PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
SAN DIEGO PADRES AT LOS ANGELES ANGELS
09/26/1940
 
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
SAN DIEGO PADRES AT LOS ANGELES ANGELS
GAME ID: 1834 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH, 1940 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Diego Padres (80-71) 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 16 1
Los Angeles Angels (86-65) 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 10 2
Leonard Stars in 7-5 Padres Win
The San Diego Padres beat the Los Angeles Angels, 7-5, at Wrigley Field L.A.. Buck Leonard was 3 for 4 with a home run, a double, and a walk. He scored 2 times and drove in 4. The 1934 Player of the Year Award winner was a menace to Los Angeles all day. San Diego pitcher Rex Cecil got the win. He's now 16-10. Ralph Buxton was tagged with the loss. The 4th-place Padres have won 4 in a row.

Leonard had a key at-bat for San Diego early in the game. With runners on 1st and 2nd, he hit a 2-run double. It was his 23rd double of the season and gave San Diego an early 2-0 lead.

"We'll savor this win," Leonard told the San Diego Daily, "then get ready for the next game."
SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Stewart LF 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .323 5 50
B. Doerr 2B 5 2 2 0 0 1 5 .293 7 80
T. Williams RF 5 2 3 1 0 0 3 .314 16 78
B. Leonard 1B 4 2 3 4 1 1 0 .334 16 126
V. DiMaggio CF 5 1 3 2 0 1 1 .282 12 101
G. Detore C 5 0 2 0 0 1 4 .285 2 76
S. Barath 3B 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .260 7 65
L. Brown SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .245 0 17
R. Cecil P 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .125 0 2
   a-T. Christopher PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .314 1 3
   N. Stanley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 40 7 16 7 3 6 18      
a - T. Christopher pinch hit for R. Cecil in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Leonard (23, 1st Inning off R. Buxton, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Leonard (16, 3rd Inning off R. Buxton, 1 on, 0 outs) V. DiMaggio (12, 9th Inning off R. Van Fleet, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Stewart , L. Brown 2 , B. Leonard 7 , B. Doerr 2 , T. Williams 3 , V. DiMaggio 6 , G. Detore 2
2-out RBI: T. Williams
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Barath , T. Williams , G. Detore
GIDP: L. Brown , B. Doerr , V. DiMaggio
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Stewart (8)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Williams (8)
Double Plays: 1 (Doerr-Brown-Leonard)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Scales 2B 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 .300 20 85
J. Moore LF 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .289 15 63
T. Stearnes 1B 4 0 1 1 1 1 3 .331 15 53
W. Berger RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .283 35 101
G. Lillard 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .250 22 59
J. Statz CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .261 1 23
T. Butts SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .266 0 41
J. Greene C 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .228 3 39
R. Buxton P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .172 0 1
   a-P. Oana PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .284 12 60
   R. Van Fleet P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-L. Novikoff PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .332 22 67
Totals 35 5 10 5 4 4 12      
a - P. Oana pinch hit for R. Buxton in the 7th
b - L. Novikoff pinch hit for R. Van Fleet in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Scales (31, 3rd Inning off R. Cecil, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: P. Oana (12, 7th Inning off R. Cecil, 0 on, 1 out) L. Novikoff (22, 9th Inning off N. Stanley, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Statz 2 , T. Butts 2 , G. Scales 2 , J. Greene , J. Moore , T. Stearnes , P. Oana 4 , L. Novikoff 4
2-out RBI: J. Greene , L. Novikoff
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Berger , T. Stearnes
GIDP: J. Greene
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Stearnes (11)
CS: J. Statz (8)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Lillard (24) , T. Butts (26)
Double Plays: 3 (Lillard-Scales-Stearnes, Lillard-Scales-Stearnes, Butts-Scales-Stearnes)
SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Cecil W (16-10) 7.0 7 3 3 2 3 1 113 72 3.07   
N. Stanley SV (4) 2.0 3 2 2 2 1 1 47 28 3.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Cecil 52
Batters Faced: R. Cecil 29, N. Stanley 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Cecil 9-8, N. Stanley 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Cecil 113-72, N. Stanley 47-28
WP: R. Cecil
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Buxton L (17-13) 7.0 14 6 6 1 5 1 122 77 3.25   
R. Van Fleet 2.0 2 1 1 2 1 1 51 27 6.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Buxton 29
Batters Faced: R. Buxton 33, R. Van Fleet 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Buxton 7-4, R. Van Fleet 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: R. Buxton 122-77, R. Van Fleet 51-27
WP: R. Buxton 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Buck Leonard
Ballpark: Wrigley Field L.A.
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 14545
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