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Boston Braves @ Philadelphia Phillies

1940-09-08 · Day game · Shibe Park · Att: 5000 · 1:48

Philadelphia Phillies defeated Boston Bees 3–1. Philadelphia Phillies put up 3 in the 3rd. Si Johnson earned the win. Eddie Miller went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Si Johnson L: Jim Tobin SV: (none)

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

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Al Glossop	4	0	0	0	0
Johnny Cooney	2	0	0	0	0
Bama Rowell	4	0	0	0	0
Max West	4	0	1	0	0
Chet Ross	4	0	0	0	0
Eddie Miller	4	1	2	1	1
Gene Moore	4	0	2	0	0
Phil Masi	3	0	0	0	0
Jim Tobin	3	0	2	0	0
Claude Wilborn	2	0	0	0	1
Buddy Hassett	1	0	0	0	1

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Pinky May	4	1	1	1	0
Ham Schulte	4	0	1	2	0
Danny Litwhiler	4	0	1	0	1
Johnny Rizzo	3	0	0	0	0
Heinie Mueller	1	0	0	0	0
Bobby Bragan	3	0	0	0	0
Bill Atwood	3	0	1	0	0
Art Mahan	3	1	2	0	0
Si Johnson	3	1	1	0	0
Neb Stewart	2	0	0	0	0

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim Tobin	8.0	7	0	1

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Si Johnson	9.0	7	0	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Al Glossop: 3/G
Johnny Cooney: 63
Bama Rowell: 8

Bot 1

Pinky May: 8
Ham Schulte: 4
Danny Litwhiler: 53

Top 2

Max West: 8
Chet Ross: 13
Eddie Miller: K

Bot 2

Johnny Rizzo: 8
Heinie Mueller: 3/G
Bobby Bragan: 53

Top 3

Gene Moore: 7
Phil Masi: 13
Jim Tobin: S7
Al Glossop: E4.1-2
Johnny Cooney: 63

Bot 3

Bill Atwood: 13
Art Mahan: S9
Si Johnson: S8.1-3
Pinky May: D7.1-3;3-H
Ham Schulte: S7.3-H;2-H
Danny Litwhiler: S5.1-2
Johnny Rizzo: 35(2)/FO.1-2
Neb Stewart: 8

Top 4

Bama Rowell: 6
Max West: 43
Chet Ross: 4

Bot 4

Bobby Bragan: 8
Bill Atwood: 8
Art Mahan: S9
Si Johnson: 63

Top 5

Eddie Miller: 7
Gene Moore: 9
Phil Masi: 2/FL

Bot 5

Pinky May: 7
Ham Schulte: 7
Danny Litwhiler: 63

Top 6

Jim Tobin: S8
Al Glossop: 8
Claude Wilborn: K
Bama Rowell: 7

Bot 6

Johnny Rizzo: 5/FL
Neb Stewart: 2/FL
Bobby Bragan: 53

Top 7

Max West: 43
Chet Ross: 8
Eddie Miller: HR/7
Gene Moore: S7
Phil Masi: 9

Bot 7

Bill Atwood: S8
Art Mahan: 16(1)3/GDP
Si Johnson: 53

Top 8

Jim Tobin: 7
Al Glossop: 3
Claude Wilborn: 4

Bot 8

Pinky May: FLE9
Pinky May: 7
Ham Schulte: 53
Danny Litwhiler: K

Top 9

Bama Rowell: 43
Max West: S9
Chet Ross: 9
Eddie Miller: S8.1-2
Gene Moore: S5.1-2;2-3
Buddy Hassett: K/C