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Cincinnati Reds @ Philadelphia Phillies

1941-08-18 · Day game · Shibe Park · Att: 2873 · sunny, dry · 1:50

Cincinnati Reds defeated Philadelphia Phillies 5–4. Cincinnati Reds put up 4 in the 7th. Junior Thompson earned the win. Harry Craft went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Junior Thompson L: Johnny Podgajny SV: (none)

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

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eddie Joost	2	0	0	0	2	1
Mike McCormick	3	0	0	0	1	0
Jim Gleeson	4	1	1	0	0	0
Frank McCormick	4	0	1	0	0	0
Lonny Frey	4	0	0	0	0	0
Billy Werber	3	2	2	1	1	0
Ernie Lombardi	2	1	1	0	2	0
Harry Craft	4	1	3	4	0	0
Gene Thompson	3	0	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Danny Murtaugh	5	0	1	0	0	3
Stan Benjamin	5	1	2	0	0	1
Joe Marty	5	1	1	1	0	1
Nick Etten	3	1	3	2	1	0
Danny Litwhiler	3	0	0	0	1	1
Jim Carlin	2	0	0	0	1	0
Bobby Bragan	4	0	0	0	0	1
Mickey Livingston	3	0	1	0	0	0
Johnny Podgajny	3	0	0	0	0	1
Heinie Mueller	1	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Rizzo	1	0	0	0	0	1
Chuck Klein	1	1	1	1	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Gene Thompson	9.0	9	3	9

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Podgajny	9.0	8	6	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Eddie Joost: W
Mike McCormick: 7
Jim Gleeson: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 1

Danny Murtaugh: K
Stan Benjamin: 7
Joe Marty: 13

Top 2

Frank McCormick: 7/L
Lonny Frey: 3/G
Billy Werber: 63

Bot 2

Nick Etten: S9
Danny Litwhiler: 7
Jim Carlin: W.1-2
Bobby Bragan: 8
Mickey Livingston: 64(1)/FO

Top 3

Ernie Lombardi: 5/FL
Harry Craft: 63
Gene Thompson: 43

Bot 3

Johnny Podgajny: 63
Danny Murtaugh: K
Stan Benjamin: S9
Joe Marty: D7.1-H
Nick Etten: HR/9.2-H
Danny Litwhiler: W
Jim Carlin: 5

Top 4

Eddie Joost: W
Mike McCormick: 4(1)3/GDP
Jim Gleeson: 31

Bot 4

Bobby Bragan: 7/L
Mickey Livingston: 8
Johnny Podgajny: 63

Top 5

Frank McCormick: 4
Lonny Frey: 2/FL
Billy Werber: S7
Ernie Lombardi: S9.1-3
Harry Craft: CSH(2)

Bot 5

Danny Murtaugh: S8
Stan Benjamin: SB2
Stan Benjamin: K
Joe Marty: 53
Nick Etten: IW
Danny Litwhiler: SB3;SB2
Danny Litwhiler: 8/L

Top 6

Harry Craft: S8
Gene Thompson: 13/SH.1-2
Eddie Joost: K/C
Mike McCormick: 7/L

Bot 6

Jim Carlin: 63
Bobby Bragan: 7/L
Mickey Livingston: S8
Johnny Podgajny: K

Top 7

Jim Gleeson: S8
Frank McCormick: S8.1-2
Lonny Frey: 2/FL
Billy Werber: S7.2-H;1X3(75);B-2(TH3)
Ernie Lombardi: W
Harry Craft: HR/7.2-H;1-H
Gene Thompson: 53

Bot 7

Danny Murtaugh: K
Stan Benjamin: 7
Joe Marty: K

Top 8

Eddie Joost: 9
Mike McCormick: W
Jim Gleeson: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 8

Nick Etten: S9
Danny Litwhiler: K
Heinie Mueller: 9
Bobby Bragan: K

Top 9

Frank McCormick: 53
Lonny Frey: 3/L
Billy Werber: W
Ernie Lombardi: W.1-2
Harry Craft: S8.2-H;1-2
Gene Thompson: 5(2)/FO

Bot 9

Johnny Rizzo: K
Chuck Klein: HR/9
Danny Murtaugh: 8
Stan Benjamin: S9
Joe Marty: 5

Notes & reviews

Chuck Klein's 300th home run; he was the seventh batter to reach that milestone

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