8/23/1940, Boi40-WP40, Wrigley Field
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1940 Hawks 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 5 0
1940 Black Knights 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 8 2 6 2
Hawks AB R H BI AVG Black Knights AB R H BI AVG
Schulte 2b 4 0 0 0 .247 Whitehead 2b 4 1 2 0 .266
Ross lf 2 0 1 0 .306 Reese ss 4 0 1 0 .286
Demaree pr 2 1 0 0 .328 Williams rf 4 0 1 1 .283
Ott rf 3 1 1 2 .331 DiMaggio cf 4 0 0 0 .341
Rizzo cf 4 0 2 0 .307 Trosky 1b 3 1 1 0 .247
Rolfe 3b 3 0 0 0 .304 Tabor 3b 4 1 2 0 .228
Mueller 1b 4 0 0 0 .223 Hemsley c 2 0 0 0 .285
Owen c 4 0 1 0 .235 Wasdell ph 1 0 0 0 .253
Witek ss 3 0 0 0 .264 Peacock c 1 0 0 0 .286
Higbe p 2 0 0 0 .127 Rucker lf 4 0 1 2 .272
Lake ph 0 0 0 0 .156 Newsom p 2 0 0 0 .186
Niggeling p 0 0 0 0 .000 Mills ph 1 0 0 0 .327
Brown p 0 0 0 0 .000 Beckmann p 0 0 0 0 .273
31 2 5 2 34 3 8 3
Hawks INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Higbe 7.0 5 1 1 0 5 109 67 5.00
Niggeling H 2 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 6 3 3.28
Brown BS 8, L 5-12 1.0 2 2 2 1 0 17 9 5.76
8.2 8 3 3 1 5 132 79
Black Knights INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Newsom 8.0 4 2 2 2 1 103 62 2.95
Beckmann W 5-8 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 16 9 3.66
9.0 5 2 2 3 1 119 71
Boi: Demaree ran for Ross in the 3rd
Demaree moved to lf in the 3rd
Lake batted for Higbe in the 8th
WP : Wasdell batted for Hemsley in the 7th
Peacock inserted at c in the 8th
Mills batted for Newsom in the 8th
E-Reese, Newsom. 2B-Rucker(11). HR-Ott(16). RBI-Ott 2(81), Williams(69),
Rucker 2(16). SB-Rizzo(4). K-Higbe, Whitehead, Williams, DiMaggio 2, Rucker.
BB-Ott, Rolfe, Lake, Trosky. WP-Higbe.
GWRBI: Rucker
Chet Ross was injured for this game only
Temperature: 81, Sky: partly cloudy, Wind: left to right at 20 MPH.
8/23/1940, Boi40-WP40, Wrigley Field
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1940 Hawks 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 5 0
1940 Black Knights 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 8 2 6 2
Score O Rnr BS Event
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************** Top of the 1st inning, Hawks batting
0-0 0 --- 20 Schulte popped out to second (BBX)
0-0 1 --- 11 Ross flied out to right (BFX)
0-0 2 --- 32 Ott walked (CBBFBB)
0-0 2 1-- 01 Rizzo lined a single to shallow center, Ott to second (FX)
0-0 2 12- 10 Ott to third, Rizzo to second, Rolfe to first on an error
by the shortstop Reese (BX)
0-0 2 123 10 Mueller flied out to left (BX)
************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Black Knights batting
0-0 0 --- 32 Whitehead struck out, Owen to Mueller (CBFBBS)
0-0 1 --- 32 Reese grounded out to third (FBBFBX)
0-0 2 --- 12 Williams struck out (FBFS)
************** Top of the 2nd inning, Hawks batting
0-0 0 --- 12 Owen flied out to left (CFFBX)
0-0 1 --- 10 Witek flied out to right (BX)
0-0 2 --- 21 Higbe grounded out to first (FBBX)
************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Black Knights batting
0-0 0 --- 12 DiMaggio struck out (CBSS)
0-0 1 --- 11 Trosky grounded a single up the middle (SBX)
0-0 1 1-- 22 Tabor grounded a single between first and second, Trosky
to second (BFCBX)
0-0 1 12- 10 Hemsley grounded to the mound, forcing Trosky at third,
Tabor to second, Hemsley to first (BX)
0-0 2 12- 32 Rucker struck out (BFFBB>S)
************** Top of the 3rd inning, Hawks batting
0-0 0 --- 32 Schulte flied out to right (CBBCBX)
0-0 1 --- 00 Ross lined a single to shallow center (X)
Ross left the game with an injury
Demaree pinch running for Ross
0-0 1 1-- 10 On pickoff throw to first, Demaree to second on an error
by the pitcher Newsom (B1)
0-0 1 -2- 10 Ott homered deep to right, Demaree scored (B1.X)
2-0 1 --- 22 Rizzo grounded out to third (CCBFBFX)
