7/24/1940, WP40-LA40, Ebbets Field
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1940 Black Knights 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 5 11 0 11 0
1940 Kings 0 0 4 1 1 0 1 0 x 7 14 3 9 1
Black Knights AB R H BI AVG Kings AB R H BI AVG
Whitehead 2b 4 2 3 0 .266 Radcliff lf 5 2 3 0 .329
Wasdell ph 0 1 0 0 .272 Finney 1b 5 0 1 0 .257
Reese ss 5 1 1 2 .274 Johnson cf 5 0 1 1 .250
Williams rf 4 0 0 0 .283 Nicholson rf 4 1 2 2 .348
DiMaggio cf 5 0 2 0 .348 Keltner 3b 3 1 0 0 .234
Trosky 1b 5 0 1 1 .268 Handley 2b 3 2 2 2 .254
Tabor 3b 4 1 1 0 .242 Pofahl ss 4 1 3 1 .234
Hemsley c 3 0 2 1 .287 Atwood c 4 0 2 1 .220
Mills ph 1 0 0 0 .333 Ruffing p 3 0 0 0 .194
Shoffner p 0 0 0 0 .000 Root p 0 0 0 0 .000
Young ph 1 0 0 0 .219 Brown p 0 0 0 0 .000
Rucker lf 4 0 1 0 .286 36 7 14 7
Hamlin p 2 0 0 0 .080
Johnson p 1 0 0 0 .091
Hutchinson p 0 0 0 0 .375
Peacock ph 1 0 0 0 .305
40 5 11 4
Black Knights INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Hamlin L 8-7 3.2 9 5 5 2 1 73 46 3.25
Johnson 2.0 2 1 1 1 0 26 16 4.35
Hutchinson 1.1 2 1 1 0 2 23 14 3.52
Shoffner 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 12 10 6.00
8.0 14 7 7 3 4 134 86
Kings INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Ruffing W 5-8 8.0 10 5 3 2 4 111 71 5.99
Root 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 5 1 4.79
Brown S 18 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 17 12 8.15
9.0 11 5 3 3 7 133 84
WP : Mills batted for Hemsley in the 8th
Peacock batted for Hutchinson in the 8th
Peacock moved to c in the 8th
Wasdell batted for Whitehead in the 9th
Young batted for Shoffner in the 9th
E-Finney, Nicholson, Handley. 2B-Hemsley(11), Radcliff 2(18), Nicholson(27),
Handley(2), Pofahl(17), Atwood(5). 3B-Whitehead(1), Reese(5).
HR-Nicholson(25), Handley(2). RBI-Reese 2(16), Trosky(67), Hemsley(20),
Johnson(61), Nicholson 2(79), Handley 2(15), Pofahl(25), Atwood(5).
CS-Handley. K-Reese, Williams, DiMaggio, Tabor, Rucker 2, Young, Nicholson 2,
Keltner, Atwood. BB-Williams, Tabor, Wasdell, Nicholson, Keltner, Handley.
SH-Ruffing.
GWRBI: Nicholson
Earl Johnson was injured for this game and 9 more days
Temperature: 74, Sky: clear, Wind: right to left at 10 MPH.
7/24/1940, WP40-LA40, Ebbets Field
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1940 Black Knights 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 5 11 0 11 0
1940 Kings 0 0 4 1 1 0 1 0 x 7 14 3 9 1
Score O Rnr BS Event
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************** Top of the 1st inning, Black Knights batting
0-0 0 --- 10 Whitehead reached on an infield single to short (BX)
0-0 0 1-- 11 Reese flied out to right (F11BX)
0-0 1 1-- 22 Williams flied out to right (FBFBFX)
0-0 2 1-- 01 DiMaggio grounded a single up the middle, Whitehead to
second (CX)
0-0 2 12- 00 Whitehead scored, DiMaggio to third, Trosky to second on
an error by the right fielder Nicholson (X)
1-0 2 -23 12 Tabor grounded out to short (CFBX)
************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Kings batting
1-0 0 --- 12 Radcliff grounded out to short (FBCX)
1-0 1 --- 00 Finney lined a single to center (X)
1-0 1 1-- 12 Johnson flied out to left (B>FCX)
1-0 2 1-- 20 Nicholson lined a double down the right field line,
Finney to third (BBX)
1-0 2 -23 32 Keltner grounded out to short (BCBBSX)
************** Top of the 2nd inning, Black Knights batting
1-0 0 --- 00 Hemsley lined a double to left center (X)
1-0 0 -2- 12 Rucker struck out (CbBFC)
1-0 1 -2- 11 Hamlin flied out to left (CBX)
1-0 2 -2- 22 Whitehead lined a single to right, Hemsley to third
(BFBFX)
1-0 2 1-3 11 Reese flied out to center (BCX)
************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Kings batting
1-0 0 --- 32 Handley walked (BBCBCFFB)
1-0 0 1-- 01 Handley was caught stealing second (C>S)
1-0 1 --- 12 Pofahl flied out to center (C>S.BFX)
1-0 2 --- 12 Atwood lined a single down the left field line (CSFBX)
1-0 2 1-- 00 Ruffing flied out to right (X)
************** Top of the 3rd inning, Black Knights batting
1-0 0 --- 12 Williams struck out (FBFC)
1-0 1 --- 11 DiMaggio grounded out to second (BCX)
1-0 2 --- 21 Trosky popped out to short (CBBX)
************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Kings batting
1-0 0 --- 20 Radcliff grounded a double down the first base line (BBX)
1-0 0 -2- 00 Finney grounded out to the mound (X)
