New York Giants vs Cincinnati Reds
June 4, 1940 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 4, 1940 at Crosley Field. The New York Giants defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Giants 5, Cincinnati Reds 4

New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Whitehead 3b 4 1 0 0
Moore lf 4 1 2 0
Demaree cf 5 1 3 0
Ott rf 4 0 0 1
Danning c 4 0 0 0
Young 1b 4 2 3 2
Jurges ss 4 0 1 1
Glossop 2b 3 0 1 0
Hubbell p 4 0 1 1
Totals 36 5 11 5
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Werber 3b 5 0 2 0
Frey 2b 4 2 1 0
McCormick M. rf 5 0 2 1
McCormick F. 1b 4 0 0 0
Lombardi c 4 0 1 1
Rizzo lf 4 0 1 0
Craft cf 4 1 1 0
Myers ss 4 1 2 2
Moore p 0 0 0 0
  Shoffner p 2 0 1 0
  Hershberger ph 1 0 0 0
  Riddle p 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 4 11 4
New York 300 001 0105110
Cincinnati 100 010 0204110
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Hubbell  W(5-2) 9.0 11 4 4 1 4
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
1
4
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Moore  L(1-1) 0.1 3 3 3 2 1
  Shoffner   5.2 3 1 1 2 0
  Riddle   3.0 5 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
5
1

  E–None.  DP–Cincinnati 2. Myers-Frey-F. McCormick, M. McCormick-Lombardi-F. McCormick.  2B–New York Moore (10); Demaree (4); Jurges (3), Cincinnati M. McCormick (7).  3B–Cincinnati Craft (2).  HR–Cincinnati Myers (1,8th inning off Hubbell 1 on).  Team LOB–9.  Team–8.  U–Bick Campbell, Bill Klem, Lee Ballanfant.  T–2:14.  A–6,422.
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