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Scores
Standings
NYY
@CHW		10
2
WSH
@CLE		2
13
PHA
@DET		7
4
BOS
@SLB		14
7
STL
@BRO		3
3		 
(10)
PIT
@BSN		9
0
CHC
@NYG		14
1
CIN
@PHI		9
5
Friday, July 26, 1940,
, Polo Grounds V
Attendance: 3,415, Time of Game: 2:03
Cubs
14
48-45
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
 at Giants
1
45-38
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
W: Larry French (10-8)
L: Cliff Melton (8-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  3  0   0  0  0   8  0  3   14 13  2
Giants          1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  7  1

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Stan Hack 3B 5 1 3 1 0 1 .301 .790 2 2 SH
Billy Herman 2B 4 1 0 0 1 0 .309 .767 3 2 GDP
Augie Galan LF 4 2 1 2 1 0 .208 .666 3 0 2B,SB
Bill Nicholson RF 5 1 1 0 0 1 .323 .979 0 0 2B
Hank Leiber CF 2 2 0 0 3 1 .314 .885 2 0
Zeke Bonura 1B 4 2 2 3 1 0 .275 .745 8 1 HR,GDP
Al Todd C 5 2 1 1 0 0 .255 .624 7 0
Rabbit Warstler SS 4 2 2 1 1 2 .227 .565 1 2
Larry French P 5 1 3 4 0 0 .211 .525 1 3
Team Totals 38 14 13 12 7 5 .342 .918 27 10
2B: A Galan (12); B Nicholson (19).
HR: Z Bonura (4).
SH: S Hack (4).
TB: Z Bonura 5; L French 3; S Hack 3; B Nicholson 2; R Warstler 2; A Galan 2; A Todd.
GIDP: Z Bonura (7); B Herman (6).
RBI: L French 4 (7); Z Bonura 3 (48); A Galan 2 (20); R Warstler (6); A Todd (22); S Hack (21).
Team LOB: 5.
Fielding
DP: 1. S Hack-Z Bonura.
E: R Warstler 2 (4).
Baserunning
SB: A Galan (5, -1st base off  POCS).

New York Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Jo-Jo Moore LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 .298 .775 0 0 HR
   Johnny Rucker CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225 .573 1 0
Burgess Whitehead 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .294 .693 5 4
Bob Seeds CF-LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .269 .655 4 0
Babe Young 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .306 .823 10 0
Harry Danning C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .338 .914 4 0
   Ken O'Dea C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .161 .439 1 0
Mel Ott RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .284 .837 2 0
Tony Cuccinello 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .251 .643 0 4
Glen Stewart SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .100 .293 0 2
Cliff Melton P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .237 .591 0 0
   Mickey Witek 1 0 0 0 0 0 .264 .641
   Paul Dean P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .250 0 0
   Hal Schumacher 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .588
Team Totals 35 1 7 1 1 4 .200 .508 27 10
HR: J Moore (5).
TB: J Moore 4; B Young 2; M Ott; B Whitehead; G Stewart; B Seeds.
RBI: J Moore (32).
Team LOB: 8.
Fielding
DP: 2. T Cuccinello-B Whitehead-B Young; G Stewart-B Whitehead-B Young.
E: H Danning (11).

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Larry French, W (10-8) 9 7 1 1 1 4 1 3.20 36 72
Team Totals 9 7 1 1 1 4 1 1.00 36 72

New York Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Cliff Melton, L (8-3) 7 9 11 11 4 4 1 4.66 34 15
Paul Dean 2 4 3 3 3 1 0 3.49 12
Team Totals 9 13 14 14 7 5 1 14.00 46 15
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bick Campbell, 1B - Bill Klem, 2B - (none), 3B - Lee Ballanfant.
Time of Game: 2:03.
Attendance: 3,415.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Chicago Cubs         New York Giants
1 Stan Hack 3B 1 Jo-Jo Moore LF
2 Billy Herman 2B 2 Burgess Whitehead 2B
3 Augie Galan LF 3 Bob Seeds CF
4 Bill Nicholson RF 4 Babe Young 1B
5 Hank Leiber CF 5 Harry Danning C
6 Zeke Bonura 1B 6 Mel Ott RF
7 Al Todd C 7 Tony Cuccinello 3B
8 Rabbit Warstler SS 8 Glen Stewart SS
9 Larry French P 9 Cliff Melton P

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