Cincinnati Reds vs Boston Bees
August 4, 1940 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 4, 1940 at Braves Field. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Boston Bees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 12, Boston Bees 9

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Werber 3b 5 2 2 1
Frey 2b 6 3 2 2
Goodman rf 5 2 3 0
McCormick F. 1b 5 1 4 6
Dejan lf 5 0 2 1
  Craft cf 0 0 0 0
Baker c 2 0 0 0
  Lombardi c 2 1 1 0
McCormick M. cf,lf 4 0 1 0
Myers ss 4 1 1 0
Beggs p 1 0 0 0
  Shoffner p 0 1 0 0
  Turner p 3 1 1 1
Totals 42 12 17 11
Boston Bees ab   r   h rbi
Sisti 3b 5 2 1 1
Cooney cf 4 1 2 0
Rowell 2b 5 2 2 3
West rf 4 1 2 1
Ross lf 5 0 2 2
Miller ss 4 2 3 1
Hassett 1b 5 0 0 0
Berres c 3 0 1 0
  Glossop ph 1 0 1 1
  Masi c 1 0 0 0
Tobin p 1 1 1 0
  Javery p 1 0 1 0
  Moore ph 0 0 0 0
  Coffman p 0 0 0 0
  Strincevich p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 9 16 9
Cincinnati 102 401 01312170
Boston 004 300 1019162
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Beggs   2.2 6 4 4 3 0
  Shoffner   1.0 4 3 3 0 0
  Turner  W(9-4) 5.1 6 2 2 1 1
Totals
9.0
16
9
9
4
1
  Boston Bees IP H R ER BB SO
Tobin   3.0 9 7 7 1 0
  Javery   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Coffman   1.0 3 1 1 0 0
  Strincevich  L(2-5) 3.0 4 4 4 2 1
Totals
9.0
17
12
12
4
2

  E–West (5), Miller (24).  DP–Cincinnati 2. M. McCormick-Frey, Turner-Frey-F. McCormick, Boston 2. Miller-Hassett, Rowell-Miller-Hassett.  2B–Cincinnati Frey (16); Goodman (11); F. McCormick 2 (31), Boston Ross (16); Miller (21); Tobin (1).  3B–Cincinnati Dejan (1); Turner (1), Boston Sisti (5).  HR–Cincinnati Werber (10,9th inning off Strincevich 0 on), Boston Miller (6,9th inning off Turner 0 on).  SH–Shoffner (1); Strincevich (1).  Team LOB–8.  Team–8.  SB–Rowell (5).  U–Larry Goetz, Babe Pinelli, Beans Reardon.  T–2:32.  A–14,911.
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