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Boston Braves @ New York Giants

1940-04-25 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 4718 · 2:08

New York Giants defeated Boston Bees 9–1. New York Giants put up 3 in the 3rd. Bill Lohrman earned the win. Burgess Whitehead went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BSN	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	6
NY1	2	1	3	3	0	0	0	0		9	11

W: Bill Lohrman L: Joe Callahan SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Klem · 1B: Lee Ballanfant · 2B: (none) · 3B: Bick Campbell · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny Cooney	4	0	0	0	0	0
Buddy Hassett	4	0	1	0	0	0
Max West	4	0	1	0	0	1
Tony Cuccinello	4	0	0	0	0	0
Chet Ross	4	1	1	0	0	2
Eddie Miller	4	0	1	0	0	1
Al Lopez	0	0	0	0	1	0
Sibby Sisti	1	0	0	0	0	1
Tom Earley	1	0	0	0	0	1
Stan Andrews	3	0	1	1	0	2
Bama Rowell	2	0	1	0	0	0
George Barnicle	2	0	0	0	0	1

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny Rucker	5	1	3	0	0	0
Billy Jurges	4	1	2	2	0	0
Frank Demaree	2	1	0	0	3	1
Mel Ott	3	1	0	0	1	0
Harry Danning	4	1	0	0	1	2
Babe Young	4	1	2	3	0	0
Mickey Witek	4	1	1	0	0	0
Burgess Whitehead	3	1	2	3	0	0
Bill Lohrman	3	1	1	0	0	1

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Joe Callahan	0.0	2	1	0
Tom Earley	3.0	7	2	0
George Barnicle	5.0	2	2	4

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Lohrman	9.0	6	1	9

Play-by-play

Top 1

Johnny Cooney: 99
Buddy Hassett: 163
Max West: S7
Tony Cuccinello: WP.1-2
Tony Cuccinello: 99

Bot 1

Johnny Rucker: T8/89
Billy Jurges: S.3-H
Frank Demaree: SB2
Frank Demaree: W
Mel Ott: 99/FL
Harry Danning: 99/F
Babe Young: S8.2-H;1-2#
Mickey Witek: 99

Top 2

Chet Ross: K
Eddie Miller: 99
Al Lopez: W
Sibby Sisti: K

Bot 2

Burgess Whitehead: 99
Bill Lohrman: D7
Johnny Rucker: S8.2-3;BX2(834)
Billy Jurges: S.3-H
Frank Demaree: W.1-2
Mel Ott: 99

Top 3

Tom Earley: K
Johnny Cooney: 99
Buddy Hassett: 99

Bot 3

Harry Danning: W
Babe Young: 99/F
Mickey Witek: S.1-3
Burgess Whitehead: HR8/89/IPHR.3-H;1-H
Bill Lohrman: 99
Johnny Rucker: S
Billy Jurges: 99

Top 4

Max West: K
Tony Cuccinello: 99
Chet Ross: K

Bot 4

Frank Demaree: W
Mel Ott: HP.1-2
Harry Danning: K
Babe Young: T8/89.2-H;1-H;B-H(E6/TH)(NR)(UR)
Mickey Witek: 99
Burgess Whitehead: HP
Bill Lohrman: K

Top 5

Eddie Miller: 99
Stan Andrews: K
Bama Rowell: S1
George Barnicle: K

Bot 5

Johnny Rucker: 99
Billy Jurges: 99
Frank Demaree: K

Top 6

Johnny Cooney: 99
Buddy Hassett: 99
Max West: 99

Bot 6

Mel Ott: W
Harry Danning: 54(1)3/GDP
Babe Young: 99

Top 7

Tony Cuccinello: 99
Chet Ross: T8/78
Eddie Miller: K
Stan Andrews: S6.3-H
Bama Rowell: 99

Bot 7

Mickey Witek: 99
Burgess Whitehead: S
Bill Lohrman: 99/SH.1-2
Johnny Rucker: 99

Top 8

George Barnicle: 99
Johnny Cooney: 99
Buddy Hassett: S8
Max West: BK.1-2
Max West: 99

Bot 8

Billy Jurges: HP
Frank Demaree: WP.1-2
Frank Demaree: 99
Mel Ott: 99
Harry Danning: K

Top 9

Tony Cuccinello: 99
Chet Ross: 99
Eddie Miller: S1
Stan Andrews: K