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Reds 3 @ Braves 4
Braves Field
August 2, 1940

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Braves and the Cincinnati Reds, played on August 2, 1940 at Braves Field. The home team Braves beat the visiting Reds with a score of 4 to 3.

Game Summary

DateAugust 2, 1940 
Visiting Team
Cincinnati Reds
R: 3 H: 7 E: 0 LOB: 11
Runs: 3
Hits: 7
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 11
Home Team
Boston Braves
R: 4 H: 11 E: 2 LOB: 12
Runs: 4
Hits: 11
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 12
Winning PitcherManny Salvo  
Losing PitcherWhitey Moore  
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Game Winning RBIChet Ross 

Game Info

DateAugust 2, 1940 
Day of WeekFri 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamCincinnati Reds 
Home TeamBoston Braves 
Visiting Starting PitcherWhitey Moore  
Home Starting PitcherManny Salvo  
BallparkBraves Field 
CityBoston 
StateMA 
Attendance4,069 
Time of Game3 hours 4 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Beans Reardon
1B: Larry Goetz
2B: (none)
3B: Babe Pinelli

Cincinnati Reds Lineup 

Name  Position 
Billy Werber  Third Baseman 
Lonny Frey  Second Baseman 
Ival Goodman  Right Fielder 
Frank McCormick  First Baseman 
Willard Hershberger  Catcher 
Harry Craft  Center Fielder 
Mike McCormick  Left Fielder 
Eddie Joost  Shortstop 
Whitey Moore  Pitcher 
Bill McKechnie  Manager 

Boston Braves Lineup 

Name  Position 
Sibby Sisti  Third Baseman 
Johnny Cooney  Center Fielder 
Bama Rowell  Second Baseman 
Max West  Right Fielder 
Chet Ross  Left Fielder 
Eddie Miller  Shortstop 
Buddy Hassett  First Baseman 
Phil Masi  Catcher 
Manny Salvo  Pitcher 
Casey Stengel  Manager 

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Reds 3 @ Braves 4
Braves Field
August 2, 1940

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 8/2/1940, game 2 -- Cincinnati at Boston (D)

  Cincinnati         AB  R  H RBI    Boston             AB  R  H RBI
Werber B, 3b          5  0  0  0   Sisti S, 3b           6  0  0  0   
Frey L, 2b            6  0  2  2   Cooney J, cf          6  2  2  0   
Goodman I, rf         6  0  0  0   Rowell B, 2b          6  0  1  0   
McCormick F, 1b       5  0  2  0   West M, rf            4  1  2  1   
Hershberger W, c      5  0  0  0   Ross C, lf            5  1  3  1   
Craft H, cf           5  0  0  0   Miller E, ss          5  0  2  2   
McCormick M, lf       5  1  2  0   Hassett B, 1b         4  0  1  0   
Joost E, ss           4  1  1  1   Masi P, c             3  0  0  0   
Moore W, p            2  1  0  0   Moore G, ph           1  0  0  0   
Beggs J, p            0  0  0  0   Berres R, c           0  0  0  0   
                                   Salvo M, p            5  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     43  3  7  3                        45  4 11  4

Cincinnati       000 030 000 000 --  3
Boston           100 000 020 001 --  4
  1 out when winning run was scored.

  Cincinnati           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Moore W (L)          11.1 10  4  4  4  7
Beggs J               0.0  1  0  0  1  0

  Boston               IP  H  R ER BB SO
Salvo M (W)          12.0  7  3  3  4  4

E -- Ross C, Hassett B
LOB -- Cincinnati 11, Boston 12
2B -- McCormick M, Frey L, Miller E
SB -- Cooney J
SH -- Moore W, Werber B, Joost E
T -- 3:04
A -- 4069

    

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