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Reds
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
July 6, 1940
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds, played on July 6, 1940 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 6, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 6, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Paul Derringer |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jake Mooty |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 12,939 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 35 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Barr 1B: George Magerkurth 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Stewart |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lew Riggs | Third Baseman |
| Lonny Frey | Second Baseman |
| Ival Goodman | Right Fielder |
| Frank McCormick | First Baseman |
| Ernie Lombardi | Catcher |
| Harry Craft | Center Fielder |
| Morrie Arnovich | Left Fielder |
| Eddie Joost | Shortstop |
| Paul Derringer | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Stan Hack | Third Baseman |
| Billy Herman | Second Baseman |
| Jim Gleeson | Center Fielder |
| Bill Nicholson | Right Fielder |
| Augie Galan | Left Fielder |
| Rip Russell | First Baseman |
| Al Todd | Catcher |
| Bobby Mattick | Shortstop |
| Jake Mooty | Pitcher |
| Gabby Hartnett | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
July 6, 1940
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Riggs vs. Mooty
Riggs hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Galan. Riggs reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Frey vs. Mooty
Frey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Goodman vs. Mooty
Goodman strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCormick vs. Mooty
McCormick hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Mooty
Lombardi hits a popup towards first. Russell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Craft vs. Mooty
Craft hits a ball on the ground towards first. Russell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Craft for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Derringer
Hack hits a fly ball into left field. Arnovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Derringer
Herman 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, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gleeson vs. Derringer
Gleeson hits a fly ball into center field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Arnovich vs. Mooty
Arnovich hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Joost vs. Mooty
There's a wild pitch. Arnovich moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Joost vs. Mooty
Joost is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Derringer vs. Mooty
Derringer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mattick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Arnovich moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Riggs vs. Mooty
Riggs hits a popup towards short. Mattick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Derringer
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nicholson for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Derringer
Galan 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, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Derringer
Russell hits a fly ball into right field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Mooty
Frey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Mooty
Goodman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Frey moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCormick vs. Mooty
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to home to get Frey. Goodman moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lombardi vs. Mooty
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mattick fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Todd vs. Derringer
Todd 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, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mattick vs. Derringer
Mattick is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mooty vs. Derringer
Mooty strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Craft vs. Mooty
Craft takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Arnovich vs. Mooty
There's a wild pitch. Craft moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Arnovich vs. Mooty
Arnovich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Joost vs. Mooty
Joost hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Todd settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Derringer vs. Mooty
Derringer hits a fly ball into center field. Gleeson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Riggs vs. Mooty
Riggs hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Craft scores. Arnovich moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Frey vs. Mooty
Frey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Russell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Frey for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Derringer
Hack takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herman vs. Derringer
Herman hits a fly ball into right field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gleeson vs. Derringer
Gleeson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hack moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nicholson vs. Derringer
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops it up and throws to first, with Derringer covering, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Mooty
Goodman hits a fly ball into center field. Gleeson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Mooty
McCormick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lombardi vs. Mooty
Lombardi hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McCormick moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Craft vs. Mooty
Craft hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Herman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Arnovich vs. Mooty
Arnovich hits a fly ball into left field. Galan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Derringer
Galan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Derringer
Russell hits a fly ball into right field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Todd vs. Derringer
Todd hits a fly ball into center field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Mooty
Joost hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mattick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Derringer vs. Mooty
Derringer hits a fly ball into left field. Galan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Riggs vs. Mooty
Riggs hits a popup in front of the plate. Todd settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mattick vs. Derringer
Mattick hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCormick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mooty vs. Derringer
Mooty strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Derringer
Hack hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Goodman. Hack reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herman vs. Derringer
Herman strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Mooty
Frey hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Mooty
Goodman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Herman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Mooty
McCormick strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gleeson vs. Derringer
Gleeson hits a popup towards third. Riggs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Derringer
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Derringer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Derringer
Galan hits a popup towards third. Riggs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Mooty
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mattick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Craft vs. Mooty
Craft hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Arnovich vs. Mooty
Arnovich hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Joost vs. Mooty
Joost strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Derringer
Russell hits a fly ball into center field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Todd vs. Derringer
Todd 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, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mattick vs. Derringer
Mattick hits a fly ball into center field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Derringer vs. Mooty
Derringer hits a fly ball into left field. Galan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Riggs vs. Mooty
Riggs hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Nicholson throws the ball in to Mattick who tags Riggs trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Mooty
Frey hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dallessandro vs. Derringer
Dom Dallessandro pinch hits for Jake Mooty.
Dallessandro hits a line drive towards short. Joost reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Derringer
Hack hits a fly ball into left field. Arnovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Derringer
Herman hits a fly ball into left field. Arnovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/6/1940 -- Cincinnati at Chicago (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Riggs L, 3b 5 1 3 1 Hack S, 3b 3 0 1 0
Frey L, 2b 4 1 1 0 Herman B, 2b 4 0 0 0
Goodman I, rf 4 0 1 0 Gleeson J, cf 3 0 0 0
McCormick F, 1b 3 1 1 3 Nicholson B, rf 3 0 0 0
Lombardi E, c 4 0 1 0 Galan A, lf 3 0 0 0
Craft H, cf 3 1 0 0 Russell R, 1b 3 0 0 0
Arnovich M, lf 3 0 2 0 Todd A, c 3 0 0 0
Joost E, ss 4 0 0 0 Mattick B, ss 3 0 0 0
Derringer P, p 4 0 0 0 Mooty J, p 2 0 0 0
Dallessandro D, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 4 9 4 28 0 1 0
Cincinnati 300 100 000 -- 4
Chicago 000 000 000 -- 0
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Derringer P (W) 9.0 1 0 0 1 4
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Mooty J (L) 9.0 9 4 4 4 4
DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 7, Chicago 2
2B -- Riggs L, Hack S
HR -- McCormick F
WP -- Mooty J 2
T -- 1:35
A -- 12939
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