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Braves
7
@ Reds
2
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Crosley Field
August 23, 1940
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Boston Braves, played on August 23, 1940 at Crosley Field. The home team Reds were bested by the visiting Braves with a score of 7 to 2.
Game Summary click to expand contents
Date | August 23, 1940 |
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Visiting Team |
Boston Braves
R: 7 H: 13 E: 0 LOB: 6
Runs: 7
Hits: 13 Errors: 0 Left On Base: 6 |
Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
R: 2 H: 10 E: 0 LOB: 8
Runs: 2
Hits: 10 Errors: 0 Left On Base: 8 |
Winning Pitcher | —Jim Tobin |
Losing Pitcher | —Paul Derringer |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | —Chet Ross |
Game Info click to expand contents
Date | August 23, 1940 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Boston Braves |
Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Tobin |
Home Starting Pitcher | Paul Derringer |
Ballpark | Crosley Field |
City | Cincinnati |
State | OH |
Attendance | 4,519 |
Time of Game | 1 hour 54 minutes |
Umpires | HP: George Magerkurth 1B: Bill Stewart 2B: (none) 3B: Tom Dunn |
Boston Braves Lineup click to expand contents
Name | Position |
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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 |
Jim Tobin | Pitcher |
Casey Stengel | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup click to expand contents
Name | Position |
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Billy Werber | Third Baseman |
Lonny Frey | Second Baseman |
Frank McCormick | First Baseman |
Ernie Lombardi | Catcher |
Ival Goodman | Right Fielder |
Harry Craft | Center Fielder |
Mike McCormick | Left Fielder |
Billy Myers | Shortstop |
Paul Derringer | Pitcher |
Bill McKechnie | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
7
@ Reds
2
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Crosley Field
August 23, 1940
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Box Score
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Game of 8/23/1940 -- Boston at Cincinnati (D) Boston AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI Sisti S, 3b 5 0 1 0 Werber B, 3b 5 0 2 0 Cooney J, cf 5 1 2 0 Frey L, 2b 4 0 0 0 Rowell B, 2b 5 2 2 0 McCormick F, 1b 4 0 1 0 West M, 1b 5 2 3 3 Lombardi E, c 4 1 1 1 Ross C, lf 4 2 3 3 Wilson J, c 0 0 0 0 Miller E, ss 4 0 0 0 Goodman I, rf 4 1 2 0 Moore G, rf 4 0 0 0 Craft H, cf 4 0 1 0 Berres R, c 4 0 1 1 McCormick M, lf 4 0 2 1 Tobin J, p 4 0 1 0 Myers B, ss 4 0 1 0 Derringer P, p 2 0 0 0 Shoffner M, p 1 0 0 0 Riggs L, ph 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 40 7 13 7 36 2 10 2 Boston 103 002 010 -- 7 Cincinnati 000 100 100 -- 2 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Tobin J (W) 9.0 10 2 2 1 1 Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO Derringer P (L) 6.0 10 6 6 0 2 Shoffner M 3.0 3 1 1 0 1 DP -- Boston 1 LOB -- Boston 6, Cincinnati 8 2B -- Rowell B, Goodman I 2, Ross C, Werber B HR -- West M, Lombardi E, Ross C T -- 1:54 A -- 4519
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