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Scores
Standings
WSH
@CHW		4
3		 
(10)
WSH
@CHW		1
0
NYY
@CLE		1
3
BOS
@DET		7
3
PHA
@SLB		4
5
PHA
@SLB		4
6
CHC
@BRO		11
3
CHC
@BRO		6
7		 
(11)
CIN
@BSN		3
5
CIN
@BSN		12
9
STL
@NYG		2
3
STL
@NYG		6
3
PIT
@PHI		6
1
PIT
@PHI		6
4
Sunday, August 4, 1940,
, Ebbets Field
Attendance: 29,928, Time of Game: 2:15
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
Cubs
11
52-49
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
 at Dodgers
3
56-40
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
W: Vern Olsen (7-7)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            3  0  0   0  2  2   1  0  3   11 21  2
Dodgers         0  0  0   0  0  2   1  0  0    3  8  1

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Stan Hack 3B 4 2 2 0 1 0 .308 .805 1 2
Billy Herman 2B 5 2 3 1 0 1 .313 .776 1 5 2B
Jim Gleeson LF 5 0 2 2 0 0 .313 .855 3 0 GDP
Bill Nicholson RF 5 2 2 0 0 2 .322 .980 1 0
Hank Leiber CF 5 2 4 1 0 0 .322 .892 2 0
Zeke Bonura 1B 5 1 3 2 0 0 .266 .718 12 0 2B,GDP
Al Todd C 5 2 4 3 0 0 .256 .635 2 0 HR,2B
Rabbit Warstler SS 5 0 1 1 0 4 .221 .557 5 5
Vern Olsen P 4 0 0 0 0 1 .226 .563 0 2
   Larry French P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .210 .516 0 1
Team Totals 44 11 21 10 1 9 .477 1.103 27 15
2B: Z Bonura (20); A Todd (9); B Herman (19).
HR: A Todd (5).
TB: A Todd 8; B Herman 4; Z Bonura 4; H Leiber 4; S Hack 2; B Nicholson 2; J Gleeson 2; R Warstler.
GIDP: J Gleeson (7); Z Bonura (11).
RBI: A Todd 3 (28); J Gleeson 2 (41); Z Bonura 2 (50); H Leiber (61); B Herman (49); R Warstler (8).
Team LOB: 7.
Fielding
DP: 3. B Herman-R Warstler-Z Bonura 2; V Olsen-R Warstler-Z Bonura.
E: B Herman (16); R Warstler (7).

Brooklyn Dodgers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Pee Wee Reese SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 .282 .738 4 2
Cookie Lavagetto 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .270 .738 1 1
Joe Vosmik CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 .278 .692 3 0 2B
Joe Medwick LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .286 .770 2 0 GDP
Joe Gallagher RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .254 .671 0 1
Dolph Camilli 1B 4 1 2 1 0 1 .272 .843 4 0 HR
Gus Mancuso C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .184 .465 10 1 GDP
Pete Coscarart 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .228 .655 3 4
   Johnny Hudson 2B 3 0 2 0 0 0 .234 .552 0 0 GDP
Freddie Fitzsimmons P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .138 .391 0 0
   Tex Carleton P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .162 .394 0 1
   Dixie Walker PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .310 .792
   Lee Grissom P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 0 0
   Pete Reiser PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000
   Luke Hamlin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .056 .139 0 0
   Babe Phelps PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .306 .865
Team Totals 34 3 8 3 2 2 .235 .631 27 10
2B: J Vosmik (11).
HR: D Camilli (10).
TB: D Camilli 5; J Hudson 2; J Vosmik 2; J Medwick; G Mancuso; C Lavagetto.
GIDP: J Hudson (3); J Medwick (15); G Mancuso (2).
RBI: D Camilli (57); J Medwick (51); J Vosmik (26).
Team LOB: 6.
Fielding
DP: 3. P Reese-P Coscarart-D Camilli; G Mancuso-C Lavagetto; P Coscarart-P Reese-D Camilli.
E: P Reese (17).

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Vern Olsen, W (7-7) 6 7 3 1 2 2 1 2.64 26 50
Larry French, S (2) 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.15 10
Team Totals 9 8 3 1 2 2 1 1.00 36 50

Brooklyn Dodgers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Freddie Fitzsimmons, L (10-2) 0.1 5 3 3 0 0 0 2.94 6 29
Tex Carleton 5.2 10 4 4 1 3 0 3.81 25
Lee Grissom 1 3 1 1 0 2 0 2.13 5
Luke Hamlin 2 3 3 3 0 4 1 3.45 9
Team Totals 9 21 11 11 1 9 1 11.00 45 29
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill Stewart, 1B - George Barr, 2B - (none), 3B - George Magerkurth.
Time of Game: 2:15.
Attendance: 29,928.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Chicago Cubs         Brooklyn Dodgers
1 Stan Hack 3B 1 Pee Wee Reese SS
2 Billy Herman 2B 2 Cookie Lavagetto 3B
3 Jim Gleeson LF 3 Joe Vosmik CF
4 Bill Nicholson RF 4 Joe Medwick LF
5 Hank Leiber CF 5 Joe Gallagher RF
6 Zeke Bonura 1B 6 Dolph Camilli 1B
7 Al Todd C 7 Gus Mancuso C
8 Rabbit Warstler SS 8 Pete Coscarart 2B
9 Vern Olsen P 9 Freddie Fitzsimmon P

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