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Chicago Cubs @ Philadelphia Phillies

1940-07-30 · Day game · Shibe Park · Att: 1000 · 100°F · 2:05

Philadelphia Phillies defeated Chicago Cubs 7–5. Philadelphia Phillies put up 5 in the 2nd. Kirby Higbe earned the win and Si Johnson picked up the save. Augie Galan went 4-for-5 with 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHN	2	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	5	16
PHI	0	5	1	0	0	1	0	0		7	11

W: Kirby Higbe L: Bill Lee SV: Si Johnson

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

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Stan Hack	5	1	1	0	1
Billy Herman	5	1	1	0	1
Augie Galan	5	2	4	2	1
Bill Nicholson	5	1	3	1	0
Hank Leiber	5	0	3	2	0
Zeke Bonura	4	0	1	0	0
Al Todd	4	0	0	0	0
Rabbit Warstler	4	0	2	0	1
Bill Lee	1	0	0	0	0
Charlie Root	1	0	0	0	1
Dom Dallessandro	1	0	0	0	0
Jim Gleeson	1	0	1	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Art Mahan	4	1	1	2	0	0
Ham Schulte	2	1	2	0	1	0
Chuck Klein	4	0	1	2	0	0
Johnny Rizzo	4	0	0	0	0	0
Mel Mazzera	4	1	1	0	0	0
Joe Marty	4	2	2	1	0	1
Bobby Bragan	4	0	1	0	0	0
Bennie Warren	3	2	2	1	1	0
Kirby Higbe	3	0	1	1	0	0
Si Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Lee	1.2	5	2	0
Charlie Root	3.1	4	0	1
Vance Page	2.0	2	0	0
Claude Passeau	1.0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Kirby Higbe	6.1	14	0	4
Si Johnson	2.2	2	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Stan Hack: D8
Billy Herman: 63.2-3
Augie Galan: S7.3-H
Bill Nicholson: SB2
Bill Nicholson: 3/P
Hank Leiber: S.2-H
Zeke Bonura: 3/G

Bot 1

Art Mahan: 4/L
Ham Schulte: W
Chuck Klein: 4/FL
Johnny Rizzo: 64(1)/FO

Top 2

Al Todd: 53
Rabbit Warstler: D
Bill Lee: 43.2-2
Stan Hack: 6/P

Bot 2

Mel Mazzera: D9
Joe Marty: S/78.2-H;B-2(THH)
Bobby Bragan: 63.2-3
Bennie Warren: W
Kirby Higbe: S7/G56.3-H;1-3
Art Mahan: 36(1)/FO.3-H
Ham Schulte: S7/L.1-3;B-2(TH3)
Chuck Klein: T9/F9DW.3-H;2-H
Johnny Rizzo: 7

Top 3

Billy Herman: 63
Augie Galan: S
Bill Nicholson: 7/F
Hank Leiber: D.1-3
Zeke Bonura: 4/P

Bot 3

Mel Mazzera: 7
Joe Marty: S
Bobby Bragan: S.1-2
Bennie Warren: S7.2-H;1X3(75)
Kirby Higbe: 3

Top 4

Al Todd: 5
Rabbit Warstler: K
Charlie Root: K

Bot 4

Art Mahan: 13
Ham Schulte: S7
Chuck Klein: 9/FL
Johnny Rizzo: 4/P

Top 5

Stan Hack: K
Billy Herman: D
Augie Galan: S.2-H
Bill Nicholson: S.1-3
Hank Leiber: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 5

Mel Mazzera: 13
Joe Marty: K
Bobby Bragan: 3

Top 6

Zeke Bonura: S
Al Todd: 4/P
Rabbit Warstler: S.1-2
Dom Dallessandro: 5(2)/FO.1-2
Stan Hack: 4

Bot 6

Bennie Warren: T
Kirby Higbe: 5/P
Art Mahan: S.3-H
Ham Schulte: 13/SH.1-2
Chuck Klein: 9

Top 7

Billy Herman: K/C
Augie Galan: D9
Bill Nicholson: T/89.2-H
Hank Leiber: S7.3-H
Zeke Bonura: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 7

Johnny Rizzo: 8
Mel Mazzera: 9
Joe Marty: 43

Top 8

Al Todd: 4/P
Rabbit Warstler: 2/FL
Jim Gleeson: S1
Stan Hack: 5/FL

Bot 8

Bobby Bragan: 8
Bennie Warren: 143
Si Johnson: 13

Top 9

Billy Herman: 2/FL
Augie Galan: K/C
Bill Nicholson: D9
Hank Leiber: 53

Notes & reviews

Rizzo: neat stop of hot grounder

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