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Cincinnati Reds @ Chicago Cubs

1940-04-25 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 5965 · 40°F · 1:36

Chicago Cubs defeated Cincinnati Reds 4–2. Chicago Cubs put up 3 in the 3rd. Dizzy Dean earned the win. Billy Herman went 3-for-4 with 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Dizzy Dean L: Paul Derringer SV: (none)

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

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Billy Werber	3	1	0	0	1	0
Lonny Frey	3	0	1	0	1	0
Ival Goodman	4	1	1	0	0	0
Frank McCormick	3	0	1	0	1	0
Ernie Lombardi	4	0	1	0	0	0
Harry Craft	4	0	0	1	0	0
Mike McCormick	4	0	0	0	0	0
Billy Myers	3	0	1	0	1	0
Paul Derringer	1	0	0	0	0	0
Wally Berger	1	0	0	0	0	1

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Stan Hack	4	0	1	0	0	0
Billy Herman	4	1	3	1	1	0
Augie Galan	5	1	1	0	0	0
Hank Leiber	4	1	1	1	1	0
Bill Nicholson	4	0	0	1	0	0
Phil Cavarretta	4	0	2	1	0	1
Al Todd	4	0	2	0	0	1
Bobby Mattick	4	0	0	0	0	1
Dizzy Dean	4	1	1	0	0	1

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Paul Derringer	8.0	11	2	4

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dizzy Dean	9.0	5	4	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Billy Werber: FLE7
Billy Werber: W
Lonny Frey: W.1-2
Ival Goodman: S1/BG.2-H(E1/TH)(UR);1-3;B-2
Frank McCormick: IW
Ernie Lombardi: 12(3)/FO.2-3;1-2
Harry Craft: 7.3-H
Mike McCormick: 43

Bot 1

Stan Hack: 6
Billy Herman: 53
Augie Galan: 7

Top 2

Billy Myers: W
Paul Derringer: FC/SH.1-2
Billy Werber: 4(B)6(2)/DP
Lonny Frey: 3/G

Bot 2

Hank Leiber: W
Bill Nicholson: E3.1-2
Phil Cavarretta: S7.2-3;1-2
Al Todd: 4
Bobby Mattick: K/C
Dizzy Dean: 3

Top 3

Ival Goodman: 3/FL
Frank McCormick: S7
Ernie Lombardi: 8
Harry Craft: 64(1)/FO

Bot 3

Stan Hack: 3/FL
Billy Herman: W
Augie Galan: S9.1-3
Hank Leiber: S7.3-H;1-3
Bill Nicholson: 53.3-H;1-2
Phil Cavarretta: S8.2-H
Al Todd: S8.1-2
Bobby Mattick: 53

Top 4

Mike McCormick: 13
Billy Myers: 9
Paul Derringer: 9

Bot 4

Dizzy Dean: K
Stan Hack: 63
Billy Herman: S7
Augie Galan: E3.1-3
Hank Leiber: 53

Top 5

Billy Werber: 7/FL
Lonny Frey: S9
Ival Goodman: SB2#
Ival Goodman: 9
Frank McCormick: 5/FL

Bot 5

Bill Nicholson: 3/G
Phil Cavarretta: 3/G
Al Todd: S8
Bobby Mattick: 64(1)/FO

Top 6

Ernie Lombardi: 9
Harry Craft: 53
Mike McCormick: 13

Bot 6

Dizzy Dean: S7
Stan Hack: 14/SH.1-2
Billy Herman: S7.2-H
Augie Galan: SB2#
Augie Galan: 2/FL
Hank Leiber: E6.2-3
Bill Nicholson: 4

Top 7

Billy Myers: S5
Paul Derringer: 23/SH.1-2
Billy Werber: 13
Lonny Frey: 3/G

Bot 7

Phil Cavarretta: K/C
Al Todd: K
Bobby Mattick: 7

Top 8

Ival Goodman: 13
Frank McCormick: 143
Ernie Lombardi: D8
Harry Craft: 8

Bot 8

Dizzy Dean: 4
Stan Hack: S7
Billy Herman: S.1-2
Augie Galan: 9
Hank Leiber: 64(1)/FO

Top 9

Mike McCormick: 63
Billy Myers: 53
Wally Berger: K