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Cincinnati Reds @ Philadelphia Phillies

1940-09-17 · Day game · Shibe Park · Att: 1500 · sunny, dry · 1:54

Cincinnati Reds defeated Philadelphia Phillies 2–1. Whitey Moore earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Whitey Moore L: Kirby Higbe SV: (none)

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

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Billy Werber	5	1	2	0	0	1
Mike McCormick	5	0	0	0	0	0
Ival Goodman	4	0	2	1	1	0
Frank McCormick	4	1	2	0	1	0
Jimmy Ripple	4	0	0	0	0	1
Jimmie Wilson	2	0	0	1	1	0
Lonny Frey	2	0	0	0	2	0
Billy Myers	2	0	1	0	2	0
Whitey Moore	3	0	0	0	0	1

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	BB	SO
George Jumonville	4	0	1	0	1
Art Mahan	3	0	0	1	0
Danny Litwhiler	4	0	0	0	0
Joe Marty	3	0	0	1	1
Mel Mazzera	3	0	1	0	0
Pinky May	4	0	0	0	0
Ham Schulte	3	1	1	0	0
Wally Millies	3	0	1	0	0
Kirby Higbe	3	0	1	0	1

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Whitey Moore	9.0	5	2	3

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Kirby Higbe	9.0	7	7	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Billy Werber: 8
Mike McCormick: 143
Ival Goodman: W
Frank McCormick: S7.1-3
Jimmy Ripple: 7

Bot 1

George Jumonville: S8
Art Mahan: 2/FL
Danny Litwhiler: 2/FL
Joe Marty: CS2(26)

Top 2

Jimmie Wilson: 9
Lonny Frey: W
Billy Myers: S8.1-2
Whitey Moore: 31/SH.2-3;1-2
Billy Werber: 4

Bot 2

Joe Marty: 9
Mel Mazzera: 8
Pinky May: 53

Top 3

Mike McCormick: 8/L
Ival Goodman: 9
Frank McCormick: W
Jimmy Ripple: 5/FL

Bot 3

Ham Schulte: 7
Wally Millies: 6
Kirby Higbe: K

Top 4

Jimmie Wilson: 5/FL
Lonny Frey: 6
Billy Myers: 8

Bot 4

George Jumonville: 7
Art Mahan: 8
Danny Litwhiler: 3/FL

Top 5

Whitey Moore: 53
Billy Werber: S7
Mike McCormick: 4
Ival Goodman: S8.1-3
Frank McCormick: 4/L

Bot 5

Joe Marty: 8
Mel Mazzera: 9
Pinky May: 63

Top 6

Jimmy Ripple: 3/G
Jimmie Wilson: W
Lonny Frey: 13.1-2
Billy Myers: IW
Whitey Moore: K

Bot 6

Ham Schulte: S7
Wally Millies: S4/BG.1-2
Kirby Higbe: 56(1)/FO.2-H(E6/TH1)(NR)(UR);B-2
George Jumonville: K
Art Mahan: W
Danny Litwhiler: 3/FL

Top 7

Billy Werber: K
Mike McCormick: 63
Ival Goodman: 4/L

Bot 7

Joe Marty: W
Mel Mazzera: 54/SH.1-2
Pinky May: 43.2-3
Ham Schulte: 8

Top 8

Frank McCormick: D7
Jimmy Ripple: 13/SH.2-3
Jimmie Wilson: 53/SH.3-H
Lonny Frey: W
Billy Myers: SB2
Billy Myers: SB3
Billy Myers: W
Whitey Moore: 53

Bot 8

Wally Millies: 53
Kirby Higbe: S9
George Jumonville: 36(1)/FO
Art Mahan: 3/G

Top 9

Billy Werber: T8
Mike McCormick: 63
Ival Goodman: D7.3-H
Frank McCormick: 3/FL
Jimmy Ripple: K/C

Bot 9

Danny Litwhiler: 63
Joe Marty: K
Mel Mazzera: S7
Pinky May: 4