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Dodgers
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 24, 1940
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Brooklyn Dodgers, played on August 24, 1940 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
Date | August 24, 1940 |
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Visiting Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 24, 1940 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Curt Davis |
Home Starting Pitcher | Ken Raffensberger |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 6,769 |
Time of Game | 1 hour 47 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Klem 1B: Lee Ballanfant 2B: (none) 3B: Bick Campbell |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Pete Reiser | Shortstop |
Cookie Lavagetto | Third Baseman |
Joe Medwick | Left Fielder |
Joe Gallagher | Right Fielder |
Joe Vosmik | Center Fielder |
Dolph Camilli | First Baseman |
Pete Coscarart | Second Baseman |
Gus Mancuso | Catcher |
Curt Davis | Pitcher |
Leo Durocher | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Stan Hack | Third Baseman |
Billy Herman | Second Baseman |
Zeke Bonura | First Baseman |
Hank Leiber | Center Fielder |
Jim Gleeson | Right Fielder |
Dom Dallessandro | Left Fielder |
Al Todd | Catcher |
Bobby Mattick | Shortstop |
Ken Raffensberger | Pitcher |
Gabby Hartnett | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Dodgers
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 24, 1940
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reiser vs. Raffensberger
Reiser hits a fly ball into center field. Leiber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lavagetto vs. Raffensberger
Lavagetto hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Raffensberger
Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Davis
Hack hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herman vs. Davis
Herman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonura vs. Davis
Bonura hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reiser fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gallagher vs. Raffensberger
Gallagher hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Raffensberger
Vosmik hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Herman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Camilli vs. Raffensberger
Camilli hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coscarart vs. Raffensberger
Coscarart hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack juggles the ball. That's an error on Hack. Camilli moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mancuso vs. Raffensberger
Mancuso hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Camilli moves to third. Coscarart moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Davis vs. Raffensberger
Davis takes first base on ball four. Camilli scores. Coscarart moves to third. Mancuso moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Reiser vs. Bryant
Clay Bryant now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Coscarart scores. Mancuso moves to third. Davis moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Reiser vs. Bryant
Reiser is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lavagetto vs. Bryant
Lavagetto hits a popup towards first. Bonura settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Medwick vs. Bryant
Medwick takes first base on ball four. Mancuso scores. Davis moves to third. Reiser moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gallagher vs. Bryant
Gallagher hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Leiber. Gallagher reaches second base with a double. Davis scores. Reiser scores. Medwick moves to third. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Vosmik vs. Bryant
Vosmik hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Medwick scores. Gallagher scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Camilli vs. Bryant
Camilli hits a fly ball into left field. Dallessandro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leiber vs. Davis
Leiber hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lavagetto juggles the ball. That's an error on Lavagetto. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gleeson vs. Davis
Gleeson hits a popup, foul, towards short. Reiser settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dallessandro vs. Davis
Dallessandro hits a ball on the ground towards first. Camilli scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dallessandro for the out. Leiber moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Todd vs. Davis
Todd hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lavagetto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Bryant
Coscarart hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bryant fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Bryant
Mancuso hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Bryant
Davis bunts towards first. Bonura scoops it up and throws to first, with Herman covering, for the out. Mancuso moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reiser vs. Bryant
Reiser hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Leiber. Reiser reaches second base with a double. Mancuso scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lavagetto vs. Bryant
Lavagetto hits a fly ball into right field. Gleeson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 9 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mattick vs. Davis
Mattick hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bryant vs. Davis
Bryant hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reiser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Davis
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 9 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Bryant
Medwick hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gallagher vs. Bryant
Gallagher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mattick fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Bryant
Vosmik hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Camilli vs. Bryant
The ball gets by Todd for a passed ball. Vosmik moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Camilli vs. Bryant
Camilli hits a fly ball into center field. Leiber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 9 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Davis
Herman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Davis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonura vs. Davis
Bonura is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leiber vs. Davis
Leiber strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 9 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Bryant
Coscarart hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Bryant
Mancuso hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Dallessandro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Bryant
Davis hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Leiber. Davis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reiser vs. Bryant
Reiser hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gleeson throws the ball in to Mattick who tags Reiser trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Davis scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 11 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lavagetto vs. Bryant
Lavagetto hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mattick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 11 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gleeson vs. Davis
Gleeson hits a fly ball into center field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 11 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dallessandro vs. Davis
Dallessandro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reiser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 11 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Todd vs. Davis
Todd hits a popup towards short. Reiser settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 11 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. French
Larry French now pitching. Bob Collins now catching.
Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 11 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gallagher vs. French
Gallagher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 11 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vosmik vs. French
Vosmik hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hack settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Hack. View Play -
Dodgers, 11 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vosmik vs. French
Vosmik hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack juggles the ball. That's an error on Hack. Gallagher moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 11 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Camilli vs. French
Camilli is hit by the pitch. Gallagher moves to third. Vosmik moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 11 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Coscarart vs. French
Coscarart hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 11 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mattick vs. Davis
Mattick hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 11 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
French vs. Davis
French hits a ball on the ground towards first. Camilli scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats French for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 11 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Davis
Hack hits a line drive towards short. Reiser reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 11 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. French
Mancuso hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 11 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. French
Davis bunts towards first. Bonura scoops it up and throws to first, with Herman covering, for the out. Mancuso moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 11 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reiser vs. French
Reiser hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bonura scoops it up and throws to first, with French covering, for the out. Mancuso moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 11 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lavagetto vs. French
Lavagetto hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 11 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Davis
Herman hits a fly ball into right field. Gallagher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 11 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonura vs. Davis
Bonura hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 11 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leiber vs. Davis
Leiber hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 11 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gleeson vs. Davis
Gleeson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bonura moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 11 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dallessandro vs. Davis
Dallessandro hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 11 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Davis
Collins hits a ball on the ground towards first. Camilli scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Collins for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 11 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. French
Medwick hits a fly ball into center field. Leiber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 11 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gallagher vs. French
Gallagher hits a fly ball into right field. Gleeson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 11 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. French
Vosmik hits a popup in front of the plate. Collins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 11 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mattick vs. Davis
Mattick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reiser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 11 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
French vs. Davis
French hits a ball on the ground towards first. Camilli scoops it up and throws to first, with Davis covering, for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 11 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Davis
Hack hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 11 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herman vs. Davis
Herman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Davis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 11 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Camilli vs. French
Camilli hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 11 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coscarart vs. French
Coscarart hits a popup towards short. Mattick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 11 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mancuso vs. French
Mancuso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 11 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonura vs. Davis
Bonura hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 11 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leiber vs. Davis
Leiber hits a line drive towards short. Reiser reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 11 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gleeson vs. Davis
Gleeson hits a fly ball into right field. Gallagher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 11 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dallessandro vs. Davis
Dallessandro hits a fly ball into center field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/24/1940 -- Brooklyn at Chicago (D) Brooklyn AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Reiser P, ss 4 1 2 2 Hack S, 3b 4 0 2 0 Lavagetto C, 3b 5 0 0 0 Herman B, 2b 4 0 0 0 Medwick J, lf 4 1 1 1 Bonura Z, 1b 4 1 2 0 Gallagher J, rf 5 2 3 3 Leiber H, cf 4 0 0 0 Vosmik J, cf 5 0 2 2 Gleeson J, rf 4 1 1 0 Camilli D, 1b 4 1 2 0 Dallessandro D, lf 4 1 1 3 Coscarart P, 2b 5 2 1 1 Todd A, c 2 0 0 0 Mancuso G, c 5 2 2 0 Collins B, c 1 0 0 0 Davis C, p 1 2 1 1 Mattick B, ss 3 0 0 0 Raffensberger K, p 0 0 0 0 Bryant C, p 1 0 0 0 French L, p 2 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 38 11 14 10 33 3 6 3 Brooklyn 081 020 000 -- 11 Chicago 000 000 300 -- 3 Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO Davis C (W) 9.0 6 3 3 0 3 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Raffensberger K (L) 1.1 2 5 2 1 0 Bryant C 3.2 9 6 3 2 0 French L 4.0 3 0 0 0 0 E -- Hack S 3, Lavagetto C DP -- Brooklyn 1, Chicago 3 LOB -- Brooklyn 6, Chicago 3 2B -- Gallagher J, Reiser P, Davis C HR -- Gallagher J, Coscarart P, Dallessandro D SH -- Davis C 2 HBP -- by French L (Camilli D) WP -- Bryant C PB -- Todd A T -- 1:47 A -- 6769
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