Boston Bees vs New York Giants
May 24, 1940 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 24, 1940 at Polo Grounds V. The New York Giants defeated the Boston Bees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Boston Bees 1, New York Giants 8
Boston Bees ab   r   h rbi
Sisti 3b 3 1 0 0
Cooney cf 4 0 1 0
Hassett 1b 4 0 1 0
West rf 4 0 1 1
Ross lf 4 0 0 0
Rowell 2b 4 0 1 0
Lopez c 1 0 0 0
  Masi c 2 0 0 0
Miller ss 4 0 0 0
Posedel p 0 0 0 0
  Barnicle p 1 0 0 0
  Cuccinello ph 1 0 1 0
  Errickson p 0 0 0 0
  Wietelmann ph 0 0 0 0
  Fette p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 5 1
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Whitehead 3b 5 2 3 0
Moore lf 4 1 1 1
Demaree cf 5 0 2 0
Ott rf 4 0 1 3
Danning c 4 1 2 0
Young 1b 2 1 0 0
Jurges ss 5 1 2 2
Glossop 2b 3 1 1 1
Gumbert p 4 1 1 0
Totals 36 8 13 7
Boston 000 100 000–150
New York 150 011 00x–8132
  Boston Bees IP H R ER BB SO
Posedel  L(2-3) 1.1 5 5 5 0 0
  Barnicle   2.2 3 1 1 3 0
  Errickson   3.0 4 2 2 2 1
  Fette   1.0 1 0 0 2 0
Totals
8.0
13
8
8
7
1
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Gumbert  W(5-2) 9.0 5 1 1 3 3
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
3
3
  E–Jurges (4), Glossop (5).  DP–Boston 1. Miller-Rowell-Hassett, New York 2. Whitehead-Young, Glossop-Jurges-Young.  2B–New York Jurges (2).  HR–New York Moore (2,1st inning off Posedel 0 on); Jurges (1,2nd inning off Posedel 1 on); Glossop (2,2nd inning off Posedel 0 on).  Team LOB–7.  Team–11.  U–Bill Stewart, George Barr, George Magerkurth.  T–2:20.  A–20,260.
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