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Reds
@ Braves
Braves Field
August 2, 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 2, 1940 at Braves Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 2, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
Boston Braves
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 2, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Boston Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Turner |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Nick Strincevich |
| Ballpark | Braves Field |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 7 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Babe Pinelli 1B: Beans Reardon 2B: (none) 3B: Larry Goetz |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Werber | Third Baseman |
| Harry Craft | Center Fielder |
| Lonny Frey | Second Baseman |
| Frank McCormick | First Baseman |
| Bill Baker | Catcher |
| Ival Goodman | Right Fielder |
| Morrie Arnovich | Left Fielder |
| Billy Myers | Shortstop |
| Jim Turner | 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 |
| Nick Strincevich | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Braves
Braves Field
August 2, 1940
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Strincevich
Werber hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sisti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Craft vs. Strincevich
Craft hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rowell misplays the ball. That's an error on Rowell. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frey vs. Strincevich
Frey hits a fly ball into left field. Ross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Strincevich
McCormick strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisti vs. Turner
Sisti hits a popup towards first. McCormick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooney vs. Turner
Cooney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rowell vs. Turner
Rowell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
West vs. Turner
There goes Rowell. The throw from Baker and he is safe. Rowell steals second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
West vs. Turner
West hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rowell scores. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ross vs. Turner
Ross hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. West moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miller vs. Turner
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber juggles the ball. That's an error on Werber. West moves to third. Ross moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hassett vs. Turner
Hassett hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Arnovich. Hassett reaches second base with a double. West scores. Ross scores. Miller goes all the way around to score. Three runs are unearned. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Berres vs. Turner
Berres hits a fly ball into right field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Strincevich
Baker hits a fly ball into center field. Cooney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Strincevich
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Strincevich fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Arnovich vs. Strincevich
Arnovich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rowell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strincevich vs. Turner
Strincevich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisti vs. Turner
Sisti strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooney vs. Turner
Cooney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rowell vs. Turner
Rowell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Strincevich
Myers is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Turner vs. Strincevich
Turner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hassett scoops it up and throws to first, with Strincevich covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Strincevich
Werber strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
West vs. Turner
West hits a fly ball into left field. Arnovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ross vs. Turner
Ross takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Turner
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Craft vs. Strincevich
Craft hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frey vs. Strincevich
There's a wild pitch. Craft moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Frey vs. Strincevich
Frey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCormick vs. Strincevich
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sisti fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. Frey moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baker vs. Strincevich
Baker is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hassett vs. Turner
Hassett hits a fly ball into right field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berres vs. Turner
Berres strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strincevich vs. Turner
Strincevich strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Strincevich
Goodman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Arnovich vs. Strincevich
Arnovich hits a fly ball into left field. Ross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Myers vs. Strincevich
Myers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisti vs. Turner
Sisti hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooney vs. Turner
Cooney hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sisti moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rowell vs. Turner
Rowell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Goodman. Rowell reaches second base with a double. Sisti scores. There goes Cooney trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
West vs. Turner
West is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ross vs. Turner
Ross hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rowell scores. West moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miller vs. Turner
Miller hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Arnovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hassett vs. Turner
Hassett hits a fly ball into center field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Riggs vs. Strincevich
Lew Riggs pinch hits for Jim Turner.
Riggs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rowell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Strincevich
Werber takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Craft vs. Strincevich
Craft hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frey vs. Strincevich
Frey hits a fly ball into center field. Cooney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berres vs. Shoffner
Milt Shoffner now pitching.
Berres takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strincevich vs. Shoffner
Strincevich hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Berres moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sisti vs. Shoffner
Sisti hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Berres scores. Strincevich moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cooney vs. Shoffner
Cooney takes first base on ball four. Sisti moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rowell vs. Shoffner
Rowell strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
West vs. Shoffner
West hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Strincevich scores. Sisti scores. Cooney moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ross vs. Shoffner
Cooney is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ross vs. Shoffner
Ross strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Strincevich
McCormick hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Ross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Strincevich
Baker strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Strincevich
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hassett juggles the ball. That's an error on Hassett. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Arnovich vs. Strincevich
Arnovich hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Goodman moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Myers vs. Strincevich
Myers hits a popup towards short. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Shoffner
Miller hits a fly ball into center field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hassett vs. Shoffner
Hassett hits a fly ball into center field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berres vs. Shoffner
Berres hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shoffner vs. Strincevich
Shoffner hits a popup towards first. Hassett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Strincevich
Werber hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Craft vs. Strincevich
Craft hits a fly ball into left field. Ross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frey vs. Strincevich
Frey takes first base on ball four. Werber moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCormick vs. Strincevich
McCormick hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Strincevich
Baker hits a fly ball into center field. Cooney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 3 - Braves, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strincevich vs. Shoffner
Strincevich strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisti vs. Shoffner
Sisti takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooney vs. Shoffner
Cooney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Sisti moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rowell vs. Shoffner
Rowell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sisti scores. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
West vs. Shoffner
West hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats West for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 3 - Braves, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Strincevich
Goodman hits a fly ball into center field. Cooney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Arnovich vs. Strincevich
Arnovich hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Strincevich scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Arnovich for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Strincevich
Myers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dejan vs. Strincevich
Mike Dejan pinch hits for Milt Shoffner.
Dejan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rowell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/2/1940, game 1 -- Cincinnati at Boston (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Werber B, 3b 3 1 1 0 Sisti S, 3b 4 3 2 1
Craft H, cf 4 0 1 0 Cooney J, cf 4 0 2 0
Frey L, 2b 2 1 0 0 Rowell B, 2b 5 2 3 2
McCormick F, 1b 4 1 1 3 West M, rf 4 1 2 3
Baker B, c 4 0 0 0 Ross C, lf 3 1 2 1
Goodman I, rf 4 0 1 0 Miller E, ss 4 1 0 0
Arnovich M, lf 4 0 1 0 Hassett B, 1b 4 0 1 3
Myers B, ss 4 0 1 0 Berres R, c 3 1 0 0
Turner J, p 1 0 0 0 Strincevich N, p 4 1 1 0
Riggs L, ph 1 0 0 0
Shoffner M, p 1 0 0 0
Dejan M, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 3 6 3 35 10 13 10
Cincinnati 000 000 030 -- 3
Boston 400 023 01x -- 10
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Turner J (L) 5.0 9 6 3 2 3
Shoffner M 3.0 4 4 4 3 3
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Strincevich N (W) 9.0 6 3 3 3 5
E -- Rowell B, Werber B, Hassett B
DP -- Cincinnati 1, Boston 2
LOB -- Cincinnati 6, Boston 6
2B -- Hassett B, Rowell B
HR -- McCormick F
SB -- Rowell B
CS -- Cooney J
WP -- Strincevich N
T -- 2:07
A -- 0
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