New York Giants vs Boston Bees
September 21, 1940 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 21, 1940 at Braves Field. The New York Giants defeated the Boston Bees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Giants 3, Boston Bees 1

New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Rucker cf 4 0 0 0
Whitehead 2b 3 0 1 0
Moore lf 4 1 2 0
Young 1b 4 0 1 0
Ott 3b 3 1 1 1
Danning c 3 1 1 0
Demaree rf 4 0 2 2
Witek ss 4 0 1 0
Gumbert p 4 0 0 0
  Lynn p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 9 3
Boston Bees ab   r   h rbi
Wietelmann 3b 3 0 0 0
  Glossop ph 1 0 0 0
Preibisch cf 3 1 0 0
Rowell 2b 4 0 1 0
West 1b 4 0 1 1
Ross lf 3 0 0 0
Miller ss 3 0 0 0
Moore rf 4 0 2 0
Berres c 2 0 0 0
  Hassett ph 1 0 0 0
  Broskie c 0 0 0 0
Posedel p 3 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 4 1
New York 000 000 102392
Boston 000 000 001140
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Gumbert  W(11-14) 8.2 4 1 1 2 3
  Lynn  SV(2) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
3
3
  Boston Bees IP H R ER BB SO
Posedel  L(12-17) 9.0 9 3 3 3 2
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
3
2

  E–Whitehead (16), Ott (11).  DP–New York 2. Whitehead-Witek-Young, Ott-Whitehead-Young, Boston 1. Moore-Miller.  2B–New York Moore (32); Ott (25); Danning (34), Boston West (24).  Team LOB–6.  Team–6.  U-HP–Lee Ballanfant, 1B–Al Barlick, 2B–Bick Campbell, 3B–Bill Klem.  T–1:43.  A–2,226.
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