10/3/1940, Chi40-Ont40, Briggs Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1940 Excelsiors 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 0 1 8 10 1 9 1 1940 Optima 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 10 1 8 1 Excelsiors AB R H BI AVG Optima AB R H BI AVG Tebbetts c 4 1 1 1 .250 Moore cf 4 0 1 1 .250 Frey 2b 5 0 0 0 .000 Gleeson lf 5 0 3 0 .600 Ott 3b 4 1 2 1 .500 Young 1b 4 0 1 1 .250 Cronin ss 5 1 3 4 .600 Phelps c 4 0 0 0 .000 Fletcher 1b 2 1 1 0 .500 Reiser 3b 4 0 0 0 .000 Laabs cf 3 1 0 0 .000 Cullenbine rf 3 0 0 0 .000 Van Robays lf 5 1 1 0 .200 Vaughan p 0 0 0 0 .000 Bell rf 4 1 1 1 .250 Hutchinson p 0 0 0 0 .000 Feller p 4 1 1 1 .250 West ph 1 0 0 0 .000 36 8 10 8 Butcher p 0 0 0 0 .000 Young 2b 3 1 2 0 .667 Bartell ss 4 1 2 0 .500 Lee p 2 1 1 1 .500 Cooney rf 2 0 0 0 .000 36 3 10 3 Excelsiors INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Feller W 1-0 9.0 10 3 3 1 9 152 97 3.00 9.0 10 3 3 1 9 152 97 Optima INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Lee L 0-1 5.0 8 7 7 4 2 104 58 12.60 Vaughan 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 20 12 0.00 Hutchinson 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 30 16 0.00 Butcher 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 24 15 9.00 9.0 10 8 8 6 6 178 101 Ont: Cooney inserted at rf in the 6th West batted for Hutchinson in the 8th E-Tebbetts, Bartell. 2B-Tebbetts(1), Ott(1), Bartell(1). HR-Cronin(1). RBI-Tebbetts(1), Ott(1), Cronin 4(4), Bell(1), Feller(1), Moore(1), Young(1), Lee(1). SB-Moore(1). CS-Reiser. K-Frey, Laabs, Van Robays, Feller 3, Moore, Young, Phelps, Reiser 2, Cullenbine, Young, Lee, Cooney. BB-Ott, Fletcher 2, Laabs 2, Bell, Young. SF-Tebbetts. HBP-Fletcher, Moore. HB-Feller, Butcher. WP-Lee, Vaughan. GWRBI: Feller Temperature: 58, Sky: clear, Wind: in from right at 18 MPH. 10/3/1940, Chi40-Ont40, Briggs Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1940 Excelsiors 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 0 1 8 10 1 9 1 1940 Optima 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 10 1 8 1 Score O Rnr BS Event ----- - --- -- ----- ************** Top of the 1st inning, Excelsiors batting 0-0 0 --- 22 Tebbetts grounded out to third (FCBFBX) 0-0 1 --- 22 Frey popped out to left (FFBBX) 0-0 2 --- 32 Ott lined a single to shallow center (CBBBSX) 0-0 2 1-- 22 Cronin grounded out to third (CFBFBFX) ************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Optima batting 0-0 0 --- 32 Moore struck out (CBFBBS) 0-0 1 --- 22 Gleeson lined a single down the left field line (CBBSX) 0-0 1 1-- 12 Young grounded a single between third and short, Gleeson to second (BCFX) 0-0 1 12- 00 Phelps flied out to right (X) 0-0 2 12- 22 Reiser flied out to center (FSBFFBX) ************** Top of the 2nd inning, Excelsiors batting 0-0 0 --- 30 Fletcher walked (BBBB) 0-0 0 1-- 32 Laabs walked, Fletcher to second (CBFBBB) 0-0 0 12- 10 Van Robays grounded into a double play, Young to Bartell to Young, Fletcher to third (BX) 0-0 2 --3 00 Bell flied out to center (X) ************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Optima batting 0-0 0 --- 10 Cullenbine grounded out to first (BX) 0-0 1 --- 32 Young walked (BSSBBB) 0-0 1 1-- 00 Bartell doubled deep to right center, Young to third (X) 0-0 1 -23 21 Lee lined a single to left, Young scored, Bartell to third (BSBX) 0-1 1 1-3 10 Moore lined a single to shallow center, Bartell scored, Lee to second (BX) 0-2 1 12- 20 Gleeson reached on an infield single to the pitcher, Lee to third, Moore to second (BBX) 0-2 1 123 32 Young grounded out to first, Lee scored, Moore to third, Gleeson to second (BCBFBFFFX) 0-3 2 -23 12 Phelps struck out (CBCC) ************** Top of the 3rd inning, Excelsiors batting 0-3 0 --- 22 Feller struck out (FCBBC) 0-3 1 --- 01 Tebbetts doubled deep down the left-field line (CX) 0-3 1 -2- 00 Frey grounded out to short (X) 0-3 2 -2- 11 Ott lined a double to left center, Tebbetts scored (BCX) 1-3 2 -2- 22 Cronin lined a single to right center, Ott scored (BFFBX) 2-3 2 1-- 31 Fletcher walked, ball four was a wild pitch by Lee, Cronin to third, Fletcher to second (1BBBFB) 2-3 2 -23 21 