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Cincinnati Reds @ Chicago Cubs

1940-09-08 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 20613 · 1:48

Chicago Cubs defeated Cincinnati Reds 3–1. Vern Olsen earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Vern Olsen L: Jim Turner SV: (none)

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

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Billy Werber	4	0	1	0	0	0
Mike McCormick	3	0	1	0	0	0
Ival Goodman	4	0	0	0	0	0
Frank McCormick	4	0	1	0	0	0
Ernie Lombardi	4	0	0	0	0	1
Morrie Arnovich	3	0	1	0	1	0
Lonny Frey	2	1	1	0	1	0
Billy Myers	3	0	1	1	0	0
Jim Turner	2	0	1	0	0	1
Bill Baker	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

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

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim Turner	6.0	10	1	4
Whitey Moore	2.0	4	0	2

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Vern Olsen	9.0	7	2	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Billy Werber: 43
Mike McCormick: 8
Ival Goodman: 43

Bot 1

Stan Hack: T7
Billy Herman: 63
Bill Nicholson: S9.3-H
Hank Leiber: K
Zeke Bonura: 3/FL

Top 2

Frank McCormick: 13
Ernie Lombardi: K
Morrie Arnovich: S7
Lonny Frey: W.1-2
Billy Myers: 9

Bot 2

Jim Gleeson: 9
Bob Collins: K
Bobby Mattick: K/C

Top 3

Jim Turner: S4
Billy Werber: 6(1)3(B)/GDP
Mike McCormick: S7
Ival Goodman: 43

Bot 3

Vern Olsen: 6
Stan Hack: 63
Billy Herman: 63

Top 4

Frank McCormick: 53
Ernie Lombardi: 63
Morrie Arnovich: W
Lonny Frey: 6

Bot 4

Bill Nicholson: S9
Hank Leiber: 5(B)3(1)/LDP
Zeke Bonura: S7
Jim Gleeson: S8.1-3
Bob Collins: S7.3-H;1-2
Bobby Mattick: 3/FL

Top 5

Billy Myers: 43
Jim Turner: K23
Billy Werber: 13

Bot 5

Vern Olsen: 3
Stan Hack: S8
Billy Herman: S8.1-3
Bill Nicholson: 6(1)3(B)/GDP

Top 6

Mike McCormick: 63
Ival Goodman: 7
Frank McCormick: 63

Bot 6

Hank Leiber: 8
Zeke Bonura: S7
Jim Gleeson: D7.1-3
Bob Collins: K/C
Bobby Mattick: IW
Vern Olsen: 64(1)/FO

Top 7

Ernie Lombardi: 43
Morrie Arnovich: 13
Lonny Frey: S8
Billy Myers: D7.1-H
Bill Baker: 53

Bot 7

Stan Hack: S7
Billy Herman: 14/SH.1-2
Bill Nicholson: K
Hank Leiber: 43

Top 8

Billy Werber: S7
Mike McCormick: 24/SH.1-2
Ival Goodman: 4(B)6(2)/LDP

Bot 8

Zeke Bonura: 3
Jim Gleeson: K
Bob Collins: S9
Bobby Mattick: S9.1-3
Vern Olsen: S9.3-H;1-2
Stan Hack: 7

Top 9

Frank McCormick: S9
Ernie Lombardi: 64(1)3/GDP
Morrie Arnovich: 63