 He singled in his first MLB at bat against the Cubs' Vern Olsen, then came around to score the Giants' first run of the game.After grounding out in his second at bat, Maynard came to the plate for a third time against Olsen in the fourth inning; this time, he slammed a triple and was thrown out at home plate for trying to stretch his hit into an inside-the-park home run.Then, in Maynard's final 1940 appearance, he collected four hits in four at bats, including another triple, and scored three runs against the Boston Bees in a 14–0 Giant rout.