Boston Bees vs New York Giants
May 26, 1940 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 26, 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 8, New York Giants 10

Boston Bees ab   r   h rbi
Rowell 2b 3 1 1 0
  Warstler 2b 2 0 1 0
Cooney cf 4 2 1 0
Hassett 1b 5 2 4 2
West rf 4 0 1 1
Ross lf 4 0 1 1
Cuccinello 3b 3 1 0 2
Lopez c 5 0 1 0
Miller ss 4 1 1 2
Strincevich p 2 0 0 0
  Piechota p 0 0 0 0
  Coffman p 0 0 0 0
  Sullivan p 1 0 0 0
  Masi ph 1 1 1 0
  Barnicle p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 8 12 8
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Whitehead 3b 4 3 2 1
Moore lf 4 1 1 0
Demaree cf 4 0 1 2
Ott rf 3 1 0 1
Danning c 5 2 2 4
Young 1b 3 1 2 1
Jurges ss 3 0 1 0
Glossop 2b 4 1 1 1
Schumacher p 0 0 0 0
  Brown p 0 0 0 0
  Rucker ph 1 0 0 0
  Joiner p 2 1 1 0
  Melton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 10 11 10
Boston 023 000 2108120
New York 001 161 10x10110
  Boston Bees IP H R ER BB SO
Strincevich   4.0 4 4 4 1 1
  Piechota  L(1-1) 0.0 1 2 2 1 0
  Coffman   0.1 2 2 2 1 0
  Sullivan   2.2 4 2 2 1 3
  Barnicle   1.0 0 0 0 2 0
Totals
8.0
11
10
10
6
4
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Schumacher   2.0 5 5 5 3 0
  Brown   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Joiner  W(1-0) 3.2 4 2 2 2 3
  Melton  SV(1) 2.1 3 1 1 0 4
Totals
9.0
12
8
8
6
8

  E–None.  DP–New York 1. Jurges-Young.  PB–Lopez (1).  2B–Boston Hassett (4), New York Demaree (3); Young (6).  HR–Boston Miller (3,2nd inning off Schumacher 1 on), New York Whitehead (2,3rd inning off Strincevich 0 on); Danning 2 (7,5th inning off Coffman 2 on,7th inning off Sullivan 0 on); Young (2,4th inning off Strincevich 0 on); Glossop (3,5th inning off Strincevich 0 on).  Team LOB–9.  SH–Melton (3).  HBP–Ott (2).  Team–7.  SB–Moore (2).  U–George Barr, George Magerkurth, Bill Stewart.  T–2:38.  A–5,950.
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