Cubs @ Reds
April 18, 1940

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Top 9 R H E
Cubs 1 5 2
Reds 2 8 0
Top 9 R H E
Cubs 1 5 2
Reds 2 8 0

Bill Nicholson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .000
OBP .000 .000
At Bats 0 0
Hits 0 0
• Singles 0 0
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 0
RBI’s 0 0

Junior Thompson Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 0
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Crosley Field - April 18, 1940
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Strikeout
Junior Thompson
Willard Hershberger
Frank McCormick
Lonny Frey
Billy Werber
Billy Myers
Mike McCormick
Harry Craft
Ival Goodman
Bill Nicholson
Phil Cavarretta
Augie Galan

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 1 5 2 6
Cincinnati Reds 2 8 0 11
Winning Pitcher Junior Thompson
Losing Pitcher Claude Passeau
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Mike McCormick
Attendance 1,536
Time of Game 1 hour 48 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Nicholson strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Bill Nicholson pinch hits for Al Todd. There's a wild pitch. Herman scores. Galan moves to third. Cavarretta moves to second.
Top 9 Phil Cavarretta pinch hits for Rip Russell. Cavarretta takes first base on ball four. Galan moves to second.
Top 9 Dallessandro hits a fly ball into center field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Leiber is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Galan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Herman moves to third.
Top 9 Willard Hershberger now catching. Herman takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Werber hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Thompson strikes out.
Bottom 8 Myers hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Dallessandro. Myers reaches second base with a double. McCormick scores.
Bottom 8 McCormick hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Galan. McCormick reaches second base with a double. Gamble scores.
Bottom 8 Lee Gamble pinch runs for Ernie Lombardi. Craft bunts towards the mound. Passeau fields it and throws to first for the out. Gamble moves to second.
Bottom 8 Lombardi is hit by the pitch.
Top 8 Hack hits a fly ball into right field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Passeau hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Sturgeon hits a fly ball into left field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Todd hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Frey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 McCormick strikes out.
Bottom 7 Goodman is walked intentionally.
Bottom 7 Frey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. Werber moves to third.
Bottom 7 Werber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sturgeon picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Sturgeon. Werber moves to second.
Bottom 7 Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Galan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Russell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Dallessandro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Leiber is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Myers hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Passeau fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sturgeon misplays the ball. That's an error on Sturgeon.
Bottom 6 Craft hits a fly ball into left field. Dallessandro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sturgeon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Galan hits a line drive towards first. McCormick reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Herman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Hack hits a ball on the ground towards first. The ball bounces off McCormick, and towards Frey, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Passeau is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 McCormick hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Todd settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Goodman takes first base on ball four. Frey moves to second.
Bottom 5 Frey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Werber is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Sturgeon hits a line drive into left field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Todd strikes out.
Top 5 Russell hits a fly ball into left field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Dallessandro hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Myers strikes out.
Bottom 4 McCormick hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Herman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Craft strikes out.
Bottom 4 Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sturgeon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Leiber is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Galan hits a fly ball into center field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Herman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Hack hits a line drive into center field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Goodman takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Frey bunts towards the mound. Passeau fields it and throws to first for the out. Werber moves to second.
Bottom 3 Werber hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Passeau hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Sturgeon hits a fly ball into center field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Todd hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Frey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Thompson hits a fly ball into left field. Dallessandro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Myers is walked intentionally.
Bottom 2 McCormick hits a line drive towards first. Russell reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Craft hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Dallessandro. Craft reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sturgeon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Russell is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Dallessandro hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dallessandro for the out.
Top 2 Leiber hits a popup towards third. Werber settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sturgeon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Russell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Goodman for the out. Frey moves to second.
Bottom 1 Frey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Werber hits a popup towards short. Sturgeon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Galan hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Herman hits a line drive towards third. Werber reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Hack hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out.