Laabs grounded out to the mound (BCBX) ************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Optima batting 2-3 0 --- 22 Reiser struck out (CCBBFS) 2-3 1 --- 12 Cullenbine struck out (CBSS) 2-3 2 --- 10 Young lined a single down the right field line (BX) 2-3 2 1-- 32 Bartell lined a single to right, Young to third (CBSBB>X) 2-3 2 1-3 12 Lee struck out, Tebbetts to Fletcher (FCBFFS) ************** Top of the 4th inning, Excelsiors batting 2-3 0 --- 22 Van Robays popped out to third (BBFFX) 2-3 1 --- 22 Bell to first on an error by the shortstop Bartell (FBBFX) 2-3 1 1-- 22 Feller struck out on a fouled bunt (FbSbBbBbFb) 2-3 2 1-- 00 Tebbetts grounded out to second (X) ************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Optima batting 2-3 0 --- 21 Moore grounded out to third (SBBX) 2-3 1 --- 22 Gleeson flied out to right (CBFFBX) 2-3 2 --- 20 Young grounded out to second (BBX) ************** Top of the 5th inning, Excelsiors batting 2-3 0 --- 11 Frey lined out to first (FbBX) 2-3 1 --- 32 Ott lined out to center (CBSBBX) 2-3 2 --- 12 Cronin popped out to second (BCFFX) ************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Optima batting 2-3 0 --- 12 Phelps popped out to first (BFCX) 2-3 1 --- 10 Reiser to first on an error by the catcher Tebbetts (BX) 2-3 1 1-- 00 Reiser was caught stealing second (>C) 2-3 2 --- 12 Cullenbine grounded out to third (>C.SBX) ************** Top of the 6th inning, Excelsiors batting 2-3 0 --- 00 Fletcher lined a single to shallow center (X) 2-3 0 1-- 30 Laabs walked, Fletcher to second (1BBBB) 2-3 0 12- 22 Van Robays lined a single to shallow center, Fletcher to third, Laabs to second (FBFBX) 2-3 0 123 00 Bell lined a single between first and second, Fletcher scored, Laabs to third, Van Robays to second (X) 3-3 0 123 00 Feller lined a single to left, Laabs scored, Van Robays to third, Bell to second (X) Cooney now playing right field Vaughan now pitching 4-3 0 123 01 Tebbetts hit a sacrifice fly to center, Van Robays scored (CX) 5-3 1 12- 12 Frey struck out (FbFBFFC) 5-3 2 12- 11 Vaughan threw a wild pitch, Bell to third, Feller to second (CBB) 5-3 2 -23 32 Ott walked (CBB.BFB) 5-3 2 123 11 Cronin grounded a single between first and second, Bell scored, Feller scored, Ott to second (CBX) 7-3 2 12- 20 Fletcher grounded to third, forcing Ott at third (BBX) ************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Optima batting 7-3 0 --- 22 Young struck out (BCBSS) 7-3 1 --- 00 Bartell flied out to right (X) 7-3 2 --- 32 Cooney struck out (BBCCBS) ************** Top of the 7th inning, Excelsiors batting Hutchinson now pitching 7-3 0 --- 11 Laabs flied out to left (BCX) 7-3 1 --- 22 Van Robays struck out (BFSFBFC) 7-3 2 --- 30 Bell walked (BBBB) 7-3 2 1-- 32 Feller struck out (SCBFBB>S) ************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Optima batting 7-3 0 --- 12 Moore was hit by a pitch (BCCFH) 7-3 0 1-- 00 Moore stole second (>S) 7-3 0 -2- 02 Gleeson reached on an infield single to third, Moore to third (>S.CX) 7-3 0 1-3 32 Young struck out (CBFBBS) 7-3 1 1-3 10 Phelps grounded into a double play, Cronin to Frey to Fletcher (BX) ************** Top of the 8th inning, Excelsiors batting 7-3 0 --- 31 Tebbetts grounded out to the mound (BFBBX) 7-3 1 --- 00 Frey grounded out to second (X) 7-3 2 --- 11 Ott grounded out to third (BFX) ************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Optima batting 7-3 0 --- 12 Reiser struck out (BFCS) West pinch hitting for Hutchinson 7-3 1 --- 02 West grounded out to the mound (CSFX) 7-3 2 --- 00 Young lined a single to right center (X) 7-3 2 1-- 10 Bartell grounded out to second (BX) ************** Top of the 9th inning, Excelsiors batting Butcher now pitching 7-3 0 --- 21 Cronin homered deep to left (BCBX) 8-3 0 --- 02 Fletcher was hit by a pitch (SFH) 8-3 0 1-- 22 Laabs struck out (CCBFBS) 8-3 1 1-- 12 Van Robays flied out to right (CFFFBX) 8-3 2 1-- 31 Bell flied out to left (CBBBX) ************** Bottom of the 9th inning, Optima batting 8-3 0 --- 32 Cooney flied out to center (CBSBFBX) 8-3 1 --- 02 Moore flied out to left (CCX) 8-3 2 --- 01 Gleeson popped out to third (FX)