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Brooklyn Dodgers @ Boston Braves

1940-09-02 · Day game · Braves Field · Att: 23719 · 1:48

Brooklyn Dodgers defeated Boston Bees 6–2. Brooklyn Dodgers put up 2 in the 4th. Curt Davis earned the win. Curt Davis went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Curt Davis L: Bill Posedel SV: (none)

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

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pete Reiser	5	0	1	1	0	1
Dixie Walker	4	0	1	0	1	0
Joe Medwick	5	1	3	1	0	0
Dolph Camilli	4	0	0	0	1	1
Babe Phelps	5	1	2	0	0	0
Jimmy Wasdell	4	2	3	0	0	0
Pete Coscarart	4	1	2	2	1	1
Johnny Hudson	3	0	0	0	1	1
Curt Davis	4	1	1	2	0	0

Boston Braves — batting

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

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Curt Davis	9.0	8	0	1

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Posedel	9.0	13	4	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Pete Reiser: 5
Dixie Walker: D
Joe Medwick: 8
Dolph Camilli: 3

Bot 1

Sibby Sisti: 53
Johnny Cooney: 53
Bama Rowell: S
Max West: 8

Top 2

Babe Phelps: 8
Jimmy Wasdell: T9
Pete Coscarart: D.3-H
Johnny Hudson: K
Curt Davis: 8

Bot 2

Chet Ross: D
Eddie Miller: 63.2-3
Gene Moore: 7
Ray Berres: S.3-H
Bill Posedel: 6/L

Top 3

Pete Reiser: K
Dixie Walker: W
Joe Medwick: S.1-2
Dolph Camilli: 9
Babe Phelps: 7

Bot 3

Sibby Sisti: S
Johnny Cooney: 53/SH.1-2
Bama Rowell: 8
Max West: 8

Top 4

Jimmy Wasdell: S
Pete Coscarart: K
Johnny Hudson: 9
Curt Davis: HR.1-H
Pete Reiser: 8

Bot 4

Chet Ross: S
Eddie Miller: S.1-2
Gene Moore: S.1-2;2-H
Ray Berres: 64(1)3/GDP.2-3
Bill Posedel: 63

Top 5

Dixie Walker: 43
Joe Medwick: S
Dolph Camilli: 9
Babe Phelps: S.1-2
Jimmy Wasdell: 6

Bot 5

Al Glossop: 8
Johnny Cooney: 8
Bama Rowell: 7

Top 6

Pete Coscarart: D
Johnny Hudson: 34/SH.2-3
Curt Davis: 53
Pete Reiser: S.3-H
Dixie Walker: 8

Bot 6

Max West: 9
Chet Ross: 2/FL
Eddie Miller: 63

Top 7

Joe Medwick: HR
Dolph Camilli: W
Babe Phelps: 36(1)1/GDP
Jimmy Wasdell: HP
Pete Coscarart: W.1-2
Johnny Hudson: W.2-3;1-2
Curt Davis: 5

Bot 7

Gene Moore: 43
Ray Berres: 63
Bill Posedel: 13

Top 8

Pete Reiser: 8
Dixie Walker: 7
Joe Medwick: 8

Bot 8

Al Glossop: S
Johnny Cooney: 1/G.1-2
Bama Rowell: 8
Max West: 3/FL

Top 9

Dolph Camilli: K
Babe Phelps: S
Jimmy Wasdell: S.1-3
Pete Coscarart: 46(1)/FO.3-H
Johnny Hudson: 46(1)/FO

Bot 9

Chet Ross: K
Eddie Miller: E6
Gene Moore: 46(1)/FO
Buddy Hassett: E4.1-2
Phil Masi: 8