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Reds
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 16, 1940
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds, played on August 16, 1940 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 16, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 16, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Junior Thompson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Lee |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 19,001 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 1 minute |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Goetz 1B: Babe Pinelli 2B: (none) 3B: Beans Reardon |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Werber | Third Baseman |
| Mike McCormick | Center Fielder |
| Lonny Frey | Second Baseman |
| Frank McCormick | First Baseman |
| Ival Goodman | Right Fielder |
| Morrie Arnovich | Left Fielder |
| Bill Baker | Catcher |
| Eddie Joost | Shortstop |
| Junior Thompson | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Stan Hack | Third Baseman |
| Billy Herman | Second Baseman |
| Jim Gleeson | Left Fielder |
| Bill Nicholson | Right Fielder |
| Hank Leiber | Center Fielder |
| Zeke Bonura | First Baseman |
| Bob Collins | Catcher |
| Rabbit Warstler | Shortstop |
| Bill Lee | Pitcher |
| Gabby Hartnett | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 16, 1940
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Lee
Werber hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bonura settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Lee
McCormick is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Lee
Frey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Lee
McCormick hits a popup towards third. Hack settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Thompson
Hack 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 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Thompson
Herman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gleeson vs. Thompson
Gleeson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Lee
Goodman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Arnovich vs. Lee
Arnovich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. Goodman moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baker vs. Lee
Baker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Goodman scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Joost vs. Lee
Joost hits a ball on the ground towards short. Warstler fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Baker moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Lee
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. Baker moves to third. Joost moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Werber vs. Lee
Werber hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Thompson
Nicholson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leiber vs. Thompson
Leiber takes first base on ball four. Nicholson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bonura vs. Thompson
Bonura hits a line drive into right field. Goodman picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Goodman. Nicholson scores. Leiber moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Collins vs. Thompson
There goes Bonura. The throw from Baker and he is safe. Bonura steals second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Collins vs. Thompson
Collins is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Warstler vs. Thompson
Warstler hits a fly ball into center field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Leiber scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lee vs. Thompson
Lee hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Bonura trying to get to home. Arnovich throws the ball in to Baker who tags Bonura, who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Lee
McCormick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frey vs. Lee
The ball gets by Collins for a passed ball. McCormick moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Frey vs. Lee
Frey hits a fly ball into center field. Leiber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCormick vs. Lee
McCormick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McCormick scores. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Lee
Goodman hits a popup towards short. Warstler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Arnovich vs. Lee
Arnovich takes first base on ball four. McCormick moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baker vs. Lee
Baker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McCormick scores. There goes Arnovich trying to get to second. Gleeson throws the ball in to Hack who relays the ball to Herman who tags Arnovich for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Thompson
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Thompson
Herman hits a fly ball into center field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gleeson vs. Thompson
Gleeson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Arnovich. Gleeson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nicholson vs. Thompson
Nicholson hits a popup towards third. Werber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Lee
Joost hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Lee
Thompson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Leiber. Thompson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Werber vs. Lee
Werber hits a fly ball into left field. Gleeson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCormick vs. Lee
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bonura scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McCormick for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leiber vs. Thompson
Leiber takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonura vs. Thompson
Bonura hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Arnovich. Bonura reaches second base with a double. Leiber moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Collins vs. Thompson
Collins 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, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Warstler vs. Thompson
Warstler hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Leiber scores. Bonura moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lee vs. Hutchings
Johnny Hutchings now pitching.
There goes Bonura. The slide. Baker applies the tag. Bonura is out. Warstler moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lee vs. Hutchings
Lee hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Frey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Lee
Frey is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Lee
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Lee
Goodman is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Hutchings
Hack hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Goodman throws the ball in to Joost who tags Hack trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Hutchings
Herman 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, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gleeson vs. Hutchings
Gleeson hits a fly ball into left field. Arnovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Arnovich vs. Lee
Arnovich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Warstler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Lee
Baker hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Lee
Joost hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hutchings vs. Lee
Hutchings 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 6
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Reds, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Hutchings
Nicholson hits a fly ball into left field. Arnovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leiber vs. Hutchings
Leiber hits a fly ball into center field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonura vs. Hutchings
Bonura hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Lee
Werber hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Lee
McCormick bunts towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out. Werber moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Frey vs. Lee
Frey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Werber scores. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Lee
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Warstler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Frey moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Goodman vs. Lee
Goodman is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Arnovich vs. Lee
Arnovich hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Herman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rogell vs. Hutchings
Billy Rogell pinch hits for Bob Collins.
Rogell strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warstler vs. Hutchings
Warstler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Hutchings
Lee hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hack vs. Hutchings
Hack hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lee moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Herman vs. Hutchings
Herman hits a fly ball into left field. Arnovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Lee
Al Todd now catching.
Baker hits a popup towards first. Bonura settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Lee
Joost hits a fly ball into center field. Leiber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hutchings vs. Lee
Hutchings strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gleeson vs. Hutchings
Gleeson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Werber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Hutchings
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nicholson for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leiber vs. Hutchings
Leiber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Lee
Werber hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Nicholson. Werber reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCormick vs. Lee
McCormick bunts towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out. Werber moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Frey vs. Lee
Frey hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Nicholson who is chasing the ball. Frey reaches third base with a triple. Werber scores. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McCormick vs. Lee
McCormick hits a fly ball into left field. Gleeson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Frey scores. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Lee
Goodman 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 9
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Reds, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonura vs. Hutchings
Bonura 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, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Todd vs. Hutchings
Todd is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Warstler vs. Hutchings
Warstler hits a fly ball into center field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dallessandro vs. Hutchings
Dom Dallessandro pinch hits for Bill Lee.
Dallessandro strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/16/1940, game 2 -- Cincinnati at Chicago (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Werber B, 3b 5 2 2 0 Hack S, 3b 4 0 2 0
McCormick M, cf 3 1 1 0 Herman B, 2b 4 0 0 0
Frey L, 2b 5 1 3 2 Gleeson J, lf 4 0 1 0
McCormick F, 1b 5 1 1 2 Nicholson B, rf 3 1 0 0
Goodman I, rf 4 1 1 0 Leiber H, cf 2 2 0 0
Arnovich M, lf 3 0 0 0 Bonura Z, 1b 4 0 2 1
Baker B, c 4 0 2 2 Collins B, c 2 0 0 0
Joost E, ss 4 0 2 0 Rogell B, ph 1 0 0 0
Thompson J, p 2 0 1 0 Todd A, c 0 0 0 0
Hutchings J, p 2 0 0 0 Warstler R, ss 4 0 1 2
Lee B, p 3 0 2 0
Dallessandro D, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 6 13 6 32 3 8 3
Cincinnati 012 000 102 -- 6
Chicago 020 100 000 -- 3
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Thompson J 3.1 5 3 3 3 1
Hutchings J (W) 5.2 3 0 0 0 2
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Lee B (L) 9.0 13 6 6 2 4
E -- Goodman I
LOB -- Cincinnati 8, Chicago 6
2B -- Gleeson J, Thompson J, Bonura Z, Werber B
3B -- Frey L
SB -- Bonura Z
CS -- Bonura Z
SH -- McCormick M 2
HBP -- by Hutchings J (Todd A)
PB -- Collins B
T -- 2:01
A -- 19001
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