Cubs @ Giants
September 18, 1940

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

Bottom 1	R	H	E
Cubs	1	1	0
Giants	3	4	0

Mel Ott Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.263
OBP	.000	.373
At Bats	0	255
Hits	0	67
• Singles	0	46
• Doubles	0	11
• Triples	0	1
• Home Runs	0	9
Walks	0	43
RBI’s	0	33

Larry French Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
5	8	2

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Polo Grounds - September 18, 1940

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Double

Larry French

Clyde McCullough

Rip Russell

Rabbit Warstler

Stan Hack

Bobby Mattick

Jim Gleeson

Hank Leiber

Bill Nicholson

Mel Ott

Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 2 Outs

Ott hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Nicholson. Ott reaches second base with a double.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 1 Danning hits a fly ball into center field. Leiber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Demaree scores.

Bottom 1 Young hits a fly ball into center field. Leiber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Whitehead scores. Demaree moves to third.

Bottom 1 Demaree hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Nicholson. Demaree reaches second base with a double. Whitehead moves to third.

Bottom 1 Whitehead hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 1 Maynard hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Top 1 Leiber hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stewart fields it and throws to first for the out.

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

Top 1 Warstler hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Warstler for the out. Hack moves to third.

Top 1 There goes Hack. The throw from Danning and he is safe. Hack steals second.

Top 1 Hack hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

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