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Scores
Standings
CIN
@BRO		5
2
CHC
@BSN		2
0
PIT
@NYG		2
5
STL
@PHI		3
6
Wednesday, May 15, 1940,
, Ebbets Field
Attendance: 18,403, Time of Game: 2:14
Reds
5
16-5
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at Dodgers
2
15-5
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
L: Whit Wyatt (2-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            5  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    5  8  1
Dodgers         0  0  2   0  0  0   0  0  0    2  5  1

Cincinnati Reds

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Billy Werber 3B 4 1 1 1 1 1 .264 .834 0 3 HR
Lonny Frey 2B 4 1 0 0 1 2 .221 .632 0 4
Ival Goodman RF 5 1 1 0 0 0 .229 .719 1 0
Frank McCormick 1B 4 1 1 0 1 0 .295 .814 17 0
Willard Hershberger C 4 1 2 3 0 1 .636 1.601 5 0 3B
Johnny Rizzo LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .179 .494 0 0
Mike McCormick CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .253 .663 2 0
Eddie Joost SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .217 .562 2 6
Junior Thompson P 1 0 1 0 1 0 .176 .516 0 2 3B,2·SH
Team Totals 33 5 8 5 5 4 .242 .797 27 15
3B: W Hershberger (1); J Thompson (1).
HR: B Werber (4).
SH: J Thompson 2 (3).
TB: W Hershberger 4; B Werber 4; J Thompson 3; E Joost; I Goodman; J Rizzo; F McCormick.
RBI: W Hershberger 3 (5); B Werber (11); J Rizzo (3).
Team LOB: 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. L Frey-E Joost-F McCormick.
E: E Joost (2).

Brooklyn Dodgers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Charlie Gilbert CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 .297 .842 5 0
Pete Coscarart 2B 2 0 0 0 2 0 .224 .655 3 3
Dixie Walker LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .395 .923 2 0 GDP
Cookie Lavagetto 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .282 .857 1 0
Dolph Camilli 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .263 .855 7 0
Gene Moore RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .278 .705 2 0 2B
Herman Franks C 4 1 1 0 0 1 .323 .848 5 1 2B
Leo Durocher SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 .371 .817 1 1
   Pee Wee Reese SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 .182 .539 1 1
Whit Wyatt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .111 0 0
   Van Mungo P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 0 2
   Ernie Koy 1 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .523
   Newt Kimball P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0
Team Totals 32 2 5 2 3 5 .156 .447 27 8
2B: H Franks (2); G Moore (2).
TB: G Moore 2; H Franks 2; P Reese; D Walker; C Gilbert.
GIDP: D Walker (1).
RBI: D Walker (10); C Gilbert (7).
Team LOB: 6.
Fielding
DP: 1. P Coscarart-D Camilli.
E: L Durocher (2).

Cincinnati Reds

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Junior Thompson, W (5-1) 9 5 2 2 3 5 0 3.00 35 71
Team Totals 9 5 2 2 3 5 0 2.00 35 71

Brooklyn Dodgers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Whit Wyatt, L (2-2) 0 3 5 5 2 0 1 6.03 5 22
Van Mungo 7 4 0 0 3 2 0 0.00 28
Newt Kimball 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.93 7
Team Totals 9 8 5 5 5 4 1 5.00 40 22
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill Klem, 1B - Lee Ballanfant, 2B - (none), 3B - Bick Campbell.
Time of Game: 2:14.
Attendance: 18,403.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Cincinnati Reds         Brooklyn Dodgers
1 Billy Werber 3B 1 Charlie Gilbert CF
2 Lonny Frey 2B 2 Pete Coscarart 2B
3 Ival Goodman RF 3 Dixie Walker LF
4 Frank McCormick 1B 4 Cookie Lavagetto 3B
5 Willard Hershberge C 5 Dolph Camilli 1B
6 Johnny Rizzo LF 6 Gene Moore RF
7 Mike McCormick CF 7 Herman Franks C
8 Eddie Joost SS 8 Leo Durocher SS
9 Junior Thompson P 9 Whit Wyatt P

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