Reds @ Cubs
August 16, 1940

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Bottom 9 R H E
Reds 9 14 0
Cubs 4 9 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Reds 9 14 0
Cubs 4 9 2

Bill Nicholson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .303
OBP .000 .367
At Bats 4 198
Hits 0 60
• Singles 0 39
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 12
Walks 0 18
RBI’s 0 33

Whitey Moore Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 5 0
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Wrigley Field - August 16, 1940
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Strikeout
Whitey Moore
Jimmie Wilson
Frank McCormick
Lonny Frey
Billy Werber
Eddie Joost
Mike McCormick
Harry Craft
Morrie Arnovich
Bill Nicholson
Billy Herman

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Cincinnati Reds 9 14 0 14
Chicago Cubs 4 9 2 9
Winning Pitcher Whitey Moore
Losing Pitcher Vern Olsen
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Ernie Lombardi
Attendance
Time of Game 2 hours 27 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Nicholson strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Gleeson hits a fly ball into center field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Dallessandro scores.
Bottom 9 Herman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey fields it and throws to second for the out. Warstler scores. Dallessandro moves to third.
Bottom 9 Hack takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Dom Dallessandro pinch hits for Charlie Root. Dallessandro hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Arnovich. Dallessandro reaches second base with a double. Warstler moves to third.
Bottom 9 Jimmie Wilson now catching. Warstler hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 9 Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Warstler scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 McCormick hits a fly ball into left field. Gleeson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Werber scores. Frey moves to second.
Top 9 Frey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bonura fields it and throws to second for the out. Werber moves to third.
Top 9 McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Werber moves to second.
Top 9 Werber takes first base on ball four.
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.