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Boston Braves @ Chicago Cubs

1940-08-29 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 7083 · 1:49

Boston Bees defeated Chicago Cubs 3–1. Bill Posedel earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Bill Posedel L: Jake Mooty SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Tom Dunn · 1B: George Magerkurth · 2B: (none) · 3B: Bill Stewart · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Al Glossop	3	1	0	0	2	2
Johnny Cooney	5	2	3	0	0	0
Bama Rowell	5	0	2	0	0	0
Max West	3	0	0	1	2	0
Chet Ross	3	0	2	1	1	0
Eddie Miller	4	0	0	0	0	1
Gene Moore	4	0	2	0	0	1
Ray Berres	3	0	0	0	1	0
Bill Posedel	4	0	0	0	0	1

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Stan Hack	4	0	0	0	0	0
Billy Herman	4	0	1	0	0	0
Zeke Bonura	4	1	1	0	0	0
Hank Leiber	3	0	1	0	1	1
Jim Gleeson	3	0	1	1	1	0
Dom Dallessandro	3	0	0	0	1	0
Bob Collins	3	0	0	0	0	1
Rabbit Warstler	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jake Mooty	3	0	1	0	0	1
Bobby Mattick	2	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Nicholson	1	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Posedel	9.0	5	3	3

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jake Mooty	9.0	9	6	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Al Glossop: K
Johnny Cooney: S
Bama Rowell: S.1-2#
Max West: W.2-3;1-2
Chet Ross: WP.3-H;2-3;1-2
Chet Ross: W
Eddie Miller: K
Gene Moore: K

Bot 1

Stan Hack: 7
Billy Herman: 9
Zeke Bonura: 8

Top 2

Ray Berres: 63
Bill Posedel: 6
Al Glossop: W
Johnny Cooney: 9

Bot 2

Hank Leiber: K
Jim Gleeson: 9
Dom Dallessandro: 9

Top 3

Bama Rowell: 5
Max West: 8
Chet Ross: S
Eddie Miller: 54(1)/FO

Bot 3

Bob Collins: K
Rabbit Warstler: 53
Jake Mooty: K

Top 4

Gene Moore: S1
Ray Berres: 6
Bill Posedel: K
Al Glossop: 3

Bot 4

Stan Hack: 43
Billy Herman: 5
Zeke Bonura: S7
Hank Leiber: S7.1-2
Jim Gleeson: D/89.2-H;1-3
Dom Dallessandro: W
Bob Collins: 3/G

Top 5

Johnny Cooney: S9
Bama Rowell: 43.1-2
Max West: 4/L
Chet Ross: S9.2-H
Eddie Miller: 54(1)/FO

Bot 5

Bobby Mattick: 9
Jake Mooty: S9
Stan Hack: 5
Billy Herman: S5/BG.1X3(534)

Top 6

Gene Moore: 7
Ray Berres: 53
Bill Posedel: 8

Bot 6

Zeke Bonura: 6
Hank Leiber: W
Jim Gleeson: 4(1)/FO
Dom Dallessandro: 46(1)/FO

Top 7

Al Glossop: K
Johnny Cooney: 5
Bama Rowell: S8.B-2(E8)
Max West: W
Chet Ross: 4

Bot 7

Bob Collins: 43
Bobby Mattick: 9
Jake Mooty: 8

Top 8

Eddie Miller: 43
Gene Moore: S
Ray Berres: W.1-2
Bill Posedel: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 8

Stan Hack: 9
Billy Herman: 7
Zeke Bonura: 8

Top 9

Al Glossop: W
Johnny Cooney: S.1-2
Bama Rowell: 64(1)/FO.2-3
Max West: 9.3-H
Chet Ross: CS2(24)

Bot 9

Hank Leiber: 63
Jim Gleeson: W
Dom Dallessandro: 8
Bill Nicholson: 9

Notes & reviews

Warstler strained his back at bat in the third inning

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