Brooklyn Dodgers vs Chicago Cubs
August 24, 1940 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 24, 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 11, Chicago Cubs 3

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Reiser ss 4 1 2 2
Lavagetto 3b 5 0 0 0
Medwick lf 4 1 1 1
Gallagher rf 5 2 3 3
Vosmik cf 5 0 2 2
Camilli 1b 4 1 2 0
Coscarart 2b 5 2 1 1
Mancuso c 5 2 2 0
Davis p 1 2 1 1
Totals 38 11 14 10
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Hack 3b 4 0 2 0
Herman 2b 4 0 0 0
Bonura 1b 4 1 2 0
Leiber cf 4 0 0 0
Gleeson rf 4 1 1 0
Dallessandro lf 4 1 1 3
Todd c 2 0 0 0
  Collins c 1 0 0 0
Mattick ss 3 0 0 0
Raffensberger p 0 0 0 0
  Bryant p 1 0 0 0
  French p 2 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 6 3
Brooklyn 081 020 00011141
Chicago 000 000 300363
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Davis  W(5-9) 9.0 6 3 3 0 3
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
0
3
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Raffensberger  L(5-7) 1.1 2 5 2 1 0
  Bryant   3.2 9 6 3 2 0
  French   4.0 3 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
14
11
5
3
0

  E–Lavagetto (24), Hack 3 (18).  DP–Brooklyn 1. Reiser-Coscarart-Camilli, Chicago 3. Mattick-Herman-Bonura, Hack-Herman-Bonura, Hack-Herman-Bonura.  PB–Todd (4).  2B–Brooklyn Reiser (1); Gallagher (5); Davis (1).  HR–Brooklyn Gallagher (2,2nd inning off Raffensberger 0 on); Coscarart (9,5th inning off Bryant 0 on), Chicago Dallessandro (1,7th inning off Davis 2 on).  SH–Davis 2 (5).  HBP–Camilli (4).  Team LOB–6.  Team–3.  U–Bill Klem, Lee Ballanfant, Bick Campbell.  T–1:47.  A–6,769.
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