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Boston Braves @ Cincinnati Reds

1940-08-22 · Day game · Crosley Field · Att: 5179 · sunny, dry · 1:50

Cincinnati Reds defeated Boston Bees 3–2. Cincinnati Reds put up 2 in the 3rd. Bucky Walters earned the win. Max West went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Bucky Walters L: Nick Strincevich 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
Gene Moore	4	1	1	0	0	0
Johnny Cooney	4	0	0	0	0	0
Bama Rowell	4	0	2	0	0	0
Max West	4	1	1	2	0	0
Chet Ross	3	0	2	0	1	0
Eddie Miller	3	0	0	0	0	0
Sibby Sisti	4	0	1	0	0	2
Phil Masi	3	0	0	0	0	0
Nick Strincevich	2	0	0	0	2	0
Buddy Hassett	0	0	0	0	1	0

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Billy Werber	5	1	2	1	0	0
Lonny Frey	3	1	1	0	1	0
Frank McCormick	3	1	1	0	1	0
Ernie Lombardi	3	0	1	0	0	0
Ival Goodman	4	0	0	0	0	0
Harry Craft	4	0	2	2	0	0
Mike McCormick	4	0	2	0	0	0
Billy Myers	3	0	0	0	1	1
Bucky Walters	4	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Nick Strincevich	8.0	9	3	1

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bucky Walters	9.0	7	4	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Gene Moore: 3
Johnny Cooney: 53
Bama Rowell: S8
Max West: 64(1)/FO

Bot 1

Billy Werber: 3/FL
Lonny Frey: 63
Frank McCormick: S8
Ernie Lombardi: S8.1-2
Ival Goodman: 6

Top 2

Chet Ross: 2/FL
Eddie Miller: 53
Sibby Sisti: S9
Phil Masi: 3/FL

Bot 2

Harry Craft: 13
Mike McCormick: S7
Billy Myers: WP.1-3
Billy Myers: K
Bucky Walters: 9

Top 3

Nick Strincevich: W
Gene Moore: 64(1)3/GDP
Johnny Cooney: 8

Bot 3

Billy Werber: 63
Lonny Frey: S1/BG
Frank McCormick: SB2
Frank McCormick: W
Ernie Lombardi: HP.2-3;1-2
Ival Goodman: 3/FL
Harry Craft: S8.3-H;2-H;1-2
Mike McCormick: 7

Top 4

Bama Rowell: 2
Max West: 43
Chet Ross: S7
Eddie Miller: 5/FL

Bot 4

Billy Myers: 63
Bucky Walters: 3
Billy Werber: D8
Lonny Frey: W
Frank McCormick: 5/FL

Top 5

Sibby Sisti: 9
Phil Masi: 43
Nick Strincevich: 43

Bot 5

Ernie Lombardi: 9
Ival Goodman: 43
Harry Craft: S5
Mike McCormick: S8.1-3;B-2(TH3)
Billy Myers: 6

Top 6

Gene Moore: S8
Johnny Cooney: 43.1-2
Bama Rowell: 43.2-3
Max West: HR/8.3-H
Chet Ross: W
Eddie Miller: 54(1)/FO

Bot 6

Bucky Walters: 6
Billy Werber: 53
Lonny Frey: 3/G

Top 7

Sibby Sisti: K/C
Phil Masi: 9
Nick Strincevich: W
Gene Moore: 64(1)/FO

Bot 7

Frank McCormick: 43
Ernie Lombardi: 6
Ival Goodman: 8

Top 8

Johnny Cooney: 53
Bama Rowell: S8
Max West: SB2
Max West: 7
Chet Ross: CS3(25)

Bot 8

Harry Craft: 53
Mike McCormick: 7
Billy Myers: W
Bucky Walters: 8

Top 9

Chet Ross: D8
Eddie Miller: 54/SH.2-3
Sibby Sisti: K
Buddy Hassett: IW
Nick Strincevich: 64(1)/FO

Bot 9

Billy Werber: HR/7

Notes & reviews

Billy Werber reached into the seats to make the catch; Bees Manager Casey Stengel ejected by HP umpire Tom Dunn

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