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Boston Braves @ Philadelphia Phillies

1939-09-01 · Night game · Shibe Park · Att: 8674 · 1:56

Boston Bees defeated Philadelphia Phillies 6–0. Boston Bees put up 3 in the 6th. Bill Posedel earned the win. Al Lopez went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BSN	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	2	0	6	11
PHI	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8

W: Bill Posedel L: Ray Harrell SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: George Magerkurth · 1B: Bill Stewart · 2B: (none) · 3B: Bick Campbell · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny Cooney	5	1	2	0	0	0
Debs Garms	4	0	3	0	0	0
Buddy Hassett	5	1	1	1	0	0
Tony Cuccinello	4	1	0	0	1	0
Max West	4	1	1	0	0	0
Hank Majeski	4	1	2	2	0	0
Rabbit Warstler	3	0	0	1	0	0
Al Lopez	4	1	2	2	0	0
Bill Posedel	4	0	0	0	0	2

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Hersh Martin	3	2	1	0
Joe Marty	4	1	0	0
Roy Hughes	4	1	0	1
Gibby Brack	4	2	0	0
Gus Suhr	2	1	0	0
Pinky May	4	1	0	0
Del Young	4	0	0	0
Spud Davis	3	0	0	1
Ray Harrell	2	0	0	0
Jack Bolling	2	0	0	1
Heinie Mueller	1	0	0	0

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Posedel	9.0	8	1	3

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ray Harrell	8.0	10	1	2
Bill Kirksieck	1.0	1	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Johnny Cooney: 9
Debs Garms: 7
Buddy Hassett: 53

Bot 1

Hersh Martin: 43
Joe Marty: 53
Roy Hughes: 9

Top 2

Tony Cuccinello: 3/FL
Max West: 7
Hank Majeski: 7

Bot 2

Gibby Brack: S7
Gus Suhr: 13.1-2
Pinky May: 43.2-3#
Del Young: 9

Top 3

Rabbit Warstler: 8
Al Lopez: 3
Bill Posedel: E6/TH.B-2
Johnny Cooney: S9.2-3
Debs Garms: S4.1-2;3-3
Buddy Hassett: 13

Bot 3

Spud Davis: 63
Ray Harrell: 63
Hersh Martin: W
Joe Marty: 13

Top 4

Tony Cuccinello: 3
Max West: 3
Hank Majeski: 8

Bot 4

Roy Hughes: K
Gibby Brack: 63
Gus Suhr: S7
Pinky May: SB2
Pinky May: 63

Top 5

Rabbit Warstler: 2/FL
Al Lopez: 7
Bill Posedel: K

Bot 5

Del Young: 41
Spud Davis: 9
Ray Harrell: 53

Top 6

Johnny Cooney: D8
Debs Garms: 53/SH.2-3
Buddy Hassett: S8.3-H
Tony Cuccinello: W.1-2
Max West: 9/L
Hank Majeski: T8.2-H;1-H
Rabbit Warstler: 7

Bot 6

Hersh Martin: S4
Joe Marty: S8.1-2
Roy Hughes: 9
Gibby Brack: 9
Jack Bolling: K

Top 7

Al Lopez: HR/7
Bill Posedel: K
Johnny Cooney: 53
Debs Garms: S9
Buddy Hassett: SB2
Buddy Hassett: 43

Bot 7

Pinky May: 6
Del Young: 6
Spud Davis: K

Top 8

Tony Cuccinello: 63
Max West: S9
Hank Majeski: S8.1-3
Rabbit Warstler: 9/SF.3-H
Al Lopez: D7.1-H
Bill Posedel: 9

Bot 8

Heinie Mueller: 9/L
Hersh Martin: S9
Joe Marty: 8
Roy Hughes: S8.1-2
Gibby Brack: CS2(24).2-3#

Top 9

Johnny Cooney: 53
Debs Garms: S8
Buddy Hassett: 8
Tony Cuccinello: 64(1)/FO

Bot 9

Gibby Brack: S6/G
Jack Bolling: 4(1)3/GDP
Pinky May: S8
Del Young: 9

Notes & reviews

Throw by Lopez struck Suhr in the head. Suhr left game.

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