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Chicago Cubs @ Boston Braves

1940-06-15 · Day game · Braves Field · Att: 2466 · 1:55

Chicago Cubs defeated Boston Bees 11–5. Chicago Cubs put up 5 in the 4th. Larry French earned the win. Billy Herman went 2-for-4 with 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHN	1	4	0	5	0	1	0	0	0	11	13
BSN	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	7

W: Larry French L: Bill Posedel SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Lou Jorda · 1B: Ziggy Sears · 2B: (none) · 3B: Tom Dunn · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Stan Hack	5	2	2	0	1	0
Phil Cavarretta	2	3	1	0	3	0
Jim Gleeson	4	2	1	2	0	1
Bill Nicholson	4	2	3	3	1	0
Billy Herman	4	1	2	4	1	0
Dom Dallessandro	4	0	0	1	1	0
Al Todd	5	0	2	1	0	0
Bobby Mattick	5	0	1	0	0	0
Larry French	5	1	1	0	0	1

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Buddy Hassett	4	1	1	0	1	0
Gene Moore	4	2	1	0	1	2
Sibby Sisti	4	2	3	2	0	0
Chet Ross	4	0	0	1	0	1
Max West	4	0	0	1	0	0
Eddie Miller	4	0	1	1	0	0
Phil Masi	4	0	0	0	0	2
Bama Rowell	2	0	1	0	0	0
George Barnicle	1	0	0	0	0	1
Joe Callahan	1	0	0	0	0	0
Whitey Wietelmann	2	0	0	0	0	0
Dick Coffman	1	0	0	0	0	1
Stan Andrews	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Larry French	9.0	7	2	7

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Posedel	1.2	7	1	0
George Barnicle	1.1	0	3	0
Joe Callahan	2.1	4	3	1
Dick Coffman	3.2	2	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Stan Hack: S7
Phil Cavarretta: S7.1-2
Jim Gleeson: FC1/BG.2X3(15);1-2;B-1
Bill Nicholson: 46(1)/FO.2-3
Billy Herman: S7.3-H;1-2
Dom Dallessandro: 9/F

Bot 1

Buddy Hassett: E6/TH.B-1
Gene Moore: K
Sibby Sisti: S5/15/BG.1-2
Chet Ross: 53.2-3;1-2
Max West: 7/F

Top 2

Al Todd: 2/FL
Bobby Mattick: S7
Larry French: 46(1)/FO
Stan Hack: D9.1-3
Phil Cavarretta: W
Jim Gleeson: D/78.3-H;2-H;1-3
Bill Nicholson: T/F8D.3-H;2-H
Billy Herman: W
Dom Dallessandro: 43

Bot 2

Eddie Miller: 53
Phil Masi: K/C
Bama Rowell: 3/G

Top 3

Al Todd: 7/F
Bobby Mattick: 63
Larry French: 8/F8D

Bot 3

George Barnicle: K
Buddy Hassett: E4/G.B-1
Gene Moore: W.1-2
Sibby Sisti: T/F89D.2-H(UR);1-H
Chet Ross: 63.3-H
Max West: 2/FL

Top 4

Stan Hack: W
Phil Cavarretta: W.1-2
Jim Gleeson: FC3/SH/TH1.2-3;1-2;B-1
Bill Nicholson: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Billy Herman: D/89.3-H;2-H;1-3
Dom Dallessandro: 7/F.3-H
Al Todd: S8.2-H
Bobby Mattick: SB2
Bobby Mattick: 43.2-3
Larry French: K

Bot 4

Eddie Miller: 7/F
Phil Masi: K
Bama Rowell: S7
Joe Callahan: 13

Top 5

Stan Hack: 3/G
Phil Cavarretta: W
Jim Gleeson: CS2(26)
Jim Gleeson: 5/P

Bot 5

Buddy Hassett: S5/BG
Gene Moore: K
Sibby Sisti: 53.1-2
Chet Ross: K

Top 6

Bill Nicholson: T/89
Billy Herman: 8/F.3-H
Dom Dallessandro: W
Al Todd: S8.1-2
Bobby Mattick: 5(2)/FO.1-2
Larry French: 9/F

Bot 6

Max West: 8/F
Eddie Miller: 2/FL
Phil Masi: 63

Top 7

Stan Hack: 3/L
Phil Cavarretta: 7/L
Jim Gleeson: K/C

Bot 7

Whitey Wietelmann: 8/F
Dick Coffman: K/C
Buddy Hassett: 9/F

Top 8

Bill Nicholson: S9
Billy Herman: 54(1)3/GDP
Dom Dallessandro: 8/F

Bot 8

Gene Moore: D/78
Sibby Sisti: S1.2-3
Chet Ross: 53.3-3;1-2
Max West: 7/F.3-H
Eddie Miller: D7.2-H
Phil Masi: 9/L

Top 9

Al Todd: 6/L
Bobby Mattick: 23
Larry French: S
Stan Hack: 9

Bot 9

Whitey Wietelmann: 53
Stan Andrews: 53
Buddy Hassett: W
Gene Moore: 8