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Boston Braves @ Chicago Cubs

1940-06-09 · Day game · Wrigley Field · 1:53

Chicago Cubs defeated Boston Bees 7–1. Chicago Cubs put up 5 in the 3rd. Larry French earned the win. Bobby Mattick went 1-for-4 with 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BSN	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	6
CHN	0	1	5	0	1	0	0	0		7	14

W: Larry French L: Bill Posedel SV: (none)

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

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Sibby Sisti	4	0	1	0	0	0
Gene Moore	3	0	1	0	0	0
Eddie Miller	4	0	0	0	0	1
Max West	4	0	0	0	0	1
Chet Ross	3	1	1	0	1	0
Tony Cuccinello	3	0	2	0	0	0
Al Lopez	2	0	0	0	0	0
Buddy Hassett	2	0	0	0	1	2
Bill Posedel	1	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Callahan	1	0	0	0	0	0
Phil Masi	1	0	0	1	0	0
Stan Andrews	1	0	1	0	0	0
Whitey Wietelmann	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

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

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Posedel	3.0	8	3	3
Joe Callahan	4.0	6	0	1
Al Javery	1.0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Larry French	9.0	6	2	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Sibby Sisti: S
Gene Moore: E5/TH/SH.1-3
Eddie Miller: 54(1)2(3)/GDP
Max West: 99

Bot 1

Stan Hack: K
Phil Cavarretta: W
Jim Gleeson: 99
Bill Nicholson: 99

Top 2

Chet Ross: 99
Tony Cuccinello: S
Al Lopez: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 2

Billy Herman: 99
Dom Dallessandro: S7
Bob Collins: S9.1-3
Bobby Mattick: K
Larry French: S.3-H;1-2#
Stan Hack: 99

Top 3

Buddy Hassett: W
Bill Posedel: 99
Sibby Sisti: 99
Gene Moore: S.1-2#
Eddie Miller: K

Bot 3

Phil Cavarretta: D9
Jim Gleeson: S8.2-H
Bill Nicholson: S9.1-2
Billy Herman: 99/SH.2-3;1-2
Dom Dallessandro: IW
Bob Collins: K
Bobby Mattick: D8.3-H;2-H;1-H
Larry French: W
Stan Hack: S9.2-H;1-3;BX2(96)

Top 4

Max West: 99
Chet Ross: 99
Tony Cuccinello: 99

Bot 4

Phil Cavarretta: 99
Jim Gleeson: S
Bill Nicholson: 16(1)3/GDP

Top 5

Al Lopez: 99
Buddy Hassett: K
Joe Callahan: 99

Bot 5

Billy Herman: S
Dom Dallessandro: S.1-3
Bob Collins: S7/DP.3-H;BX2(754);1X3(4546)
Bobby Mattick: 99

Top 6

Sibby Sisti: 99
Gene Moore: 99
Eddie Miller: 99

Bot 6

Larry French: 99
Stan Hack: S
Phil Cavarretta: PO1(99)
Phil Cavarretta: 99

Top 7

Max West: K
Chet Ross: S7
Tony Cuccinello: D7.1-3
Phil Masi: 9.3-H
Buddy Hassett: K

Bot 7

Jim Gleeson: K
Bill Nicholson: 99
Billy Herman: S9.BX2(96)

Top 8

Stan Andrews: S
Sibby Sisti: 99
Gene Moore: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 8

Dom Dallessandro: 99
Bob Collins: 99
Bobby Mattick: 99

Top 9

Eddie Miller: 99
Max West: 99
Chet Ross: W
Whitey Wietelmann: 99

Notes & reviews

Posedel ejected by HP umpire Magerkurth for bench jockeying after he was removed from game

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