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New York Giants @
Boston Braves
1940-09-21 Β· Day game Β· Braves Field Β· Att: 2226 Β· 1:43
New York Giants defeated Boston Bees 3β1. New York Giants put up 2 in the 9th. Harry Gumbert earned the win and Red Lynn picked up the save.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NY1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| BSN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
W: Harry Gumbert L: Bill Posedel SV: Red Lynn
Umpires β HP: Lee Ballanfant Β· 1B: Al Barlick Β· 2B: Bick Campbell Β· 3B: Bill Klem Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)
New York Giants β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Burgess Whitehead | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Jo-Jo Moore | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Babe Young | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mel Ott | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Harry Danning | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Frank Demaree | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Harry Gumbert | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Boston Braves β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whitey Wietelmann | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Max West | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Chet Ross | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Eddie Miller | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Gene Moore | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ray Berres | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bill Posedel | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Buddy Hassett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Giants β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Harry Gumbert | 8.2 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
Red Lynn | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Boston Braves β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bill Posedel | 9.0 | 9 | 3 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Johnny Rucker: 4
- Burgess Whitehead: 53
- Jo-Jo Moore: 8
Bot 1
- Whitey Wietelmann: K
- Mel Preibisch: 53
- Bama Rowell: 7
Top 2
- Babe Young: 6
- Mel Ott: D
- Harry Danning: W
- Frank Demaree: 9(B)6(2)/DP
Bot 2
- Max West: 3
- Chet Ross: 63
- Eddie Miller: 63
Top 3
- Mickey Witek: 63
- Harry Gumbert: 63
- Johnny Rucker: 8
Bot 3
- Gene Moore: S
- Ray Berres: 46(1)3/GDP
- Bill Posedel: 13
Top 4
- Burgess Whitehead: 31
- Jo-Jo Moore: S
- Babe Young: 3
- Mel Ott: 7
Bot 4
- Whitey Wietelmann: 63
- Mel Preibisch: K
- Bama Rowell: S
- Max West: 43
Top 5
- Harry Danning: 8
- Frank Demaree: 9
- Mickey Witek: 3
Bot 5
- Chet Ross: 5
- Eddie Miller: 13
- Gene Moore: S
- Ray Berres: 63
Top 6
- Harry Gumbert: 63
- Johnny Rucker: 43
- Burgess Whitehead: W
- Jo-Jo Moore: CS2(26)
Bot 6
- Bill Posedel: K
- Whitey Wietelmann: E5
- Mel Preibisch: 54(1)/FO
- Bama Rowell: 6
Top 7
- Jo-Jo Moore: D
- Babe Young: S.2-3
- Mel Ott: 8.3-H
- Harry Danning: 8
- Frank Demaree: S.1-2
- Mickey Witek: 4(1)/FO
Bot 7
- Max West: 5
- Chet Ross: E4
- Eddie Miller: 54(1)3/GDP
Top 8
- Harry Gumbert: 63
- Johnny Rucker: 13
- Burgess Whitehead: S
- Jo-Jo Moore: CS2(26)
Bot 8
- Gene Moore: 43
- Buddy Hassett: 43
- Bill Posedel: 7
Top 9
- Jo-Jo Moore: K
- Babe Young: 9
- Mel Ott: W
- Harry Danning: D.1-3
- Frank Demaree: S.3-H;2-H
- Mickey Witek: S.1-2
- Harry Gumbert: K
Bot 9
- Al Glossop: 43
- Mel Preibisch: W
- Bama Rowell: 13.1-2
- Max West: D.2-H
- Chet Ross: W
- Eddie Miller: W.2-3;1-2
- Gene Moore: 7















