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Boston Braves @ Chicago Cubs

1940-07-11 · Day game · Wrigley Field · 2:04

Chicago Cubs defeated Boston Bees 8–2. Chicago Cubs put up 3 in the 6th. Claude Passeau earned the win. Bill Nicholson went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 5 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BSN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	9
CHN	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	2		8	12

W: Claude Passeau L: Joe Sullivan SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Larry Goetz · 1B: Babe Pinelli · 2B: (none) · 3B: Beans Reardon · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Sibby Sisti	5	0	2	1	0	0
Johnny Cooney	5	0	1	0	0	0
Gene Moore	4	0	1	0	0	1
Chet Ross	4	0	0	0	0	2
Max West	4	1	2	0	0	0
Bama Rowell	4	1	2	0	0	0
Eddie Miller	4	0	0	0	0	1
Phil Masi	4	0	1	0	0	0
Joe Sullivan	1	0	0	0	0	1
Nick Strincevich	2	0	0	0	0	2
Al Glossop	0	0	0	0	1	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Stan Hack	4	3	1	0	1	0
Billy Herman	5	1	3	0	0	0
Jim Gleeson	2	2	2	1	2	0
Bill Nicholson	5	1	2	5	0	0
Augie Galan	5	0	1	0	0	0
Phil Cavarretta	3	0	1	0	2	0
Gabby Hartnett	4	0	0	1	0	0
Bobby Mattick	4	0	2	0	0	0
Claude Passeau	2	1	0	0	1	1

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Joe Sullivan	3.2	6	2	0
Nick Strincevich	4.1	6	4	1

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Claude Passeau	9.0	9	1	7

Play-by-play

Top 1

Sibby Sisti: S7
Johnny Cooney: 9
Gene Moore: K
Chet Ross: 46(1)/FO

Bot 1

Stan Hack: 63
Billy Herman: S5
Jim Gleeson: W.1-2
Bill Nicholson: D/78.2-H;1-3
Augie Galan: FC5.3XH(525);2-2;B-1
Phil Cavarretta: W.2-3;1-2
Gabby Hartnett: 63

Top 2

Max West: D7
Bama Rowell: S7.2-3
Eddie Miller: 5/P
Phil Masi: 7/F/DP.3XH(72)

Bot 2

Bobby Mattick: S7
Claude Passeau: 96(1)/FO
Stan Hack: 16(1)/FO
Billy Herman: S9.1-3
Jim Gleeson: S/89.3-H;1-3
Bill Nicholson: SB2
Bill Nicholson: 43

Top 3

Joe Sullivan: K
Sibby Sisti: 63
Johnny Cooney: 6/L

Bot 3

Augie Galan: 13
Phil Cavarretta: 4/P
Gabby Hartnett: 9

Top 4

Gene Moore: 23
Chet Ross: K
Max West: 3/FL

Bot 4

Bobby Mattick: S7
Claude Passeau: 34/SH.1-2
Stan Hack: 43.2-3
Billy Herman: 3/P

Top 5

Bama Rowell: 99
Eddie Miller: K
Phil Masi: S
Nick Strincevich: K

Bot 5

Jim Gleeson: S8
Bill Nicholson: 9/FL
Augie Galan: D9.1-3
Phil Cavarretta: IW
Gabby Hartnett: 9.3-H
Bobby Mattick: 63

Top 6

Sibby Sisti: 99
Johnny Cooney: 99
Gene Moore: S
Chet Ross: K

Bot 6

Claude Passeau: K
Stan Hack: W
Billy Herman: 53.1-2
Jim Gleeson: HP
Bill Nicholson: HR/9.2-H;1-H
Augie Galan: 99

Top 7

Max West: 99
Bama Rowell: D
Eddie Miller: 99
Phil Masi: 99

Bot 7

Phil Cavarretta: S
Gabby Hartnett: CS2(99)
Gabby Hartnett: 99
Bobby Mattick: 99

Top 8

Nick Strincevich: K
Sibby Sisti: 99
Johnny Cooney: D
Gene Moore: 99

Bot 8

Claude Passeau: W
Stan Hack: SB2
Stan Hack: S9.2-H(NR);B-2(TH)
Billy Herman: S4/F9S.2-3;BX2(46)
Jim Gleeson: W
Bill Nicholson: E4.3-H(RBI);1-2
Augie Galan: 99
Phil Cavarretta: 99

Top 9

Chet Ross: 99
Max West: S8
Bama Rowell: FC3.1-2(E3/TH2);B-1
Eddie Miller: 4/P
Phil Masi: E3.2-H(NR)(UR);1-2#
Al Glossop: W.2-3;1-2
Sibby Sisti: S7.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
Johnny Cooney: 5/P

Notes & reviews

18 minute rain delay
Passeau initially stopped at 3B. Hack was trapped between 1B and 2B when Passeau broke for home. The Bees threw home too late to get Passeau and Hack made it to 2B.

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