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Boston Braves @ Brooklyn Dodgers

1940-08-18 · Day game · Ebbets Field · Att: 21178 · 1:51

Brooklyn Dodgers defeated Boston Bees 3–1. Luke Hamlin earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Luke Hamlin L: Bill Posedel SV: (none)

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

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Sibby Sisti	4	0	1	0	0
Johnny Cooney	4	0	1	0	0
Bama Rowell	4	0	1	0	0
Max West	4	0	0	0	1
Chet Ross	4	0	0	0	3
Eddie Miller	4	1	1	0	0
Buddy Hassett	4	0	1	0	0
Ray Berres	3	0	1	1	1
Bill Posedel	3	0	1	0	0
Gene Moore	1	0	0	0	0

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pete Coscarart	4	1	1	0	0	1
Dixie Walker	4	1	2	0	0	0
Dolph Camilli	4	0	1	0	0	1
Babe Phelps	4	0	1	2	0	0
Joe Medwick	4	1	2	0	0	0
Joe Vosmik	4	0	1	1	0	0
Cookie Lavagetto	4	0	0	0	0	1
Leo Durocher	3	0	3	0	1	0
Luke Hamlin	3	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Posedel	8.0	11	1	3

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Luke Hamlin	9.0	7	0	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Sibby Sisti: S
Johnny Cooney: 53.1-2
Bama Rowell: 43.2-3
Max West: K

Bot 1

Pete Coscarart: D
Dixie Walker: 3/FL
Dolph Camilli: K
Babe Phelps: D.2-H
Joe Medwick: 13

Top 2

Chet Ross: 8
Eddie Miller: 8
Buddy Hassett: 43

Bot 2

Joe Vosmik: 8
Cookie Lavagetto: 7/L
Leo Durocher: D
Luke Hamlin: 13

Top 3

Ray Berres: K
Bill Posedel: D
Sibby Sisti: 6
Johnny Cooney: 9

Bot 3

Pete Coscarart: 63
Dixie Walker: D
Dolph Camilli: S.2-3
Babe Phelps: 64(1)/FO.3-H
Joe Medwick: D.1-3
Joe Vosmik: 63

Top 4

Bama Rowell: 8
Max West: 6
Chet Ross: K

Bot 4

Cookie Lavagetto: 7
Leo Durocher: S
Luke Hamlin: 14/SH.1-2
Pete Coscarart: 5/FL

Top 5

Eddie Miller: E6
Buddy Hassett: SB2
Buddy Hassett: S.2-3
Ray Berres: FC.3-H(UR);1-2
Bill Posedel: 15(2)/FO.1-2
Sibby Sisti: 64(1)/FO.2-3
Johnny Cooney: 3/G

Bot 5

Dixie Walker: 4/L
Dolph Camilli: 4
Babe Phelps: 9

Top 6

Bama Rowell: 8
Max West: 4
Chet Ross: K

Bot 6

Joe Medwick: 6/L
Joe Vosmik: S
Cookie Lavagetto: CS2(26)
Cookie Lavagetto: K

Top 7

Eddie Miller: 53
Buddy Hassett: 8
Ray Berres: S
Bill Posedel: 54(1)/FO

Bot 7

Leo Durocher: S
Luke Hamlin: 16(1)/FO
Pete Coscarart: K
Dixie Walker: S.1-2
Dolph Camilli: 5

Top 8

Sibby Sisti: 9
Johnny Cooney: S
Bama Rowell: S.1-2
Max West: 7
Chet Ross: K

Bot 8

Babe Phelps: 9
Joe Medwick: T
Joe Vosmik: 8.3-H
Cookie Lavagetto: E3.B-2
Leo Durocher: IW
Luke Hamlin: 43

Top 9

Eddie Miller: S
Buddy Hassett: 36(1)3/GDP
Gene Moore: 6