Boston Bees vs Cincinnati Reds
August 23, 1940 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 23, 1940 at Crosley Field. The Boston Bees defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Boston Bees 7, Cincinnati Reds 2
Boston Bees ab   r   h rbi
Sisti 3b 5 0 1 0
Cooney cf 5 1 2 0
Rowell 2b 5 2 2 0
West 1b 5 2 3 3
Ross lf 4 2 3 3
Miller ss 4 0 0 0
Moore rf 4 0 0 0
Berres c 4 0 1 1
Tobin p 4 0 1 0
Totals 40 7 13 7
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Werber 3b 5 0 2 0
Frey 2b 4 0 0 0
McCormick F. 1b 4 0 1 0
Lombardi c 4 1 1 1
  Wilson c 0 0 0 0
Goodman rf 4 1 2 0
Craft cf 4 0 1 0
McCormick M. lf 4 0 2 1
Myers ss 4 0 1 0
Derringer p 2 0 0 0
  Shoffner p 1 0 0 0
  Riggs ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 2 10 2
Boston 103 002 010–7130
Cincinnati 000 100 100–2100
  Boston Bees IP H R ER BB SO
Tobin  W(3-1) 9.0 10 2 2 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
1
1
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Derringer  L(16-12) 6.0 10 6 6 0 2
  Shoffner   3.0 3 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
13
7
7
0
3
  E–None.  DP–Boston 1. Rowell-Miller-West.  2B–Boston Rowell (14); Ross (18), Cincinnati Werber (31); Goodman 2 (17).  HR–Boston West (5,3rd inning off Derringer 2 on); Ross (14,8th inning off Shoffner 0 on), Cincinnati Lombardi (13,4th inning off Tobin 0 on).  Team LOB–6.  Team–8.  U–George Magerkurth, Bill Stewart, Tom Dunn.  T–1:54.  A–4,510.
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