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Cincinnati Reds @ New York Giants

1940-06-22 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 15075 · 1:43

Cincinnati Reds defeated New York Giants 3–1. Cincinnati Reds put up 2 in the 8th. Jim Turner earned the win. Ernie Lombardi went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CIN	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	10
NY1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	8

W: Jim Turner L: Bill Lohrman SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Stewart · 1B: George Barr · 2B: (none) · 3B: George Magerkurth · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Billy Werber	5	1	2	0	0
Lee Gamble	5	0	1	0	0
Lonny Frey	4	1	1	1	0
Frank McCormick	3	0	0	0	0
Ernie Lombardi	4	1	3	2	0
Harry Craft	4	0	0	0	0
Mike McCormick	4	0	1	0	0
Eddie Joost	4	0	1	0	1
Jim Turner	4	0	1	0	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	SO
Burgess Whitehead	4	0	1	1
Jo-Jo Moore	4	1	2	1
Bob Seeds	4	0	2	0
Babe Young	3	0	1	0
Harry Danning	4	0	1	0
Mel Ott	3	0	0	0
Billy Jurges	3	0	1	0
Mickey Witek	3	0	0	0
Bill Lohrman	2	0	0	2
Johnny Rucker	1	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim Turner	9.0	8	0	4

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Lohrman	8.0	9	0	1
Jumbo Brown	1.0	1	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Billy Werber: S1
Lee Gamble: S9.1-3
Lonny Frey: 8.3-H
Frank McCormick: HP.1-2
Ernie Lombardi: 9
Harry Craft: 13

Bot 1

Burgess Whitehead: 13
Jo-Jo Moore: K/C
Bob Seeds: 53

Top 2

Mike McCormick: 43
Eddie Joost: S8
Jim Turner: S8.1-2
Billy Werber: 9
Lee Gamble: 43

Bot 2

Babe Young: 13
Harry Danning: 53
Mel Ott: 4

Top 3

Lonny Frey: 9
Frank McCormick: 13
Ernie Lombardi: S8
Harry Craft: 43

Bot 3

Billy Jurges: S8
Mickey Witek: 46(1)3/GDP
Bill Lohrman: K

Top 4

Mike McCormick: 9
Eddie Joost: K
Jim Turner: 4

Bot 4

Burgess Whitehead: S7
Jo-Jo Moore: S8.1-2
Bob Seeds: 6
Babe Young: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 5

Billy Werber: 7
Lee Gamble: 5/FL
Lonny Frey: S8
Frank McCormick: 46(1)/FO

Bot 5

Harry Danning: S7
Mel Ott: WP.1-2
Mel Ott: CS3(25)
Mel Ott: 3/FL
Billy Jurges: 63

Top 6

Ernie Lombardi: S8
Harry Craft: 8
Mike McCormick: 43(B)6(1)/GDP

Bot 6

Mickey Witek: 53
Bill Lohrman: K
Burgess Whitehead: K

Top 7

Eddie Joost: 4
Jim Turner: 43
Billy Werber: 53

Bot 7

Jo-Jo Moore: D7
Bob Seeds: S5.2-H(E5)(NR)
Babe Young: 53/SH.1-2
Harry Danning: 43.2-3
Mel Ott: 163

Top 8

Lee Gamble: E4
Lonny Frey: 16(1)/FO
Frank McCormick: 2/FL
Ernie Lombardi: HR/7.1-H(UR);B-H(UR)
Harry Craft: E6
Mike McCormick: S9.1X3(95)

Bot 8

Billy Jurges: 63
Mickey Witek: 63
Johnny Rucker: 63

Top 9

Eddie Joost: 43
Jim Turner: 3/FL
Billy Werber: S8
Lee Gamble: 43

Bot 9

Burgess Whitehead: 63
Jo-Jo Moore: E3
Bob Seeds: S5.1-2
Babe Young: S9.2XH(952);1-3
Harry Danning: 54(1)/FO