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Philadelphia Phillies @ Boston Braves

1940-08-31 · Day game · Braves Field · Att: 3024 · 2:02

Boston Bees defeated Philadelphia Phillies 9–4. Boston Bees put up 4 in the 1st. Joe Sullivan earned the win. Johnny Rizzo went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PHI	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	4	9
BSN	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	2		9	12

W: Joe Sullivan L: Charlie Frye SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Larry Goetz · 1B: Babe Pinelli · 2B: (none) · 3B: Beans Reardon · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Pinky May	4	0	1	0	0
Danny Litwhiler	4	1	2	0	0
Joe Marty	4	0	1	0	1
Johnny Rizzo	4	2	2	2	0
Mel Mazzera	4	0	0	0	0
Bennie Warren	4	1	1	2	2
Bobby Bragan	3	0	1	0	0
Ham Schulte	3	0	0	0	0
Charlie Frye	3	0	1	0	1

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Al Glossop	4	2	1	1	1	1
Johnny Cooney	4	0	1	0	0	0
Bama Rowell	4	0	1	2	0	0
Max West	4	1	1	1	0	0
Chet Ross	4	1	1	2	0	1
Eddie Miller	3	2	2	1	1	1
Gene Moore	4	1	2	1	0	0
Ray Berres	3	1	1	0	1	0
Nick Strincevich	2	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Sullivan	2	1	2	1	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Boom-Boom Beck	0.2	3	1	0
Charlie Frye	6.1	8	2	3
Art Mahan	1.0	1	0	0

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Nick Strincevich	6.1	7	0	3
Joe Sullivan	2.2	2	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Pinky May: 63
Danny Litwhiler: 43
Joe Marty: 6/P

Bot 1

Al Glossop: W
Johnny Cooney: 53/SH.1-2
Bama Rowell: 4/P
Max West: D/89.2-H
Chet Ross: HR/7.2-H
Eddie Miller: HR/7
Gene Moore: S
Ray Berres: 53

Top 2

Johnny Rizzo: 5/L
Mel Mazzera: 43
Bennie Warren: K

Bot 2

Nick Strincevich: 53
Al Glossop: 2/FL
Johnny Cooney: 9

Top 3

Bobby Bragan: 7
Ham Schulte: 7
Charlie Frye: 43

Bot 3

Bama Rowell: 2/FL
Max West: 7
Chet Ross: K

Top 4

Pinky May: 63
Danny Litwhiler: S5
Joe Marty: K
Johnny Rizzo: HR/78.1-H
Mel Mazzera: 43

Bot 4

Eddie Miller: W
Gene Moore: CS2(26)
Gene Moore: 43
Ray Berres: E6
Nick Strincevich: 13

Top 5

Bennie Warren: K
Bobby Bragan: S
Ham Schulte: CS2(24)
Ham Schulte: 53

Bot 5

Al Glossop: K
Johnny Cooney: 8
Bama Rowell: 3/G

Top 6

Charlie Frye: S
Pinky May: 9
Danny Litwhiler: 99#
Joe Marty: S.1-2#
Johnny Rizzo: PO1(23)

Bot 6

Max West: 99#
Chet Ross: 99#
Eddie Miller: K#

Top 7

Johnny Rizzo: D/7
Mel Mazzera: 99#
Bennie Warren: HR/7.2-H
Bobby Bragan: 53
Ham Schulte: 99#

Bot 7

Gene Moore: 99/G#
Ray Berres: W
Joe Sullivan: S8.1-3
Al Glossop: S9.3-H;1-2
Johnny Cooney: S9.2-3;1-2
Bama Rowell: S9.3-H;2-H;1-2#
Max West: 99#
Chet Ross: 99#

Top 8

Charlie Frye: K#
Pinky May: S
Danny Litwhiler: S.1-2#
Joe Marty: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 8

Eddie Miller: D/7
Gene Moore: S9.2-H
Ray Berres: S8.1-2#
Joe Sullivan: S9.2-H;1-2#
Al Glossop: 8
Johnny Cooney: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 9

Johnny Rizzo: 2/FL
Mel Mazzera: 99#
Bennie Warren: 43

Notes & reviews

Umpire Reardon called the ball fair but inexplicably picked it up. Batter was awarded 2nd. Phillies argued.

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