Boston Braves 0 – 2 Chicago Cubs
12 July 1940 · CHI11
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | 7 walks allowed | Vern Olsen | 1 in 192 pitcher-games |
| 20 | final score 2–0 | 1 in 48 games | |
| 14 | 3 walks | Johnny Cooney | 1 in 192 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Braves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 2 | 6 | 1 |
Box score
Boston Braves batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sibby Sisti | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Johnny Cooney | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Gene Moore | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2B |
| Chet Ross | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Max West | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Al Glossop | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Eddie Miller | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ray Berres | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Stan Andrews | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Posedel | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Phil Masi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 32 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Boston Braves pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Posedel | 8.0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stan Hack | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Billy Herman | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Gleeson | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Bill Nicholson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Augie Galan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Phil Cavarretta | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gabby Hartnett | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bobby Mattick | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Vern Olsen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 29 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vern Olsen | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |