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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 @ 
Boston Braves
1940-04-27 · Day game · Braves Field · Att: 2345 · 2:28
Philadelphia Phillies defeated Boston Bees 5–4. Philadelphia Phillies put up 2 in the 7th. Lefty Smoll earned the win and Lloyd Brown picked up the save. Eddie Miller went 3-for-3 with 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | |
| BSN | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16 |
W: Lefty Smoll L: Al Javery SV: Lloyd Brown
Umpires — HP: Beans Reardon · 1B: Babe Pinelli · 2B: (none) · 3B: Larry Goetz · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Philadelphia Phillies — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ham Schulte | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Hersh Martin | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Chuck Klein | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Morrie Arnovich | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Gus Suhr | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bennie Warren | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Pinky May | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| George Scharein | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Si Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Heinie Mueller | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Stan Benjamin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Del Young | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Bill Atwood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Braves — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bama Rowell | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Buddy Hassett | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Max West | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Tony Cuccinello | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Chet Ross | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Les Scarsella | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Al Lopez | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Eddie Miller | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Bill Posedel | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Hank Majeski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Johnny Cooney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Philadelphia Phillies — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Si Johnson | 4.0 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
 Boom-Boom Beck | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Lefty Smoll | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Lloyd Brown | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Boston Braves — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Posedel | 8.0 | 7 | 3 | 9 |
 Al Javery | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Hank LaManna | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Ham Schulte: K
- Hersh Martin: S7
- Chuck Klein: K
- Morrie Arnovich: CS2(24)
Bot 1
- Bama Rowell: 43
- Buddy Hassett: 43
- Max West: 7
Top 2
- Morrie Arnovich: W
- Gus Suhr: CS2(26)
- Gus Suhr: K/C
- Bennie Warren: K
Bot 2
- Tony Cuccinello: 7/FL
- Chet Ross: S8
- Les Scarsella: 8/F8XDW
- Al Lopez: S7.1-3
- Eddie Miller: D8.3-H;1XH(862)
Top 3
- Pinky May: 13
- George Scharein: S8
- Si Johnson: 13.1-2
- Ham Schulte: 63
Bot 3
- Bill Posedel: 23
- Bama Rowell: T8
- Buddy Hassett: 6/L
- Max West: W
- Tony Cuccinello: 4/P
Top 4
- Hersh Martin: W
- Chuck Klein: 46(1)/FO
- Morrie Arnovich: WP.1-2
- Morrie Arnovich: D7.2-H
- Gus Suhr: K
- Bennie Warren: W
- Pinky May: 7
Bot 4
- Chet Ross: 13
- Les Scarsella: 6/P
- Al Lopez: S6.B-2(E6/TH)
- Eddie Miller: S7.2-H(UR)
- Bill Posedel: K
Top 5
- George Scharein: 7
- Si Johnson: K
- Ham Schulte: 63
Bot 5
- Bama Rowell: D9
- Buddy Hassett: D.2-H
- Max West: S9.2-H
- Tony Cuccinello: S8.1X3(85);B-2
- Chet Ross: PO2(16)#
- Chet Ross: 8#
Top 6
- Hersh Martin: K
- Chuck Klein: 63
- Morrie Arnovich: 8#
Bot 6
- Les Scarsella: 4
- Al Lopez: S
- Eddie Miller: S.1-2
- Bill Posedel: K
- Bama Rowell: 46(1)/FO#
Top 7
- Gus Suhr: S
- Bennie Warren: 5#
- Pinky May: S.1-2
- Heinie Mueller: S.1-2;2-H
- Stan Benjamin: S.1-3(E5);2-H
- Ham Schulte: K
- Hersh Martin: 6
Bot 7
- Buddy Hassett: 43
- Max West: S
- Tony Cuccinello: 4(1)3/GDP
Top 8
- Chuck Klein: 9
- Morrie Arnovich: 53
- Gus Suhr: K
Bot 8
- Chet Ross: S
- Les Scarsella: S/BG.1-2
- Al Lopez: 14/SH.2-3;1-2
- Eddie Miller: IW
- Hank Majeski: 42(3)/FO.2-3;1-2
- Bama Rowell: 2(3)/FO.2-3;1-2
Top 9
- Bennie Warren: D/78XDW
- Pinky May: D9.2-H
- Del Young: T/89.2-H
- Bill Atwood: 43
- Ham Schulte: 3#
- Hersh Martin: 4
Bot 9
- Johnny Cooney: 63
- Max West: S
- Tony Cuccinello: 2#
- Chet Ross: K
Notes & reviews
- Max West rounded 2B too far