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July 24, 1940

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Top 9	R	H	E
Cubs	3	10	0
Braves	4	13	1

Top 9	R	H	E
Cubs	3	10	0
Braves	4	13	1

Jim Gleeson Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.293
OBP	.000	.358
At Bats	0	147
Hits	0	43
• Singles	0	26
• Doubles	0	11
• Triples	0	4
• Home Runs	0	2
Walks	0	15
RBI’s	0	17

Dick Errickson Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
3	3	0

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Braves Field - July 24, 1940

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Out

Dick Errickson

Ray Berres

Buddy Hassett

Bama Rowell

Sibby Sisti

Eddie Miller

Chet Ross

Johnny Cooney

Gene Moore

Jim Gleeson

Final Stats

	Runs	Hits	Errors	LOB
Chicago Cubs	3	10	0	6
Boston Braves	4	13	1	8
Winning Pitcher	Dick Errickson
Losing Pitcher	Claude Passeau
Save	(none)
Game Winning RBI	Bama Rowell
Attendance	7,419
Time of Game	2 hours 5 minutes

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Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Jim Gleeson pinch hits for Claude Passeau. Gleeson hits a popup towards short. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 9 Dom Dallessandro pinch hits for Rabbit Warstler. Dallessandro hits a fly ball into left field. Ross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 9 Hartnett strikes out.

Bottom 8 Errickson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Bottom 8 Berres hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cooney moves to second.

Bottom 8 Cooney hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 8 Sisti hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bonura scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sisti for the out.

Top 8 Bonura hits a popup towards short. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Leiber hits a line drive into left field. Ross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Nicholson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Rowell reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Miller hits a fly ball into center field. Leiber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Ross strikes out.

Bottom 7 Rowell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Leiber who is chasing the ball. Rowell reaches third base with a triple. Hassett goes all the way around to score.

Bottom 7 Moore hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Hassett hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Top 7 Galan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rowell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 7 Herman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hack moves to second.

Top 7 Hack is hit by the pitch.

Top 7 Passeau hits a line drive into left field. Ross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Warstler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sisti fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 6 Errickson strikes out.

Bottom 6 Berres bunts towards the mound. Passeau fields it and throws to first for the out. Cooney moves to second.

Bottom 6 Cooney hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Miller scores.

Bottom 6 Sisti strikes out.

Bottom 6 Miller hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Leiber who is chasing the ball. Miller reaches third base with a triple.

Top 6 Nicholson is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way.

Top 6 Hartnett takes first base on ball four.

Top 6 Bonura hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 6 Leiber hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ross throws the ball in to Miller who relays the ball to Rowell who tags Leiber trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Galan scores. Nicholson moves to third.

Top 6 Nicholson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Galan moves to second.

Top 6 Galan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 5 Ross hits a line drive into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Rowell hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Moore hits a popup towards the mound. Passeau settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Herman hits a fly ball into center field. Cooney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Hack hits a fly ball into center field. Cooney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Passeau strikes out.

Bottom 4 Hassett hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Herman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Errickson strikes out.

Bottom 4 Berres strikes out.

Bottom 4 Cooney hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Leiber. Cooney reaches second base with a double. Sisti goes all the way around to score.

Bottom 4 Sisti hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Top 4 Warstler hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Errickson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Top 4 Hartnett hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Top 4 Bonura hits a fly ball into left field. Ross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Miller hits a popup towards short. Warstler settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Ross strikes out.

Bottom 3 There goes Rowell. The throw from Hartnett and he is safe. Rowell steals second.

Bottom 3 Rowell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 3 Moore hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hack settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Leiber hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Errickson fields it, throws to the plate for one, and over to first for the double play.

Top 3 Nicholson takes first base on ball four. Herman moves to third. Galan moves to second.

Top 3 Galan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Herman moves to second.

Top 3 Herman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Top 3 Hack hits a fly ball into left field. Ross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Hassett hits a fly ball into center field. Leiber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Errickson bunts towards first. Bonura scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Errickson for the out. Cooney moves to second.

Bottom 2 Berres hits a fly ball into left field. Galan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Rabbit Warstler now playing shortstop. Cooney hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Top 2 Passeau hits a line drive into left field. Ross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Mattick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Top 2 Hartnett hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Leiber scores. Bonura scores.

Top 2 Bonura hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cooney. Bonura reaches second base with a double. Leiber moves to third.

Top 2 Leiber hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sisti juggles the ball. That's an error on Sisti.

Bottom 1 Sisti hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Passeau fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Miller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Moore scores. Rowell moves to second.

Bottom 1 Ross strikes out.

Bottom 1 Rowell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Moore moves to second.

Bottom 1 Moore hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Mattick fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.

Bottom 1 Hassett hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Top 1 Nicholson hits a fly ball into right field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Galan hits a fly ball into left field. Ross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Herman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hack moves to second.

Top 1 Hack hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

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