Cincinnati Reds vs Brooklyn Dodgers
July 23, 1940 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 23, 1940 at Ebbets Field. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 9, Brooklyn Dodgers 2

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Werber 3b 5 2 2 2
Joost 2b 6 0 0 0
Goodman rf 4 3 2 1
McCormick F. 1b 5 1 3 2
Hershberger c 5 1 4 2
Arnovich lf 5 1 2 1
McCormick M. cf 5 0 1 0
Myers ss 5 1 2 1
Moore p 4 0 1 0
Totals 44 9 17 9
Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Reese ss 5 0 1 0
Lavagetto 3b 4 1 2 1
Medwick lf 4 0 0 0
Phelps c 4 1 3 0
Camilli 1b 4 0 1 1
Walker cf 4 0 0 0
Wasdell rf 3 0 0 0
Durocher 2b 2 0 0 0
  Franks ph 0 0 0 0
Davis p 0 0 0 0
  Pressnell p 0 0 0 0
  Vosmik ph 1 0 0 0
  Casey p 0 0 0 0
  Gallagher ph 1 0 0 0
  Kimball p 0 0 0 0
  Reiser ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2
Cincinnati 002 040 0309170
Brooklyn 000 001 010272
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Moore  W(4-2) 9.0 7 2 2 5 5
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
5
5
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Davis  L(3-7) 4.2 9 6 6 1 3
  Pressnell   0.1 2 0 0 0 0
  Casey   2.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Kimball   2.0 6 3 3 0 3
Totals
9.0
17
9
9
2
6

  E–Lavagetto (18), Durocher (6).  DP–Cincinnati 1. Myers-Joost-F. McCormick, Brooklyn 1. Camilli.  2B–Cincinnati F. McCormick (24); Hershberger (4); Myers (8), Brooklyn Phelps (17); Camilli (18).  3B–Cincinnati Goodman (3), Brooklyn Phelps (4).  HR–Cincinnati Werber (8,3rd inning off Davis 0 on), Brooklyn Lavagetto (4,8th inning off Moore 0 on).  SH–Moore (1).  Team LOB–11.  Team–9.  U–Bill Klem, Lee Ballanfant, Bick Campbell.  T–2:25.  A–40,583.
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