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Philadelphia Phillies @ Brooklyn Dodgers

1939-10-01 · Day game · Ebbets Field · Att: 17152 · 1:30

Brooklyn Dodgers defeated Philadelphia Phillies 3–2. Brooklyn Dodgers put up 2 in the 7th. Hugh Casey earned the win and Carl Doyle picked up the save. Heinie Mueller went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Hugh Casey L: Kirby Higbe SV: Carl Doyle

Umpires — HP: George Barr · 1B: Ziggy Sears · 2B: (none) · 3B: Charlie Moran · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Jack Bolling	4	0	1	0	0
George Scharein	4	0	1	0	0
Joe Marty	4	0	0	0	2
Morrie Arnovich	3	1	1	0	0
Heinie Mueller	3	1	1	1	0
Bennie Warren	3	0	0	0	0
Pinky May	2	0	0	1	0
Charlie Letchas	3	0	0	0	1
Kirby Higbe	3	0	0	0	0

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pete Coscarart	4	0	0	0	0	2
Cookie Lavagetto	4	1	1	0	0	0
Dixie Walker	2	0	0	0	2	0
Dolph Camilli	3	0	1	0	1	0
Jimmy Ripple	3	0	1	1	0	1
Gene Moore	3	0	1	0	1	1
Al Todd	4	1	2	0	0	0
Leo Durocher	4	0	1	0	0	0
Hugh Casey	2	0	1	1	0	0
Lindsay Deal	1	0	0	0	0	1
Carl Doyle	1	0	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Kirby Higbe	8.0	8	4	5

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Hugh Casey	7.0	3	0	2
Carl Doyle	2.0	1	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jack Bolling: 99
George Scharein: 99
Joe Marty: 99

Bot 1

Pete Coscarart: K
Cookie Lavagetto: 99
Dixie Walker: W
Dolph Camilli: 99

Top 2

Morrie Arnovich: S
Heinie Mueller: 99/G.1-2
Bennie Warren: E5/TH.2-3
Pinky May: 99/SF.3-H(UR)
Charlie Letchas: 99

Bot 2

Jimmy Ripple: 99
Gene Moore: S5/P.BX2(54)
Al Todd: S
Leo Durocher: WP.1-2
Leo Durocher: S.2-3#
Hugh Casey: S.3-H;1-2#
Pete Coscarart: K

Top 3

Kirby Higbe: 99
Jack Bolling: 99
George Scharein: S
Joe Marty: PO1(99)

Bot 3

Cookie Lavagetto: 99
Dixie Walker: W
Dolph Camilli: 99
Jimmy Ripple: K

Top 4

Joe Marty: 99
Morrie Arnovich: 99
Heinie Mueller: 99

Bot 4

Gene Moore: 99
Al Todd: D
Leo Durocher: 99
Hugh Casey: 99

Top 5

Bennie Warren: 99
Pinky May: 99
Charlie Letchas: K

Bot 5

Pete Coscarart: 99
Cookie Lavagetto: 99
Dixie Walker: 99

Top 6

Kirby Higbe: 99
Jack Bolling: 99
George Scharein: 99

Bot 6

Dolph Camilli: S
Jimmy Ripple: 99/SH.1-2
Gene Moore: W
Al Todd: 99
Leo Durocher: 99

Top 7

Joe Marty: K
Morrie Arnovich: 99
Heinie Mueller: HR/9
Bennie Warren: 99

Bot 7

Lindsay Deal: K
Pete Coscarart: 8
Cookie Lavagetto: T/78/L
Dixie Walker: E4/G.3-H(NR)(UR)
Dolph Camilli: W.1-2
Jimmy Ripple: S9/L.2-H(UR);1-2#
Gene Moore: K

Top 8

Pinky May: 99
Charlie Letchas: 99
Kirby Higbe: 99

Bot 8

Al Todd: 99
Leo Durocher: 99
Carl Doyle: 99

Top 9

Jack Bolling: S9
George Scharein: 16(1)/FO/BG
Joe Marty: K+OA/DP.1X2(543426)

Notes & reviews

Apparently 3rd strike to Marty got away from C towards 3B.

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