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Boston Braves @ Chicago Cubs

1940-06-07 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 3756 · 2:14

Chicago Cubs defeated Boston Bees 5–3. Chicago Cubs put up 2 in the 6th. Claude Passeau earned the win. Bill Nicholson went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Claude Passeau L: Dick Coffman SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Stewart · 1B: George Barr · 2B: (none) · 3B: George Magerkurth · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny Cooney	3	0	1	0	1	0
Rabbit Warstler	2	0	1	1	1	0
Buddy Hassett	4	0	0	0	0	0
Max West	4	0	0	0	0	0
Chet Ross	4	1	2	1	0	0
Tony Cuccinello	4	0	1	0	0	1
Al Lopez	4	1	1	0	0	0
Eddie Miller	4	1	2	0	0	0
Dick Errickson	3	0	0	0	0	1
Gene Moore	1	0	0	1	0	0
Bama Rowell	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

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

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dick Errickson	7.0	8	3	1
Dick Coffman	1.0	3	2	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Claude Passeau	9.0	8	2	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Johnny Cooney: 3/L
Rabbit Warstler: W
Buddy Hassett: 54(1)/FO
Max West: 43

Bot 1

Stan Hack: D78
Phil Cavarretta: W
Jim Gleeson: S7/F.2-3;1-2
Bill Nicholson: K/C
Billy Herman: 5/P
Dom Dallessandro: 8/F

Top 2

Chet Ross: 5/P
Tony Cuccinello: 53
Al Lopez: 7/F

Bot 2

Bob Collins: 9/F
Bobby Mattick: 8/F
Claude Passeau: 8/F

Top 3

Eddie Miller: S7
Dick Errickson: 16(1)/FO/BG
Johnny Cooney: W.1-2
Rabbit Warstler: 9/F
Buddy Hassett: 7/F

Bot 3

Stan Hack: 4/P
Phil Cavarretta: S4/G
Jim Gleeson: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 4

Max West: 8/F
Chet Ross: 5/P
Tony Cuccinello: 9/F

Bot 4

Bill Nicholson: 43
Billy Herman: 9/F
Dom Dallessandro: W
Bob Collins: CS2(24)

Top 5

Al Lopez: S8
Eddie Miller: 8/F
Dick Errickson: K
Johnny Cooney: S7.1-3
Rabbit Warstler: SB2
Rabbit Warstler: S1/L.3-H;2-3
Buddy Hassett: 53

Bot 5

Bob Collins: 7/F
Bobby Mattick: 9/F
Claude Passeau: 2/P

Top 6

Max West: 3/G
Chet Ross: S7
Tony Cuccinello: K
Al Lopez: 64(1)/FO

Bot 6

Stan Hack: S8
Phil Cavarretta: S5/G.1-2
Jim Gleeson: 7/L
Bill Nicholson: PO2(26)
Bill Nicholson: HR/9.1-H
Billy Herman: 63

Top 7

Eddie Miller: S6
Dick Errickson: 1E6/BG.1-2
Johnny Cooney: 99/SH.2-3;1-2
Gene Moore: E6/G.3-H(UR);2-3
Buddy Hassett: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 7

Dom Dallessandro: T
Bob Collins: 7/F.3-H
Bobby Mattick: S
Claude Passeau: W.1-2
Stan Hack: 99
Phil Cavarretta: PO1(99)

Top 8

Max West: 99
Chet Ross: HR/8
Tony Cuccinello: S
Al Lopez: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 8

Phil Cavarretta: 99
Jim Gleeson: S
Bill Nicholson: 99
Billy Herman: D.1-H
Dom Dallessandro: IW
Bob Collins: D.2-H;1-3
Bobby Mattick: IW
Claude Passeau: 99(1)/FO

Top 9

Eddie Miller: 99
Bama Rowell: 99
Johnny Cooney: 99