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Cincinnati Reds @ Chicago Cubs

1940-09-07 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 7605 · 2:09

Cincinnati Reds defeated Chicago Cubs 7–6. Cincinnati Reds put up 3 in the 3rd. Junior Thompson earned the win. Bill Nicholson went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CIN	0	0	3	0	0	1	2	0	1	7	12
CHN	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	6	10

W: Junior Thompson L: Charlie Root SV: (none)

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

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Billy Werber	5	2	2	1	0	0
Mike McCormick	5	2	2	0	0	0
Ival Goodman	5	1	2	1	0	1
Frank McCormick	5	0	0	1	0	0
Jimmy Ripple	4	0	0	0	1	0
Ernie Lombardi	5	1	3	1	0	0
Lonny Frey	4	1	1	0	1	2
Billy Myers	3	0	2	1	0	0
Paul Derringer	2	0	0	0	0	1
Gene Thompson	1	0	0	0	1	1

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Stan Hack	5	0	1	0	0	0
Billy Herman	4	1	1	0	1	2
Bill Nicholson	4	2	2	4	1	2
Hank Leiber	3	0	1	0	2	1
Zeke Bonura	5	0	1	1	0	0
Jim Gleeson	3	1	1	0	2	0
Bob Collins	3	0	1	0	0	1
Bobby Mattick	4	1	1	1	0	1
Charlie Root	4	1	1	0	0	1

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Paul Derringer	4.0	7	4	2
Gene Thompson	5.0	3	2	6

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Charlie Root	9.0	12	3	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Billy Werber: 9
Mike McCormick: 13
Ival Goodman: K

Bot 1

Stan Hack: 53
Billy Herman: K
Bill Nicholson: D9
Hank Leiber: IW
Zeke Bonura: S9.2-H;1-2
Jim Gleeson: 9/FL

Top 2

Frank McCormick: 53
Jimmy Ripple: 63
Ernie Lombardi: 63

Bot 2

Bob Collins: K
Bobby Mattick: 9
Charlie Root: S9
Stan Hack: 8

Top 3

Lonny Frey: W
Billy Myers: 14/SH.1-2
Paul Derringer: 13.2-3
Billy Werber: S8.3-H
Mike McCormick: S7.1-2
Ival Goodman: E7/F.2-H(NR)(UR);1-H(NR)(UR);B-2
Frank McCormick: 63

Bot 3

Billy Herman: 63
Bill Nicholson: W
Hank Leiber: 7
Zeke Bonura: 9

Top 4

Jimmy Ripple: 8
Ernie Lombardi: S9
Lonny Frey: S7.1-2
Billy Myers: S7.2-3;1-2
Paul Derringer: K
Billy Werber: 7

Bot 4

Jim Gleeson: W
Bob Collins: D8.1-3
Bobby Mattick: S1.3-H;2-3
Charlie Root: FC5.3XH(52);1-2
Stan Hack: 8
Billy Herman: W.2-3;1-2
Bill Nicholson: HR/9D.3-H;2-H;1-H
Hank Leiber: D7
Zeke Bonura: 63

Top 5

Mike McCormick: 7
Ival Goodman: 8
Frank McCormick: 53

Bot 5

Jim Gleeson: W
Bob Collins: E1/SH.1-2
Bobby Mattick: K
Charlie Root: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 6

Jimmy Ripple: 9
Ernie Lombardi: D8
Lonny Frey: K
Billy Myers: S8.2-H
Gene Thompson: K/C

Bot 6

Stan Hack: S7
Billy Herman: CS2(26)#
Billy Herman: K/C
Bill Nicholson: K

Top 7

Billy Werber: S6
Mike McCormick: S5.1-2
Ival Goodman: S3.2-3;1-2
Frank McCormick: 8.3-H;2-3;1-2
Jimmy Ripple: IW
Ernie Lombardi: 7.3-H
Lonny Frey: 43

Bot 7

Hank Leiber: K/C
Zeke Bonura: 63
Jim Gleeson: S9
Bob Collins: 63

Top 8

Billy Myers: 8
Gene Thompson: W
Billy Werber: 46(1)/FO
Mike McCormick: 4

Bot 8

Bobby Mattick: 3/FL
Charlie Root: K
Stan Hack: 3/G

Top 9

Ival Goodman: HR/9D
Frank McCormick: 53
Jimmy Ripple: 4
Ernie Lombardi: D7
Lonny Frey: K/C

Bot 9

Billy Herman: S7
Bill Nicholson: K
Hank Leiber: W.1-2
Zeke Bonura: 8
Jim Gleeson: 36(1)/FO