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August 16, 1940

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Reds 8 13 0
Cubs 2 7 2
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Reds 8 13 0
Cubs 2 7 2

Billy Werber Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .254
OBP .600 .340
At Bats 4 421
Hits 2 107
• Singles 1 70
• Doubles 1 26
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 10
Walks 1 50
RBI’s 1 40

Charlie Root Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 1 1
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Wrigley Field - August 16, 1940
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Walk
Charlie Root
Al Todd
Zeke Bonura
Billy Herman
Stan Hack
Rabbit Warstler
Jim Gleeson
Hank Leiber
Bill Nicholson
Billy Werber
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Werber takes first base on ball four.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Todd hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Bonura hits a fly ball into center field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Leiber hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 8 Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Gleeson takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Moore strikes out.
Top 8 Joost is walked intentionally.
Top 8 Arnovich strikes out.
Top 8 Craft hits a line drive into left field. Gleeson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Gleeson. Frey scores. McCormick scores. Lombardi moves to third. Craft moves to second.
Top 8 Charlie Root now pitching. Lombardi is walked intentionally.
Top 8 McCormick hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gleeson. McCormick reaches second base with a double. McCormick scores. Frey moves to third.
Top 8 Frey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Werber scores. McCormick moves to third.
Top 8 McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Werber moves to second.
Top 8 Werber hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Joost scores. That run is unearned.
Top 8 Moore bunts towards the mound. Page fields it and throws to first for the out. Joost moves to second.
Top 8 Joost hits a ball on the ground towards short. Warstler misplays the ball. That's an error on Warstler.
Bottom 7 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.
Bottom 7 Hack takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Page is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Warstler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Arnovich hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Herman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Craft hits a popup towards short. Warstler settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Lombardi hits a popup towards third. Hack settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Todd hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Bonura hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Leiber hits a popup towards short. Joost settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Frey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bonura fields the ball and throws to Page covering. Safe.
Top 6 McCormick hits a fly ball into left field. Gleeson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Werber hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Nicholson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lombardi settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Gleeson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hack moves to second.
Bottom 5 Herman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Frey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Hack takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Page hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCormick settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Moore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Joost hits a ball on the ground towards short. Warstler scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Arnovich hits a fly ball into left field. Gleeson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Warstler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Todd hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bonura moves to third.
Bottom 4 Bonura hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Leiber strikes out.
Bottom 4 Nicholson strikes out.
Top 4 Craft hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Lombardi takes first base on ball four. McCormick moves to second.
Top 4 McCormick takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Frey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bonura scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Frey for the out.
Top 4 McCormick bunts in front of the plate. Todd fields it and throws to first for the out. Werber moves to third.
Top 4 Werber hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gleeson. Werber reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Gleeson hits a fly ball into right field. Arnovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 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.
Bottom 3 Hack hits a fly ball into left field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Moore hits a popup towards the mound. Page settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Vance Page now pitching. Joost hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Page fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Arnovich hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Leiber. Arnovich reaches second base with a double. McCormick scores. Craft goes all the way around to score.
Top 3 Craft hits a ball on the ground towards short. Warstler fields it and throws to second for the out. McCormick moves to third.
Top 3 Lombardi hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McCormick moves to second.
Top 3 McCormick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Olsen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Warstler hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Todd is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 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.
Top 2 Frey strikes out.
Top 2 McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Warstler fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Joost moves to third. Werber moves to second.
Top 2 Werber takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Moore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Joost moves to second.
Top 2 Joost takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Arnovich is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Leiber hits a fly ball into center field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey fields it and throws to second for the out. Herman moves to third.
Bottom 1 Gleeson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Herman moves to second.
Bottom 1 Herman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 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.
Top 1 Craft is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Lombardi hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Frey scores. McCormick moves to third.
Top 1 McCormick takes first base on ball four. Frey moves to second.
Top 1 Frey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 McCormick strikes out.
Top 1 Werber strikes out.