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Cincinnati Reds @ Philadelphia Phillies

1941-08-20 · Day game · Shibe Park · Att: 8605 · cloudy, dry · 1:55

Cincinnati Reds defeated Philadelphia Phillies 3–0. Cincinnati Reds put up 2 in the 9th. Elmer Riddle earned the win. Frank McCormick went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Elmer Riddle L: Rube Melton SV: (none)

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

Cincinnati Reds — batting

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

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Danny Murtaugh	4	2	0	0
Stan Benjamin	3	1	0	1
Joe Marty	3	0	0	0
Nick Etten	3	0	1	0
Danny Litwhiler	4	1	0	0
Heinie Mueller	4	2	0	0
Bobby Bragan	1	0	1	0
Mickey Livingston	3	0	0	1
Rube Melton	2	0	0	1
Chuck Klein	1	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Elmer Riddle	9.0	6	2	3

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rube Melton	9.0	6	4	8

Play-by-play

Top 1

Eddie Joost: 3
Mike McCormick: 13
Jim Gleeson: 7

Bot 1

Danny Murtaugh: 53
Stan Benjamin: 9
Joe Marty: 7

Top 2

Frank McCormick: HR/7
Lonny Frey: D7
Billy Werber: 2/FL
Dick West: 5/FL
Harry Craft: WP.2-3
Harry Craft: K

Bot 2

Nick Etten: 9
Danny Litwhiler: 8
Heinie Mueller: S8
Bobby Bragan: 64(1)/FO

Top 3

Elmer Riddle: K
Eddie Joost: K
Mike McCormick: S7
Jim Gleeson: CS2(26)

Bot 3

Mickey Livingston: 9
Rube Melton: K
Danny Murtaugh: S5
Stan Benjamin: SB2
Stan Benjamin: K

Top 4

Jim Gleeson: K
Frank McCormick: 3/G
Lonny Frey: 8

Bot 4

Joe Marty: 4
Nick Etten: 2/FL
Danny Litwhiler: D9
Heinie Mueller: 8

Top 5

Billy Werber: 4
Dick West: 6/L
Harry Craft: W
Elmer Riddle: K/C

Bot 5

Bobby Bragan: W
Mickey Livingston: 9
Rube Melton: 14/SH.1-2
Danny Murtaugh: 8

Top 6

Eddie Joost: E5.B-2
Mike McCormick: 34/SH.2-3
Jim Gleeson: 3/G
Frank McCormick: 2/FL

Bot 6

Stan Benjamin: S5
Joe Marty: 24/SH.1-2
Nick Etten: 8.2-3
Danny Litwhiler: 7

Top 7

Lonny Frey: D7
Billy Werber: 34/SH.2-3
Dick West: K
Harry Craft: K

Bot 7

Heinie Mueller: S4
Bobby Bragan: 54/SH.1-2
Mickey Livingston: K
Rube Melton: 53

Top 8

Elmer Riddle: 6
Eddie Joost: K/C
Mike McCormick: W
Jim Gleeson: CS2(26)

Bot 8

Danny Murtaugh: S7
Stan Benjamin: 54/SH/DP.1X3(41)
Joe Marty: 8

Top 9

Jim Gleeson: W
Frank McCormick: 34/SH.1-2
Lonny Frey: 63.2-3
Billy Werber: S7.3-H
Dick West: D7.1-H
Harry Craft: W
Elmer Riddle: 63

Bot 9

Nick Etten: W
Danny Litwhiler: 54(1)/FO
Heinie Mueller: 46(1)/FO
Chuck Klein: 6