10/8/1940, Ont40-Chi40, Griffith Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1940 Optima 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 6 0 1940 Excelsiors 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 x 1 5 0 4 0 Optima AB R H BI AVG Excelsiors AB R H BI AVG Moore cf 4 0 1 0 .348 Tebbetts c 4 0 3 0 .565 Gleeson lf 4 0 1 0 .478 Frey 2b 4 0 0 0 .263 Young 1b 4 0 0 0 .095 Cronin ss 3 0 0 0 .273 Phelps c 4 0 0 0 .150 Laabs cf 3 0 0 0 .143 Reiser 3b 3 0 1 0 .222 Fletcher 1b 3 0 0 0 .267 Cullenbine rf 1 0 0 0 .133 Van Robays lf 3 1 2 1 .583 Cooney rf 3 0 0 0 .167 Bell rf 3 0 0 0 .100 Young 2b 3 0 1 0 .316 Finney 3b 3 0 0 0 .167 Bartell ss 3 0 1 0 .353 Feller p 3 0 0 0 .143 Lee p 3 0 0 0 .200 29 1 5 1 32 0 5 0 Optima INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Lee L 0-2 8.0 5 1 1 0 4 84 59 5.54 8.0 5 1 1 0 4 84 59 Excelsiors INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Feller W 2-0 9.0 5 0 0 0 8 113 72 1.50 9.0 5 0 0 0 8 113 72 Ont: Cooney inserted at rf in the 2nd E-Young. 2B-Tebbetts 2(5). HR-Van Robays(1). RBI-Van Robays(2). CS-Tebbetts. K-Moore 2, Young 2, Phelps 2, Young, Lee, Cronin, Laabs 2, Feller. HBP-Reiser. HB-Feller. GWRBI: Van Robays Roy Cullenbine was injured for this game and 2 more days Temperature: 62, Sky: clear, Wind: right to left at 6 MPH. 10/8/1940, Ont40-Chi40, Griffith Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1940 Optima 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 6 0 1940 Excelsiors 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 x 1 5 0 4 0 Score O Rnr BS Event ----- - --- -- ----- ************** Top of the 1st inning, Optima batting 0-0 0 --- 32 Moore struck out (FSBBBS) 0-0 1 --- 21 Gleeson popped out to first (BCBX) 0-0 2 --- 00 Young grounded out to short (X) ************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Excelsiors batting 0-0 0 --- 02 Tebbetts lined a single to shallow center (FFX) 0-0 0 1-- 00 Tebbetts was caught stealing second (>B) 0-0 1 --- 10 Frey bunted into an out to the catcher (>B.Xb) 0-0 2 --- 00 Cronin grounded out to third (X) ************** Top of the 2nd inning, Optima batting 0-0 0 --- 22 Phelps struck out (BFCBS) 0-0 1 --- 10 Reiser flied out to center (BX) 0-0 2 --- 00 Cullenbine grounded out to second (X) Cullenbine left the game with an injury ************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Excelsiors batting Cooney now playing right field 0-0 0 --- 11 Laabs to first on an error by the second baseman Young (CBX) 0-0 0 1-- 10 Fletcher popped out to third (BX) 0-0 1 1-- 10 Van Robays popped out to second (BX) 0-0 2 1-- 12 Bell grounded to short, forcing Laabs at second (FBCX) ************** Top of the 3rd inning, Optima batting 0-0 0 --- 11 Young lined out to the mound (BSX) 0-0 1 --- 12 Bartell grounded a single between first and second (BSFX) 0-0 1 1-- 32 Lee struck out (BBSSBS) 0-0 2 1-- 01 Moore grounded to short, forcing Bartell at second (CX) ************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Excelsiors batting 0-0 0 --- 01 Finney flied out to right (CX) 0-0 1 --- 10 Feller flied out to center (BX) 0-0 2 --- 21 Tebbetts grounded out to third (BCBX) ************** Top of the 4th inning, Optima batting 0-0 0 --- 21 Gleeson grounded out to first (BBCX) 0-0 1 --- 21 Young grounded out to second (BCBX) 0-0 2 --- 10 Phelps grounded out to short (BX) ************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Excelsiors batting 0-0 0 --- 01 Frey flied out to center (CX) 0-0 1 --- 02 Cronin flied out to left (CSX) 0-0 2 --- 22 Laabs struck out (BBCFC) ************** Top of the 5th inning, Optima batting 0-0 0 --- 02 Reiser grounded a single between third and short (SFX) 0-0 0 1-- 10 Cooney grounded to third, forcing Reiser at second, Cooney to first (BX) 0-0 1 1-- 01 Young lined a single between first and second, Cooney to second (CX) 0-0 1 12- 20 Bartell popped out to right (BBX) 0-0 2 12- 12 Lee grounded out to second (CBCFX) ************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Excelsiors batting 0-0 0 --- 10 Fletcher flied out to center (BX) 0-0 1 --- 02 Van Robays lined a single to shallow center (CFX) 0-0 1 1-- 01 Bell grounded to short, forcing Van Robays at second, Bell to first (CX) 0-0 2 1-- 00 Finney flied out to right (X) ************** Top of the 6th inning, Optima batting 0-0 0 --- 01 Moore grounded a single up the middle (FX) 0-0 0 1-- 00 Gleeson bunted for a single, Moore to second (Xb) 0-0 0 12- 32 Young struck out (CBCBBC) 0-0 1 12- 00 Phelps popped out to short (>X) 0-0 2 12- 02 Reiser was hit by a pitch, Moore to third, Gleeson to second (FSH) 0-0 2 123 00 Cooney flied out to left (X) ************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Excelsiors batting 0-0 0 --- 12 Feller struck out (SBFS) 0-0 1 --- 00 Tebbetts lined a double to right center (X) 0-0 1 -2- 10 Frey grounded out to third, Tebbetts to third (BX) 0-0 2 --3 12 Cronin struck out (BCFS) ************** Top of the 7th inning, Optima batting 0-0 0 --- 12 Young struck out (BCCC) 0-0 1 --- 00 Bartell popped out to third (X) 0-0 2 --- 32 Lee flied out to right (BCCBBX) ************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Excelsiors batting 0-0 0 --- 22 Laabs struck out (CSBBS) 0-0 1 --- 12 Fletcher flied out to left (CFBX) 0-0 2 --- 11 Van Robays homered deep to left (FBX) 0-1 2 --- 31 Bell grounded out to third (BCBBX) ************** Top of the 8th inning, Optima batting 0-1 0 --- 12 Moore struck out (SBSS) 0-1 1 --- 22 Gleeson flied out to left (SSBBFFX) 0-1 2 --- 32 Young struck out (BBFBFS) ************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Excelsiors batting 0-1 0 --- 12 Finney grounded out to third (BCFFX) 0-1 1 --- 11 Feller popped out to second (BCX) 0-1 2 --- 21 Tebbetts lined a double to right center (BBFX) 0-1 2 -2- 00 Frey grounded out to first (X) ************** Top of the 9th inning, Optima batting 0-1 0 --- 32 Phelps struck out (BSSBBS) 0-1 1 --- 21 Reiser flied out to center (BBSX) 0-1 2 --- 01 Cooney grounded out to short (FX)