Both the 1933 Washington Senators and the 1940 Cincinnati Reds were hoping for a sweep that would put them at or near the top of the league standings, but they could only manage a split that kept both teams near the middle of the pack.
Lonny Frey hit .438 (7-for-16) to pace the Reds (11-9), while Heinie Manush batted .412 (7-for-17) to lead the Senators (12-12).
Game #1: Washington 5, Cincinnati 4
The Reds went ahead 2-0 on Harry Craft’s two-run double in the second inning. The Senators scored the next four runs, including a three-run seventh inning that featured an RBI single from Ossie Bluege, an RBI double from Luke Sewell and a sacrifice fly from Buddy Myer. Cincinnati evened it up at four as Billy Myers walked and eventually scored on a passed ball in the bottom of the seventh, and Frank McCormick hit a solo homer in the eighth. Washington went back ahead on Heinie Manush’s RBI single in the top of the ninth and went on for the win.
1933 WASHINGTON SENA AB R H BI 1940 CINCINNATI REDS AB R H BI
Buddy Myer 3 1 1 1 Billy Werber 5 0 1 0
Heinie Manush 5 0 2 2 Lonny Frey 5 0 2 0
Goose Goslin 5 0 0 0 Frank McCormick 5 1 1 1
Joe Cronin 4 0 1 0 Ernie Lombardi 2 0 0 0
Joe Kuhel 3 1 1 0 Mike McCormick 4 1 1 0
Fred Schulte 4 0 0 0 Ival Goodman 4 1 2 0
Ossie Bluege 4 1 1 1 Harry Craft 4 0 1 2
Luke Sewell 4 2 2 1 Billy Myers 2 1 0 0
Earl Whitehill BY 2 0 0 0 Gene Thompson BX 2 0 1 0
Sam Rice 1 0 0 0 Morrie Arnovich 0 0 0 0
Eddie Joost 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 35 5 8 5 TOTALS 34 4 9 3
1933 WASHINGTON SENATORS 000 001 301 -- 5
1940 CINCINNATI REDS 020 000 110 -- 4
LOB--1933 WASHINGTON SENATORS 7, 1940 CINCINNATI REDS 8.
ERR--Mike McCormick. 2B--Joe Cronin, Joe Kuhel, Luke Sewell,
Heinie Manush, Mike McCormick, Harry Craft, Ival Goodman.
HR--Frank McCormick. SACF--Buddy Myer. SACB--Earl Whitehill
BY. SB--Ossie Bluege, Lonny Frey.
1933 WASHINGTON SENATORS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Earl Whitehill BY 7.00 8 4 3 5 1 1
Bobby Burke BX [W] 1.00 0 0 0 0 1 0
Jack Russell BZ [S] 1.00 1 0 0 0 0 0
1940 CINCINNATI REDS
Gene Thompson BX 7.00 5 4 3 1 4 0
Johnny Hutchings C [L] 2.00 3 1 1 1 0 0
Game #2: Cincinnati 4, Washington 2
The Reds scored twice in the second inning for the second straight game, but this time they didn’t relinquish the lead. Ival Goodman had an RBI single and winning pitcher Bucky Walters had a sacrifice fly to make it 2-0. The Reds doubled their lead in the sixth inning on Harry Craft’s two-run single. Washington finally got on the board in the eighth, scoring twice as Ossie Bluege singled, Luke Sewell tripled and Heinie Manush doubled. Walters earned his first win in five starts.
1933 WASHINGTON SENA AB R H BI 1940 CINCINNATI REDS AB R H BI
Buddy Myer 4 0 1 0 Billy Werber 4 0 1 0
Heinie Manush 4 0 1 1 Lonny Frey 4 0 1 0
Goose Goslin 3 0 0 0 Frank McCormick 4 1 1 0
Joe Cronin 3 0 0 0 Ernie Lombardi 4 2 3 0
Joe Kuhel 4 0 1 0 Mike McCormick 4 1 2 0
Fred Schulte 4 0 0 0 Ival Goodman 4 0 1 1
Ossie Bluege 3 1 1 0 Harry Craft 4 0 1 2
Luke Sewell 3 1 1 1 Billy Myers 3 0 0 0
Lefty Stewart CZ 2 0 1 0 Bucky Walters BY 2 0 0 1
Sam Rice 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 31 2 6 2 TOTALS 33 4 10 4
1933 WASHINGTON SENATORS 000 000 020 -- 2
1940 CINCINNATI REDS 020 002 00x -- 4
LOB--1933 WASHINGTON SENATORS 4, 1940 CINCINNATI REDS 7.
ERR--Mike McCormick. 2B--Heinie Manush, Ernie Lombardi.
