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From the vault · October 15, 2008 · 2008 NLCS, Game 5: The Philadelphia Phillies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5–1 at Dodger Stadium to win the NL pennant, 4 games to 1. ▶ Video ↗
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Philadelphia Phillies @ 
Brooklyn Dodgers
1940-08-14 · Day game · Ebbets Field · Att: 24356 · 2:30
Philadelphia Phillies defeated Brooklyn Dodgers 9–6. Philadelphia Phillies put up 3 in the 4th. Boom-Boom Beck earned the win and Kirby Higbe picked up the save. Johnny Rizzo went 3-for-4 with 2 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHI | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 11 | |
| BRO | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 11 |
W: Boom-Boom Beck L: Tex Carleton SV: Kirby Higbe
Umpires — HP: Ziggy Sears · 1B: Lou Jorda · 2B: (none) · 3B: Tom Dunn · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Philadelphia Phillies — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pinky May | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Ham Schulte | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Joe Marty | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Johnny Rizzo | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
 Bennie Warren | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Bobby Bragan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Heinie Mueller | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Art Mahan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Ike Pearson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mel Mazzera | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Boom-Boom Beck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brooklyn Dodgers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pee Wee Reese | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Dixie Walker | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Dolph Camilli | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
 Joe Medwick | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Pete Reiser | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jimmy Wasdell | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Herman Franks | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Coscarart | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Curt Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Gallagher | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Joe Vosmik | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Babe Phelps | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Cookie Lavagetto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Philadelphia Phillies — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ike Pearson | 3.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Syl Johnson | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Boom-Boom Beck | 3.0 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
 Kirby Higbe | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Davis | 3.0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Wes Flowers | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
 Ed Head | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Tex Carleton | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
 Hugh Casey | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Pinky May: 13
- Ham Schulte: K
- Joe Marty: 8
Bot 1
- Pee Wee Reese: S
- Dixie Walker: PO1(13)
- Dixie Walker: 2/INT
- Dolph Camilli: W
- Joe Medwick: HR.1-H
- Pete Reiser: 8
Top 2
- Johnny Rizzo: HR
- Bennie Warren: S
- Bobby Bragan: 23/SH.1-2
- Heinie Mueller: 31.2-3
- Art Mahan: 63
Bot 2
- Jimmy Wasdell: D
- Herman Franks: 3/G.2-3
- Pete Coscarart: 8.3-H
- Curt Davis: 7
Top 3
- Ike Pearson: 53
- Pinky May: K
- Ham Schulte: 43
Bot 3
- Pee Wee Reese: 53
- Dixie Walker: S
- Dolph Camilli: K
- Joe Medwick: 7/L
Top 4
- Joe Marty: S
- Johnny Rizzo: HR.1-H
- Bennie Warren: W
- Bobby Bragan: S.1-2
- Heinie Mueller: S.2-H;1-2
- Art Mahan: K
- Ike Pearson: 8
- Pinky May: 7
Bot 4
- Pete Reiser: S
- Jimmy Wasdell: 6
- Herman Franks: 7
- Pete Coscarart: 7
Top 5
- Ham Schulte: 63
- Joe Marty: HP
- Johnny Rizzo: S.1-3
- Bennie Warren: 8.3-H
- Bobby Bragan: CS2(24)
Bot 5
- Joe Gallagher: S
- Pee Wee Reese: 46(1)/FO
- Dixie Walker: T.1-H
- Dolph Camilli: 8.3-H
- Joe Medwick: 8
Top 6
- Bobby Bragan: W
- Heinie Mueller: W.1-2
- Art Mahan: 15(2)/FO.1-2
- Mel Mazzera: K+CS3(25)/DP
Bot 6
- Pete Reiser: 43
- Jimmy Wasdell: 9
- Herman Franks: 41
Top 7
- Pinky May: K
- Ham Schulte: D
- Joe Marty: K
- Johnny Rizzo: IW
- Bennie Warren: S.2-3;1-2
- Bobby Bragan: D.3-H;2-H;1-H
- Heinie Mueller: 9
Bot 7
- Pete Coscarart: 3/G
- Joe Vosmik: S
- Pee Wee Reese: 1
- Dixie Walker: S.1-2
- Dolph Camilli: W.2-3;1-2
- Joe Medwick: 53
Top 8
- Art Mahan: W
- Boom-Boom Beck: 14/SH.1-2
- Pinky May: WP.2-3
- Pinky May: D.3-H
- Ham Schulte: CS3(256)
- Ham Schulte: 7
Bot 8
- Pete Reiser: T
- Jimmy Wasdell: S.3-3
- Herman Franks: 8.3-H
- Babe Phelps: 3(B)3(1)/LDP
Top 9
- Joe Marty: K
- Johnny Rizzo: 8
- Bennie Warren: 3
Bot 9
- Cookie Lavagetto: W
- Pee Wee Reese: W.1-2
- Dixie Walker: 64(1)/FO.2-3
- Dolph Camilli: 9
- Joe Medwick: 7
Notes & reviews
- arbitrary 63 to 53