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Boston Braves @ Philadelphia Phillies

1939-07-02 · Day game · Shibe Park · 2:19

Boston Bees defeated Philadelphia Phillies 9–7. Boston Bees put up 4 in the 2nd. Dick Errickson earned the win and Milt Shoffner picked up the save. Al Lopez went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BSN	0	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	3	9	14
PHI	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	7	16

W: Dick Errickson L: Boom-Boom Beck SV: Milt Shoffner

Umpires — HP: Dolly Stark · 1B: Larry Goetz · 2B: (none) · 3B: Bick Campbell · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Debs Garms	4	1	2	0	1
Buddy Hassett	4	0	0	0	0
Al Simmons	5	2	2	2	0
Max West	5	2	3	0	0
Tony Cuccinello	3	1	2	1	1
Hank Majeski	4	1	2	1	1
Eddie Miller	4	0	1	1	0
Al Lopez	4	1	1	4	0
Dick Errickson	4	0	1	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jack Bolling	5	2	3	0	0	0
Hersh Martin	4	2	2	0	1	0
Gibby Brack	5	1	2	2	0	1
Morrie Arnovich	5	1	2	3	0	0
Pinky May	3	0	1	0	1	0
Heinie Mueller	4	0	1	0	0	0
Del Young	4	0	1	0	0	1
Wally Millies	2	0	1	0	0	0
Boom-Boom Beck	2	0	1	0	0	0
Joe Marty	1	1	1	1	0	0
LeGrant Scott	1	0	1	0	0	0
Spud Davis	1	0	0	0	0	0
Dave Coble	1	0	0	0	0	0
Pinky Whitney	1	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Lou Fette	0.0	3	0	0
Dick Errickson	8.2	12	2	2
Milt Shoffner	0.1	1	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB
Hugh Mulcahy	1.1	4	1
Boom-Boom Beck	5.2	6	2
Max Butcher	1.1	3	0
Kirby Higbe	0.2	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Debs Garms: W
Buddy Hassett: 64(1)3/GDP
Al Simmons: 53

Bot 1

Jack Bolling: S
Hersh Martin: S.1-2
Gibby Brack: D.2-H;1-H
Morrie Arnovich: S.2-H
Pinky May: S.1-3
Heinie Mueller: 46(1)3/GDP.3-H
Del Young: S
Wally Millies: PO1(13)

Top 2

Max West: D
Tony Cuccinello: S.2-3
Hank Majeski: E4.1-2
Eddie Miller: 7
Al Lopez: HR.3-H;2-H;1-H(UR)
Dick Errickson: S
Debs Garms: 36(1)/FO
Buddy Hassett: 13

Bot 2

Wally Millies: 43
Boom-Boom Beck: S
Jack Bolling: CS2(26)
Jack Bolling: D
Hersh Martin: 13

Top 3

Al Simmons: 13
Max West: S
Tony Cuccinello: S.1-2
Hank Majeski: S5.2-3;1-2
Eddie Miller: 7/SF.3-H
Al Lopez: 64(1)/FO

Bot 3

Gibby Brack: 63
Morrie Arnovich: 9
Pinky May: 63

Top 4

Dick Errickson: 3/G
Debs Garms: 6
Buddy Hassett: 7

Bot 4

Heinie Mueller: S
Del Young: 46(1)3/GDP
Wally Millies: S
Boom-Boom Beck: 43

Top 5

Al Simmons: HR/8
Max West: 9
Tony Cuccinello: 63
Hank Majeski: W
Eddie Miller: S.1-2
Al Lopez: 43

Bot 5

Jack Bolling: 7
Hersh Martin: 43
Gibby Brack: S
Morrie Arnovich: 8

Top 6

Dick Errickson: 13
Debs Garms: D9.BX3(965)
Buddy Hassett: 6

Bot 6

Pinky May: 7
Heinie Mueller: 43
Del Young: 7

Top 7

Al Simmons: 63
Max West: 2
Tony Cuccinello: W
Hank Majeski: 7

Bot 7

Joe Marty: HR/7
LeGrant Scott: S
Jack Bolling: 46(1)/FO
Hersh Martin: S.1-3
Gibby Brack: K
Morrie Arnovich: 8

Top 8

Eddie Miller: 8
Al Lopez: 53
Dick Errickson: 23

Bot 8

Pinky May: W
Heinie Mueller: 3(B)6(1)/GDP
Del Young: K

Top 9

Debs Garms: S
Buddy Hassett: 23/SH.1-2
Al Simmons: S.2-H
Max West: S.1-3
Tony Cuccinello: 13/SH.3-H;1-2
Hank Majeski: S.2-H
Eddie Miller: 2

Bot 9

Spud Davis: 9
Dave Coble: 3
Jack Bolling: D
Hersh Martin: W
Gibby Brack: E6.2-3;1-2
Morrie Arnovich: D9.3-H(UR);2-H(UR);1-3
Pinky Whitney: 63

Notes & reviews

Several Bees objected to May's slide into Miller at 2B, including Manager Stengel, who punched May in the chin. May responded with 'two good rights' of his own. Both benches cleared; May and Stengel were ejected by plate umpire Stark

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