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Boston Braves @ Philadelphia Phillies

1939-09-26 · Day game · Shibe Park · Att: 200 · 1:38

Philadelphia Phillies defeated Boston Bees 5–3. Philadelphia Phillies put up 2 in the 5th. Kirby Higbe earned the win. Hank Majeski went 3-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	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	3	10
PHI	0	1	0	0	2	1	1	0		5	8

W: Kirby Higbe L: Jim Turner SV: (none)

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

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny Cooney	5	0	3	2	0	0
Debs Garms	3	0	0	0	0	0
Buddy Hassett	5	0	0	0	0	0
Hank Majeski	4	1	3	1	0	0
Ralph Hodgin	4	0	0	0	0	0
Phil Masi	4	0	2	0	0	0
Sibby Sisti	4	0	1	0	0	2
Red Barkley	1	1	0	0	1	0
Jim Turner	3	0	0	0	0	0
Bama Rowell	2	0	0	0	0	0
Whitey Wietelmann	1	0	0	0	0	1
Chet Clemens	1	1	1	0	0	0
Chet Ross	1	0	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Charlie Letchas	4	1	1	1	0
Gibby Brack	4	0	1	0	0
Morrie Arnovich	4	1	1	0	0
Gus Suhr	4	0	1	0	0
Joe Marty	3	1	2	1	0
Pinky May	2	1	0	0	2
Bennie Warren	3	1	1	1	0
George Scharein	2	0	0	0	0
Kirby Higbe	3	0	1	1	0

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim Turner	8.0	8	2	0

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Kirby Higbe	9.0	10	1	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Johnny Cooney: 8
Debs Garms: 7
Buddy Hassett: 4/L

Bot 1

Charlie Letchas: 2/FL
Gibby Brack: D
Morrie Arnovich: 7
Gus Suhr: 2/FL

Top 2

Hank Majeski: 43
Ralph Hodgin: 43
Phil Masi: S
Sibby Sisti: S7.1-3;B-2(TH)
Red Barkley: 7

Bot 2

Joe Marty: HR/7
Pinky May: 8/L
Bennie Warren: 63
George Scharein: 53

Top 3

Jim Turner: 5/P
Johnny Cooney: 53
Debs Garms: 9

Bot 3

Kirby Higbe: 2/P
Charlie Letchas: 53
Gibby Brack: 53

Top 4

Buddy Hassett: 5/FL
Hank Majeski: S
Ralph Hodgin: 7
Phil Masi: S.1-3
Sibby Sisti: K

Bot 4

Morrie Arnovich: 99
Gus Suhr: 99
Joe Marty: 99

Top 5

Red Barkley: W
Jim Turner: 99/G.1-2
Johnny Cooney: S8.2-H
Debs Garms: 99(1)/FO
Buddy Hassett: 99

Bot 5

Pinky May: W
Bennie Warren: S.1-2
George Scharein: 99/SH.2-3;1-2
Kirby Higbe: S9.3-H;2XH(9E2)(NR)(UR);B-2
Charlie Letchas: 99
Gibby Brack: 99

Top 6

Hank Majeski: S
Ralph Hodgin: 99
Phil Masi: 99
Sibby Sisti: K

Bot 6

Morrie Arnovich: S
Gus Suhr: S.1-2
Joe Marty: 99/SH.2-3;1-2
Pinky May: IW
Bennie Warren: 9/SF/DP.3-H;2X3(954)

Top 7

Bama Rowell: 99
Jim Turner: 99
Johnny Cooney: S
Whitey Wietelmann: K

Bot 7

George Scharein: 99
Kirby Higbe: 99
Charlie Letchas: HR/7
Gibby Brack: 99

Top 8

Buddy Hassett: 99
Hank Majeski: HR/7
Ralph Hodgin: 99
Phil Masi: E5
Sibby Sisti: 99

Bot 8

Morrie Arnovich: 99
Gus Suhr: E3
Joe Marty: S.1-2
Pinky May: 99
Bennie Warren: 99

Top 9

Bama Rowell: 99
Chet Clemens: S
Johnny Cooney: D.1-H
Chet Ross: 99
Buddy Hassett: 99