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Brooklyn Dodgers @ Chicago Cubs

1940-08-22 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 7874 · 1:45

Chicago Cubs defeated Brooklyn Dodgers 5–0. Chicago Cubs put up 3 in the 4th. Vern Olsen earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BRO	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
CHN	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	0		5	10

W: Vern Olsen L: Whit Wyatt SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Lee Ballanfant · 1B: Bick Campbell · 2B: (none) · 3B: Bill Klem · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Cookie Lavagetto	4	0	0	1
Dixie Walker	4	0	0	1
Dolph Camilli	4	0	0	2
Joe Medwick	4	1	0	0
Babe Phelps	3	0	0	1
Joe Vosmik	3	1	0	0
Pete Coscarart	2	0	0	0
Leo Durocher	1	0	1	0
Whit Wyatt	1	0	0	0
Ed Head	1	0	0	0
Johnny Hudson	1	0	0	1
Joe Gallagher	1	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Stan Hack	4	1	1	1	0	0
Billy Herman	3	0	1	2	1	0
Zeke Bonura	4	0	1	0	0	0
Hank Leiber	3	0	1	0	1	0
Jim Gleeson	4	1	1	0	0	3
Dom Dallessandro	4	0	1	0	0	0
Al Todd	4	1	1	1	0	1
Bobby Mattick	4	1	1	1	0	0
Vern Olsen	3	1	2	0	0	0

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Whit Wyatt	3.2	7	2	1
Ed Head	3.1	3	0	3
Hugh Casey	1.0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Vern Olsen	9.0	2	1	6

Play-by-play

Top 1

Cookie Lavagetto: K/C
Dixie Walker: 4
Dolph Camilli: K/C

Bot 1

Stan Hack: 63
Billy Herman: 7
Zeke Bonura: S
Hank Leiber: W.1-2
Jim Gleeson: K/C

Top 2

Joe Medwick: 6
Babe Phelps: K
Joe Vosmik: 43

Bot 2

Dom Dallessandro: 63
Al Todd: 3/G
Bobby Mattick: 9

Top 3

Pete Coscarart: 63
Leo Durocher: W
Whit Wyatt: FC1/BG.1X2(1E6);BX1(63)
Cookie Lavagetto: 2/FL

Bot 3

Vern Olsen: S
Stan Hack: E3.1-2;B-1
Billy Herman: PO1(E2).2-3;1-2
Billy Herman: S.3-H;2-H(UR);BX2(96)
Zeke Bonura: 4
Hank Leiber: 2/FL

Top 4

Dixie Walker: K/C
Dolph Camilli: K
Joe Medwick: 2/FL

Bot 4

Jim Gleeson: S
Dom Dallessandro: 5/FL
Al Todd: T.1-H
Bobby Mattick: S.3-H
Vern Olsen: 34/SH.1-2
Stan Hack: S.2-H
Billy Herman: SB2
Billy Herman: W
Zeke Bonura: 4

Top 5

Babe Phelps: 31
Joe Vosmik: E5
Pete Coscarart: HP.1-2
Leo Durocher: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 5

Hank Leiber: 3
Jim Gleeson: K
Dom Dallessandro: D
Al Todd: K/C

Top 6

Ed Head: 43
Cookie Lavagetto: 43
Dixie Walker: 7

Bot 6

Bobby Mattick: 9
Vern Olsen: S
Stan Hack: SB2
Stan Hack: 3
Billy Herman: 43

Top 7

Dolph Camilli: 9
Joe Medwick: S
Babe Phelps: 46(1)/FO
Joe Vosmik: S.1-2
Pete Coscarart: 5

Bot 7

Zeke Bonura: 8
Hank Leiber: S
Jim Gleeson: K/C
Dom Dallessandro: 46(1)/FO

Top 8

Johnny Hudson: K
Joe Gallagher: 63
Cookie Lavagetto: 43

Bot 8

Al Todd: 53
Bobby Mattick: 3
Vern Olsen: 13

Top 9

Dixie Walker: 13
Dolph Camilli: 3/G
Joe Medwick: 8

Notes & reviews

Shortstop got error for missing base, but completed play at 1B

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