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New York Giants @ Philadelphia Phillies

1939-08-18 · Day game · Shibe Park · Att: 5000 · 2:05

Philadelphia Phillies defeated New York Giants 5–2. Philadelphia Phillies put up 3 in the 1st. Kirby Higbe earned the win. Harry Danning went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NY1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	5
PHI	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0		5	12

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

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

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jo-Jo Moore	4	0	1	0	0	0
Billy Jurges	4	0	1	0	0	0
Frank Demaree	3	0	0	0	1	0
Mel Ott	0	1	0	0	1	0
Harry Danning	4	1	2	1	0	0
Zeke Bonura	4	0	1	1	0	0
Alex Kampouris	4	0	0	0	0	0
Tom Hafey	2	0	0	0	1	1
Bill Lohrman	1	0	0	0	0	1
Jimmy Ripple	3	0	0	0	0	0
Manny Salvo	2	0	0	0	0	2

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Hersh Martin	5	2	3	0	0	0
Roy Hughes	3	1	1	1	2	0
Gibby Brack	4	0	1	1	0	1
Morrie Arnovich	3	1	1	1	1	0
Gus Suhr	3	1	1	0	1	0
Pinky May	4	0	1	0	0	0
George Scharein	4	0	3	2	0	1
Wally Millies	4	0	1	0	0	0
Kirby Higbe	4	0	0	0	0	2

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Lohrman	1.2	7	1	0
Manny Salvo	6.1	5	3	4

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Kirby Higbe	9.0	5	3	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jo-Jo Moore: 43
Billy Jurges: 2/P
Frank Demaree: 5/L

Bot 1

Hersh Martin: T7
Roy Hughes: S8.3-H
Gibby Brack: D7.1-H;BX3(75)
Morrie Arnovich: 7
Gus Suhr: D9
Pinky May: E1/G.2-3
George Scharein: S9.3-H(UR);1-3
Wally Millies: CS2(243)

Top 2

Mel Ott: W
Harry Danning: S6.1-2
Zeke Bonura: S7.2-H;1-2
Alex Kampouris: 46(1)3/GDP.2-3
Tom Hafey: W
Bill Lohrman: K

Bot 2

Wally Millies: S
Kirby Higbe: 46(1)/FO
Hersh Martin: WP.1-2
Hersh Martin: S7.2X3(75)
Roy Hughes: W.1-2
Gibby Brack: E6/G.2-3;1-2
Morrie Arnovich: W.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
Gus Suhr: 7

Top 3

Jo-Jo Moore: 3/G
Billy Jurges: 9
Frank Demaree: 63

Bot 3

Pinky May: S6
George Scharein: D.1-3
Wally Millies: OA.3XH(2515);2-3
Wally Millies: 4/P/DP.3XH(42)

Top 4

Jimmy Ripple: 7
Harry Danning: HR/7
Zeke Bonura: 63
Alex Kampouris: 4/P

Bot 4

Kirby Higbe: K
Hersh Martin: 43
Roy Hughes: 2/FL

Top 5

Tom Hafey: K
Manny Salvo: K
Jo-Jo Moore: S
Billy Jurges: 8

Bot 5

Gibby Brack: 63
Morrie Arnovich: D
Gus Suhr: W
Pinky May: 9.2-3
George Scharein: S.3-H;1-2
Wally Millies: 6(1)/FO

Top 6

Frank Demaree: W
Jimmy Ripple: 4/P
Harry Danning: 54(1)/FO
Zeke Bonura: 8

Bot 6

Kirby Higbe: K
Hersh Martin: S
Roy Hughes: W.1-2
Gibby Brack: K
Morrie Arnovich: 63

Top 7

Alex Kampouris: 43
Tom Hafey: 6/L
Manny Salvo: K

Bot 7

Gus Suhr: E6
Pinky May: 99
George Scharein: K
Wally Millies: 99

Top 8

Jo-Jo Moore: 99
Billy Jurges: S
Frank Demaree: 99
Jimmy Ripple: 99

Bot 8

Kirby Higbe: 99
Hersh Martin: 9
Roy Hughes: 99

Top 9

Harry Danning: 99
Zeke Bonura: 99
Alex Kampouris: 99

Notes & reviews

21-minute rain delay
Ott aggravated a charley horse running the bases and had to leave the game
Failed squeeze play

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