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Dodgers 4 @ Cubs 1
Wrigley Field
May 9, 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 May 9, 1940 at Wrigley Field. The home team Cubs were bested by the visiting Dodgers with a score of 4 to 1.

Game Summary

DateMay 9, 1940 
Visiting Team
Brooklyn Dodgers
R: 4 H: 7 E: 0 LOB: 10
Runs: 4
Hits: 7
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 10
Home Team
Chicago Cubs
R: 1 H: 4 E: 0 LOB: 3
Runs: 1
Hits: 4
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 3
Winning Pitcher—Newt Kimball  
Losing Pitcher—Larry French  
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Game Winning RBI—Dolph Camilli 

Game Info

DateMay 9, 1940 
Day of WeekThu 
Day / NightD 
Visiting TeamBrooklyn Dodgers 
Home TeamChicago Cubs 
Visiting Starting PitcherTex Carleton  
Home Starting PitcherLarry French  
BallparkWrigley Field 
CityChicago 
StateIL 
Attendance10,540 
Time of Game2 hours 30 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Lou Jorda
1B: Ziggy Sears
2B: (none)
3B: Tom Dunn

Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Ernie Koy  Center Fielder 
Pete Coscarart  Second Baseman 
Joe Vosmik  Left Fielder 
Cookie Lavagetto  Third Baseman 
Dolph Camilli  First Baseman 
Roy Cullenbine  Right Fielder 
Leo Durocher  Shortstop 
Gus Mancuso  Catcher 
Tex Carleton  Pitcher 
Leo Durocher  Manager 

Chicago Cubs Lineup 

Name  Position 
Stan Hack  Third Baseman 
Billy Herman  Second Baseman 
Augie Galan  Center Fielder 
Hank Leiber  Right Fielder 
Bill Nicholson  Left Fielder 
Phil Cavarretta  First Baseman 
Al Todd  Catcher 
Bobby Mattick  Shortstop 
Larry French  Pitcher 
Gabby Hartnett  Manager 

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Dodgers 4 @ Cubs 1
Wrigley Field
May 9, 1940

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         Game of 5/9/1940 -- Brooklyn at Chicago (D)

  Brooklyn           AB  R  H RBI    Chicago            AB  R  H RBI
Koy E, cf             4  0  0  0   Hack S, 3b            4  1  2  0   
Gilbert C, cf         0  0  0  0   Herman B, 2b          4  0  0  1   
Coscarart P, 2b       5  0  1  0   Galan A, cf           4  0  0  0   
Vosmik J, lf          1  0  0  0   Leiber H, rf          4  0  1  0   
Walker D, lf          3  1  1  0   Nicholson B, lf       2  0  0  0   
Lavagetto C, 3b       3  1  0  0   Cavarretta P, 1b      4  0  0  0   
Camilli D, 1b         5  2  2  1   Todd A, c             4  0  0  0   
Cullenbine R, rf      2  0  0  0   Mattick B, ss         2  0  1  0   
Durocher L, ss        4  0  2  1   French L, p           3  0  0  0   
Reese P, pr-ss        1  0  1  2                                      
Mancuso G, c          5  0  0  0                                      
Carleton T, p         2  0  0  0                                      
Hudson J, ph          1  0  0  0                                      
Kimball N, p          0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     36  4  7  4                        31  1  4  1

Brooklyn         000 100 000 3 --  4
Chicago          100 000 000 0 --  1

  Brooklyn             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Carleton T            8.0  4  1  1  2  4
Kimball N (W)         2.0  0  0  0  1  2

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
French L (L)         10.0  7  4  4  7  3

DP -- Brooklyn 2
LOB -- Brooklyn 10, Chicago 3
2B -- Hack S, Mattick B, Walker D
3B -- Camilli D
CS -- Hack S
SH -- Koy E
WP -- Carleton T
T -- 2:30
A -- 10540

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