Top 1

• Braves, 0 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Glossop vs. Johnson
  
  Glossop hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mahan scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Glossop for the out. View Play 

   
• Braves, 0 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cooney vs. Johnson
  
  Cooney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bragan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

   
• Braves, 0 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rowell vs. Johnson
  
  Rowell hits a fly ball into center field. Rizzo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

   

Bottom 1

• Braves, 0 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  May vs. Tobin
  
  May hits a fly ball into center field. Cooney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

   
• Braves, 0 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Schulte vs. Tobin
  
  Schulte hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rowell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

   
• Braves, 0 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Litwhiler vs. Tobin
  
  Litwhiler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Glossop fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

   

Top 2

• Braves, 0 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  West vs. Johnson
  
  West hits a fly ball into center field. Rizzo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

   
• Braves, 0 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ross vs. Johnson
  
  Ross hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

   
• Braves, 0 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Miller vs. Johnson
  
  Miller strikes out. View Play 

   

Bottom 2

• Braves, 0 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rizzo vs. Tobin
  
  Rizzo hits a fly ball into center field. Cooney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

   
• Braves, 0 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mueller vs. Tobin
  
  Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards first. West scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mueller for the out. View Play 

   
• Braves, 0 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bragan vs. Tobin
  
  Bragan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Glossop fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

   

Top 3

• Braves, 0 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Moore vs. Johnson
  
  Moore hits a fly ball into left field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

   
• Braves, 0 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Masi vs. Johnson
  
  Masi hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

   
• Braves, 0 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tobin vs. Johnson
  
  Tobin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 

   
• Braves, 0 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Glossop vs. Johnson
  
  Glossop hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schulte misplays the ball. That's an error on Schulte. Tobin moves to second. View Play 

   
• Braves, 0 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Cooney vs. Johnson
  
  Cooney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bragan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

   

Bottom 3

• Braves, 0 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Atwood vs. Tobin
  
  Atwood hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tobin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

   
• Braves, 0 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mahan vs. Tobin
  
  Mahan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 

   
• Braves, 0 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Johnson vs. Tobin
  
  Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mahan moves to third. View Play 

   
• Braves, 0 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  May vs. Tobin
  
  May hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ross. May reaches second base with a double. Mahan scores. Johnson moves to third. View Play 

   
• Braves, 0 - Phillies, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Schulte vs. Tobin
  
  Schulte hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Johnson scores. May scores. View Play 

   
• Braves, 0 - Phillies, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Litwhiler vs. Tobin
  
  Litwhiler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Glossop fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Schulte moves to second. View Play 

   
• Braves, 0 - Phillies, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Rizzo vs. Tobin
  
  Rizzo hits a ball on the ground towards first. West fields it and throws to third for the out. Litwhiler moves to second. View Play 

   
• Braves, 0 - Phillies, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Stewart vs. Tobin
  
  Neb Stewart pinch hits for Heinie Mueller.
  
  Stewart hits a fly ball into center field. Cooney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

   

Top 4

• Braves, 0 - Phillies, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rowell vs. Johnson
  
  Neb Stewart now playing left field.
  
  Rowell hits a popup towards short. Bragan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

   
• Braves, 0 - Phillies, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  West vs. Johnson
  
  West hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schulte scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

   
• Braves, 0 - Phillies, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ross vs. Johnson
  
  Ross hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schulte settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

   

Bottom 4

• Braves, 0 - Phillies, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bragan vs. Tobin
  
  Bragan hits a fly ball into center field. Cooney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

   
• Braves, 0 - Phillies, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Atwood vs. Tobin
  
  Atwood hits a fly ball into center field. Cooney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

   
• Braves, 0 - Phillies, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mahan vs. Tobin
  
  Mahan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 

   
• Braves, 0 - Phillies, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Johnson vs. Tobin
  
  Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

   

Top 5

• Braves, 0 - Phillies, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Miller vs. Johnson
  
  Miller hits a fly ball into left field. Stewart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

   
• Braves, 0 - Phillies, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Moore vs. Johnson
  
  Moore hits a fly ball into right field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

   
• Braves, 0 - Phillies, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Masi vs. Johnson
  
  Masi hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Atwood settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

   

Bottom 5

• Braves, 0 - Phillies, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  May vs. Tobin
  
  May hits a fly ball into left field. Ross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

   
• Braves, 0 - Phillies, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Schulte vs. Tobin
  
  Schulte hits a fly ball into left field. Ross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

   
• Braves, 0 - Phillies, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Litwhiler vs. Tobin
  
  Litwhiler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

   

Top 6

• Braves, 0 - Phillies, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tobin vs. Johnson
  
  Tobin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 

   
• Braves, 0 - Phillies, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Glossop vs. Johnson
  
  Glossop hits a fly ball into center field. Rizzo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

   
• Braves, 0 - Phillies, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Wilborn vs. Johnson
  
  Claude Wilborn pinch hits for Johnny Cooney.
  
