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Boston Braves @ Philadelphia Phillies

1940-09-07 · Day game · Shibe Park · Att: 1500 · 1:55

Boston Bees defeated Philadelphia Phillies 3–1. Boston Bees put up 3 in the 3rd. Al Javery earned the win. Max West went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Al Javery L: Ike Pearson SV: (none)

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

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Sibby Sisti	4	0	0	0	0	2
Johnny Cooney	4	1	2	0	0	0
Bama Rowell	4	1	1	0	0	0
Max West	3	1	1	3	1	1
Chet Ross	3	0	0	0	1	0
Eddie Miller	3	0	0	0	1	0
Gene Moore	4	0	0	0	0	1
Phil Masi	3	0	1	0	0	0
Joe Sullivan	2	0	1	0	0	0
Al Javery	1	0	0	0	0	1

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pinky May	3	0	1	1	2	0
Heinie Mueller	4	0	0	0	0	1
Danny Litwhiler	5	0	4	0	0	0
Johnny Rizzo	5	0	2	0	0	1
Joe Marty	2	0	0	0	0	1
Bobby Bragan	4	0	0	0	1	0
Bennie Warren	4	1	2	0	0	2
Art Mahan	3	0	0	0	1	0
Ike Pearson	1	0	1	0	2	0
Ham Schulte	3	0	1	0	0	0
Mel Mazzera	1	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Joe Sullivan	3.2	4	6	4
Al Javery	5.1	7	0	1

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ike Pearson	8.0	6	3	5
Lefty Smoll	1.0	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Sibby Sisti: 4
Johnny Cooney: S8
Bama Rowell: 8
Max West: W.1-2
Chet Ross: W.2-3;1-2
Eddie Miller: 54(1)/FO

Bot 1

Pinky May: S7
Heinie Mueller: 23/SH.1-2
Danny Litwhiler: S1.2-3
Johnny Rizzo: CSH(242)
Johnny Rizzo: K

Top 2

Gene Moore: 43
Phil Masi: 43
Joe Sullivan: S8
Sibby Sisti: 13

Bot 2

Joe Marty: K
Bobby Bragan: 9
Bennie Warren: D7
Art Mahan: W
Ike Pearson: W.2-3;1-2
Pinky May: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Heinie Mueller: K/C

Top 3

Johnny Cooney: S9
Bama Rowell: S9.1-2
Max West: HR/9.2-H;1-H
Chet Ross: 63
Eddie Miller: 7
Gene Moore: 5/FL

Bot 3

Danny Litwhiler: S9
Johnny Rizzo: 64(1)3/GDP
Joe Marty: 8

Top 4

Phil Masi: S7
Joe Sullivan: CS2(24)
Joe Sullivan: 5
Sibby Sisti: K

Bot 4

Bobby Bragan: W
Bennie Warren: K/C
Art Mahan: 13.1-2
Ike Pearson: W
Pinky May: W.2-3;1-2
Heinie Mueller: 31

Top 5

Johnny Cooney: 53
Bama Rowell: 13
Max West: K

Bot 5

Danny Litwhiler: S8
Johnny Rizzo: S7.1-2
Ham Schulte: 13(2)/FO.1-2
Bobby Bragan: 2/FL
Bennie Warren: K/C

Top 6

Chet Ross: 6
Eddie Miller: W
Gene Moore: CS2(26)
Gene Moore: K/C

Bot 6

Art Mahan: 43
Ike Pearson: S9
Pinky May: 4
Heinie Mueller: 9

Top 7

Phil Masi: 8
Al Javery: K/C
Sibby Sisti: K/C

Bot 7

Danny Litwhiler: S7
Johnny Rizzo: 54(1)/FO
Ham Schulte: 7
Bobby Bragan: 64(1)/FO

Top 8

Johnny Cooney: 8
Bama Rowell: 3/G
Max West: 43

Bot 8

Bennie Warren: S7
Art Mahan: 43.1-2
Mel Mazzera: 43.2-3
Pinky May: 7

Top 9

Chet Ross: 53
Eddie Miller: 63
Gene Moore: 13

Bot 9

Heinie Mueller: 53
Danny Litwhiler: 43
Johnny Rizzo: S7
Ham Schulte: S8.1-2
Bobby Bragan: 5(2)/FO