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Boston Braves @ Philadelphia Phillies

1939-04-27 · Day game · Shibe Park · Att: 8000 · 2:30

Boston Bees defeated Philadelphia Phillies 5–4. Boston Bees put up 4 in the 3rd. Danny MacFayden earned the win and Tom Earley picked up the save. Al Simmons went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BSN	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	10
PHI	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	4	13

W: Danny MacFayden L: Al Hollingsworth SV: Tom Earley

Umpires — HP: Babe Pinelli · 1B: Bill Stewart · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Rabbit Warstler	4	1	1	0	1	1
Johnny Cooney	4	1	2	0	0	0
Buddy Hassett	1	0	0	0	0	0
Al Simmons	4	1	1	1	0	0
Tony Cuccinello	4	1	1	1	0	0
Elbie Fletcher	4	1	2	1	0	0
Eddie Miller	4	0	1	1	0	0
Al Lopez	3	0	2	0	1	0
Danny MacFayden	3	0	0	0	0	1
Jimmy Outlaw	2	0	0	0	0	1
Max West	1	0	0	0	0	0
Tom Earley	1	0	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Heinie Mueller	5	1	3	0	0
Hersh Martin	5	0	1	0	1
Chuck Klein	4	1	2	1	0
Morrie Arnovich	5	1	2	0	0
Les Powers	3	1	1	0	0
Pinky May	4	0	2	2	0
George Scharein	3	0	0	1	0
Wally Millies	4	0	2	0	0
Al Hollingsworth	1	0	0	0	0
Gibby Brack	1	0	0	0	0
LeGrant Scott	1	0	0	0	0
Al Smith	1	0	0	0	0

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	SO
Danny MacFayden	7.0	11	1
Milt Shoffner	0.0	1	0
Tom Earley	2.0	1	0

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Al Hollingsworth	2.2	5	2	1
Jennings Poindexter	2.1	3	0	1
Elmer Burkart	2.0	1	0	1
Al Smith	2.0	1	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Rabbit Warstler: W
Johnny Cooney: 7
Buddy Hassett: 7
Al Simmons: 9

Bot 1

Heinie Mueller: S
Hersh Martin: D.1-3
Chuck Klein: 8/SF/DP.3-H;2X2(86)
Morrie Arnovich: S
Les Powers: 43

Top 2

Tony Cuccinello: 8
Elbie Fletcher: S
Eddie Miller: 2/FL
Al Lopez: W.1-2
Danny MacFayden: 63

Bot 2

Pinky May: S
George Scharein: 7
Wally Millies: 5/FL
Al Hollingsworth: 5

Top 3

Rabbit Warstler: S
Johnny Cooney: S.1-2
Jimmy Outlaw: K
Al Simmons: 8
Tony Cuccinello: S.2-H;1-3
Elbie Fletcher: S4.3-H;1-3(E4/TH);B-2
Eddie Miller: S.3-H;2-3
Al Lopez: OA.3-H(UR);1X2(24)

Bot 3

Heinie Mueller: 4
Hersh Martin: 43
Chuck Klein: S
Morrie Arnovich: 2/FL

Top 4

Al Lopez: S
Danny MacFayden: 7
Rabbit Warstler: K
Johnny Cooney: S.1-2#
Jimmy Outlaw: 3/G

Bot 4

Les Powers: 8
Pinky May: 63
George Scharein: 43

Top 5

Al Simmons: E4
Tony Cuccinello: 6(B)3(1)/LDP
Elbie Fletcher: 9

Bot 5

Wally Millies: D
Gibby Brack: 8
Heinie Mueller: 53
Hersh Martin: K

Top 6

Eddie Miller: 63
Al Lopez: S
Danny MacFayden: PO1(23)
Danny MacFayden: K

Bot 6

Chuck Klein: 2
Morrie Arnovich: 63
Les Powers: S
Pinky May: 54(1)/FO

Top 7

Rabbit Warstler: 6
Johnny Cooney: 63
Max West: 4

Bot 7

George Scharein: 53
Wally Millies: S
LeGrant Scott: 5
Heinie Mueller: S.1-2
Hersh Martin: 3/G

Top 8

Al Simmons: HR
Tony Cuccinello: 8
Elbie Fletcher: 43
Eddie Miller: 53

Bot 8

Chuck Klein: S
Morrie Arnovich: S.1-2
Les Powers: E5/SH.2-3;1-2
Pinky May: D.3-H;2-H;1-3
George Scharein: 9/SF.3-H(UR);2-3
Wally Millies: 5/FL
Al Smith: 53

Top 9

Al Lopez: 53
Tom Earley: 4
Rabbit Warstler: 8

Bot 9

Heinie Mueller: T
Hersh Martin: 3/G
Chuck Klein: FC3.3XH(3252)
Morrie Arnovich: 3/G