Boston Bees vs Chicago Cubs
June 9, 1940 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 9, 1940 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs 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, Chicago Cubs 15
Boston Bees ab   r   h rbi
Hassett 1b 5 3 2 0
Moore rf 5 2 2 2
Rowell 2b 2 0 2 1
  Sisti 2b 3 1 0 0
West cf 4 0 1 3
Ross lf 5 0 0 0
Cuccinello 3b 4 0 1 0
Lopez c 1 0 0 0
  Masi c 3 0 1 0
Miller ss 3 1 0 0
Barnicle p 0 0 0 0
  Javery p 2 1 0 0
  Coffman p 0 0 0 0
  Warstler ph 1 0 0 0
  Strincevich p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 8 9 6
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Hack 3b 4 3 1 1
Cavarretta 1b 5 2 4 4
Gleeson cf 5 1 2 2
Nicholson rf 4 1 2 2
Herman 2b 5 1 1 1
Dallessandro lf 5 1 2 2
Todd c 3 0 0 0
  Galan pr 0 1 0 0
  Collins c 1 0 0 0
Mattick ss 2 1 0 0
  Russell ph 0 1 0 1
  Page p 1 0 1 0
Root p 1 1 0 0
  Raffensberger p 1 0 0 0
  Rogell ss 2 2 0 0
Totals 39 15 13 13
Boston 103 400 000–894
Chicago 060 000 72x–15135
  Boston Bees IP H R ER BB SO
Barnicle   1.1 3 5 5 4 0
  Javery  L(0-2) 4.2 5 5 3 2 5
  Coffman   1.0 2 3 0 0 0
  Strincevich   1.0 3 2 2 0 0
Totals
8.0
13
15
10
6
5
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Root   3.2 5 7 4 2 2
  Raffensberger  W(2-1) 4.1 3 1 0 0 2
  Page  SV(2) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
9
8
4
3
5
  E–Hassett (4), Rowell (4), Masi 2 (2), Hack 2 (4), Cavarretta (1), Mattick 2 (15).  DP–Chicago 2. Mattick-Cavarretta, Herman-Rogell-Cavarretta.  PB–Todd (1).  2B–Chicago Hack (12); Gleeson (10); Dallessandro (6).  3B–Boston West (1).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Gleeson (3).  HBP–Cavarretta (1); Russell (1).  Team–9.  SB–Cavarretta (3); Rogell (1).  U–Bill Stewart, George Barr, George Magerkurth.  T–2:34.  A–17,714.
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