Cubs @ Giants
September 17, 1940

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Bottom 1	R	H	E
Cubs	0	0	1
Giants	2	3	0

Bottom 1	R	H	E
Cubs	0	0	1
Giants	2	3	0

Mel Ott Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.267
OBP	.000	.376
At Bats	0	251
Hits	0	67
• Singles	0	46
• Doubles	0	11
• Triples	0	1
• Home Runs	0	9
Walks	0	42
RBI’s	0	33

Vern Olsen Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
7	7	0

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Polo Grounds - September 17, 1940

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Walk

Vern Olsen

Al Todd

Rip Russell

Rabbit Warstler

Stan Hack

Bobby Mattick

Jim Gleeson

Hank Leiber

Bill Nicholson

Mel Ott

Babe Young

Frank Demaree

Count: - , 1 Out

Count: - , 1 Out

Ott takes first base on ball four.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 1 Danning hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mattick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Whitehead scores. Demaree moves to third. Young moves to second.

Bottom 1 Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Warstler fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Warstler. Maynard scores. Whitehead moves to third. Demaree moves to second.

Bottom 1 Demaree bunts towards third. Hack fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Maynard moves to third. Whitehead moves to second.

Bottom 1 Whitehead hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Maynard moves to second.

Bottom 1 Maynard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mattick fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Top 1 Nicholson hits a fly ball into left field. Demaree settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Warstler hits a fly ball into center field. Maynard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Hack hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cuccinello settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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