2-0 2 --- 12 Rolfe lined out to right (CCBX)
************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Black Knights batting
Demaree moved to left field
2-0 0 --- 11 Newsom grounded out to second (CBX)
2-0 1 --- 11 Whitehead grounded a single up the middle (CBX)
2-0 1 1-- 00 Higbe threw a wild pitch, Whitehead to second (1B)
2-0 1 -2- 10 Reese flied out to left (1B.X)
2-0 2 -2- 12 Williams grounded a single between first and second,
Whitehead scored (BCCFFX)
2-1 2 1-- 32 DiMaggio struck out (CBFBB>F>S)
************** Top of the 4th inning, Hawks batting
2-1 0 --- 02 Mueller grounded out to short (FCX)
2-1 1 --- 01 Owen lined a single to shallow left (CX)
2-1 1 1-- 21 Witek grounded into a double play, Tabor to Whitehead to
Trosky (BBFX)
************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Black Knights batting
2-1 0 --- 32 Trosky grounded out to the mound (BFFBFFBX)
2-1 1 --- 22 Tabor flied out to right (BFFBX)
2-1 2 --- 10 Hemsley grounded out to second (BX)
************** Top of the 5th inning, Hawks batting
2-1 0 --- 02 Higbe struck out (CCS)
2-1 1 --- 21 Schulte grounded out to third (BCBX)
2-1 2 --- 12 Demaree grounded out to second (BCSX)
************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Black Knights batting
2-1 0 --- 11 Rucker grounded out to the mound (BCX)
2-1 1 --- 01 Newsom grounded out to short (CX)
2-1 2 --- 21 Whitehead grounded a single to left (BFBX)
2-1 2 1-- 00 Reese grounded out to third (X)
************** Top of the 6th inning, Hawks batting
2-1 0 --- 21 Ott grounded out to first (BBCX)
2-1 1 --- 00 Rizzo grounded out to short (X)
2-1 2 --- 00 Rolfe grounded out to second (X)
************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Black Knights batting
2-1 0 --- 01 Williams grounded out to short (SX)
2-1 1 --- 31 DiMaggio flied out to center (BCBBX)
2-1 2 --- 12 Trosky flied out to right (CBSX)
************** Top of the 7th inning, Hawks batting
2-1 0 --- 22 Mueller lined out to right (FBFBX)
2-1 1 --- 32 Owen flied out to center (BBBCSX)
2-1 2 --- 31 Witek grounded out to second (BFBBX)
************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Black Knights batting
2-1 0 --- 21 Tabor grounded out to third (FBBX)
Wasdell pinch hitting for Hemsley
2-1 1 --- 32 Wasdell lined out to second (BSBFFBX)
2-1 2 --- 22 Rucker grounded out to second (FCBBX)
************** Top of the 8th inning, Hawks batting
Peacock now playing catcher
Lake pinch hitting for Higbe
2-1 0 --- 31 Lake walked (BCBBB)
2-1 0 1-- 02 Schulte grounded to second, forcing Lake at second,
Schulte to first (FFX)
2-1 1 1-- 21 Demaree grounded into a double play, Whitehead to Reese
to Trosky (BBCX)
************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Black Knights batting
Niggeling now pitching
Mills pinch hitting for Newsom
2-1 0 --- 00 Mills grounded out to third (X)
2-1 1 --- 20 Whitehead grounded out to second (BBX)
2-1 2 --- 10 Reese lined a single up the middle (BX)
Brown now pitching
2-1 2 1-- 00 Williams grounded to third, forcing Reese at second (X)
************** Top of the 9th inning, Hawks batting
Beckmann now pitching
2-1 0 --- 00 Ott grounded out to second (X)
2-1 1 --- 00 Rizzo lined a single between third and short (X)
2-1 1 1-- 21 Rizzo stole second (1CBB>B)
2-1 1 -2- 32 Rolfe walked (1CBB>B.FFB)
2-1 1 12- 00 Mueller popped out to left (X)
2-1 2 12- 32 Owen grounded out to short (CBFBB>X)
************** Bottom of the 9th inning, Black Knights batting
2-1 0 --- 02 DiMaggio flied out to left (CFX)
2-1 1 --- 30 Trosky walked (BBBB)
2-1 1 1-- 10 Tabor lined a single to shallow center, Trosky to second
(BX)
2-1 1 12- 22 Peacock grounded out to second, Trosky to third, Tabor to
second (BBCFX)
2-1 2 -23 10 Rucker lined a double down the right field line, Trosky
scored, Tabor scored (BX)