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Reds 7 @ Phillies 2
Shibe Park
May 17, 1940

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Cincinnati Reds, played on May 17, 1940 at Shibe Park. The home team Phillies were bested by the visiting Reds with a score of 7 to 2.

Game Summary

DateMay 17, 1940 
Visiting Team
Cincinnati Reds
R: 7 H: 12 E: 1 LOB: 12
Runs: 7
Hits: 12
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 12
Home Team
Philadelphia Phillies
R: 2 H: 6 E: 1 LOB: 9
Runs: 2
Hits: 6
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 9
Winning PitcherWhitey Moore  
Losing PitcherLloyd Brown  
SaveElmer Riddle  
Game Winning RBIIval Goodman 

Game Info

DateMay 17, 1940 
Day of WeekFri 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamCincinnati Reds 
Home TeamPhiladelphia Phillies 
Visiting Starting PitcherJim Turner  
Home Starting PitcherBoom-Boom Beck  
BallparkShibe Park 
CityPhiladelphia 
StatePA 
Attendance1,731 
Time of Game2 hours 35 minutes 
UmpiresHP: George Barr
1B: George Magerkurth
2B: (none)
3B: Bill Stewart

Cincinnati Reds Lineup 

Name  Position 
Billy Werber  Third Baseman 
Lonny Frey  Second Baseman 
Ival Goodman  Right Fielder 
Frank McCormick  First Baseman 
Willard Hershberger  Catcher 
Johnny Rizzo  Left Fielder 
Mike McCormick  Center Fielder 
Eddie Joost  Shortstop 
Jim Turner  Pitcher 
Bill McKechnie  Manager 

Philadelphia Phillies Lineup 

Name  Position 
Joe Marty  Center Fielder 
Bobby Bragan  Shortstop 
Art Mahan  First Baseman 
Morrie Arnovich  Left Fielder 
Chuck Klein  Right Fielder 
Pinky May  Third Baseman 
Heinie Mueller  Second Baseman 
Bill Atwood  Catcher 
Boom-Boom Beck  Pitcher 
Doc Prothro  Manager 

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Reds 7 @ Phillies 2
Shibe Park
May 17, 1940

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 5/17/1940 -- Cincinnati at Philadelphia (D)

  Cincinnati         AB  R  H RBI    Philadelphia       AB  R  H RBI
Werber B, 3b          4  1  0  0   Marty J, cf           5  0  1  0   
Frey L, 2b            6  1  2  0   Bragan B, ss          5  0  0  0   
Goodman I, rf         6  2  2  4   Mahan A, 1b           3  1  0  0   
McCormick F, 1b       4  2  2  2   Arnovich M, lf        4  1  0  0   
Hershberger W, c      5  0  1  0   Klein C, rf           4  0  2  0   
Rizzo J, lf           5  0  1  1   May P, 3b             4  0  1  0   
McCormick M, cf       6  0  1  0   Mueller H, 2b         4  0  1  1   
Joost E, ss           4  0  1  0   Atwood B, c           3  0  1  1   
Turner J, p           2  0  0  0   Beck B, p             3  0  0  0   
Gamble L, ph          1  0  1  0   Brown L, p            1  0  0  0   
Barrett R, p          0  0  0  0                                      
Riggs L, ph           1  0  1  0                                      
Moore W, p            0  0  0  0                                      
Lombardi E, ph        0  0  0  0                                      
Vander Meer J, pr     0  1  0  0                                      
Riddle E, p           0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     44  7 12  7                        36  2  6  2

Cincinnati       000 000 020 05 --  7
Philadelphia     010 001 000 00 --  2

  Cincinnati           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Turner J              6.0  5  2  2  6  0
Barrett R             2.0  1  0  0  1  0
Moore W (W)           2.0  0  0  0  0  3
Riddle E (S)          1.0  0  0  0  1  0

  Philadelphia         IP  H  R ER BB SO
Beck B                8.1  9  2  2  1  1
Brown L (L)           2.2  3  5  5  4  0

E -- Werber B, Beck B
DP -- Cincinnati 2
LOB -- Cincinnati 12, Philadelphia 9
2B -- Mueller H, McCormick M, Rizzo J
HR -- McCormick F, Goodman I
SB -- Joost E
CS -- May P
SH -- Werber B, Joost E
HBP -- by Beck B (McCormick F)
T -- 2:35
A -- 1731

    

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