New York Giants vs Boston Bees
August 15, 1940 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 15, 1940 at Braves Field. The Boston Bees defeated the New York Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Giants 1, Boston Bees 12

New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Whitehead 2b 4 1 2 0
Moore lf 4 0 0 0
Demaree cf 4 0 1 1
Young 1b 3 0 0 0
Danning c 3 0 0 0
  O'Dea c 1 0 0 0
Ott rf 4 0 0 0
Cuccinello 3b 2 0 0 0
  Stewart 3b 2 0 1 0
Witek ss 3 0 1 0
Melton p 0 0 0 0
  Dean p 1 0 0 0
  Joiner p 1 0 1 0
Totals 32 1 6 1
Boston Bees ab   r   h rbi
Sisti 3b 5 3 3 1
Cooney cf 5 3 4 1
Rowell 2b 5 1 2 1
Moore rf 4 1 1 2
Ross lf 4 2 3 3
Miller ss 5 1 1 1
Hassett 1b 5 1 3 0
Berres c 4 0 1 0
  Masi c 1 0 0 0
Posedel p 0 0 0 0
  Sullivan p 3 0 0 0
Totals 41 12 18 9
New York 100 000 000163
Boston 505 020 00x12182
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Melton  L(8-5) 0.0 3 5 3 1 0
  Dean   2.2 8 5 5 0 2
  Joiner   5.1 7 2 2 0 1
Totals
8.0
18
12
10
1
3
  Boston Bees IP H R ER BB SO
Posedel   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Sullivan  W(9-13) 8.0 4 0 0 3 1
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
3
1

  E–Whitehead (14), Ott (4), Cuccinello (6), Rowell 2 (23).  DP–Boston 2. Miller-Rowell-Hassett, Miller-Rowell-Hassett.  2B–New York Whitehead (8), Boston Cooney (10); Hassett (16).  3B–Boston Ross (12).  Team LOB–7.  SH–Sullivan (3).  HBP–Ross (3).  Team–8.  U–George Barr, George Magerkurth, Bill Stewart.  T–1:44.  A–2,506.
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