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Cincinnati Reds @ Boston Braves

1940-08-04 · Day game · Braves Field · sunny, dry · 1:44

Boston Bees defeated Cincinnati Reds 5–3. Boston Bees put up 2 in the 1st. Dick Errickson earned the win. Max West went 3-for-4 with 3 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Dick Errickson L: Bucky Walters SV: (none)

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

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Billy Werber	3	1	1	0	1
Lonny Frey	3	1	0	0	1
Ival Goodman	3	1	0	0	0
Frank McCormick	4	0	2	2	0
Ernie Lombardi	3	0	0	0	1
Harry Craft	4	0	0	1	0
Mike McCormick	3	0	0	0	0
Eddie Joost	3	0	1	0	0
Bucky Walters	3	0	1	0	0

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Sibby Sisti	3	1	0	0	1	0
Johnny Cooney	4	2	2	0	0	0
Bama Rowell	3	2	2	1	1	0
Max West	4	0	3	3	0	0
Chet Ross	3	0	0	0	1	2
Eddie Miller	4	0	1	1	0	1
Buddy Hassett	4	0	1	0	0	0
Ray Berres	4	0	0	0	0	0
Dick Errickson	4	0	0	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bucky Walters	8.0	9	3	3

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dick Errickson	9.0	5	3	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Billy Werber: W
Lonny Frey: PO1(2634E3).1-1
Lonny Frey: W.1-2
Ival Goodman: FC1/SH.2-3;1-2
Frank McCormick: D7.3-H;2-H;1-3
Ernie Lombardi: IW
Harry Craft: 8.3-H
Mike McCormick: 6(1)/FO.2-3
Eddie Joost: 8

Bot 1

Sibby Sisti: 53
Johnny Cooney: S8
Bama Rowell: S9.1-3
Max West: S7.3-H;1-2
Chet Ross: W.2-3;1-2
Eddie Miller: FC5.3-H;2-3;1X2(5E4)
Buddy Hassett: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 2

Bucky Walters: S5/BG
Billy Werber: 8
Lonny Frey: 16(1)/FO
Ival Goodman: CS2(26)

Bot 2

Ray Berres: 13
Dick Errickson: 63
Sibby Sisti: 7/L

Top 3

Ival Goodman: 9
Frank McCormick: 63
Ernie Lombardi: 8/L

Bot 3

Johnny Cooney: 43
Bama Rowell: 63
Max West: S9
Chet Ross: 64(1)/FO

Top 4

Harry Craft: 63
Mike McCormick: 43
Eddie Joost: T9.BXH(462)

Bot 4

Eddie Miller: K
Buddy Hassett: S1.B-2(E1/TH1)
Ray Berres: 63
Dick Errickson: 63

Top 5

Bucky Walters: 43
Billy Werber: 6
Lonny Frey: 43

Bot 5

Sibby Sisti: 7
Johnny Cooney: D7
Bama Rowell: S7.2-H
Max West: 43.1-2
Chet Ross: K

Top 6

Ival Goodman: 7
Frank McCormick: 63
Ernie Lombardi: 43

Bot 6

Eddie Miller: 63
Buddy Hassett: 7
Ray Berres: 1/L

Top 7

Harry Craft: 6
Mike McCormick: 8
Eddie Joost: 63

Bot 7

Dick Errickson: 3/G
Sibby Sisti: W
Johnny Cooney: 43.1-2
Bama Rowell: W
Max West: CS3(2E5)
Max West: T8.3-H(UR);1-H(UR)
Chet Ross: K

Top 8

Bucky Walters: 63
Billy Werber: S7
Lonny Frey: 6(1)/FO
Ival Goodman: 41

Bot 8

Eddie Miller: S8
Buddy Hassett: 8
Ray Berres: 7
Dick Errickson: 7

Top 9

Frank McCormick: S7
Ernie Lombardi: 64(1)3/GDP
Harry Craft: 63