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Cincinnati Reds @ Chicago Cubs

1940-08-15 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 6944 · 1:35

Chicago Cubs defeated Cincinnati Reds 1–0. Claude Passeau earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Claude Passeau L: Paul Derringer SV: (none)

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

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Billy Werber	4	1	0	1
Mike McCormick	4	2	0	2
Lonny Frey	2	0	2	0
Frank McCormick	4	1	0	0
Ernie Lombardi	3	0	0	0
Harry Craft	3	0	0	1
Lee Gamble	3	0	0	0
Eddie Joost	3	1	0	0
Paul Derringer	3	0	0	1

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Stan Hack	3	0	0	0	1	1
Billy Herman	3	1	2	0	0	0
Jim Gleeson	2	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Nicholson	3	0	1	0	0	1
Hank Leiber	3	0	1	1	0	0
Zeke Bonura	2	0	1	0	1	0
Al Todd	3	0	0	0	0	0
Rabbit Warstler	3	0	0	0	0	1
Claude Passeau	3	0	0	0	0	1

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Paul Derringer	8.0	5	2	4

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Claude Passeau	9.0	5	2	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Billy Werber: 7
Mike McCormick: S8
Lonny Frey: SB2
Lonny Frey: W
Frank McCormick: 7(B)64(2)/FDP#

Bot 1

Stan Hack: 5
Billy Herman: T9
Jim Gleeson: 43
Bill Nicholson: K

Top 2

Ernie Lombardi: 5
Harry Craft: K
Lee Gamble: 7

Bot 2

Hank Leiber: 9
Zeke Bonura: S8
Al Todd: 54(1)3/GDP

Top 3

Eddie Joost: 53
Paul Derringer: K
Billy Werber: K

Bot 3

Rabbit Warstler: 63
Claude Passeau: K
Stan Hack: 8

Top 4

Mike McCormick: S8
Lonny Frey: 46(1)/FO
Frank McCormick: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 4

Billy Herman: S7
Jim Gleeson: 13/SH.1-2
Bill Nicholson: 43.2-3
Hank Leiber: S.3-H
Zeke Bonura: 54(1)/FO

Top 5

Ernie Lombardi: 63
Harry Craft: 63
Lee Gamble: 53

Bot 5

Al Todd: 53
Rabbit Warstler: K
Claude Passeau: 43

Top 6

Eddie Joost: 53
Paul Derringer: 3/FL
Billy Werber: S
Mike McCormick: K

Bot 6

Stan Hack: W
Billy Herman: CS2(24)#
Billy Herman: 8
Jim Gleeson: 8

Top 7

Lonny Frey: 13
Frank McCormick: S7
Ernie Lombardi: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 7

Bill Nicholson: S8
Hank Leiber: 5(B)3(1)/LDP
Zeke Bonura: W
Al Todd: 43

Top 8

Harry Craft: 9
Lee Gamble: 13
Eddie Joost: S9
Paul Derringer: 5/FL

Bot 8

Rabbit Warstler: 6
Claude Passeau: 7
Stan Hack: K/C

Top 9

Billy Werber: 8
Mike McCormick: K
Lonny Frey: W
Frank McCormick: 64(1)/FO