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Boston Braves @ Brooklyn Dodgers

1940-04-23 · Day game · Ebbets Field · Att: 13284 · 2:15

Brooklyn Dodgers defeated Boston Bees 8–3. Brooklyn Dodgers put up 5 in the 2nd. Tex Carleton earned the win. Charlie Gilbert went 2-for-4 with 2 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BSN	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	10
BRO	0	5	0	0	0	3	0	0		8	12

W: Tex Carleton L: Nick Strincevich SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Larry Goetz · 1B: Beans Reardon · 2B: (none) · 3B: Babe Pinelli · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Sibby Sisti	5	0	0	0	1
Bob Loane	5	1	1	0	1
Buddy Hassett	4	1	2	0	0
Max West	4	1	1	3	0
Tony Cuccinello	4	0	1	0	2
Chet Ross	4	0	2	0	0
Eddie Miller	4	0	2	0	0
Al Lopez	4	0	0	0	0
Nick Strincevich	1	0	0	0	1
Dick Errickson	1	0	0	0	0
Bama Rowell	1	0	1	0	0
Les Scarsella	1	0	0	0	1

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Charlie Gilbert	4	2	2	4	1	0
Pete Coscarart	5	0	1	0	0	1
Joe Vosmik	4	0	2	0	1	0
Cookie Lavagetto	5	0	1	0	0	0
Dolph Camilli	4	1	1	0	0	1
Roy Cullenbine	2	1	0	0	2	0
Herman Franks	4	2	4	3	0	0
Pee Wee Reese	3	2	1	1	1	1
Tex Carleton	4	0	0	0	0	1

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Nick Strincevich	1.1	3	3	0
Dick Errickson	4.2	7	1	1
Al Javery	2.0	2	1	3

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tex Carleton	9.0	10	0	6

Play-by-play

Top 1

Sibby Sisti: 2/FL
Bob Loane: D
Buddy Hassett: S.2-3
Max West: HR.3-H;1-H
Tony Cuccinello: 8
Chet Ross: 63

Bot 1

Charlie Gilbert: 2/FL
Pete Coscarart: 63
Joe Vosmik: W
Cookie Lavagetto: 53

Top 2

Eddie Miller: S.B-2(E5)
Al Lopez: 63
Nick Strincevich: K+SB3
Sibby Sisti: K

Bot 2

Dolph Camilli: D
Roy Cullenbine: W
Herman Franks: HR.2-H;1-H
Pee Wee Reese: W
Tex Carleton: 163.1-2
Charlie Gilbert: HR.2-H
Pete Coscarart: S
Joe Vosmik: 8
Cookie Lavagetto: 6

Top 3

Bob Loane: 7
Buddy Hassett: 43
Max West: 2/FL

Bot 3

Dolph Camilli: 8
Roy Cullenbine: 163
Herman Franks: S
Pee Wee Reese: 63

Top 4

Tony Cuccinello: K
Chet Ross: 5
Eddie Miller: S
Al Lopez: 8

Bot 4

Tex Carleton: 9
Charlie Gilbert: W
Pete Coscarart: 8
Joe Vosmik: 7

Top 5

Dick Errickson: 13
Sibby Sisti: E6
Bob Loane: K
Buddy Hassett: 7

Bot 5

Cookie Lavagetto: 63
Dolph Camilli: 43
Roy Cullenbine: 9

Top 6

Max West: 3/G
Tony Cuccinello: S
Chet Ross: S.1-2
Eddie Miller: 6
Al Lopez: 6

Bot 6

Herman Franks: D
Pee Wee Reese: S.2-H;B-2(E2)
Tex Carleton: 6
Charlie Gilbert: HR.2-H
Pete Coscarart: K
Joe Vosmik: S
Cookie Lavagetto: S.1X3(85)

Top 7

Bama Rowell: S
Sibby Sisti: 8/L
Bob Loane: 7/FL
Buddy Hassett: S.1-2
Max West: 3/G

Bot 7

Dolph Camilli: K
Roy Cullenbine: W
Herman Franks: S.1-2
Pee Wee Reese: WP.2-3;1-2
Pee Wee Reese: K
Tex Carleton: K

Top 8

Tony Cuccinello: K
Chet Ross: S
Eddie Miller: 64(1)/FO
Al Lopez: 9

Bot 8

Charlie Gilbert: 7
Pete Coscarart: 8
Joe Vosmik: S.B-2(E6)
Cookie Lavagetto: 53

Top 9

Les Scarsella: K
Sibby Sisti: 7
Bob Loane: 13