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Braves 7 @ Reds 2 Scores OFFON
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.

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Braves 7 @ Reds 2 Scores OFFON
Crosley Field
August 23, 1940

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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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