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Philadelphia Phillies @ Brooklyn Dodgers

1939-09-08 · Day game · Ebbets Field · 2:12

Brooklyn Dodgers defeated Philadelphia Phillies 11–2. Brooklyn Dodgers put up 5 in the 7th. Bill Crouch earned the win. Pete Coscarart went 4-for-4 with 1 HR and 5 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PHI	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	7
BRO	0	1	1	0	2	2	5	0		11	14

W: Bill Crouch L: Kirby Higbe SV: (none)

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

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Roy Hughes	4	0	1	0	0	0
George Scharein	4	0	0	0	0	0
Heinie Mueller	4	0	1	0	0	1
Morrie Arnovich	4	0	1	0	0	0
Gus Suhr	4	0	1	0	0	1
Joe Marty	4	1	1	0	0	1
Pinky May	2	1	0	0	2	0
Spud Davis	4	0	1	1	0	1
Kirby Higbe	2	0	1	1	0	0
Hersh Martin	1	0	0	0	0	0

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pete Coscarart	4	2	4	5	1	0
Cookie Lavagetto	5	0	1	1	0	0
Dixie Walker	4	0	1	1	1	0
Dolph Camilli	3	2	1	0	2	1
Jimmy Ripple	4	1	2	1	1	0
Ernie Koy	4	1	2	1	0	0
Al Todd	5	2	1	0	0	0
Johnny Hudson	4	1	1	1	0	0
Bill Crouch	3	1	1	0	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Kirby Higbe	6.0	10	4	1
Ray Harrell	2.0	4	1	0

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Crouch	9.0	7	2	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Roy Hughes: 53
George Scharein: 3/G
Heinie Mueller: 63

Bot 1

Pete Coscarart: W
Cookie Lavagetto: 43.1-2
Dixie Walker: W
Dolph Camilli: K/C
Jimmy Ripple: 5/FL

Top 2

Morrie Arnovich: 43
Gus Suhr: 5/P
Joe Marty: D7
Pinky May: W
Spud Davis: S6.2-H;1-3
Kirby Higbe: S9.3-H;1-2
Roy Hughes: 7

Bot 2

Ernie Koy: S5/BG
Al Todd: S8.1-3
Johnny Hudson: 3/FL
Bill Crouch: FC1.3XH(12);1-2;B-1
Pete Coscarart: D7.2-H;1-3
Cookie Lavagetto: 63

Top 3

George Scharein: 2/FL
Heinie Mueller: S9
Morrie Arnovich: 7
Gus Suhr: CS2(99)

Bot 3

Dixie Walker: 8
Dolph Camilli: W
Jimmy Ripple: S8.1-3
Ernie Koy: 8/SF.3-H
Al Todd: 8

Top 4

Gus Suhr: K23
Joe Marty: K
Pinky May: 6/L

Bot 4

Johnny Hudson: 7
Bill Crouch: 2/P
Pete Coscarart: S4
Cookie Lavagetto: CS2(99)

Top 5

Spud Davis: K
Kirby Higbe: 99
Roy Hughes: 99

Bot 5

Cookie Lavagetto: 99
Dixie Walker: 99
Dolph Camilli: T7
Jimmy Ripple: D/89.3-H
Ernie Koy: E5/G.2-H(NR)(UR)
Al Todd: SB2
Al Todd: 99

Top 6

George Scharein: 99
Heinie Mueller: K
Morrie Arnovich: S
Gus Suhr: S.1-2
Joe Marty: 99

Bot 6

Johnny Hudson: 99
Bill Crouch: S
Pete Coscarart: HR/7.1-H
Cookie Lavagetto: 99
Dixie Walker: S
Dolph Camilli: W.1-2
Jimmy Ripple: 99

Top 7

Pinky May: 99
Spud Davis: 99
Hersh Martin: 99/G

Bot 7

Ernie Koy: S
Al Todd: E6.1-2
Johnny Hudson: S.2-H;1-2
Bill Crouch: 99/SH.2-3;1-2
Pete Coscarart: D.3-H(UR);2-H
Cookie Lavagetto: S.2-H
Dixie Walker: PO1(E1).1-3
Dixie Walker: 99/G.3-H(UR)
Dolph Camilli: 99

Top 8

Roy Hughes: S7
George Scharein: 99
Heinie Mueller: 99
Morrie Arnovich: 99

Bot 8

Jimmy Ripple: W
Ernie Koy: 99
Al Todd: 6(1)3/GDP

Top 9

Gus Suhr: 99
Joe Marty: 99
Pinky May: W
Spud Davis: 99