Brooklyn Dodgers vs Chicago Cubs
July 18, 1940 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 18, 1940 at Wrigley Field. The Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Brooklyn Dodgers 7, Chicago Cubs 4

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Reese ss 4 0 1 0
Lavagetto 3b 4 1 1 1
Medwick lf 5 1 1 0
Phelps c 2 2 2 1
Walker cf,rf 5 0 1 0
Wasdell 1b 5 0 3 2
Vosmik rf 4 0 0 1
  Hudson pr 0 0 0 0
  Gilbert cf 0 0 0 0
Coscarart 2b 3 2 1 1
Davis p 0 0 0 0
  Gallagher ph 1 0 0 0
  Tamulis p 2 1 1 0
Totals 35 7 11 6
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Hack 1b 4 0 0 0
Herman 2b 4 0 1 0
Dallessandro lf 3 1 0 0
Nicholson rf 3 2 2 2
Leiber cf 4 1 1 2
Rogell 3b 4 0 0 0
Todd c 4 0 1 0
Mattick ss 4 0 1 0
Lee p 1 0 0 0
  Root p 1 0 0 0
  Hartnett ph 1 0 1 0
  Mooty pr 0 0 0 0
  Page p 0 0 0 0
  Raffensberger p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 7 4
Brooklyn 212 001 0017110
Chicago 013 000 000473
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Davis   3.0 6 4 4 1 0
  Tamulis  W(6-1) 6.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
2
1
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Lee  L(6-12) 2.1 6 5 4 2 0
  Root   4.2 2 1 1 2 0
  Page   1.1 3 1 1 1 1
  Raffensberger   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
7
6
5
2

  E–Nicholson (8), Rogell 2 (6).  DP–Chicago 1. Todd-Mattick.  2B–Chicago Todd (7).  3B–Brooklyn Reese (3), Chicago Nicholson (5).  HR–Brooklyn Coscarart (7,6th inning off Root 0 on), Chicago Nicholson (13,3rd inning off Davis 1 on); Leiber (7,3rd inning off Davis 0 on).  SH–Reese (2); Davis (2).  Team LOB–8.  Team–4.  U–Lou Jorda, Ziggy Sears, Tom Dunn.  T–2:04.  A–8,454.
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