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Cubs 4 @ Phillies 3
Shibe Park
May 23, 1940

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Chicago Cubs, played on May 23, 1940 at Shibe Park. The home team Phillies were bested by the visiting Cubs with a score of 4 to 3.

Game Summary

DateMay 23, 1940 
Visiting Team
Chicago Cubs
R: 4 H: 15 E: 1 LOB: 11
Runs: 4
Hits: 15
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 11
Home Team
Philadelphia Phillies
R: 3 H: 14 E: 1 LOB: 12
Runs: 3
Hits: 14
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 12
Winning PitcherVern Olsen  
Losing PitcherHugh Mulcahy  
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Game Winning RBIAl Todd 

Game Info

DateMay 23, 1940 
Day of WeekThu 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamChicago Cubs 
Home TeamPhiladelphia Phillies 
Visiting Starting PitcherCharlie Root  
Home Starting PitcherHugh Mulcahy  
BallparkShibe Park 
CityPhiladelphia 
StatePA 
Attendance7,801 
Time of Game2 hours 37 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Beans Reardon
1B: Babe Pinelli
2B: (none)
3B: Larry Goetz

Chicago Cubs Lineup 

Name  Position 
Billy Rogell  Third Baseman 
Billy Herman  Second Baseman 
Jim Gleeson  Center Fielder 
Hank Leiber  Right Fielder 
Bill Nicholson  Left Fielder 
Rip Russell  First Baseman 
Al Todd  Catcher 
Bobby Mattick  Shortstop 
Charlie Root  Pitcher 
Gabby Hartnett  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 
Hugh Mulcahy  Pitcher 
Doc Prothro  Manager 

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Cubs 4 @ Phillies 3
Shibe Park
May 23, 1940

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         Game of 5/23/1940 -- Chicago at Philadelphia (N)

  Chicago            AB  R  H RBI    Philadelphia       AB  R  H RBI
Rogell B, 3b          6  0  1  0   Marty J, cf           6  1  2  0   
Herman B, 2b          6  0  3  0   Bragan B, ss          6  0  0  0   
Gleeson J, cf         6  0  1  0   Mahan A, 1b           6  1  3  0   
Leiber H, rf          6  1  1  1   Arnovich M, lf        6  0  1  0   
Nicholson B, lf       5  1  1  0   Klein C, rf           5  0  2  1   
Russell R, 1b         6  0  2  0   Berger W, ph          1  0  0  0   
Todd A, c             6  2  3  1   May P, 3b             5  0  0  0   
Mattick B, ss         6  0  3  1   Young D, pr           0  0  0  0   
Root C, p             4  0  0  0   Mueller H, 2b         6  1  3  1   
Dallessandro D, ph    1  0  0  0   Atwood B, c           3  0  0  0   
Olsen V, p            1  0  0  0   Martin H, ph          1  0  1  0   
Page V, p             0  0  0  0   Warren B, c           2  0  1  0   
                                   Mulcahy H, p          5  0  1  0   
                                   Schulte H, ph         1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     53  4 15  3                        53  3 14  2

Chicago          001 000 001 000 2 --  4
Philadelphia     100 000 001 000 1 --  3

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Root C               10.0 10  2  1  0  1
Olsen V (W)           2.2  3  1  1  1  1
Page V (S)            0.1  1  0  0  0  0

  Philadelphia         IP  H  R ER BB SO
Mulcahy H (L)        13.0 15  4  4  0 10

E -- Herman B, Klein C
LOB -- Chicago 11, Philadelphia 12
2B -- Klein C, Gleeson J, Mueller H, Nicholson B, Todd A
HR -- Leiber H
SB -- Klein C
CS -- Herman B
HBP -- by Mulcahy H (Nicholson B)
WP -- Mulcahy H
Balk -- Mulcahy H
T -- 2:37
A -- 7801

    

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