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Brooklyn Dodgers @ Chicago Cubs

1940-08-24 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 6769 · 1:47

Brooklyn Dodgers defeated Chicago Cubs 11–3. Brooklyn Dodgers put up 8 in the 2nd. Curt Davis earned the win. Joe Gallagher went 3-for-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BRO	0	8	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	11	14
CHN	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	3	6

W: Curt Davis L: Ken Raffensberger SV: (none)

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

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Pete Reiser	4	1	2	2	1
Cookie Lavagetto	5	0	0	0	0
Joe Medwick	4	1	1	1	1
Joe Gallagher	5	2	3	3	0
Joe Vosmik	5	0	2	2	0
Dolph Camilli	4	1	2	0	0
Pete Coscarart	5	2	1	1	0
Gus Mancuso	5	2	2	0	0
Curt Davis	1	2	1	1	1

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Stan Hack	4	0	2	0	0
Billy Herman	4	0	0	0	1
Zeke Bonura	4	1	2	0	1
Hank Leiber	4	0	0	0	1
Jim Gleeson	4	1	1	0	0
Dom Dallessandro	4	1	1	3	0
Al Todd	2	0	0	0	0
Bobby Mattick	3	0	0	0	0
Clay Bryant	1	0	0	0	0
Larry French	2	0	0	0	0
Bob Collins	1	0	0	0	0

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Curt Davis	9.0	6	0	3

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB
Ken Raffensberger	1.1	2	1
Clay Bryant	3.2	9	2
Larry French	4.0	3	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Pete Reiser: 8
Cookie Lavagetto: 43
Joe Medwick: 53

Bot 1

Stan Hack: S
Billy Herman: K/C
Zeke Bonura: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 2

Joe Gallagher: HR
Joe Vosmik: 4
Dolph Camilli: S
Pete Coscarart: E5.1-2
Gus Mancuso: FC.2-3;1-2
Curt Davis: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Pete Reiser: WP.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
Pete Reiser: IW
Cookie Lavagetto: 3
Joe Medwick: W.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
Joe Gallagher: D.3-H(UR);2-H(UR);1-3
Joe Vosmik: S.3-H(UR);2-H(UR)
Dolph Camilli: 7

Bot 2

Hank Leiber: E5
Jim Gleeson: 6/FL
Dom Dallessandro: 3/G.1-2
Al Todd: 5/FL

Top 3

Pete Coscarart: 13
Gus Mancuso: S
Curt Davis: 34/SH.1-2
Pete Reiser: D.2-H
Cookie Lavagetto: 9

Bot 3

Bobby Mattick: 4
Clay Bryant: 63
Stan Hack: 43

Top 4

Joe Medwick: S
Joe Gallagher: 64(1)3/GDP
Joe Vosmik: S
Dolph Camilli: PB.1-2
Dolph Camilli: 8

Bot 4

Billy Herman: 13
Zeke Bonura: K/C
Hank Leiber: K

Top 5

Pete Coscarart: HR
Gus Mancuso: 7/FL
Curt Davis: D
Pete Reiser: S.2-H;BX2(936)
Cookie Lavagetto: 63

Bot 5

Jim Gleeson: 8
Dom Dallessandro: 63
Al Todd: 6

Top 6

Joe Medwick: 53
Joe Gallagher: S
Joe Vosmik: FLE5
Joe Vosmik: E5.1-2
Dolph Camilli: HP.2-3;1-2
Pete Coscarart: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 6

Bobby Mattick: 7
Larry French: 3/G
Stan Hack: 6/L

Top 7

Gus Mancuso: S
Curt Davis: 34/SH.1-2
Pete Reiser: 31.2-3
Cookie Lavagetto: 43

Bot 7

Billy Herman: 9
Zeke Bonura: S
Hank Leiber: 7
Jim Gleeson: S.1-2
Dom Dallessandro: HR.2-H;1-H
Bob Collins: 3/G

Top 8

Joe Medwick: 8
Joe Gallagher: 9
Joe Vosmik: 2

Bot 8

Bobby Mattick: 63
Larry French: 31
Stan Hack: S
Billy Herman: 13

Top 9

Dolph Camilli: S
Pete Coscarart: 6
Gus Mancuso: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 9

Zeke Bonura: S
Hank Leiber: 6/L
Jim Gleeson: 9
Dom Dallessandro: 8