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Dodgers 6 @ Braves 2
Braves Field
July 5, 1940
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Braves and the Brooklyn Dodgers, played on July 5, 1940 at Braves Field. The home team Braves were bested by the visiting Dodgers with a score of 6 to 2.

Game Summary

DateJuly 5, 1940 
Visiting Team
Brooklyn Dodgers
R: 6 H: 12 E: 3 LOB: 17
Runs: 6
Hits: 12
Errors: 3
Left On Base: 17
Home Team
Boston Braves
R: 2 H: 14 E: 3 LOB: 22
Runs: 2
Hits: 14
Errors: 3
Left On Base: 22
Winning Pitcher—Newt Kimball  
Losing Pitcher—Joe Sullivan  
Save—Tex Carleton  
Game Winning RBI—Dolph Camilli 

Game Info

DateJuly 5, 1940 
Day of WeekFri 
Day / NightD 
Visiting TeamBrooklyn Dodgers 
Home TeamBoston Braves 
Visiting Starting PitcherLuke Hamlin  
Home Starting PitcherAl Piechota  
BallparkBraves Field 
CityBoston 
StateMA 
Attendance3,881 
Time of Game5 hours 19 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Bick Campbell
1B: Bill Klem
2B: (none)
3B: Lee Ballanfant

Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Pee Wee Reese  Shortstop 
Cookie Lavagetto  Third Baseman 
Dixie Walker  Center Fielder 
Joe Medwick  Left Fielder 
Babe Phelps  Catcher 
Dolph Camilli  First Baseman 
Joe Vosmik  Right Fielder 
Pete Coscarart  Second Baseman 
Luke Hamlin  Pitcher 
Leo Durocher  Manager 

Boston Braves Lineup 

Name  Position 
Buddy Hassett  First Baseman 
Sibby Sisti  Third Baseman 
Gene Moore  Right Fielder 
Chet Ross  Left Fielder 
Max West  Center Fielder 
Bama Rowell  Second Baseman 
Eddie Miller  Shortstop 
Ray Berres  Catcher 
Al Piechota  Pitcher 
Casey Stengel  Manager 

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Dodgers 6 @ Braves 2
Braves Field
July 5, 1940

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         Game of 7/5/1940 -- Brooklyn at Boston (D)

  Brooklyn           AB  R  H RBI    Boston             AB  R  H RBI
Reese P, ss           9  1  2  2   Hassett B, 1b        10  0  1  0   
Lavagetto C, 3b       8  0  1  0   Sisti S, 3b           9  0  2  0   
Walker D, cf-rf-cf    9  1  2  0   Moore G, rf           8  1  2  0   
Medwick J, lf         3  0  1  0   Ross C, lf            9  0  1  1   
Wasdell J, pr-lf      1  1  0  0   West M, cf            7  0  4  0   
Phelps B, c           6  0  2  1   Rowell B, 2b          7  0  1  0   
Mancuso G, c          1  0  0  0   Andrews S, ph         1  0  0  0   
Durocher L, pr        0  0  0  0   Wietelmann W, 2b      0  0  0  0   
Franks H, c           0  0  0  0   Miller E, ss          6  1  2  0   
Camilli D, 1b         8  2  1  1   Berres R, c           1  0  0  0   
Vosmik J, rf          2  0  1  0   Glossop A, ph         0  0  0  0   
Gilbert C, pr-cf      4  0  0  0   Masi P, c             4  0  1  1   
Gallagher J, ph-rf    1  1  0  0   Piechota A, p         3  0  0  0   
Coscarart P, 2b       8  0  2  1   Javery A, p           0  0  0  0   
Hamlin L, p           2  0  0  0   Warstler R, ph        1  0  0  0   
Casey H, p            3  0  0  0   Sullivan J, p         4  0  0  0   
Tamulis V, p          0  0  0  0   Coffman D, p          0  0  0  0   
Kimball N, p          1  0  0  0   Cooney J, ph          0  0  0  0   
Carleton T, p         0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     66  6 12  5                        70  2 14  2

Brooklyn         000 001 001 000 000 000 04 --  6
Boston           100 000 001 000 000 000 00 --  2

  Brooklyn             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Hamlin L*             9.0  8  2  2  1  2
Casey H               9.1  6  0  0  8  3
Tamulis V+            0.0  0  0  0  1  0
Kimball N (W)#        0.2  0  0  0  2  1
Carleton T (S)        1.0  0  0  0  0  0

  Boston               IP  H  R ER BB SO
Piechota A**          8.0  7  2  2  6  1
Javery A              1.0  0  0  0  0  0
Sullivan J (L)++     10.0  4  4  1  6  5
Coffman D             1.0  1  0  0  0  0
  * Pitched to 1 batter in 10th
  + Pitched to 1 batter in 19th
  # Pitched to 2 batters in 20th
  ** Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
  ++ Pitched to 4 batters in 20th

E -- Phelps B, Coscarart P, Lavagetto C, Masi P, Sullivan J, Miller E
DP -- Brooklyn 4, Boston 2
LOB -- Brooklyn 17, Boston 22
2B -- West M 3, Miller E, Hassett B
SB -- Moore G, Coscarart P
CS -- Medwick J
SH -- Berres R, Hamlin L 2, Rowell B, Casey H, Wasdell J
HBP -- by Sullivan J (Medwick J)
T -- 5:19
A -- 3881

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