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Boston Braves @ Philadelphia Phillies

1940-09-08 · Day game · Shibe Park · 12 innings · 2:22

Philadelphia Phillies defeated Boston Bees 2–1. Kirby Higbe earned the win. Danny Litwhiler went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	R	H	E
BSN	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	6
PHI	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	11

W: Kirby Higbe L: Dick Errickson SV: (none)

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

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Sibby Sisti	4	0	1	0	1	1
Johnny Cooney	5	0	1	0	0	0
Bama Rowell	5	0	0	0	0	0
Max West	5	0	0	0	0	0
Chet Ross	5	1	1	0	0	3
Eddie Miller	5	0	0	0	0	0
Gene Moore	5	0	2	1	0	0
Ray Berres	3	0	0	0	1	0
Dick Errickson	4	0	1	0	0	2

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

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

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dick Errickson	11.1	11	5	2

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Kirby Higbe	12.0	6	2	6

Play-by-play

Top 1

Sibby Sisti: S8
Johnny Cooney: 46(1)3/GDP
Bama Rowell: 43

Bot 1

Pinky May: 63
Ham Schulte: S7
Danny Litwhiler: S8.1-2
Johnny Rizzo: K/C
Heinie Mueller: 7

Top 2

Max West: 31
Chet Ross: K
Eddie Miller: 6

Bot 2

Bobby Bragan: 8
Bennie Warren: 5
Art Mahan: 13

Top 3

Gene Moore: S8
Ray Berres: 16(1)/FO.B-1(E6)
Dick Errickson: K
Sibby Sisti: W.1-2
Johnny Cooney: 43

Bot 3

Kirby Higbe: 9
Pinky May: S9
Ham Schulte: CS2(24)
Ham Schulte: 7

Top 4

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

Bot 4

Danny Litwhiler: HR/7
Johnny Rizzo: 43
Heinie Mueller: 8
Bobby Bragan: S7
Bennie Warren: CS2(24)

Top 5

Eddie Miller: E6
Gene Moore: 6
Ray Berres: 7
Dick Errickson: 23

Bot 5

Bennie Warren: 3/FL
Art Mahan: W
Kirby Higbe: S1.1-2
Pinky May: 7
Ham Schulte: 7

Top 6

Sibby Sisti: K
Johnny Cooney: 53
Bama Rowell: 7

Bot 6

Danny Litwhiler: 8
Johnny Rizzo: 3/G
Heinie Mueller: 9

Top 7

Max West: 8
Chet Ross: T9
Eddie Miller: 4
Gene Moore: D9.3-H
Ray Berres: W
Dick Errickson: K

Bot 7

Bobby Bragan: 7
Bennie Warren: K
Art Mahan: S9
Kirby Higbe: 13

Top 8

Sibby Sisti: 7
Johnny Cooney: S7
Bama Rowell: 36(1)/FO
Max West: 143

Bot 8

Pinky May: W
Ham Schulte: 14/SH.1-2
Danny Litwhiler: W
Johnny Rizzo: 9
Heinie Mueller: 3/G

Top 9

Chet Ross: 53
Eddie Miller: 63
Gene Moore: 9

Bot 9

Bobby Bragan: W
Bennie Warren: 54(1)3/GDP
Art Mahan: S9
Kirby Higbe: 4

Top 10

Ray Berres: 53
Dick Errickson: S8
Sibby Sisti: 26(1)/FO
Johnny Cooney: CS2(26)

Bot 10

Pinky May: S7
Ham Schulte: 3/SH.1-2
Danny Litwhiler: W
Johnny Rizzo: 7
Heinie Mueller: 43

Top 11

Johnny Cooney: 63
Bama Rowell: 43
Max West: 8

Bot 11

Bobby Bragan: 7
Bennie Warren: 8
Art Mahan: 5

Top 12

Chet Ross: K
Eddie Miller: 53
Gene Moore: 43

Bot 12

Kirby Higbe: S7
Pinky May: 13/SH.1-2
Ham Schulte: S8.2-H

Notes & reviews

Debut for umpire Al Barlick

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