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Philadelphia Phillies @ Brooklyn Dodgers

1939-07-05 · Day game · Ebbets Field · Att: 3536 · 1:55

Brooklyn Dodgers defeated Philadelphia Phillies 7–1. Brooklyn Dodgers put up 4 in the 5th. Freddie Fitzsimmons earned the win. Heinie Mueller went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PHI	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6
BRO	0	3	0	0	4	0	0	0		7	12

W: Freddie Fitzsimmons L: Kirby Higbe SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Tom Dunn · 1B: Babe Pinelli · 2B: (none) · 3B: Beans Reardon · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Heinie Mueller	4	1	1	1	0
Jack Bolling	4	0	1	0	0
Gibby Brack	4	0	0	0	0
Morrie Arnovich	4	0	0	0	0
LeGrant Scott	3	0	1	0	0
Pinky May	3	0	0	0	0
Del Young	3	0	1	0	0
Dave Coble	3	0	1	0	0
Kirby Higbe	3	0	1	0	1

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Mel Almada	5	1	3	1	0	1
Johnny Hudson	4	1	2	1	0	0
Art Parks	4	0	2	2	0	0
Dolph Camilli	2	0	0	0	2	1
Babe Phelps	4	1	1	0	0	1
Gene Moore	4	1	2	0	0	1
Pete Coscarart	4	1	2	1	0	0
Lyn Lary	2	1	0	0	1	1
Freddie Fitzsimmons	3	1	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Kirby Higbe	8.0	12	3	5

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Freddie Fitzsimmons	9.0	6	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Heinie Mueller: HR/9
Jack Bolling: 5/L
Gibby Brack: 8
Morrie Arnovich: 3/G

Bot 1

Mel Almada: 5/FL
Johnny Hudson: 163
Art Parks: 9

Top 2

LeGrant Scott: 63
Pinky May: 53
Del Young: 6/P

Bot 2

Dolph Camilli: K
Babe Phelps: S8
Gene Moore: S8.1-2
Pete Coscarart: S9.2-H;1-H(E6/TH3)(NR);B-2
Lyn Lary: 7
Freddie Fitzsimmons: E5/TH.2-H(NR)(UR);BX2(343)

Top 3

Dave Coble: 13
Kirby Higbe: K
Heinie Mueller: 3/FL

Bot 3

Mel Almada: K
Johnny Hudson: S
Art Parks: 84(1)3/GDP

Top 4

Jack Bolling: S
Gibby Brack: 2/FL
Morrie Arnovich: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 4

Dolph Camilli: W
Babe Phelps: 8
Gene Moore: OA.1X2(24)
Gene Moore: K

Top 5

LeGrant Scott: S
Pinky May: 64(1)3/GDP
Del Young: S
Dave Coble: 53

Bot 5

Pete Coscarart: 53
Lyn Lary: W
Freddie Fitzsimmons: SB2
Freddie Fitzsimmons: HP
Mel Almada: S9.2-H;1-3(E9)
Johnny Hudson: S8.3-H;1-3;B-2(TH)
Art Parks: D9.3-H;2-H
Dolph Camilli: 8.2-3
Babe Phelps: 43

Top 6

Kirby Higbe: S
Heinie Mueller: 8
Jack Bolling: 7
Gibby Brack: 9/L

Bot 6

Gene Moore: S
Pete Coscarart: 64(1)3/GDP
Lyn Lary: HP
Freddie Fitzsimmons: 3/P

Top 7

Morrie Arnovich: 63
LeGrant Scott: 5/FL
Pinky May: 43

Bot 7

Mel Almada: S
Johnny Hudson: 46(1)/FO
Art Parks: S.1-3
Dolph Camilli: W.1-2
Babe Phelps: K
Gene Moore: 2/FL

Top 8

Del Young: 43
Dave Coble: S
Kirby Higbe: 7
Heinie Mueller: 13

Bot 8

Pete Coscarart: S
Lyn Lary: K+SB2.1-3(E2/TH)
Freddie Fitzsimmons: FC5.3XH(52);B-1
Mel Almada: S.1-2
Johnny Hudson: WP.2XH(21)

Top 9

Jack Bolling: 13
Gibby Brack: 6/P
Morrie Arnovich: 63