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Scores
Standings
CHW
@CLE		3
1
SLB
@DET		2
5
NYY
@PHA		6
3
NYY
@PHA		5
10
BOS
@WSH		7
1
BOS
@WSH		4
7
BRO
@BSN		0
1
BRO
@BSN		1
2
CIN
@CHC		4
3
PHI
@NYG		4
6
PHI
@NYG		4
2
PIT
@STL		7
6
PIT
@STL		4
1
Sunday, July 7, 1940,
, Braves Field
Attendance: 21,928, Time of Game: 1:33
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.
Dodgers
1
45-23
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
 at Braves
2
25-39
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
W: Bill Posedel (6-8)
L: Tex Carleton (4-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Dodgers         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    1  7  2
Braves          1  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  X    2  7  0

Brooklyn Dodgers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Pee Wee Reese SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 .275 .725 8 2
Cookie Lavagetto 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .264 .736 1 0
Dixie Walker RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .336 .853 1 0
Joe Medwick LF 4 1 0 0 0 0 .293 .774 2 0 GDP
Babe Phelps C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .305 .897 2 2
Jimmy Wasdell 1B 4 0 2 1 0 0 .173 .466 2 1 2·2B
Pete Coscarart 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .243 .720 4 2
Charlie Gilbert CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .238 .667 4 0
Tex Carleton P 2 0 1 0 0 0 .133 .354 0 1 GDP
   Joe Gallagher 1 0 0 0 0 0 .272 .697
   Hugh Casey P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 .461 0 1
   Joe Vosmik 1 0 0 0 0 1 .279 .684
Team Totals 32 1 7 1 4 1 .219 .587 24 9
2B: J Wasdell 2 (7).
TB: J Wasdell 4; P Reese; T Carleton; D Walker; C Lavagetto; C Gilbert.
GIDP: T Carleton (1); J Medwick (11).
RBI: J Wasdell (7).
Team LOB: 8.
Fielding
DP: 2. P Coscarart-P Reese; B Phelps-P Reese.
E: B Phelps (4); P Reese (12).

Boston Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Johnny Cooney 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .236 .579 9 0
Sibby Sisti 3B 3 1 1 0 0 1 .234 .606 1 0 2B,SH
Gene Moore RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .745 4 0
Chet Ross LF 3 0 1 1 1 0 .309 .893 4 0
Max West CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .284 .773 3 1
Bama Rowell 2B 3 1 2 0 0 0 .299 .739 2 3
   Whitey Wietelmann 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 .282 1 0
Eddie Miller SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 .296 .792 2 4 2B
Ray Berres C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .191 .452 1 0
Bill Posedel P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .114 .356 0 2 SH
   Dick Coffman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .100 0 0
Team Totals 28 2 7 1 1 2 .250 .597 27 10
2B: E Miller (15); S Sisti (9).
SH: B Posedel (1); S Sisti (5).
TB: B Rowell 2; S Sisti 2; E Miller 2; R Berres; M West; C Ross.
RBI: C Ross (40).
Team LOB: 5.
Fielding
DP: 2. E Miller-B Rowell-J Cooney; E Miller-J Cooney.

Brooklyn Dodgers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Tex Carleton, L (4-2) 7 7 2 1 1 2 0 2.93 27 58
Hugh Casey 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.95 4
Team Totals 8 7 2 1 1 2 0 1.12 31 58

Boston Braves

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Bill Posedel, W (6-8) 8.2 7 1 1 3 0 0 4.83 34 63
Dick Coffman, S (2) 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4.39 2
Team Totals 9 7 1 1 4 1 0 1.00 36 63
Balks: None.
WP: B Posedel (3).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bick Campbell, 1B - Bill Klem, 2B - (none), 3B - Lee Ballanfant.
Time of Game: 1:33.
Attendance: 21,928.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Brooklyn Dodgers         Boston Braves
1 Pee Wee Reese SS 1 Johnny Cooney 1B
2 Cookie Lavagetto 3B 2 Sibby Sisti 3B
3 Dixie Walker RF 3 Gene Moore RF
4 Joe Medwick LF 4 Chet Ross LF
5 Babe Phelps C 5 Max West CF
6 Jimmy Wasdell 1B 6 Bama Rowell 2B
7 Pete Coscarart 2B 7 Eddie Miller SS
8 Charlie Gilbert CF 8 Ray Berres C
9 Tex Carleton P 9 Bill Posedel P

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