  Wilborn strikes out. View Play 

   
• Braves, 0 - Phillies, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Rowell vs. Johnson
  
  Rowell hits a fly ball into left field. Stewart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

   

Bottom 6

• Braves, 0 - Phillies, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rizzo vs. Tobin
  
  Claude Wilborn now playing right field. Gene Moore now playing center field.
  
  Rizzo hits a popup, foul, towards third. Glossop settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

   
• Braves, 0 - Phillies, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stewart vs. Tobin
  
  Stewart hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Masi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

   
• Braves, 0 - Phillies, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bragan vs. Tobin
  
  Bragan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Glossop fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

   

Top 7

• Braves, 0 - Phillies, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  West vs. Johnson
  
  West hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schulte scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

   
• Braves, 0 - Phillies, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ross vs. Johnson
  
  Ross hits a fly ball into center field. Rizzo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

   
• Braves, 0 - Phillies, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Miller vs. Johnson
  
  Miller hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 

   
• Braves, 1 - Phillies, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Moore vs. Johnson
  
  Moore hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 

   
• Braves, 1 - Phillies, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Masi vs. Johnson
  
  Masi hits a fly ball into right field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

   

Bottom 7

• Braves, 1 - Phillies, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Atwood vs. Tobin
  
  Atwood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 

   
• Braves, 1 - Phillies, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Mahan vs. Tobin
  
  Mahan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tobin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

   
• Braves, 1 - Phillies, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Johnson vs. Tobin
  
  Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Glossop fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

   

Top 8

• Braves, 1 - Phillies, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tobin vs. Johnson
  
  Tobin hits a fly ball into left field. Stewart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

   
• Braves, 1 - Phillies, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Glossop vs. Johnson
  
  Glossop hits a popup towards first. Mahan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

   
• Braves, 1 - Phillies, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wilborn vs. Johnson
  
  Wilborn hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schulte settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

   

Bottom 8

• Braves, 1 - Phillies, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  May vs. Tobin
  
  May hits a fly ball, foul, down the right field line, foul. Wilborn chases it down, and drops the ball. That's an error on Wilborn. View Play 

   
• Braves, 1 - Phillies, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  May vs. Tobin
  
  May hits a fly ball into left field. Ross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

   
• Braves, 1 - Phillies, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Schulte vs. Tobin
  
  Schulte hits a ball on the ground towards third. Glossop fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

   
• Braves, 1 - Phillies, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Litwhiler vs. Tobin
  
  Litwhiler strikes out. View Play 

   

Top 9

• Braves, 1 - Phillies, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rowell vs. Johnson
  
  Rowell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schulte scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

   
• Braves, 1 - Phillies, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  West vs. Johnson
  
  West hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 

   
• Braves, 1 - Phillies, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Ross vs. Johnson
  
  Ross hits a fly ball into right field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

   
• Braves, 1 - Phillies, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Miller vs. Johnson
  
  Miller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. West moves to second. View Play 

   
• Braves, 1 - Phillies, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Moore vs. Johnson
  
  Moore hits a ball on the ground towards third. May fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. West moves to third. Miller moves to second. View Play 

   
• Braves, 1 - Phillies, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Hassett vs. Johnson
  
  Buddy Hassett pinch hits for Phil Masi.
  
  Hassett is called out on strikes. View Play 

   

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         Game of 9/8/1940, game 2 -- Boston at Philadelphia (D)

  Boston             AB  R  H RBI    Philadelphia       AB  R  H RBI
Glossop A, 3b         4  0  0  0   May P, 3b             4  1  1  1   
Cooney J, cf          2  0  0  0   Schulte H, 2b         4  0  1  2   
Wilborn C, ph-rf      2  0  0  0   Litwhiler D, rf       4  0  1  0   
Rowell B, 2b          4  0  0  0   Rizzo J, cf           3  0  0  0   
West M, 1b            4  0  1  0   Mueller H, lf         1  0  0  0   
Ross C, lf            4  0  0  0   Stewart N, ph-lf      2  0  0  0   
Miller E, ss          4  1  2  1   Bragan B, ss          3  0  0  0   
Moore G, rf-cf        4  0  2  0   Atwood B, c           3  0  1  0   
Masi P, c             3  0  0  0   Mahan A, 1b           3  1  2  0   
Hassett B, ph         1  0  0  0   Johnson S, p          3  1  1  0   
Tobin J, p            3  0  2  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     35  1  7  1                        30  3  7  3

Boston           000 000 100 --  1
Philadelphia     003 000 00x --  3

  Boston               IP  H  R ER BB SO
Tobin J (L)           8.0  7  3  3  0  1

  Philadelphia         IP  H  R ER BB SO
Johnson S (W)         9.0  7  1  1  0  3

E -- Schulte H, Wilborn C
DP -- Boston 1
LOB -- Boston 7, Philadelphia 3
2B -- May P
HR -- Miller E
T -- 1:48
A -- 5000

    

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