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Brooklyn Dodgers @ Philadelphia Phillies

1940-09-06 · Day game · Shibe Park · 1:50

Brooklyn Dodgers defeated Philadelphia Phillies 3–0. Brooklyn Dodgers put up 3 in the 3rd. Freddie Fitzsimmons earned the win. Joe Medwick went 2-for-2 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BRO	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	7
PHI	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10

W: Freddie Fitzsimmons L: Kirby Higbe SV: (none)

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

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pete Reiser	5	1	2	0	0	3
Dixie Walker	5	1	1	0	0	0
Joe Medwick	2	1	2	3	1	0
Dolph Camilli	2	0	0	0	2	1
Jimmy Wasdell	3	0	0	0	1	2
Herman Franks	4	0	1	0	0	0
Pete Coscarart	3	0	1	0	1	0
Johnny Hudson	4	0	0	0	0	0
Freddie Fitzsimmons	4	0	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Pinky May	5	1	0	1
Danny Litwhiler	5	3	0	0
Joe Marty	4	1	0	0
Johnny Rizzo	4	1	0	0
Bobby Bragan	4	2	0	1
Bennie Warren	4	2	0	0
Art Mahan	4	0	0	0
Ham Schulte	3	0	0	1
Kirby Higbe	1	0	1	0
Chuck Klein	1	0	0	0
Heinie Mueller	1	0	0	0
Mel Mazzera	1	0	0	0

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Freddie Fitzsimmons	9.0	10	1	3

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Kirby Higbe	7.0	7	5	5
Syl Johnson	2.0	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Pete Reiser: S
Dixie Walker: 8
Joe Medwick: W.1-2
Dolph Camilli: K
Jimmy Wasdell: K

Bot 1

Pinky May: K
Danny Litwhiler: S.B-2(E5/TH)
Joe Marty: FC.2X3(65)
Johnny Rizzo: 2

Top 2

Herman Franks: 5/FL
Pete Coscarart: W
Johnny Hudson: 9
Freddie Fitzsimmons: 13

Bot 2

Bobby Bragan: S
Bennie Warren: 64(1)/FO
Art Mahan: 46(1)/FO
Ham Schulte: SB2
Ham Schulte: 6/L

Top 3

Pete Reiser: D
Dixie Walker: S.2-3
Joe Medwick: HR.3-H;1-H
Dolph Camilli: 8
Jimmy Wasdell: W
Herman Franks: 16(1)3/GDP

Bot 3

Kirby Higbe: 43
Pinky May: 53
Danny Litwhiler: S
Joe Marty: S.1-2
Johnny Rizzo: 64(1)/FO

Top 4

Pete Coscarart: D
Johnny Hudson: 1
Freddie Fitzsimmons: 53
Pete Reiser: K

Bot 4

Bobby Bragan: S
Bennie Warren: S.1-2
Art Mahan: 31.2-3;1-2
Ham Schulte: K
Kirby Higbe: W
Pinky May: 64(1)/FO

Top 5

Dixie Walker: 8
Joe Medwick: HP
Dolph Camilli: W.1-2
Jimmy Wasdell: 16(1)/FO.2-3
Herman Franks: CSH(242)

Bot 5

Danny Litwhiler: 63
Joe Marty: 63
Johnny Rizzo: S
Bobby Bragan: K/C

Top 6

Herman Franks: D
Pete Coscarart: 9.2-3
Johnny Hudson: FC.3XH(42)
Freddie Fitzsimmons: 7

Bot 6

Bennie Warren: 8
Art Mahan: 5/FL
Ham Schulte: 5

Top 7

Pete Reiser: K
Dixie Walker: 63
Joe Medwick: S
Dolph Camilli: W.1-2
Jimmy Wasdell: K/C

Bot 7

Chuck Klein: 9
Pinky May: S
Danny Litwhiler: S.1-2
Joe Marty: 65(2)/FO.1-2
Johnny Rizzo: 7

Top 8

Herman Franks: 6
Pete Coscarart: 9
Johnny Hudson: 23

Bot 8

Bobby Bragan: 7
Bennie Warren: D
Art Mahan: 8
Heinie Mueller: 53

Top 9

Freddie Fitzsimmons: 2/FL
Pete Reiser: K
Dixie Walker: 63

Bot 9

Mel Mazzera: 63
Pinky May: 5/FL
Danny Litwhiler: 43