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Phillies 3 @ Reds 4
Crosley Field
May 2, 1942

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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 2, 1942 at Crosley Field. The home team Reds beat the visiting Phillies with a score of 4 to 3.

Game Summary

DateMay 2, 1942 
Visiting Team
Philadelphia Phillies
R: 3 H: 9 E: 1 LOB: 9
Runs: 3
Hits: 9
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 9
Home Team
Cincinnati Reds
R: 4 H: 9 E: 2 LOB: 7
Runs: 4
Hits: 9
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 7
Winning PitcherJohnny Vander Meer  
Losing PitcherCy Blanton  
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Game Winning RBIFrank McCormick 

Game Info

DateMay 2, 1942 
Day of WeekSat 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamPhiladelphia Phillies 
Home TeamCincinnati Reds 
Visiting Starting PitcherCy Blanton  
Home Starting PitcherJohnny Vander Meer  
BallparkCrosley Field 
CityCincinnati 
StateOH 
Attendance2,013 
Time of Game2 hours 10 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Jocko Conlan
1B: George Magerkurth
2B: (none)
3B: (none)

Philadelphia Phillies Lineup 

Name  Position 
Danny Murtaugh  Second Baseman 
Bobby Bragan  Shortstop 
Danny Litwhiler  Left Fielder 
Nick Etten  First Baseman 
Ron Northey  Right Fielder 
Stan Benjamin  Center Fielder 
Mickey Livingston  Catcher 
Pinky May  Third Baseman 
Cy Blanton  Pitcher 
Hans Lobert  Manager 

Cincinnati Reds Lineup 

Name  Position 
Lonny Frey  Second Baseman 
Mike McCormick  Center Fielder 
Ival Goodman  Right Fielder 
Bert Haas  Third Baseman 
Frank McCormick  First Baseman 
Gee Walker  Left Fielder 
Eddie Joost  Shortstop 
Rollie Hemsley  Catcher 
Johnny Vander Meer  Pitcher 
Bill McKechnie  Manager 

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Phillies 3 @ Reds 4
Crosley Field
May 2, 1942

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 5/2/1942 -- Philadelphia at Cincinnati (D)

  Philadelphia       AB  R  H RBI    Cincinnati         AB  R  H RBI
Murtaugh D, 2b        4  0  1  1   Frey L, 2b            3  0  1  0   
Bragan B, ss          4  0  0  0   McCormick M, cf       4  0  1  0   
Marnie H, ph          1  0  0  0   Goodman I, rf         0  1  0  0   
Litwhiler D, lf       5  0  1  0   Gleeson J, rf         3  0  0  0   
Etten N, 1b           4  0  1  0   Haas B, 3b            1  2  1  0   
Northey R, rf         4  0  0  0   McCormick F, 1b       4  0  3  2   
Benjamin S, cf        4  1  1  0   Walker G, lf          3  0  1  1   
Livingston M, c       3  2  2  0   Joost E, ss           4  1  1  1   
May P, 3b             3  0  3  1   Hemsley R, c          4  0  1  0   
Blanton C, p          2  0  0  0   Vander Meer J, p      2  0  0  0   
Glossop A, ph         1  0  0  1                                      
Pearson I, p          0  0  0  0                                      
Johnson S, p          0  0  0  0                                      
Naylor E, ph-p        1  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     36  3  9  3                        28  4  9  4

Philadelphia     000 101 010 --  3
Cincinnati       200 100 10x --  4

  Philadelphia         IP  H  R ER BB SO
Blanton C (L)         5.0  6  3  3  2  2
Pearson I*            1.0  2  1  1  1  0
Johnson S             1.0  0  0  0  1  0
Naylor E              1.0  1  0  0  2  1

  Cincinnati           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Vander Meer J (W)     9.0  9  3  2  3  3
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 7th

E -- Gleeson J, Walker G, Northey R
DP -- Philadelphia 2
LOB -- Philadelphia 9, Cincinnati 7
2B -- McCormick F, Etten N, May P
HR -- Joost E
SB -- Haas B
CS -- McCormick M
SH -- Vander Meer J
WP -- Vander Meer J
T -- 2:10
A -- 2013

    

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