3B--Luke Sewell. SACF--Bucky Walters BY. SB--Joe Kuhel,
Frank McCormick.
1933 WASHINGTON SENATORS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Lefty Stewart CZ [L] 5.00 6 4 4 1 1 0
Alex McColl B 2.00 2 0 0 0 0 0
Bobby Burke BX 1.00 2 0 0 0 1 0
1940 CINCINNATI REDS
Bucky Walters BY [W] 8.00 6 2 2 1 3 0
Joe Beggs BZ [S] 1.00 0 0 0 1 0 0
Game #3: Cincinnati 4, Washington 1
The Reds went ahead 4-0 for the second straight game. They got one in the first on Ernie Lombardi’s sacrifice fly. They added three more in the fifth inning after Lonny Frey’s two-run triple and Frank McCormick’s RBI single. The Senators could only muster a solo homer from Buddy Myer in the eighth inning. Cincinnati’s Jim Turner improved to 4-0 after five starts and lowered his ERA to 1.79.
1940 CINCINNATI REDS AB R H BI 1933 WASHINGTON SENA AB R H BI
Billy Werber 4 1 1 0 Buddy Myer 4 1 1 1
Lonny Frey 3 2 3 2 Heinie Manush 4 0 2 0
Frank McCormick 4 0 2 1 Goose Goslin 4 0 0 0
Ernie Lombardi 3 0 1 1 Joe Cronin 3 0 0 0
Mike McCormick 4 0 1 0 Joe Kuhel 4 0 2 0
Ival Goodman 4 0 0 0 Fred Schulte 4 0 1 0
Harry Craft 4 0 1 0 Ossie Bluege 4 0 1 0
Billy Myers 4 0 0 0 Luke Sewell 3 0 0 0
Jim Turner BZ 3 1 1 0 General Crowder CYZ 2 0 0 0
Eddie Joost 1 0 0 0 Dave Harris 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 34 4 10 4 TOTALS 33 1 7 1
1940 CINCINNATI REDS 100 030 000 -- 4
1933 WASHINGTON SENATORS 000 000 010 -- 1
LOB--1940 CINCINNATI REDS 5, 1933 WASHINGTON SENATORS 6.
ERR--Billy Myers. 2B--Ernie Lombardi, Billy Werber.
3B--Lonny Frey. HR--Buddy Myer. SACF--Ernie Lombardi.
SB--Lonny Frey.
1940 CINCINNATI REDS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Jim Turner BZ [W] 8.00 6 1 1 1 2 1
Joe Beggs BZ [S] 1.00 1 0 0 0 1 0
1933 WASHINGTON SENATORS
General Crowder CYZ [L] 7.00 10 4 4 1 3 0
Bill McAfee D 2.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
Game #4: Washington 4, Cincinnati 0
Senator pitcher Monte Weaver tossed a three-hit shutout to ensure the series split. The Reds’ best chance to score came in the third inning, but they had a runner thrown out at home trying to score after a caught fly ball. This one stayed scoreless until the sixth, when Washington scored all four of its runs. Fred Schulte had a two-run single, Luke Sewell had an RBI single and a throwing error plated the final run.
1940 CINCINNATI REDS AB R H BI 1933 WASHINGTON SENA AB R H BI
Billy Werber 4 0 0 0 Buddy Myer 4 0 0 0
Lonny Frey 4 0 1 0 Heinie Manush 4 1 2 0
Frank McCormick 3 0 1 0 Goose Goslin 4 0 0 0
Ernie Lombardi 3 0 0 0 Joe Cronin 3 1 2 0
Mike McCormick 4 0 0 0 Joe Kuhel 3 1 1 0
Ival Goodman 3 0 0 0 Fred Schulte 4 1 1 2
Harry Craft 3 0 1 0 Ossie Bluege 3 0 0 0
Billy Myers 3 0 0 0 Luke Sewell 3 0 1 1
Paul Derringer BYZ 2 0 0 0 Monte Weaver B 3 0 0 0
Morrie Arnovich 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 29 0 3 0 TOTALS 31 4 7 3
1940 CINCINNATI REDS 000 000 000 -- 0
1933 WASHINGTON SENATORS 000 004 00x -- 4
LOB--1940 CINCINNATI REDS 5, 1933 WASHINGTON SENATORS 5.
ERR--Billy Myers, Ernie Lombardi, Joe Cronin. 2B--Joe
Cronin, Joe Kuhel. 3B--Lonny Frey. HBP--Ernie Lombardi.
1940 CINCINNATI REDS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Paul Derringer BYZ [L] 7.00 6 4 3 2 7 0
Whitey Moore CXW 1.00 1 0 0 0 0 0
1933 WASHINGTON SENATORS
Monte Weaver B [W] 9.00 3 0 0 2 3 0
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