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Phillies 5 @ Dodgers 4
Ebbets Field
May 11, 1940

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on May 11, 1940 at Ebbets Field. The home team Dodgers were bested by the visiting Phillies with a score of 5 to 4.

Game Summary

DateMay 11, 1940 
Visiting Team
Philadelphia Phillies
R: 5 H: 8 E: 0 LOB: 6
Runs: 5
Hits: 8
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 6
Home Team
Brooklyn Dodgers
R: 4 H: 7 E: 1 LOB: 10
Runs: 4
Hits: 7
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 10
Winning PitcherKirby Higbe  
Losing PitcherLuke Hamlin  
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Game Winning RBIChuck Klein 

Game Info

DateMay 11, 1940 
Day of WeekSat 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamPhiladelphia Phillies 
Home TeamBrooklyn Dodgers 
Visiting Starting PitcherHugh Mulcahy  
Home Starting PitcherLuke Hamlin  
BallparkEbbets Field 
CityBrooklyn 
StateNY 
Attendance10,870 
Time of Game2 hours 30 minutes 
UmpiresHP: George Magerkurth
1B: Bill Stewart
2B: (none)
3B: George Barr

Philadelphia Phillies Lineup 

Name  Position 
Hersh Martin  Center Fielder 
Bobby Bragan  Shortstop 
Art Mahan  First Baseman 
Chuck Klein  Right Fielder 
Heinie Mueller  Second Baseman 
Morrie Arnovich  Left Fielder 
Pinky May  Third Baseman 
Bennie Warren  Catcher 
Hugh Mulcahy  Pitcher 
Doc Prothro  Manager 

Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Charlie Gilbert  Center Fielder 
Pete Coscarart  Second Baseman 
Cookie Lavagetto  Third Baseman 
Babe Phelps  Catcher 
Dolph Camilli  First Baseman 
Dixie Walker  Left Fielder 
Jimmy Ripple  Right Fielder 
Pee Wee Reese  Shortstop 
Luke Hamlin  Pitcher 
Leo Durocher  Manager 

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Phillies 5 @ Dodgers 4
Ebbets Field
May 11, 1940

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 5/11/1940 -- Philadelphia at Brooklyn (D)

  Philadelphia       AB  R  H RBI    Brooklyn           AB  R  H RBI
Martin H, cf          4  1  1  2   Gilbert C, cf         5  1  2  0   
Marty J, ph-cf        1  0  0  0   Coscarart P, 2b       4  0  0  0   
Bragan B, ss          5  0  1  1   Lavagetto C, 3b       2  1  0  0   
Mahan A, 1b           4  0  0  0   Phelps B, c           5  1  1  1   
Klein C, rf           4  1  1  1   Camilli D, 1b         4  1  2  1   
Mueller H, 2b         4  0  1  0   Walker D, lf          3  0  1  1   
Arnovich M, lf        3  1  1  0   Ripple J, rf          3  0  1  0   
May P, 3b             4  0  1  0   Reese P, ss           1  0  0  0   
Warren B, c           4  1  1  0   Cullenbine R, ph      1  0  0  0   
Mulcahy H, p          1  1  1  1   Tamulis V, p          2  0  0  0   
Higbe K, p            2  0  0  0   Hamlin L, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Kimball N, p          1  0  0  0   
                                   Franks H, ph          0  0  0  1   
                                   Hudson J, ss          1  0  0  0   
                                   Koy E, ph             1  0  0  0   
                                   Durocher L, ss        0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     36  5  8  5                        33  4  7  4

Philadelphia     050 000 000 --  5
Brooklyn         004 000 000 --  4

  Philadelphia         IP  H  R ER BB SO
Mulcahy H             2.1  5  4  4  3  3
Higbe K (W)           6.2  2  0  0  5  3

  Brooklyn             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Hamlin L (L)          1.2  5  5  1  0  0
Kimball N             1.1  0  0  0  0  3
Tamulis V             6.0  3  0  0  2  3

E -- Reese P
LOB -- Philadelphia 6, Brooklyn 10
2B -- Martin H, Camilli D, Mueller H
HR -- Klein C
CS -- Gilbert C
PB -- Warren B
T -- 2:30
A -- 10870

    

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