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Reds 12 @ Braves 9
Braves Field
August 4, 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 4, 1940 at Braves Field. The home team Braves were bested by the visiting Reds with a score of 12 to 9.

Game Summary

DateAugust 4, 1940 
Visiting Team
Cincinnati Reds
R: 12 H: 17 E: 0 LOB: 8
Runs: 12
Hits: 17
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 8
Home Team
Boston Braves
R: 9 H: 16 E: 2 LOB: 8
Runs: 9
Hits: 16
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 8
Winning PitcherJim Turner  
Losing PitcherNick Strincevich  
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Game Winning RBIFrank McCormick 

Game Info

DateAugust 4, 1940 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamCincinnati Reds 
Home TeamBoston Braves 
Visiting Starting PitcherJoe Beggs  
Home Starting PitcherJim Tobin  
BallparkBraves Field 
CityBoston 
StateMA 
Attendance14,909 
Time of Game2 hours 30 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Larry Goetz
1B: Babe Pinelli
2B: (none)
3B: Beans Reardon

Cincinnati Reds Lineup 

Name  Position 
Billy Werber  Third Baseman 
Lonny Frey  Second Baseman 
Ival Goodman  Right Fielder 
Frank McCormick  First Baseman 
Mike Dejan  Left Fielder 
Bill Baker  Catcher 
Mike McCormick  Center Fielder 
Billy Myers  Shortstop 
Joe Beggs  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 
Ray Berres  Catcher 
Jim Tobin  Pitcher 
Casey Stengel  Manager 

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Reds 12 @ Braves 9
Braves Field
August 4, 1940

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 8/4/1940, game 2 -- Cincinnati at Boston (D)

  Cincinnati         AB  R  H RBI    Boston             AB  R  H RBI
Werber B, 3b          5  2  2  1   Sisti S, 3b           5  2  1  1   
Frey L, 2b            6  3  2  2   Cooney J, cf          4  1  2  0   
Goodman I, rf         5  2  3  0   Rowell B, 2b          5  2  2  3   
McCormick F, 1b       5  1  4  6   West M, rf            4  1  2  1   
Dejan M, lf           5  0  2  1   Ross C, lf            5  0  2  2   
Craft H, cf           0  0  0  0   Miller E, ss          4  2  3  1   
Baker B, c            2  0  0  0   Hassett B, 1b         5  0  0  0   
Lombardi E, ph-c      2  1  1  0   Berres R, c           3  0  1  0   
McCormick M, cf-lf    4  0  1  0   Glossop A, ph         1  0  1  1   
Myers B, ss           4  1  1  0   Masi P, c             1  0  0  0   
Beggs J, p            1  0  0  0   Tobin J, p            1  1  1  0   
Shoffner M, p         0  1  0  0   Javery A, p           1  0  1  0   
Turner J, p           3  1  1  1   Moore G, ph           0  0  0  0   
                                   Coffman D, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Strincevich N, p      0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     42 12 17 11                        39  9 16  9

Cincinnati       102 401 013 -- 12
Boston           004 300 101 --  9

  Cincinnati           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Beggs J               2.2  6  4  4  3  0
Shoffner M            1.0  4  3  3  0  0
Turner J (W)          5.1  6  2  2  1  1

  Boston               IP  H  R ER BB SO
Tobin J*              3.0  9  7  7  1  0
Javery A              2.0  1  0  0  1  1
Coffman D             1.0  3  1  1  0  0
Strincevich N (L)     3.0  4  4  4  2  1
  * Pitched to 4 batters in 4th

E -- Miller E, West M
DP -- Cincinnati 2, Boston 2
LOB -- Cincinnati 8, Boston 8
2B -- Goodman I, McCormick F 2, Tobin J, Ross C, Frey L, Miller E
3B -- Dejan M, Sisti S, Turner J
HR -- Werber B, Miller E
SB -- Rowell B
SH -- Shoffner M, Strincevich N
T -- 2:30
A -- 14909

    

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