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Chicago Cubs @ Boston Braves

1940-07-25 · Day game · Braves Field · Att: 1440 · 2:16

Chicago Cubs defeated Boston Bees 8–4. Chicago Cubs put up 2 in the 4th. Bill Lee earned the win and Charlie Root picked up the save.

Line score

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

W: Bill Lee L: Manny Salvo SV: Charlie Root

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

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Stan Hack	5	1	2	0	0	0
Billy Herman	5	1	1	0	0	0
Augie Galan	5	1	2	2	0	0
Bill Nicholson	4	1	2	1	1	1
Hank Leiber	3	2	2	1	2	1
Zeke Bonura	5	1	1	0	0	0
Gabby Hartnett	3	1	1	1	1	1
Rabbit Warstler	3	0	1	1	0	1
Bill Lee	4	0	0	0	0	1
Dom Dallessandro	1	0	1	2	0	0

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Buddy Hassett	3	1	0	0	1	0
Gene Moore	4	0	0	0	0	1
Bama Rowell	4	1	2	1	0	0
Chet Ross	4	0	1	1	0	0
Eddie Miller	4	0	1	1	0	0
Sibby Sisti	3	1	1	0	0	0
Johnny Cooney	4	0	1	0	0	0
Ray Berres	4	0	2	0	0	0
Manny Salvo	2	0	0	0	0	2
Al Glossop	1	1	1	0	0	0
Phil Masi	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Lee	7.1	8	1	3
Charlie Root	1.2	1	0	0

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Manny Salvo	8.0	10	4	4
Al Javery	1.0	3	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Stan Hack: 5/FL
Billy Herman: E6
Augie Galan: 8/F
Bill Nicholson: CS2(26)

Bot 1

Buddy Hassett: 63
Gene Moore: K
Bama Rowell: 9/F

Top 2

Bill Nicholson: W
Hank Leiber: D7/L.1-H
Zeke Bonura: 8/F
Gabby Hartnett: K
Rabbit Warstler: K/C

Bot 2

Chet Ross: 13
Eddie Miller: S8
Sibby Sisti: 23/SH.1-2
Johnny Cooney: 9/F

Top 3

Bill Lee: K/C
Stan Hack: D4/P
Billy Herman: 13
Augie Galan: 4E3.2XH(32)

Bot 3

Ray Berres: S8
Manny Salvo: K
Buddy Hassett: 7/F
Gene Moore: 4/P

Top 4

Bill Nicholson: 43
Hank Leiber: S7
Zeke Bonura: 7/F
Gabby Hartnett: D8.1-H
Rabbit Warstler: S7.2-H;B-3(E7/TH)
Bill Lee: 2/FL

Bot 4

Bama Rowell: D3/G
Chet Ross: 9/F.2-3
Eddie Miller: 7/F.3-H
Sibby Sisti: S89
Johnny Cooney: SB2.1-3(E2/TH)
Johnny Cooney: E4.3-H(UR)(NR)
Ray Berres: 43

Top 5

Stan Hack: 9/F
Billy Herman: 43
Augie Galan: 2

Bot 5

Manny Salvo: K
Buddy Hassett: 43
Gene Moore: 43

Top 6

Bill Nicholson: S8/F
Hank Leiber: W.1-2
Zeke Bonura: 7/F
Gabby Hartnett: 3/FL
Rabbit Warstler: 43

Bot 6

Bama Rowell: 43
Chet Ross: 63
Eddie Miller: 7/F

Top 7

Bill Lee: 6/P
Stan Hack: 4/L
Billy Herman: D7/L
Augie Galan: D4/G.2-H
Bill Nicholson: K

Bot 7

Sibby Sisti: 63
Johnny Cooney: S8
Ray Berres: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 8

Hank Leiber: W
Zeke Bonura: D8.1-3
Gabby Hartnett: IW
Dom Dallessandro: S9.3-H;2-H;1-2
Bill Lee: 3(B)/BP/TP.2X2(36);1X1(64)

Bot 8

Al Glossop: S8
Buddy Hassett: W.1-2
Gene Moore: 7/F
Bama Rowell: D7.2-H;1-3
Chet Ross: S8/L.3-H;2-3;B-2(TH)
Eddie Miller: 5/L
Sibby Sisti: 53

Top 9

Stan Hack: S8
Billy Herman: 543.1-2
Augie Galan: S9.2-H;B-2(TH)
Bill Nicholson: S9.2-H
Hank Leiber: K/C
Zeke Bonura: 4/P

Bot 9

Johnny Cooney: 7/L
Ray Berres: S5/G
Phil Masi: 64(1)3/GDP

Notes & reviews

2 RBI for Galan unavoidable

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