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September 2, 1940

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Giants 2 6 3
Phillies 7 11 1
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Giants 2 6 3
Phillies 11 12 1

Danny Litwhiler Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .400
OBP .500 .429
At Bats 4 20
Hits 2 8
• Singles 1 7
• Doubles 1 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 0
RBI’s 2 3

Red Lynn Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 0 0
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Shibe Park - September 2, 1940
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Home Run
Red Lynn
Ken O'Dea
Babe Young
Burgess Whitehead
Mel Ott
Mickey Witek
Jo-Jo Moore
Johnny Rucker
Frank Demaree
Danny Litwhiler
Pinky May
Kirby Higbe
Ham Schulte
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Litwhiler hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 May takes first base on ball four. Higbe moves to second.
Bottom 8 Higbe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mahan scores. Schulte moves to third.
Bottom 8 Schulte hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Moore. Schulte reaches second base with a double. Mahan moves to third.
Bottom 8 Mahan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Bragan hits a popup towards short. Witek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 O'Dea strikes out.
Top 8 Ott is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Young hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mahan scoops it up and throws to first, with Higbe covering, for the out.
Bottom 7 Warren strikes out.
Bottom 7 Red Lynn now pitching. Rizzo is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Marty hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rucker who is chasing the ball. Marty reaches third base with a triple. Litwhiler scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 7 Litwhiler hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rucker. Litwhiler reaches second base with a double. Higbe scores. May scores. Two runs are unearned.
Bottom 7 May hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Moore. May reaches second base with a double. Schulte scores. Higbe moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 7 Higbe bunts towards first. Young juggles the ball. That's an error on Young. Schulte moves to second.
Bottom 7 Schulte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Witek misplays the ball. That's an error on Witek.
Bottom 7 Mahan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Moore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schulte fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Rucker takes first base on ball four. Demaree moves to third. Whitehead moves to second.
Top 7 Whitehead hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Demaree moves to second.
Top 7 Gumbert strikes out.
Top 7 Witek hits a fly ball into center field. Marty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Demaree hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Bragan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ott fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Warren hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ott fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Rizzo hits a popup, foul, towards third. Ott settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 O'Dea hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bragan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Ott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schulte scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Young hits a popup towards short. Bragan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Marty hits a ball on the ground towards short. Witek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Litwhiler hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 May hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gumbert fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 There goes Moore. The throw from Warren and he is out, Bragan applying the tag.
Top 5 Moore hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Rucker hits a popup towards first. Mahan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Higbe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Higbe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Witek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Schulte hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Moore. Schulte reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Mahan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gumbert fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Bragan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Witek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Gumbert strikes out.
Top 4 Witek hits a fly ball into right field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Demaree hits a fly ball into left field. Rizzo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Warren hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ott fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Rizzo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ott juggles the ball. That's an error on Ott. Marty moves to second.
Bottom 3 Marty hits a ball on the ground towards short. Witek fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Litwhiler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Witek fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 May takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 O'Dea hits a popup towards third. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Ott hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Warren settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Young takes first base on ball four. Moore moves to second.
Top 3 Moore hits a ball on the ground towards third. May juggles the ball. That's an error on May.
Top 3 Rucker hits a fly ball into center field. Marty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Higbe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Schulte hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bragan scores.
Bottom 2 Mahan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bragan moves to third.
Bottom 2 Bragan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Moore. Bragan reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Whitehead hits a fly ball into right field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Gumbert strikes out.
Top 2 Witek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. O'Dea scores. Demaree moves to second.
Top 2 Demaree hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ott scores. O'Dea moves to second.
Top 2 O'Dea takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Ott hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Litwhiler. Ott reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schulte scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Warren hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Rizzo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Witek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. May scores. Litwhiler moves to third.
Bottom 1 Marty hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. May moves to third. Litwhiler moves to second.
Bottom 1 Litwhiler hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. May moves to second.
Bottom 1 May hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Moore hits a popup towards third. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Rucker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Higbe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Whitehead hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mahan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.