Giants @ Phillies
September 2, 1940

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Top 9 R H E
Giants 2 6 3
Phillies 11 12 1
Top 9 R H E
Giants 2 6 3
Phillies 11 12 1

Burgess Whitehead Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .257
OBP .250 .289
At Bats 4 245
Hits 1 63
• Singles 1 54
• Doubles 0 5
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 8
RBI’s 0 16

Kirby Higbe Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
7 8 1
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Shibe Park - September 2, 1940
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Out
Kirby Higbe
Bennie Warren
Art Mahan
Ham Schulte
Pinky May
Bobby Bragan
Johnny Rizzo
Joe Marty
Danny Litwhiler
Burgess Whitehead
Frank Demaree

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Giants 2 6 3 8
Philadelphia Phillies 11 12 1 5
Winning Pitcher Kirby Higbe
Losing Pitcher Harry Gumbert
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Pinky May
Attendance
Time of Game 2 hours 12 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Whitehead hits a fly ball into right field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Johnny McCarthy pinch hits for Red Lynn. McCarthy hits a popup towards third. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Witek hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mahan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Demaree takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Rizzo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Marty hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ott fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Litwhiler hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
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.