New York Giants vs Chicago Cubs
August 25, 1940 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 25, 1940 at Wrigley Field. The New York Giants defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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New York Giants 12, Chicago Cubs 8
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Rucker cf 6 0 2 0
Moore lf 6 3 2 0
Demaree rf 4 3 2 0
Young 1b 4 3 3 4
Ott 3b 5 2 3 5
Cuccinello 2b 5 1 1 0
O'Dea c 5 0 3 3
Witek ss 5 0 1 0
Dean p 3 0 0 0
  Lynn p 0 0 0 0
  Melton p 2 0 1 0
Totals 45 12 18 12
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Hack 3b 5 1 2 0
Herman 2b 5 2 1 0
Bonura 1b 4 1 3 0
Leiber cf 4 0 1 2
Gleeson rf 3 1 1 0
Dallessandro lf 5 1 2 3
Todd c 4 1 1 0
Mattick ss 4 0 1 0
Lee p 2 0 0 0
  Root p 0 0 0 0
  Nicholson ph 1 1 1 3
  Raffensberger p 0 0 0 0
  Page p 0 0 0 0
  Russell ph 1 0 0 0
  French p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 8 13 8
New York 000 303 420–12181
Chicago 202 004 000–8130
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Dean   5.1 10 8 7 1 1
  Lynn   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Melton  W(9-7) 2.2 2 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
13
8
7
3
2
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Lee   5.0 7 6 6 1 4
  Root   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Raffensberger  L(6-8) 0.2 5 4 4 0 0
  Page   1.1 3 2 2 1 1
  French   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
18
12
12
2
5
  E–Witek (26).  DP–New York 1. Melton-Witek-Young.  2B–New York Moore (29); Young (23); Ott (17); O'Dea 2 (3), Chicago Hack (33); Gleeson (28).  3B–New York Moore (3).  HR–New York Young (14,7th inning off Raffensberger 2 on); Ott (13,6th inning off Lee 2 on), Chicago Nicholson (20,6th inning off Dean 2 on).  Team LOB–8.  SH–Bonura (1).  Team–7.  U–Lou Jorda, George Barr, Ziggy Sears.  T–2:22.  A–18,892.
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