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Cincinnati Reds @ Boston Braves

1940-08-03 · Day game · Braves Field · sunny, dry · 1:35

Cincinnati Reds defeated Boston Bees 3–1. Paul Derringer earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Paul Derringer L: Bill Posedel SV: (none)

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

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Billy Werber	4	0	0	0	0	0
Lonny Frey	2	1	0	0	2	0
Ival Goodman	2	1	1	0	1	1
Frank McCormick	4	0	1	0	0	0
Ernie Lombardi	2	0	0	0	2	0
Harry Craft	4	1	2	2	0	0
Mike McCormick	4	0	1	1	0	0
Eddie Joost	4	0	0	0	0	0
Paul Derringer	4	0	1	0	0	1

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Sibby Sisti	5	0	0	0	1
Johnny Cooney	4	0	0	0	0
Bama Rowell	4	0	2	0	0
Max West	4	0	2	0	2
Chet Ross	4	0	1	0	0
Eddie Miller	4	0	0	0	0
Buddy Hassett	4	1	4	0	0
Ray Berres	1	0	0	0	0
Bill Posedel	3	0	1	0	1
Gene Moore	1	0	1	1	0
Phil Masi	1	0	0	0	1
Al Glossop	1	0	0	0	1

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Paul Derringer	9.0	11	0	6

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Posedel	9.0	6	5	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Billy Werber: 2/FL
Lonny Frey: 8
Ival Goodman: S9
Frank McCormick: 64(1)/FO

Bot 1

Sibby Sisti: 3/FL
Johnny Cooney: 3/G
Bama Rowell: S8
Max West: S7.1-3
Chet Ross: 8

Top 2

Ernie Lombardi: 9
Harry Craft: S8
Mike McCormick: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 2

Eddie Miller: 2
Buddy Hassett: S8
Ray Berres: 43.1-2
Bill Posedel: 43

Top 3

Eddie Joost: 13
Paul Derringer: 63
Billy Werber: 8/L

Bot 3

Sibby Sisti: K/C
Johnny Cooney: 9
Bama Rowell: 8

Top 4

Lonny Frey: W
Ival Goodman: K
Frank McCormick: D7.1-3
Ernie Lombardi: IW
Harry Craft: 64(1)/FO.3-H;2-3
Mike McCormick: 43

Bot 4

Max West: K
Chet Ross: 2/FL
Eddie Miller: 6

Top 5

Eddie Joost: 53
Paul Derringer: S7
Billy Werber: CS2(24)
Billy Werber: 143

Bot 5

Buddy Hassett: D8
Ray Berres: 13/SH.2-3
Bill Posedel: K/C
Sibby Sisti: 5/FL

Top 6

Lonny Frey: W
Ival Goodman: E1/SH/TH1.1-2
Frank McCormick: 43/DP.2XH(35);1-2
Ernie Lombardi: IW
Harry Craft: D9/89.2-H;1XH(9425)

Bot 6

Johnny Cooney: 53
Bama Rowell: 9
Max West: K/C

Top 7

Mike McCormick: 13
Eddie Joost: 3
Paul Derringer: K

Bot 7

Chet Ross: 63
Eddie Miller: 8
Buddy Hassett: D9
Gene Moore: S8.2-H
Bill Posedel: S7.1-2
Sibby Sisti: 64(1)/FO

Top 8

Billy Werber: 8
Lonny Frey: 8
Ival Goodman: W
Frank McCormick: SB2
Frank McCormick: 53

Bot 8

Johnny Cooney: 43
Bama Rowell: S9
Max West: D9.1XH(932)
Chet Ross: S1.2-3
Eddie Miller: 6

Top 9

Ernie Lombardi: 43
Harry Craft: E5.B-3
Mike McCormick: D9.3-H(UR)
Eddie Joost: 8
Paul Derringer: 8

Bot 9

Buddy Hassett: S8
Phil Masi: K
Al Glossop: K
Sibby Sisti: 64(1)/FO

Notes & reviews

Reds catcher Willard Hershberger, distraught that he 'called the wrong pitch' on the game-ending home run by the Giants Harry Danning on 7/31, did not show up at the park today and committed suicide in his hotel room
Lonny Frey rounded 3B too far

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