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Philadelphia Phillies @ Cincinnati Reds

1941-06-25 · Day game · Crosley Field · Att: 5071 · 87°F, sunny, dry · 1:53

Cincinnati Reds defeated Philadelphia Phillies 5–1. Cincinnati Reds put up 2 in the 4th. Monte Pearson earned the win. Danny Litwhiler went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Monte Pearson L: Lee Grissom SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Lou Jorda · 1B: George Barr · 2B: (none) · 3B: Ziggy Sears · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Stan Benjamin	4	0	1	0	0	0
Joe Marty	4	0	0	0	0	0
Danny Litwhiler	4	1	1	1	0	1
Nick Etten	3	0	1	0	1	0
Johnny Rizzo	2	0	2	0	0	0
Bobby Bragan	3	0	0	0	1	0
Bennie Warren	3	0	0	0	1	0
Hal Marnie	3	0	0	0	0	1
Lee Grissom	2	0	0	0	0	1
Mickey Livingston	1	0	0	0	0	0
Pinky May	1	0	0	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Billy Werber	4	1	1	1	0	0
Lonny Frey	2	0	0	0	1	0
Jim Gleeson	3	2	1	0	0	0
Frank McCormick	3	1	1	2	0	0
Mike McCormick	3	0	1	1	0	0
Harry Craft	3	0	0	0	0	0
Eddie Joost	3	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Riddle	3	1	1	0	0	1
Monte Pearson	2	0	0	0	0	2

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Lee Grissom	7.0	3	0	3
Bill Harman	1.0	2	1	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Monte Pearson	9.0	5	3	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Stan Benjamin: 4
Joe Marty: 9
Danny Litwhiler: 9

Bot 1

Billy Werber: 4
Lonny Frey: 4
Jim Gleeson: 53

Top 2

Nick Etten: S7.B-2(E7)
Johnny Rizzo: 53/SH.2-3
Bobby Bragan: 43
Bennie Warren: W
Hal Marnie: K/C

Bot 2

Frank McCormick: 8
Mike McCormick: 3/G
Harry Craft: 3

Top 3

Lee Grissom: K
Stan Benjamin: 3/FL
Joe Marty: 43

Bot 3

Eddie Joost: 8
Johnny Riddle: K
Monte Pearson: K

Top 4

Danny Litwhiler: 7
Nick Etten: W
Johnny Rizzo: S8.1-2
Bobby Bragan: 9
Bennie Warren: 63

Bot 4

Billy Werber: E5
Lonny Frey: 53/SH.1-2
Jim Gleeson: HP
Frank McCormick: WP.2-H(UR);1-3
Frank McCormick: 63.3-H(UR)
Mike McCormick: E5
Harry Craft: CS2(26)

Top 5

Hal Marnie: 53
Lee Grissom: 4
Stan Benjamin: 2/FL

Bot 5

Harry Craft: 2/FL
Eddie Joost: 13
Johnny Riddle: 6

Top 6

Joe Marty: 43
Danny Litwhiler: K
Nick Etten: 3

Bot 6

Monte Pearson: K/C
Billy Werber: 7/L
Lonny Frey: 23

Top 7

Johnny Rizzo: S8
Bobby Bragan: 64(1)3/GDP
Bennie Warren: 8

Bot 7

Jim Gleeson: D9
Frank McCormick: T8.2-H
Mike McCormick: S1.3-H
Harry Craft: CS2(26)
Harry Craft: 63
Eddie Joost: 153

Top 8

Hal Marnie: 63
Mickey Livingston: 13
Stan Benjamin: S8
Joe Marty: 9

Bot 8

Johnny Riddle: S8
Monte Pearson: 14/SH.1-2
Billy Werber: S7.2-H
Lonny Frey: CS2(26)
Lonny Frey: W
Jim Gleeson: 9

Top 9

Danny Litwhiler: HR/7
Nick Etten: 6
Pinky May: 63
Bobby Bragan: W
Bennie Warren: 4(1)/FO