Cincinnati Reds vs Boston Bees
May 20, 1940 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 20, 1940 at Braves Field. The Boston Bees defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Cincinnati Reds 4, Boston Bees 13
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Werber 3b 3 2 1 1
Frey 2b 4 0 2 1
Goodman rf 3 0 1 1
  Gamble rf 2 0 0 0
McCormick F. 1b 4 0 0 0
Lombardi c 2 0 1 0
  Baker c 1 1 0 0
Rizzo lf 4 0 3 0
McCormick M. cf 3 0 0 0
Joost ss 4 1 2 1
Thompson p 0 0 0 0
  Hutchings p 0 0 0 0
  Barrett p 0 0 0 0
  Vander Meer p 2 0 1 0
  Riggs ph 1 0 0 0
  Riddle p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 11 4
Boston Bees ab   r   h rbi
Sisti 3b 4 1 2 1
Cooney cf 5 1 1 0
Hassett 1b 5 2 2 1
West rf 4 2 1 1
Ross lf 3 2 1 1
Rowell 2b 4 2 2 4
  Warstler 2b 1 0 0 0
Lopez c 4 3 2 3
Miller ss 3 0 2 1
Errickson p 3 0 0 0
Totals 36 13 13 12
Cincinnati 102 000 010–4111
Boston 015 601 00x–13131
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Thompson  L(5-2) 2.2 6 6 6 2 0
  Hutchings   0.2 3 4 4 2 0
  Barrett   0.0 3 2 2 0 0
  Vander Meer   3.2 1 1 0 3 3
  Riddle   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
13
13
12
7
4
  Boston Bees IP H R ER BB SO
Errickson  W(1-0) 9.0 11 4 4 4 1
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
4
1
  E–Joost (3), Hassett (2).  DP–Boston 3. Sisti-Rowell-Hassett, Miller-Rowell-Hassett, Rowell-Miller-Hassett.  2B–Cincinnati Werber (8); Vander Meer (1), Boston Hassett (3); Miller (7).  3B–Boston Hassett (3).  HR–Boston Rowell (1,4th inning off Hutchings 2 on); Lopez (2,3rd inning off Thompson 2 on).  SH–Frey (6); Thompson (4); Errickson (1).  Team LOB–8.  Team–7.  U–Larry Goetz, Beans Reardon, Babe Pinelli.  T–1:52.  A–1,512.
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