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Reds
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 8, 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 September 8, 1940 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 8, 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 | September 8, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Turner |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Vern Olsen |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 20,613 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 48 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tom Dunn 1B: George Magerkurth 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Stewart |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Werber | Third Baseman |
| Mike McCormick | Center Fielder |
| Ival Goodman | Right Fielder |
| Frank McCormick | First Baseman |
| Ernie Lombardi | Catcher |
| Morrie Arnovich | Left Fielder |
| Lonny Frey | Second Baseman |
| Billy Myers | Shortstop |
| Jim Turner | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Stan Hack | Third Baseman |
| Billy Herman | Second Baseman |
| Bill Nicholson | Right Fielder |
| Hank Leiber | Center Fielder |
| Zeke Bonura | First Baseman |
| Jim Gleeson | Left Fielder |
| Bob Collins | Catcher |
| Bobby Mattick | Shortstop |
| Vern Olsen | Pitcher |
| Gabby Hartnett | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 8, 1940
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Olsen
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. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Olsen
McCormick hits a fly ball into center field. Leiber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Olsen
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 1
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Turner
Hack hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Arnovich who is chasing the ball. Hack reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Herman vs. Turner
Herman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Nicholson vs. Turner
Nicholson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hack scores. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leiber vs. Turner
Leiber strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonura vs. Turner
Bonura hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCormick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Olsen
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Olsen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Olsen
Lombardi strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Arnovich vs. Olsen
Arnovich hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frey vs. Olsen
Frey takes first base on ball four. Arnovich moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Myers vs. Olsen
Myers hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gleeson vs. Turner
Gleeson hits a fly ball into right field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Turner
Collins strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mattick vs. Turner
Mattick is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Turner vs. Olsen
Turner 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, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Werber vs. Olsen
Werber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mattick scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Olsen
McCormick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Olsen
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 3
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olsen vs. Turner
Olsen hits a popup towards short. Myers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Turner
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Turner
Herman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Olsen
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Olsen
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mattick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Arnovich vs. Olsen
Arnovich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frey vs. Olsen
Frey hits a popup towards short. Mattick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Turner
Nicholson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leiber vs. Turner
Leiber hits a line drive towards third. Werber catches it and throws to first to double up Nicholson. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonura vs. Turner
Bonura hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gleeson vs. Turner
Gleeson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bonura moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Collins vs. Turner
Collins hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bonura scores. Gleeson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mattick vs. Turner
Mattick hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCormick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Olsen
Myers 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 -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Turner vs. Olsen
Turner strikes out. Collins drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Turner out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Olsen
Werber hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Olsen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olsen vs. Turner
Olsen hits a popup towards first. McCormick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Turner
Hack hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herman vs. Turner
Herman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hack moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Nicholson vs. Turner
Nicholson 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 6
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Olsen
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mattick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Olsen
Goodman hits a fly ball into left field. Gleeson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Olsen
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mattick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leiber vs. Turner
Leiber hits a fly ball into center field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonura vs. Turner
Bonura hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gleeson vs. Turner
Gleeson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Arnovich. Gleeson reaches second base with a double. Bonura moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Collins vs. Turner
Collins is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mattick vs. Turner
Mattick is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Olsen vs. Turner
Olsen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Olsen
Lombardi 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 -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Arnovich vs. Olsen
Arnovich hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Olsen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Olsen
Frey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Myers vs. Olsen
Myers hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gleeson. Myers reaches second base with a double. Frey goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baker vs. Olsen
Bill Baker pinch hits for Jim Turner.
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Moore
Whitey Moore now pitching.
Hack hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herman vs. Moore
Herman bunts towards the mound. Moore fields it and throws to first for the out. Hack moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nicholson vs. Moore
Nicholson strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Leiber vs. Moore
Leiber 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
Top 8
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Reds, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Olsen
Dom Dallessandro now playing left field. Jim Gleeson now playing center field.
Werber hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Olsen
McCormick bunts in front of the plate. Collins fields it and throws to first for the out. Werber moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Goodman vs. Olsen
Goodman hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Herman catches it and throws to second with Mattick covering, to double up Werber. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonura vs. Moore
Bonura hits a popup towards first. McCormick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gleeson vs. Moore
Gleeson strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Moore
Collins hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mattick vs. Moore
Mattick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Collins moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Olsen vs. Moore
Olsen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Collins scores. Mattick moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hack vs. Moore
Hack hits a fly ball into left field. Arnovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Olsen
McCormick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lombardi vs. Olsen
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mattick fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Arnovich vs. Olsen
Arnovich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mattick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/8/1940 -- Cincinnati at Chicago (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Werber B, 3b 4 0 1 0 Hack S, 3b 5 1 3 0
McCormick M, cf 3 0 1 0 Herman B, 2b 3 0 1 0
Goodman I, rf 4 0 0 0 Nicholson B, rf 4 0 2 1
McCormick F, 1b 4 0 1 0 Leiber H, cf 4 0 0 0
Lombardi E, c 4 0 0 0 Dallessandro D, lf 0 0 0 0
Arnovich M, lf 3 0 1 0 Bonura Z, 1b 4 1 2 0
Frey L, 2b 2 1 1 0 Gleeson J, lf-cf 4 0 2 0
Myers B, ss 3 0 1 1 Collins B, c 4 1 2 1
Turner J, p 2 0 1 0 Mattick B, ss 3 0 1 0
Baker B, ph 1 0 0 0 Olsen V, p 4 0 1 1
Moore W, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 1 7 1 35 3 14 3
Cincinnati 000 000 100 -- 1
Chicago 100 100 01x -- 3
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Turner J (L) 6.0 10 2 2 1 4
Moore W 2.0 4 1 1 0 2
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Olsen V (W) 9.0 7 1 1 2 2
DP -- Cincinnati 2, Chicago 3
LOB -- Cincinnati 5, Chicago 10
2B -- Gleeson J, Myers B
3B -- Hack S
SH -- Herman B, McCormick M
T -- 1:48
A -- 20613
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