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Philadelphia Phillies @ Chicago Cubs

1940-06-06 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 3461 · 2:34

Chicago Cubs defeated Philadelphia Phillies 11–5. Chicago Cubs put up 3 in the 5th. Bill Lee earned the win and Jake Mooty picked up the save. Bill Nicholson went 3-for-5 with 2 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PHI	0	0	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	5	10
CHN	1	0	2	0	3	1	1	3		11	17

W: Bill Lee L: Ike Pearson SV: Jake Mooty

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

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Hersh Martin	5	2	2	0	0	0
Art Mahan	5	0	1	0	0	0
Mel Mazzera	4	2	2	1	1	1
Chuck Klein	4	0	2	0	1	0
Pinky May	3	0	1	2	2	0
Bennie Warren	3	1	1	2	1	1
Bobby Bragan	3	0	1	0	1	1
Ham Schulte	2	0	0	0	1	0
Ike Pearson	2	0	0	0	0	0
Cy Blanton	1	0	0	0	1	0
Heinie Mueller	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Stan Hack	5	2	2	0	0	0
Phil Cavarretta	4	3	3	3	1	1
Jim Gleeson	4	2	2	1	1	0
Bill Nicholson	5	2	3	4	0	0
Billy Herman	5	1	2	1	0	1
Dom Dallessandro	5	0	4	1	0	0
Bob Collins	4	0	0	1	1	0
Bobby Mattick	4	0	0	0	1	0
Bill Lee	3	1	1	0	0	0
Jake Mooty	1	0	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ike Pearson	4.2	8	4	2
Cy Blanton	2.1	7	0	0
Lefty Smoll	1.0	2	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Lee	6.2	7	7	2
Jake Mooty	2.1	3	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Hersh Martin: 63
Art Mahan: D78
Mel Mazzera: K23
Chuck Klein: W
Pinky May: W.2-3;1-2
Bennie Warren: 8/F

Bot 1

Stan Hack: 43
Phil Cavarretta: W
Jim Gleeson: SB2
Jim Gleeson: W
Bill Nicholson: S3/G.2-3;1-2
Billy Herman: 8/F.3-H;2-3
Dom Dallessandro: 8/F

Top 2

Bobby Bragan: W
Ham Schulte: 6/P
Ike Pearson: 4(1)3/GDP

Bot 2

Bob Collins: 63
Bobby Mattick: 4/L
Bill Lee: 53

Top 3

Hersh Martin: D78
Art Mahan: 9/F.2-3
Mel Mazzera: S9.3-H
Chuck Klein: D9.1-3
Pinky May: IW
Bennie Warren: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Bobby Bragan: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 3

Stan Hack: 8/F
Phil Cavarretta: K
Jim Gleeson: S8
Bill Nicholson: HR/9.1-H
Billy Herman: K

Top 4

Ham Schulte: 7/F
Ike Pearson: 4/P
Hersh Martin: 6/P

Bot 4

Dom Dallessandro: D8
Bob Collins: 4/P
Bobby Mattick: CS3(25)
Bobby Mattick: W
Bill Lee: 9/F

Top 5

Art Mahan: 3/G
Mel Mazzera: 53
Chuck Klein: 9/L

Bot 5

Stan Hack: T8/89
Phil Cavarretta: D6/L.3-H
Jim Gleeson: 43.2-3
Bill Nicholson: HR/9.3-H
Billy Herman: 5/L
Dom Dallessandro: S8
Bob Collins: SB2
Bob Collins: W
Bobby Mattick: 53

Top 6

Pinky May: 53
Bennie Warren: HR/8
Bobby Bragan: K
Ham Schulte: W
Cy Blanton: 8/F

Bot 6

Bill Lee: D78
Stan Hack: 3/P
Phil Cavarretta: D89.2-H
Jim Gleeson: 43.2-3
Bill Nicholson: 8/F

Top 7

Hersh Martin: S7
Art Mahan: 99/F
Mel Mazzera: W.1-2
Chuck Klein: S.2-3;1-2
Pinky May: PO1(99)
Pinky May: S.3-H;2-H
Bennie Warren: K

Bot 7

Billy Herman: S
Dom Dallessandro: S.1-3
Bob Collins: 99.3-H
Bobby Mattick: 99
Jake Mooty: 99

Top 8

Bobby Bragan: S
Heinie Mueller: 46(1)3/GDP
Cy Blanton: W
Hersh Martin: 99

Bot 8

Stan Hack: D
Phil Cavarretta: D.2-H
Jim Gleeson: S.2-H
Bill Nicholson: 99
Billy Herman: S.1-3
Dom Dallessandro: S/BG.3-H;1-2
Bob Collins: 99
Bobby Mattick: 99

Top 9

Art Mahan: 99
Mel Mazzera: S
Chuck Klein: 99
Pinky May: 99