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Reds 9 @ Cubs 8
Wrigley Field
May 30, 1940

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds, played on May 30, 1940 at Wrigley Field. The home team Cubs were bested by the visiting Reds with a score of 9 to 8.

Game Summary

DateMay 30, 1940 
Visiting Team
Cincinnati Reds
R: 9 H: 16 E: 1 LOB: 8
Runs: 9
Hits: 16
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 8
Home Team
Chicago Cubs
R: 8 H: 14 E: 0 LOB: 8
Runs: 8
Hits: 14
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 8
Winning PitcherJoe Beggs  
Losing PitcherClaude Passeau  
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Game Winning RBIJohnny Rizzo 

Game Info

DateMay 30, 1940 
Day of WeekThu 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamCincinnati Reds 
Home TeamChicago Cubs 
Visiting Starting PitcherWhitey Moore  
Home Starting PitcherCharlie Root  
BallparkWrigley Field 
CityChicago 
StateIL 
Attendance30,828 
Time of Game3 hours 
UmpiresHP: Larry Goetz
1B: Beans Reardon
2B: (none)
3B: Bill Klem

Cincinnati Reds Lineup 

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

Chicago Cubs Lineup 

Name  Position 
Stan Hack  Third Baseman 
Billy Herman  Second Baseman 
Jim Gleeson  Center Fielder 
Hank Leiber  Right Fielder 
Bill Nicholson  Left Fielder 
Rip Russell  First Baseman 
Al Todd  Catcher 
Bobby Mattick  Shortstop 
Charlie Root  Pitcher 
Gabby Hartnett  Manager 

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Reds 9 @ Cubs 8
Wrigley Field
May 30, 1940

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 5/30/1940, game 2 -- Cincinnati at Chicago (D)

  Cincinnati         AB  R  H RBI    Chicago            AB  R  H RBI
Craft H, cf           6  2  1  0   Hack S, 3b            5  3  3  0   
Frey L, 2b            6  3  4  1   Herman B, 2b          4  2  1  2   
Goodman I, rf         3  1  1  2   Gleeson J, cf         5  1  2  2   
McCormick F, 1b       5  2  1  1   Leiber H, rf          4  0  2  2   
Hershberger W, c      6  0  2  1   Nicholson B, lf       3  0  0  0   
Werber B, 3b          6  1  2  2   Collins B, ph         1  0  0  1   
Rizzo J, lf           6  0  2  1   Galan A, lf           2  0  0  0   
Myers B, ss           6  0  2  1   Russell R, 1b         6  0  2  0   
Moore W, p            2  0  1  0   Bryant C, pr          0  0  0  0   
Shoffner M, p         1  0  0  0   Todd A, c             5  1  1  0   
Lombardi E, ph        1  0  0  0   Dallessandro D, ph    1  0  0  0   
Beggs J, p            1  0  0  0   Mattick B, ss         5  0  1  0   
                                   Root C, p             3  1  1  1   
                                   Passeau C, p          2  0  1  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     49  9 16  9                        46  8 14  8

Cincinnati       201 020 030 001 --  9
Chicago          200 030 300 000 --  8

  Cincinnati           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Moore W               4.1  6  5  5  2  1
Shoffner M            2.2  4  3  3  2  0
Beggs J (W)           5.0  4  0  0  1  3

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Root C*               7.0 10  8  8  2  8
Passeau C (L)         5.0  6  1  1  1  1
  * Pitched to 3 batters in 8th

E -- Hershberger W
DP -- Cincinnati 2, Chicago 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 8, Chicago 8
2B -- Frey L, Hack S 2, Todd A, Myers B, Gleeson J 2
3B -- Frey L
CS -- Herman B
SH -- Gleeson J, Goodman I
T -- 3:00
A -- 30828

    

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