1-0 1 -2- 00 Johnson grounded out to second, Radcliff to third (X)
1-0 2 --3 22 Nicholson homered deep to right, Radcliff scored (SBBFX)
1-2 2 --- 31 Keltner walked (FBBBB)
1-2 2 1-- 22 Handley homered deep down the left-field line, Keltner
scored (C11BFBX)
1-4 2 --- 00 Pofahl grounded a single between third and short (X)
1-4 2 1-- 12 Atwood struck out (CBSS)
************** Top of the 4th inning, Black Knights batting
1-4 0 --- 11 Tabor to second on an error by the second baseman Handley
(CBX)
1-4 0 -2- 00 Hemsley lined a single to shallow center, Tabor scored (X)
2-4 0 1-- 10 Rucker grounded into a double play, Handley to Pofahl to
Finney (BX)
2-4 2 --- 01 Hamlin grounded out to second (FX)
************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Kings batting
2-4 0 --- 01 Ruffing grounded out to third (CX)
2-4 1 --- 22 Radcliff lined a double to right center (BBFFX)
2-4 1 -2- 00 Finney lined out to left (X)
2-4 2 -2- 11 Johnson lined a single to shallow right, Radcliff scored,
Johnson to second (SBX)
Johnson now pitching
2-5 2 -2- 31 Nicholson walked (CBBBB)
2-5 2 12- 01 Keltner grounded out to second (CX)
************** Top of the 5th inning, Black Knights batting
2-5 0 --- 11 Whitehead lined a triple to left center (BFX)
2-5 0 --3 21 Reese grounded out to short, Whitehead scored (BBCX)
3-5 1 --- 11 Williams to first on an error by the first baseman Finney
(BFX)
3-5 1 1-- 00 DiMaggio lined a single to shallow center, Williams to
second (X)
3-5 1 12- 10 Trosky flied out to center (BX)
3-5 2 12- 31 Tabor walked, Williams to third, DiMaggio to second
(BBBCB)
3-5 2 123 22 Hemsley grounded out to second (BSBCX)
************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Kings batting
3-5 0 --- 31 Handley doubled deep down the left-field line (BBFBX)
3-5 0 -2- 10 Pofahl grounded a single between third and short, Handley
scored (BX)
3-6 0 1-- 00 Atwood flied out to left (X)
3-6 1 1-- 01 Ruffing sacrifice bunted to the mound, Pofahl to second
(CXb)
3-6 2 -2- 01 Radcliff flied out to left (CX)
************** Top of the 6th inning, Black Knights batting
3-6 0 --- 00 Rucker grounded a single up the middle (X)
3-6 0 1-- 01 Johnson bunted into an out to third, forcing Rucker at
second, Johnson to first (FbXb)
3-6 1 1-- 10 Whitehead flied out to left (BX)
3-6 2 1-- 02 Reese struck out (CCS)
************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Kings batting
3-6 0 --- 00 Finney flied out to left (X)
3-6 1 --- 22 Johnson grounded out to the mound (BCFBFX)
Johnson left the game with an injury
Hutchinson now pitching
3-6 2 --- 32 Nicholson struck out (FBCBFFBS)
************** Top of the 7th inning, Black Knights batting
3-6 0 --- 10 Williams grounded out to third (BX)
3-6 1 --- 00 DiMaggio grounded out to short (X)
3-6 2 --- 22 Trosky popped out to short (FBFBX)
************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Kings batting
3-6 0 --- 22 Keltner struck out (BBCCS)
3-6 1 --- 00 Handley grounded out to first (X)
3-6 2 --- 10 Pofahl doubled deep down the right field line (BX)
3-6 2 -2- 20 Atwood grounded a double down the first base line, Pofahl
scored (BBX)
3-7 2 -2- 12 Ruffing grounded out to third (FFBX)
************** Top of the 8th inning, Black Knights batting
3-7 0 --- 00 Tabor lined a single to shallow center (X)
Mills pinch hitting for Hemsley
3-7 0 1-- 10 Mills flied out to center (BX)
3-7 1 1-- 12 Rucker struck out (BFFC)
Peacock pinch hitting for Hutchinson
3-7 2 1-- 22 Peacock grounded out to second (BBCFX)
************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Kings batting
Shoffner now pitching
Peacock moved to catcher
3-7 0 --- 12 Radcliff grounded a single up the middle (CFBFX)
3-7 0 1-- 00 Finney grounded to third, forcing Radcliff at second,
Finney to first (X)
3-7 1 1-- 00 Johnson flied out to right (X)
3-7 2 1-- 12 Nicholson struck out (B1CFFS)
************** Top of the 9th inning, Black Knights batting
Wasdell pinch hitting for Whitehead
3-7 0 --- 30 Wasdell walked (BBBB)
3-7 0 1-- 11 Reese tripled deep to left center, Wasdell scored (BCX)
Root now pitching
4-7 0 --3 31 Williams walked (BBFBB)
Brown now pitching
4-7 0 1-3 22 DiMaggio struck out (CBBFFS)
4-7 1 1-3 10 Trosky grounded a single up the middle, Reese scored,
Williams to second (BX)
5-7 1 12- 12 Tabor struck out (BSSFC)
Young pinch hitting for Shoffner
5-7 2 12- 12 Young struck out (CSBS)