Chicago Cubs vs Brooklyn Dodgers
September 11, 1940 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 11, 1940 at Ebbets Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Chicago Cubs 8, Brooklyn Dodgers 5
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Hack 3b 5 0 2 0
Herman 2b 5 1 2 0
Nicholson rf 5 2 2 1
Leiber cf 4 1 1 1
Bonura 1b 5 1 2 0
Gleeson lf 5 2 3 2
Collins c 4 1 1 0
Mattick ss 4 0 1 2
Passeau p 4 0 0 1
Totals 41 8 14 7
Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Reiser 3b 4 1 0 0
Walker cf 5 0 0 0
Medwick lf 5 0 2 0
Phelps c 4 1 2 2
Wasdell 1b 5 2 1 0
Vosmik rf 2 1 0 0
Coscarart 2b 4 0 3 2
Hudson ss 4 0 0 0
Wyatt p 1 0 0 0
  Franks ph 1 0 0 1
  Tamulis p 1 0 0 0
  Head p 0 0 0 0
  Gallagher ph 1 0 0 0
  Carleton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 8 5
Chicago 100 310 300–8142
Brooklyn 000 120 002–582
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Passeau  W(18-12) 9.0 8 5 4 4 5
Totals
9.0
8
5
4
4
5
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Wyatt  L(14-14) 4.0 5 4 4 1 1
  Tamulis   2.2 6 4 3 0 0
  Head   1.1 3 0 0 0 3
  Carleton   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
14
8
7
1
5
  E–Collins 2 (8), Wasdell (7), Hudson (13).  2B–Chicago Herman (23); Nicholson (24); Bonura 2 (14); Gleeson 3 (35); Mattick (13), Brooklyn Coscarart (19).  HR–Chicago Nicholson (23,1st inning off Wyatt 0 on), Brooklyn Phelps (11,9th inning off Passeau 1 on).  HBP–Leiber (2).  Team LOB–8.  Team–9.  U–Ziggy Sears, Lou Jorda, Tom Dunn.
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