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Phillies 7 @ Cubs 5
Wrigley Field
August 21, 1940

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on August 21, 1940 at Wrigley Field. The home team Cubs were bested by the visiting Phillies with a score of 7 to 5.

Game Summary

DateAugust 21, 1940 
Visiting Team
Philadelphia Phillies
R: 7 H: 13 E: 1 LOB: 11
Runs: 7
Hits: 13
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 11
Home Team
Chicago Cubs
R: 5 H: 12 E: 1 LOB: 8
Runs: 5
Hits: 12
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 8
Winning PitcherLefty Smoll  
Losing PitcherKen Raffensberger  
SaveSyl Johnson  
Game Winning RBICharlie Frye 

Game Info

DateAugust 21, 1940 
Day of WeekWed 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamPhiladelphia Phillies 
Home TeamChicago Cubs 
Visiting Starting PitcherIke Pearson  
Home Starting PitcherBill Lee  
BallparkWrigley Field 
CityChicago 
StateIL 
Attendance4,200 
Time of Game2 hours 28 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Bill Stewart
1B: Tom Dunn
2B: (none)
3B: George Magerkurth

Philadelphia Phillies Lineup 

Name  Position 
Pinky May  Third Baseman 
Ham Schulte  Second Baseman 
Joe Marty  Center Fielder 
Johnny Rizzo  Right Fielder 
Bennie Warren  Catcher 
Bobby Bragan  Shortstop 
Heinie Mueller  Left Fielder 
Art Mahan  First Baseman 
Ike Pearson  Pitcher 
Doc Prothro  Manager 

Chicago Cubs Lineup 

Name  Position 
Stan Hack  Third Baseman 
Billy Herman  Second Baseman 
Zeke Bonura  First Baseman 
Hank Leiber  Center Fielder 
Jim Gleeson  Right Fielder 
Dom Dallessandro  Left Fielder 
Al Todd  Catcher 
Bobby Mattick  Shortstop 
Bill Lee  Pitcher 
Gabby Hartnett  Manager 

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Phillies 7 @ Cubs 5
Wrigley Field
August 21, 1940

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 8/21/1940 -- Philadelphia at Chicago (D)

  Philadelphia       AB  R  H RBI    Chicago            AB  R  H RBI
May P, 3b             5  1  2  0   Hack S, 3b            5  1  3  0   
Schulte H, 2b         6  2  2  0   Herman B, 2b          4  0  0  0   
Marty J, cf           4  1  2  0   Bonura Z, 1b          5  1  3  2   
Rizzo J, rf           4  1  2  2   Leiber H, cf          5  1  1  0   
Warren B, c           1  0  0  0   Gleeson J, rf         5  2  2  1   
Atwood B, c           3  0  1  0   Dallessandro D, lf    5  0  0  0   
Bragan B, ss          5  0  1  1   Todd A, c             5  0  2  2   
Mueller H, lf         3  0  1  1   Mattick B, ss         4  0  1  0   
Mazzera M, pr-lf      0  0  0  0   Lee B, p              0  0  0  0   
Mahan A, 1b           5  1  0  0   Mooty J, p            1  0  0  0   
Pearson I, p          3  0  1  0   Nicholson B, ph       1  0  0  0   
Smoll L, p            1  0  0  0   Root C, p             0  0  0  0   
Frye C, ph            1  1  1  2   Russell R, ph         1  0  0  0   
Johnson S, p          0  0  0  0   Raffensberger K, p    0  0  0  0   
                                   Bryant C, p           0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     41  7 13  6                        41  5 12  5

Philadelphia     302 000 000 2 --  7
Chicago          000 201 002 0 --  5

  Philadelphia         IP  H  R ER BB SO
Pearson I             5.2  8  3  3  2  2
Smoll L (W)           3.1  4  2  2  0  2
Johnson S (S)         1.0  0  0  0  0  0

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Lee B*                2.0  5  5  5  2  0
Mooty J               4.0  3  0  0  2  2
Root C                3.0  3  0  0  0  1
Raffensberger K (L)   0.2  2  2  2  0  0
Bryant C              0.1  0  0  0  0  0
  * Pitched to 3 batters in 3rd

E -- Lee B, Smoll L
DP -- Philadelphia 1, Chicago 1
LOB -- Philadelphia 11, Chicago 8
2B -- Hack S, Leiber H, Gleeson J, Marty J, Atwood B, Bonura Z 2, Rizzo J
3B -- Todd A, Gleeson J
HR -- Bonura Z, Frye C
CS -- Bragan B
SH -- Marty J, May P
HBP -- by Raffensberger K (Mueller H)
WP -- Raffensberger K
T -- 2:28
A -- 4200

    

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