | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mace Brown | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 44 | 17 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 1 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Bowman | 4.2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Max Butcher | 1.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Mace Brown | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |