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Scores
Standings
PHA
@BOS		4
9
PHA
@BOS		1
4		 
(8)
SLB
@CHW		2
1
DET
@CLE		2
3		 
(14)
NYY
@WSH		4
3		 
(11)
PIT
@CIN		3
11
BSN
@NYG		0
14
BRO
@PHI		5
0
CHC
@STL		0
6
Sunday, September 29, 1940,
, Polo Grounds V
Attendance: 2,839, Time of Game: 1:43
Braves
0
65-87
⇐ Lost 2
 at Giants
14
72-80
⇐ Won 2
W: Bill Lohrman (10-15)
L: Al Piechota (2-5)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  3  3
Giants          0  5  5   0  2  0   2  0  X   14 15  0

Boston Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Sibby Sisti 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 .251 .664 0 0
   Al Glossop 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .226 .650 0 0
Mel Preibisch CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 .225 .537 1 0
   Buddy Gremp 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .444 5 0
Bama Rowell 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 .305 .726 0 5
   Buddy Hassett PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .234 .566
   Whitey Wietelmann 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .195 .502 1 1
Max West 1B-CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .261 .716 5 0
Chet Ross LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .281 .812 0 0
Eddie Miller SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 .276 .748 4 2 HBP
Don Manno RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 .286 1.000 2 0
   Claude Wilborn RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 1 0
Sig Broskie C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .273 .623 5 0
Al Piechota P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .504 0 0
   Johnny Cooney PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .318 .736
   Nick Strincevich P 2 0 1 0 0 0 .116 .272 0 2
Team Totals 30 0 3 0 1 5 .100 .256 24 10
HBP: E Miller (5).
TB: N Strincevich; B Rowell; S Broskie.
Team LOB: 5.
Fielding
DP: 2. M West; B Rowell-E Miller-B Gremp.
E: S Broskie (2); E Miller (28); S Sisti (22).

New York Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Johnny Rucker CF 5 2 2 7 1 2 .296 .714 3 0 2·HR,SB
Burgess Whitehead 2B 5 0 2 0 0 0 .282 .659 1 1
Jo-Jo Moore LF 4 1 1 0 1 1 .276 .722 1 0
Babe Young 1B 3 1 1 0 2 0 .286 .807 13 0 2B
Ken O'Dea C 5 0 2 2 0 0 .240 .650 4 1 GDP
Tony Cuccinello 3B 3 3 1 1 2 0 .226 .580 1 0
Buster Maynard RF 4 3 4 1 1 0 .276 .909 4 0 3B,2B
Mickey Witek SS 5 2 1 1 0 0 .256 .589 0 4
Bill Lohrman P 5 2 1 0 0 1 .123 .300 0 6
Team Totals 39 14 15 12 7 4 .385 1.119 27 12
2B: B Young (27); B Maynard (2).
3B: B Maynard (2).
HR: J Rucker 2 (4).
TB: J Rucker 8; B Maynard 7; K O'Dea 2; B Whitehead 2; B Young 2; J Moore; B Lohrman; M Witek; T Cuccinello.
GIDP: K O'Dea (2).
RBI: J Rucker 7 (23); K O'Dea 2 (12); B Maynard (2); M Witek (31); T Cuccinello (55).
Team LOB: 8.
Baserunning
SB: J Rucker (4, -1st base off  POCS).

Boston Braves

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Al Piechota, L (2-5) 2 5 5 1 0 3 1 5.75 12 37
Nick Strincevich 6 10 9 9 7 1 1 5.53 34
Team Totals 8 15 14 10 7 4 2 11.25 46 37

New York Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Bill Lohrman, W (10-15) 9 3 0 0 1 5 0 3.78 32 85
Team Totals 9 3 0 0 1 5 0 0.00 32 85
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: B Lohrman (3).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill Stewart, 1B - Lou Jorda, 2B - (none), 3B - (none).
Time of Game: 1:43.
Attendance: 2,839.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Boston Braves         New York Giants
1 Sibby Sisti 3B 1 Johnny Rucker CF
2 Mel Preibisch CF 2 Burgess Whitehead 2B
3 Bama Rowell 2B 3 Jo-Jo Moore LF
4 Max West 1B 4 Babe Young 1B
5 Chet Ross LF 5 Ken O'Dea C
6 Eddie Miller SS 6 Tony Cuccinello 3B
7 Don Manno RF 7 Buster Maynard RF
8 Sig Broskie C 8 Mickey Witek SS
9 Al Piechota P 9 Bill Lohrman P

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