Braves @ Reds
August 24, 1940

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Top 9	R	H	E
Braves	0	4	1
Reds	5	7	0

Top 9	R	H	E
Braves	0	4	1
Reds	5	7	0

Whitey Wietelmann Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.167
OBP	.000	.375
At Bats	0	6
Hits	0	1
• Singles	0	1
• Doubles	0	0
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	0
Walks	0	2
RBI’s	0	0

Junior Thompson Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
12	7	0

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Crosley Field - August 24, 1940

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Strikeout

Junior Thompson

Ernie Lombardi

Frank McCormick

Lonny Frey

Billy Werber

Billy Myers

Mike McCormick

Harry Craft

Ival Goodman

Whitey Wietelmann

Final Stats

	Runs	Hits	Errors	LOB
Boston Braves	0	4	1	9
Cincinnati Reds	5	7	0	6
Winning Pitcher	Junior Thompson
Losing Pitcher	Dick Errickson
Save	(none)
Game Winning RBI	Billy Myers
Attendance	7,246
Time of Game	2 hours

View Box Score

Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Whitey Wietelmann pinch hits for Al Piechota. Wietelmann strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 9 Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 9 Moore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 8 Myers hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Piechota fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 8 McCormick hits a line drive into left field. Ross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Craft bunts towards the mound. Piechota fields it and throws to first for the out. Goodman moves to second.

Bottom 8 Goodman takes first base on ball four.

Top 8 Miller hits a fly ball into left field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Ross takes first base on ball four.

Top 8 West 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 8 Rowell hits a fly ball into center field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 7 McCormick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Werber scores. Frey moves to second.

Bottom 7 Frey takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 7 There goes Werber. The throw from Andrews and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.

Bottom 7 Werber takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 7 Thompson hits a popup in front of the plate. Andrews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Stan Andrews now catching. Al Piechota now pitching. Myers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 7 Cooney hits a line drive into center field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Sisti takes first base on ball four. Hassett moves to second.

Top 7 Buddy Hassett pinch hits for Dick Errickson. Hassett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 7 Al Glossop pinch hits for Ray Berres. Glossop hits a fly ball into left field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Moore hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 6 McCormick hits a line drive into right field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Craft hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ross. Craft reaches second base with a double. McCormick scores. Lombardi goes all the way around to score.

Bottom 6 Goodman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Sisti settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Lombardi is walked intentionally.

Bottom 6 McCormick hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ross. McCormick reaches second base with a double. Werber goes all the way around to score. McCormick moves to third.

Bottom 6 Frey hits a fly ball into right field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Werber hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 6 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 6 Ross strikes out.

Top 6 West strikes out.

Bottom 5 Thompson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rowell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Myers hits a fly ball into center field. Cooney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 Rowell 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 5 Cooney 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 5 Sisti strikes out.

Bottom 4 Craft hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 Goodman hits a fly ball into center field. Cooney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Lombardi hits a fly ball into center field. Cooney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Errickson hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Myers fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.

Top 4 Berres takes first base on ball four. Moore moves to second.

Top 4 Moore hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. West moves to third.

Top 4 Miller strikes out.

Top 4 Ross is called out on strikes.

Top 4 West hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 3 McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sisti fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 3 Frey hits a line drive towards third. Sisti catches it and throws to first to double up Werber.

Bottom 3 Werber takes first base on ball four.

Top 3 Rowell 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 3 Cooney 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 3 Sisti strikes out.

Bottom 2 Thompson is called out on strikes.

Bottom 2 Myers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Craft scores. McCormick moves to third.

Bottom 2 McCormick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Craft moves to third.

Bottom 2 Craft hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 2 Goodman hits a fly ball into right field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rowell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Errickson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Berres hits a fly ball into center field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Moore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sisti fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Frey hits a ball on the ground towards first. West scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Frey for the out.

Bottom 1 Werber hits a fly ball into center field. Cooney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Ross takes first base on ball four. Cooney moves to third. West moves to second.

Top 1 West takes first base on ball four. Cooney moves to second.

Top 1 Rowell strikes out.

Top 1 Cooney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Top 1 Sisti strikes out.

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