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New York Giants @ Philadelphia Phillies

1940-09-02 · Day game · Shibe Park · 2:12

Philadelphia Phillies defeated New York Giants 11–2. Philadelphia Phillies put up 5 in the 8th. Kirby Higbe earned the win. Danny Litwhiler went 3-for-5 with 1 HR and 6 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NY1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	6
PHI	1	1	0	0	0	0	4	5		11	12

W: Kirby Higbe L: Harry Gumbert SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Lee Ballanfant · 1B: Bick Campbell · 2B: (none) · 3B: Bill Klem · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Burgess Whitehead	5	0	1	0	0	0
Johnny Rucker	3	0	0	0	1	0
Jo-Jo Moore	4	0	1	0	0	0
Babe Young	3	0	0	0	1	0
Mel Ott	4	1	1	0	0	1
Ken O'Dea	3	1	0	0	1	1
Frank Demaree	3	0	2	1	1	0
Mickey Witek	4	0	1	1	0	0
Harry Gumbert	3	0	0	0	0	3
Johnny McCarthy	1	0	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pinky May	3	3	2	1	2	0
Danny Litwhiler	5	2	3	6	0	0
Joe Marty	5	0	2	1	0	0
Johnny Rizzo	5	0	0	0	0	1
Bennie Warren	4	0	0	0	0	1
Bobby Bragan	4	1	1	0	0	0
Art Mahan	3	1	0	0	1	0
Ham Schulte	4	2	3	1	0	0
Kirby Higbe	3	2	1	1	0	0

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Harry Gumbert	6.1	9	1	0
Red Lynn	1.2	3	2	2

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Kirby Higbe	9.0	6	4	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Burgess Whitehead: 3/FL
Johnny Rucker: 13
Jo-Jo Moore: 5

Bot 1

Pinky May: S7
Danny Litwhiler: S7.1-2
Joe Marty: S7.1-2;2-3
Johnny Rizzo: 64(1)3/GDP.2-3;3-H(NR)
Bennie Warren: 7

Top 2

Babe Young: 43
Mel Ott: D9
Ken O'Dea: W
Frank Demaree: S7.1-2;2-H
Mickey Witek: S8.1-2;2-H
Harry Gumbert: K
Burgess Whitehead: 9

Bot 2

Bobby Bragan: D7
Art Mahan: 43.2-3
Ham Schulte: S8.3-H
Kirby Higbe: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 3

Johnny Rucker: 8
Jo-Jo Moore: E5
Babe Young: W.1-2
Mel Ott: 2/FL
Ken O'Dea: 5

Bot 3

Pinky May: W
Danny Litwhiler: 64(1)/FO
Joe Marty: 64(1)/FO
Johnny Rizzo: E5.1-2
Bennie Warren: 54(1)/FO

Top 4

Frank Demaree: 7
Mickey Witek: 9
Harry Gumbert: K

Bot 4

Bobby Bragan: 63
Art Mahan: 13
Ham Schulte: D7
Kirby Higbe: 63

Top 5

Burgess Whitehead: 13
Johnny Rucker: 3
Jo-Jo Moore: S9
Babe Young: CS2(26)

Bot 5

Pinky May: 13
Danny Litwhiler: 7
Joe Marty: 63

Top 6

Babe Young: 6
Mel Ott: 43
Ken O'Dea: 63

Bot 6

Johnny Rizzo: 5/FL
Bennie Warren: 53
Bobby Bragan: 53

Top 7

Frank Demaree: S8
Mickey Witek: 8
Harry Gumbert: K
Burgess Whitehead: S8.1-2
Johnny Rucker: W.2-3;1-2
Jo-Jo Moore: 46(1)/FO

Bot 7

Art Mahan: 43
Ham Schulte: E6
Kirby Higbe: E3/SH.1-2
Pinky May: D7.1-3;2-H(UR)
Danny Litwhiler: D8.2-H(UR);3-H(UR)
Joe Marty: T8.2-H(UR)
Johnny Rizzo: K/C
Bennie Warren: K

Top 8

Babe Young: 31
Mel Ott: K/C
Ken O'Dea: K

Bot 8

Bobby Bragan: 6
Art Mahan: W
Ham Schulte: D7.1-3
Kirby Higbe: S7.2-3;3-H
Pinky May: W.1-2
Danny Litwhiler: HR/7.3-H;2-H;1-H
Joe Marty: 53
Johnny Rizzo: 4

Top 9

Frank Demaree: W
Mickey Witek: 3/FL
Johnny McCarthy: 5
Burgess Whitehead: 9