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Boston Braves @ Chicago Cubs

1940-07-12 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 4508 · 1:47

Chicago Cubs defeated Boston Bees 2–0. Vern Olsen earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Vern Olsen L: Bill Posedel SV: (none)

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

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Sibby Sisti	3	0	2	0
Johnny Cooney	2	0	3	0
Gene Moore	5	1	0	3
Chet Ross	3	0	1	1
Max West	4	0	0	1
Al Glossop	4	2	0	1
Eddie Miller	3	0	1	0
Ray Berres	3	0	0	0
Bill Posedel	3	1	0	1
Stan Andrews	1	0	0	0
Phil Masi	1	1	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

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

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Posedel	8.0	6	2	4

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Vern Olsen	9.0	5	7	7

Play-by-play

Top 1

Sibby Sisti: W
Johnny Cooney: 16(1)/FO
Gene Moore: K
Chet Ross: K

Bot 1

Stan Hack: 43
Billy Herman: 3/FL
Jim Gleeson: D9
Bill Nicholson: 8/F

Top 2

Max West: K/C
Al Glossop: 53
Eddie Miller: W
Ray Berres: 46(1)/FO

Bot 2

Augie Galan: W
Phil Cavarretta: S4/G.1-2
Gabby Hartnett: K
Bobby Mattick: 8/F.2-3
Vern Olsen: K

Top 3

Bill Posedel: S5
Sibby Sisti: 64(1)3/GDP
Johnny Cooney: W
Gene Moore: D9.1-3
Chet Ross: IW
Max West: 43

Bot 3

Stan Hack: D7
Billy Herman: 4/P
Jim Gleeson: S7/L.2-H;BX2(754)
Bill Nicholson: 8/F

Top 4

Al Glossop: S7
Eddie Miller: 9/F
Ray Berres: 9/L
Bill Posedel: 46(1)/FO

Bot 4

Augie Galan: 7/F
Phil Cavarretta: 8/F
Gabby Hartnett: S8
Bobby Mattick: 46(1)/FO

Top 5

Sibby Sisti: 1/P
Johnny Cooney: W
Gene Moore: K
Chet Ross: 64(1)/FO

Bot 5

Vern Olsen: 2/FL
Stan Hack: 53
Billy Herman: S9
Jim Gleeson: 3/G

Top 6

Max West: 4/P
Al Glossop: K23
Eddie Miller: 53

Bot 6

Bill Nicholson: 31
Augie Galan: 53
Phil Cavarretta: 7/F

Top 7

Ray Berres: 53
Bill Posedel: K
Sibby Sisti: W
Johnny Cooney: W.1-2
Gene Moore: K/C

Bot 7

Gabby Hartnett: 7/F
Bobby Mattick: W
Vern Olsen: 13/SH.1-2
Stan Hack: E4/G.2-3
Billy Herman: SBH(UR);SB2
Billy Herman: 2/FL

Top 8

Chet Ross: 43
Max West: 13
Al Glossop: S5
Eddie Miller: 64(1)/FO

Bot 8

Jim Gleeson: K
Bill Nicholson: 5/FL
Augie Galan: K/C

Top 9

Stan Andrews: 53
Phil Masi: S9
Sibby Sisti: 9/F
Johnny Cooney: E5/G.1-2
Gene Moore: 13