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Cincinnati Reds @ Philadelphia Phillies
1939-08-22 · Day game · Shibe Park · Att: 2450 · 1:51
Philadelphia Phillies defeated Cincinnati Reds 4–0. Philadelphia Phillies put up 3 in the 6th. Kirby Higbe earned the win.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| PHI | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
W: Kirby Higbe L: Junior Thompson SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Babe Pinelli · 1B: Beans Reardon · 2B: (none) · 3B: Larry Goetz · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Cincinnati Reds — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Billy Myers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Eddie Joost | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ival Goodman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Frank McCormick | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Willard Hershberger | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Harry Craft | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Dick West | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Lew Riggs | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Gene Thompson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Wally Berger | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ernie Lombardi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Philadelphia Phillies — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Joe Marty | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hersh Martin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Roy Hughes | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Morrie Arnovich | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Gus Suhr | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Pinky May | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| George Scharein | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wally Millies | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Kirby Higbe | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Heinie Mueller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Del Young | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cincinnati Reds — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gene Thompson | 5.1 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
 Whitey Moore | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Hank Johnson | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Philadelphia Phillies — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirby Higbe | 9.0 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Billy Myers: W
- Eddie Joost: 8(B)3(1)/FDP
- Ival Goodman: HP
- Frank McCormick: 9
Bot 1
- Joe Marty: 8
- Hersh Martin: 3
- Roy Hughes: K
Top 2
- Willard Hershberger: 4
- Harry Craft: 53
- Dick West: K
Bot 2
- Morrie Arnovich: 4
- Gus Suhr: D8
- Pinky May: W
- George Scharein: K
- Wally Millies: S7.2-H;1-2
- Kirby Higbe: SB3
- Kirby Higbe: 9
Top 3
- Lew Riggs: W
- Gene Thompson: SB2#
- Gene Thompson: K
- Billy Myers: K
- Eddie Joost: 63
Bot 3
- Joe Marty: 13
- Hersh Martin: 63
- Roy Hughes: 53
Top 4
- Ival Goodman: 8
- Frank McCormick: 7
- Willard Hershberger: S8
- Harry Craft: K
Bot 4
- Morrie Arnovich: K
- Gus Suhr: 7
- Pinky May: 7
Top 5
- Dick West: K
- Lew Riggs: S7.BX2(76)
- Gene Thompson: 43
Bot 5
- George Scharein: 3
- Wally Millies: 13
- Kirby Higbe: 4
Top 6
- Billy Myers: 63
- Eddie Joost: 63
- Ival Goodman: K
Bot 6
- Joe Marty: S8
- Hersh Martin: 34/SH.1-2
- Roy Hughes: W
- Morrie Arnovich: S.2-3;1-2
- Gus Suhr: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Pinky May: E9/SF.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Heinie Mueller: 43.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
- Wally Millies: HP
- Kirby Higbe: 43
Top 7
- Frank McCormick: 6
- Willard Hershberger: S7
- Harry Craft: 7
- Wally Berger: S8.1-2
- Lew Riggs: S7.2-3;1-2
- Ernie Lombardi: 8
Bot 7
- Joe Marty: 43
- Hersh Martin: 53
- Roy Hughes: W
- Morrie Arnovich: SB2
- Morrie Arnovich: W#
- Gus Suhr: 7
Top 8
- Billy Myers: 8
- Eddie Joost: 9
- Ival Goodman: W
- Frank McCormick: K
Bot 8
- Pinky May: D7
- Del Young: S9.2-3
- Wally Millies: 4
- Kirby Higbe: 46(1)3/GDP
Top 9
- Willard Hershberger: 63
- Harry Craft: 7
- Wally Berger: K
Notes & reviews
- Arnovich singled off Thompson's shin.
- This may have been an intentional walk.