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September 7, 1940

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Reds 7 12 1
Cubs 6 10 1
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Reds 7 12 1
Cubs 6 10 1

Bill Nicholson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .289
OBP .750 .360
At Bats 3 225
Hits 2 65
• Singles 0 40
• Doubles 1 9
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 1 14
Walks 1 23
RBI’s 4 41

Junior Thompson Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
13 9 0
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Wrigley Field - September 7, 1940
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Strikeout
Junior Thompson
Ernie Lombardi
Frank McCormick
Lonny Frey
Billy Werber
Billy Myers
Jimmy Ripple
Mike McCormick
Ival Goodman
Bill Nicholson
Billy Herman
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Nicholson strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Herman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Frey is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Lombardi hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gleeson. Lombardi reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Ripple hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Herman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Goodman hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 8 Hack hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hack for the out.
Bottom 8 Root strikes out.
Bottom 8 Mattick hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCormick settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 McCormick hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Herman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Werber hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Thompson takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Myers hits a fly ball into center field. Leiber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Collins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Gleeson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Bonura hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Leiber is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Frey 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 7 Lombardi hits a fly ball into left field. Gleeson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McCormick scores.
Top 7 Ripple is walked intentionally.
Top 7 McCormick hits a fly ball into center field. Leiber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Werber scores. McCormick moves to third. Goodman moves to second.
Top 7 Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bonura fields the ball and throws to Root covering. Safe. Werber moves to third. McCormick moves to second.
Top 7 McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Werber moves to second.
Top 7 Werber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mattick fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 Nicholson strikes out.
Bottom 6 Herman is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 There goes Hack. The throw from Lombardi and he is out, Myers applying the tag.
Bottom 6 Hack hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Thompson is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Myers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lombardi scores.
Top 6 Frey strikes out.
Top 6 Lombardi hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Leiber. Lombardi reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Ripple hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Root hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Mattick strikes out.
Bottom 5 Collins bunts towards the mound. Thompson juggles the ball. That's an error on Thompson. Gleeson moves to second.
Bottom 5 Junior Thompson now pitching. Gleeson takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Goodman hits a fly ball into center field. Leiber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 McCormick hits a fly ball into left field. Gleeson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Bonura hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Leiber hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ripple. Leiber reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Nicholson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Bottom 4 Herman takes first base on ball four. Mattick moves to third. Root moves to second.
Bottom 4 Hack hits a fly ball into center field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Root hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to home to get Collins. Mattick moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 4 Mattick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Derringer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gleeson scores. Collins moves to third.
Bottom 4 Collins hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McCormick. Collins reaches second base with a double. Gleeson moves to third.
Bottom 4 Gleeson takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Werber hits a fly ball into left field. Gleeson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Derringer strikes out.
Top 4 Myers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lombardi moves to third. Frey moves to second.
Top 4 Frey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lombardi moves to second.
Top 4 Lombardi hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Ripple hits a fly ball into center field. Leiber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Bonura hits a fly ball into right field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Leiber hits a fly ball into left field. Ripple settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Nicholson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Herman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mattick scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Goodman hits a fly ball towards left. Gleeson settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Gleeson. Werber scores. McCormick goes all the way around to score. Goodman moves to second. Two runs are unearned.
Top 3 McCormick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Werber moves to second.
Top 3 Werber hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Frey scores.
Top 3 Derringer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Root fields it and throws to first for the out. Frey moves to third.
Top 3 Myers bunts towards the mound. Root fields it and throws to first for the out. Frey moves to second.
Top 3 Frey takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Hack hits a fly ball into center field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Root hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Mattick hits a fly ball into right field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Collins strikes out.
Top 2 Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mattick scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Ripple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mattick scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Gleeson hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Bonura hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Nicholson scores. Leiber moves to second.
Bottom 1 Leiber is walked intentionally.
Bottom 1 Nicholson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Goodman. Nicholson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Herman strikes out.
Bottom 1 Hack hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Goodman strikes out.
Top 1 McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Root fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Werber hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.