Lineups and Summary
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Braves
3
@ Phillies
2
Scores OFFON
Shibe Park
September 7, 1940
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Boston Braves, played on September 7, 1940 at Shibe Park. The home team Phillies were bested by the visiting Braves with a score of 3 to 2.
Game Summary click to expand contents
| Date | September 7, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Braves
R: 3 H: 13 E: 0 LOB: 14
Runs: 3
Hits: 13 Errors: 0 Left On Base: 14 |
| Home Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
R: 2 H: 13 E: 3 LOB: 10
Runs: 2
Hits: 13 Errors: 3 Left On Base: 10 |
| Winning Pitcher | —Bill Posedel |
| Losing Pitcher | —Syl Johnson |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | —Al Glossop |
Game Info click to expand contents
| Date | September 7, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Braves |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Posedel |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Boom-Boom Beck |
| Ballpark | Shibe Park |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 7 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lee Ballanfant 1B: Bick Campbell 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Boston Braves Lineup click to expand contents
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Al Glossop | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Cooney | Center Fielder |
| Bama Rowell | Second Baseman |
| Max West | First Baseman |
| Chet Ross | Left Fielder |
| Eddie Miller | Shortstop |
| Gene Moore | Right Fielder |
| Ray Berres | Catcher |
| Bill Posedel | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup click to expand contents
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pinky May | Third Baseman |
| Heinie Mueller | Second Baseman |
| Danny Litwhiler | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Rizzo | Left Fielder |
| Joe Marty | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Bragan | Shortstop |
| Bennie Warren | Catcher |
| Art Mahan | First Baseman |
| Boom-Boom Beck | Pitcher |
| Doc Prothro | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
3
@ Phillies
2
Scores OFFON
Shibe Park
September 7, 1940
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- Braves, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rowell vs. Beck
Rowell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Glossop trying to get to home. Litwhiler throws the ball in to Warren who tags Glossop who's trying to score from second, for the out. Cooney moves to third. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/7/1940, game 1 -- Boston at Philadelphia (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Glossop A, 3b 6 0 2 1 May P, 3b 5 0 3 2
Cooney J, cf 6 0 1 0 Mueller H, 2b 5 0 1 0
Rowell B, 2b 5 1 2 0 Litwhiler D, rf 5 0 1 0
West M, 1b 4 0 1 1 Rizzo J, lf 5 0 0 0
Ross C, lf 4 0 0 0 Marty J, cf 5 0 2 0
Miller E, ss 5 1 2 0 Bragan B, ss 5 0 0 0
Moore G, rf 5 1 1 0 Warren B, c 4 1 3 0
Berres R, c 4 0 3 0 Mahan A, 1b 4 0 2 0
Posedel B, p 4 0 1 1 Beck B, p 2 0 0 0
Mazzera M, ph 1 1 1 0
Smoll L, p 0 0 0 0
Johnson S, p 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
43 3 13 3 42 2 13 2
Boston 000 011 000 1 -- 3
Philadelphia 000 000 200 0 -- 2
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Posedel B (W) 10.0 13 2 2 0 5
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Beck B 7.0 10 2 2 3 1
Smoll L* 0.0 1 0 0 0 0
Johnson S (L) 3.0 2 1 0 0 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
E -- Mahan A, May P, Bragan B
DP -- Boston 1
LOB -- Boston 14, Philadelphia 10
2B -- Miller E, Rowell B, Marty J, May P
3B -- West M
SH -- Berres R
T -- 2:07
A -- 0
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