PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
SEATTLE RAINIERS AT HOLLYWOOD STARS
08/28/1940
 
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
SEATTLE RAINIERS AT HOLLYWOOD STARS
GAME ID: 1733 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28TH, 1940 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Seattle Rainiers (45-80) 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 6 13 1
Hollywood Stars (48-79) 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 4 9 5
Seattle Beats Hollywood, 6-4
Seattle third baseman Bill Matheson helped his team beat the Hollywood Stars, 6-4. Matheson went 3 for 5 for the Rainiers. Seattle starter Paul Gregory was credited with the win after throwing 115 pitches over 9 innings. His record now stands at 3-8. The Rainiers raised their record to 45-80.

With two out in the top of the seventh, Joe Coscarart had a game-changing hit. The Rainiers second baseman slammed a run-scoring single off Hi Bithorn, making the score 4-3, Seattle.

"We took advantage of our opportunities," Matheson told the Seattle Chronicle. "It's as simple as that."
SEATTLE BATTING LINESCORE HOLLYWOOD BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Mailho CF 4 0 0 1 0 3 4 .256 0 22
F. Kelleher RF 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .250 2 7
G. Archie 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .266 1 12
M. Hunt LF 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .239 3 17
G. Campbell C 2 2 1 0 3 1 1 .253 0 16
J. Coscarart 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 .319 1 12
   a-B. Schuster 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 1 24
B. Matheson 3B 5 1 3 3 0 1 4 .238 2 29
C. Cox SS 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .214 0 1
P. Gregory P 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .038 0 0
Totals 36 6 13 5 4 10 20      
a - B. Schuster substituted for J. Coscarart in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Hunt 2 (12, 5th Inning off H. Bithorn, 0 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off J. Bittner, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Coscarart (4, 6th Inning off H. Bithorn, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Hunt 4 , P. Gregory , C. Cox , F. Kelleher 2 , B. Matheson 3 , G. Archie , G. Campbell , J. Coscarart 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Gregory , F. Kelleher , B. Matheson 2 , G. Archie , E. Mailho , G. Campbell , J. Coscarart
Sac Bunt: P. Gregory 2 , B. Schuster
Sac Fly: M. Hunt , E. Mailho
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: F. Kelleher (1)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Cox (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Heath RF 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 .241 9 39
D. Johnson SS, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .333 0 0
   d-O. Eckhardt PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .319 1 33
M. Irvin CF, 3B, SS 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .300 15 58
S. Harris LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .297 10 57
B. Herman 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .270 5 20
F. Morehouse 3B 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .235 2 30
   a-L. Day 3B, CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .315 2 11
J. Hoover 2B 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .249 2 20
   b-B. Sweeney 2B, 3B 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .219 1 3
C. Hartje C 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .259 3 39
H. Bithorn P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .152 0 3
   J. Bittner P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-J. Tyack PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .237 3 18
Totals 35 4 9 3 2 1 16      
a - L. Day substituted for F. Morehouse in the 3rd
b - B. Sweeney substituted for J. Hoover in the 5th
c - J. Tyack pinch hit for J. Bittner in the 9th
d - O. Eckhardt pinch hit for D. Johnson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Harris (18, 4th Inning off P. Gregory, 0 on, 0 outs) M. Irvin (16, 8th Inning off P. Gregory, 0 on, 1 out) F. Morehouse (9, 2nd Inning off P. Gregory, 0 on, 2 outs) J. Heath 2 (20, 3rd Inning off P. Gregory, 0 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off P. Gregory, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Harris 2 , M. Irvin 3 , F. Morehouse 2 , J. Hoover , J. Heath 4 , C. Hartje , B. Sweeney
2-out RBI: M. Irvin , J. Hoover
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Irvin , J. Hoover , J. Heath , C. Hartje , L. Day , O. Eckhardt
Sac Bunt: H. Bithorn
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Hoover (3)
CS: D. Johnson (1)

FIELDING
Errors: F. Morehouse (24) , B. Herman (7) , L. Day 3 (5)
SEATTLE PITCHING LINESCORE HOLLYWOOD PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
P. Gregory W (3-8) 9.0 9 4 3 2 1 0 115 68 5.03   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Gregory 54
Batters Faced: P. Gregory 38
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Gregory 13-12
Pitches - Strikes: P. Gregory 115-68
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
H. Bithorn L (4-5) 8.0 11 4 3 3 9 0 131 86 4.42   
J. Bittner 1.0 2 2 2 1 1 0 12 12 8.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Bithorn 52
Batters Faced: H. Bithorn 39, J. Bittner 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Bithorn 9-6, J. Bittner 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: H. Bithorn 131-86, J. Bittner 12-12
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bill Matheson
Ballpark: Gilmore Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM PT
Time: 2:35
Attendance: 2463
Special Notes: 3B Frank Morehouse was injured while running the bases. 2B Joe Hoover was injured while throwing the ball.
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