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Reds
@ Braves
Braves Field
September 11, 1940
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Braves and the Cincinnati Reds, played on September 11, 1940 at Braves Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 11, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
Boston Braves
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 11, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Boston Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bucky Walters |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Manny Salvo |
| Ballpark | Braves Field |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 35 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Babe Pinelli 1B: Beans Reardon 2B: (none) 3B: Larry Goetz |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Werber | Third Baseman |
| Mike McCormick | Center Fielder |
| Ival Goodman | Right Fielder |
| Frank McCormick | First Baseman |
| Jimmy Ripple | Left Fielder |
| Ernie Lombardi | Catcher |
| Lonny Frey | Second Baseman |
| Billy Myers | Shortstop |
| Bucky Walters | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Sibby Sisti | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Cooney | Center Fielder |
| Bama Rowell | Second Baseman |
| Max West | First Baseman |
| Chet Ross | Left Fielder |
| Eddie Miller | Shortstop |
| Gene Moore | Right Fielder |
| Ray Berres | Catcher |
| Manny Salvo | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Braves
Braves Field
September 11, 1940
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Salvo
Werber hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Salvo
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards first. West fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Salvo
Goodman hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Salvo
McCormick is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisti vs. Walters
Sisti hits a fly ball into right field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooney vs. Walters
Cooney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rowell vs. Walters
Rowell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
West vs. Walters
West hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ripple. West reaches second base with a double. Rowell moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ross vs. Walters
Ross hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripple vs. Salvo
Ripple hits a popup towards short. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Salvo
Lombardi takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frey vs. Salvo
Frey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rowell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Myers vs. Salvo
Myers is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Walters
Miller hits a line drive into left field. Ripple settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Walters
Moore hits a line drive into center field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berres vs. Walters
Berres hits a fly ball into center field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walters vs. Salvo
Walters is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Salvo
Werber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Salvo
McCormick hits a fly ball into center field. Cooney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salvo vs. Walters
Salvo strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisti vs. Walters
Sisti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooney vs. Walters
Cooney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Salvo
Goodman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Salvo
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Goodman moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ripple vs. Salvo
Ripple hits a ball on the ground towards first. West scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ripple for the out. Goodman moves to third. McCormick moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lombardi vs. Salvo
Lombardi is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Frey vs. Salvo
Frey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Goodman scores. McCormick moves to third. Lombardi moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Myers vs. Salvo
Myers hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Salvo fields it and throws to home to get McCormick. Lombardi moves to third. Frey moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Walters vs. Salvo
Walters hits a line drive into right field. Moore picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Moore. Lombardi scores. Frey scores. Myers moves to third. Walters moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Werber vs. Salvo
Werber hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Myers scores. Walters scores. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Salvo
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Rowell fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rowell vs. Walters
Rowell hits a popup towards short. Myers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
West vs. Walters
West hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ross vs. Walters
Ross hits a fly ball into center field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Salvo
Goodman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Salvo
McCormick hits a popup towards first. West settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ripple vs. Salvo
Ripple hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Goodman moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lombardi vs. Piechota
Al Piechota now pitching.
Lombardi hits a fly ball into center field. Cooney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Goodman scores. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frey vs. Piechota
Frey hits a fly ball into right field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 7 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Walters
Miller hits a fly ball into right field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Walters
Moore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hassett vs. Walters
Buddy Hassett pinch hits for Ray Berres.
Hassett strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piechota vs. Walters
Piechota strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 7 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Piechota
Claude Wilborn now playing right field. Gene Moore now playing center field. Sig Broskie now catching.
Myers hits a popup towards short. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walters vs. Piechota
Walters hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Broskie settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Piechota
Werber takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Piechota
McCormick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Werber moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Goodman vs. Piechota
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Werber moves to third. McCormick moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McCormick vs. Piechota
There go the runners. All runners are safe. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McCormick vs. Piechota
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 8 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisti vs. Walters
Sisti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilborn vs. Walters
Wilborn hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wilborn for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rowell vs. Walters
Rowell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
West vs. Walters
West hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rowell moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ross vs. Walters
Ross strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 8 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripple vs. Piechota
Ripple hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rowell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Piechota
Lombardi hits a fly ball into center field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Piechota
Frey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Myers vs. Piechota
Myers hits a popup towards short. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 8 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Walters
Miller hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Ripple settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Walters
Moore hits a line drive into left field. Ripple settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Broskie vs. Walters
Broskie hits a fly ball into left field. Ripple settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 8 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walters vs. Piechota
Walters is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Piechota
Werber hits a fly ball into center field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Piechota
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 8 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piechota vs. Walters
Piechota hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisti vs. Walters
Sisti hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sisti for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilborn vs. Walters
Wilborn hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wilborn for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 8 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Piechota
Goodman hits a popup towards third. Sisti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Piechota
McCormick hits a popup towards short. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripple vs. Piechota
Ripple takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lombardi vs. Piechota
Lombardi hits a popup, foul, towards first. West settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 8 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rowell vs. Walters
Rowell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walters fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
West vs. Walters
West takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ross vs. Walters
Ross strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Walters
Miller hits a line drive towards short. Myers reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/11/1940, game 1 -- Cincinnati at Boston (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Werber B, 3b 4 1 2 2 Sisti S, 3b 4 0 1 0
McCormick M, cf 5 0 1 0 Cooney J, cf 2 0 0 0
Goodman I, rf 4 3 3 1 Wilborn C, rf 2 0 0 0
McCormick F, 1b 5 0 0 0 Rowell B, 2b 3 0 1 0
Ripple J, lf 4 0 1 0 West M, 1b 3 0 2 0
Lombardi E, c 3 1 0 1 Ross C, lf 4 0 0 0
Frey L, 2b 4 1 2 1 Miller E, ss 4 0 0 0
Myers B, ss 4 1 0 0 Moore G, rf-cf 2 0 0 0
Walters B, p 4 1 1 2 Berres R, c 1 0 0 0
Hassett B, ph 1 0 0 0
Broskie S, c 1 0 0 0
Salvo M, p 1 0 0 0
Piechota A, p 2 0 0 0
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37 8 10 7 30 0 4 0
Cincinnati 100 511 000 -- 8
Boston 000 000 000 -- 0
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Walters B (W) 9.0 4 0 0 3 5
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Salvo M (L) 4.1 7 7 6 3 3
Piechota A 4.2 3 1 1 2 1
E -- Moore G
DP -- Cincinnati 1, Boston 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 7, Boston 6
2B -- West M
HR -- Goodman I
SB -- Goodman I, McCormick M, Werber B
T -- 1:35
A -- 0
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