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New York Giants @ Chicago Cubs

1940-08-27 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 2607 · 1:51

Chicago Cubs defeated New York Giants 3–1. Chicago Cubs put up 2 in the 5th. Claude Passeau earned the win. Hank Leiber went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NY1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7
CHN	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1		3	8

W: Claude Passeau L: Bill Lohrman SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Ziggy Sears · 1B: Lou Jorda · 2B: (none) · 3B: George Barr · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Johnny Rucker	5	0	0	0	2
Jo-Jo Moore	4	0	0	0	1
Frank Demaree	4	0	0	0	0
Babe Young	4	0	0	0	0
Harry Danning	4	1	1	0	1
Mel Ott	4	0	3	0	0
Tony Cuccinello	3	0	1	1	0
Mickey Witek	3	0	1	0	0
Bill Lohrman	3	0	0	0	1
Johnny McCarthy	1	0	1	0	0
Ken O'Dea	1	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Stan Hack	3	1	2	0	1	0
Billy Herman	3	1	1	1	1	1
Zeke Bonura	4	0	3	1	0	0
Hank Leiber	4	1	1	1	0	0
Jim Gleeson	4	0	0	0	0	2
Dom Dallessandro	3	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Collins	3	0	1	0	0	0
Bobby Mattick	3	0	0	0	0	1
Claude Passeau	3	0	0	0	0	0

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Lohrman	8.0	8	2	4

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Claude Passeau	9.0	7	0	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Johnny Rucker: K
Jo-Jo Moore: K
Frank Demaree: 63

Bot 1

Stan Hack: 63
Billy Herman: W
Zeke Bonura: S9.1-2
Hank Leiber: 5(2)/FO.1-2
Jim Gleeson: K

Top 2

Babe Young: 31
Harry Danning: S5/BG
Mel Ott: PB.1-2
Mel Ott: S6.2-3
Tony Cuccinello: S8.3-H;1-2
Mickey Witek: 53.2-3;1-2
Bill Lohrman: K

Bot 2

Dom Dallessandro: 9
Bob Collins: 7
Bobby Mattick: K

Top 3

Johnny Rucker: 1/BP
Jo-Jo Moore: 3E1
Frank Demaree: E3/G.1-2
Babe Young: 8
Harry Danning: K

Bot 3

Claude Passeau: 9
Stan Hack: W
Billy Herman: K
Zeke Bonura: S7.1-2
Hank Leiber: 64(1)/FO

Top 4

Mel Ott: 7
Tony Cuccinello: 3/P
Mickey Witek: S9
Bill Lohrman: 46(1)/FO

Bot 4

Jim Gleeson: 4/P
Dom Dallessandro: 8
Bob Collins: S8
Bobby Mattick: 13

Top 5

Johnny Rucker: 2/BP
Jo-Jo Moore: E4/G
Frank Demaree: 13.1-2
Babe Young: 43

Bot 5

Claude Passeau: 63
Stan Hack: S8
Billy Herman: D9.1-H
Zeke Bonura: S9.2-H
Hank Leiber: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 6

Harry Danning: 5/FL
Mel Ott: S9
Tony Cuccinello: 8
Mickey Witek: 7

Bot 6

Jim Gleeson: K/C
Dom Dallessandro: 9
Bob Collins: 3/FL

Top 7

Bill Lohrman: 2/FL
Johnny Rucker: 53
Jo-Jo Moore: 7

Bot 7

Bobby Mattick: 43
Claude Passeau: 23
Stan Hack: S9
Billy Herman: CS2(26)

Top 8

Frank Demaree: 43
Babe Young: 31
Harry Danning: 3/FL

Bot 8

Billy Herman: 63
Zeke Bonura: 8/F8D
Hank Leiber: HR/7
Jim Gleeson: 7

Top 9

Mel Ott: S9
Johnny McCarthy: S8.1-2
Mickey Witek: 34/SH.2-3;1-2
Ken O'Dea: 4/P
Johnny Rucker: K