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Phillies 2 @ Reds 3
Crosley Field
May 4, 1940

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on May 4, 1940 at Crosley Field. The home team Reds beat the visiting Phillies with a score of 3 to 2.

Game Summary

DateMay 4, 1940 
Visiting Team
Philadelphia Phillies
R: 2 H: 6 E: 3 LOB: 6
Runs: 2
Hits: 6
Errors: 3
Left On Base: 6
Home Team
Cincinnati Reds
R: 3 H: 8 E: 0 LOB: 9
Runs: 3
Hits: 8
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 9
Winning PitcherJoe Beggs  
Losing PitcherKirby Higbe  
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Game Winning RBI(none) 

Game Info

DateMay 4, 1940 
Day of WeekSat 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamPhiladelphia Phillies 
Home TeamCincinnati Reds 
Visiting Starting PitcherKirby Higbe  
Home Starting PitcherPaul Derringer  
BallparkCrosley Field 
CityCincinnati 
StateOH 
Attendance4,530 
Time of Game1 hour 30 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Tom Dunn
1B: Lou Jorda
2B: (none)
3B: Ziggy Sears

Philadelphia Phillies Lineup 

Name  Position 
Ham Schulte  Second Baseman 
Hersh Martin  Center Fielder 
Art Mahan  First Baseman 
Morrie Arnovich  Left Fielder 
Chuck Klein  Right Fielder 
Bennie Warren  Catcher 
Heinie Mueller  Third Baseman 
Bobby Bragan  Shortstop 
Kirby Higbe  Pitcher 
Doc Prothro  Manager 

Cincinnati Reds Lineup 

Name  Position 
Billy Werber  Third Baseman 
Lonny Frey  Second Baseman 
Ival Goodman  Right Fielder 
Frank McCormick  First Baseman 
Ernie Lombardi  Catcher 
Harry Craft  Center Fielder 
Mike McCormick  Left Fielder 
Eddie Joost  Shortstop 
Paul Derringer  Pitcher 
Bill McKechnie  Manager 

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Phillies 2 @ Reds 3
Crosley Field
May 4, 1940

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 5/4/1940 -- Philadelphia at Cincinnati (D)

  Philadelphia       AB  R  H RBI    Cincinnati         AB  R  H RBI
Schulte H, 2b         5  0  0  0   Werber B, 3b          4  0  0  0   
Martin H, cf          5  1  1  0   Frey L, 2b            4  1  1  0   
Mahan A, 1b           5  1  1  1   Goodman I, rf         4  0  1  0   
Arnovich M, lf        4  0  1  0   McCormick F, 1b       5  0  2  1   
Klein C, rf           4  0  0  0   Lombardi E, c         4  0  1  0   
Warren B, c           4  0  1  0   DiMaggio V, pr        0  1  0  0   
Mueller H, 3b         3  0  0  0   Myers B, ss           1  1  0  0   
Bragan B, ss          4  0  2  1   Craft H, cf           2  0  0  0   
Higbe K, p            4  0  0  0   McCormick M, lf       3  0  2  0   
                                   Joost E, ss           2  0  0  0   
                                   Hershberger W, ph     1  0  1  1   
                                   Gamble L, pr          0  0  0  0   
                                   Beggs J, p            0  0  0  0   
                                   Derringer P, p        3  0  0  0   
                                   Baker B, ph-c         1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     38  2  6  2                        34  3  8  2

Philadelphia     000 200 000 00 --  2
Cincinnati       000 100 001 01 --  3
  0 outs when winning run was scored.

  Philadelphia         IP  H  R ER BB SO
Higbe K (L)          10.0  8  3  2  5  3

  Cincinnati           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Derringer P           9.0  4  2  2  2  4
Beggs J (W)           2.0  2  0  0  0  0

E -- Mahan A, Bragan B, Higbe K
DP -- Philadelphia 1
LOB -- Philadelphia 6, Cincinnati 9
2B -- Martin H
SB -- Frey L, Werber B
CS -- McCormick M, Goodman I
SH -- Klein C, Joost E, Craft H 2
WP -- Higbe K
T -- 1:30
A -- 4530

    

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