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Philadelphia Phillies @ Cincinnati Reds

1942-07-12 · Day game · Crosley Field · 94°F, sunny, dry · 1:42

Cincinnati Reds defeated Philadelphia Phillies 2–0. Cincinnati Reds put up 2 in the 1st. Johnny Vander Meer earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Johnny Vander Meer L: Tommy Hughes SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Ziggy Sears · 1B: Bill Stewart · 2B: (none) · 3B: Tom Dunn · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Pinky May	2	0	2	1
Stan Benjamin	4	0	0	2
Al Glossop	4	2	0	1
Danny Litwhiler	3	0	1	2
Ernie Koy	4	1	0	1
Earl Naylor	4	0	0	2
Bobby Bragan	2	0	0	0
Mickey Livingston	3	0	1	2
Tommy Hughes	2	0	0	1
Danny Murtaugh	1	0	0	0
Bennie Warren	1	0	0	1

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eddie Joost	4	1	1	0	0	1
Lonny Frey	4	0	1	0	0	0
Max Marshall	4	0	1	0	0	0
Frank McCormick	2	1	1	0	1	0
Bert Haas	3	0	0	0	0	0
Gee Walker	3	0	1	1	0	0
Harry Craft	3	0	0	0	0	0
Rollie Hemsley	3	0	0	0	0	1
Johnny Vander Meer	3	0	0	0	0	1

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tommy Hughes	8.0	5	1	3

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Vander Meer	9.0	3	4	13

Play-by-play

Top 1

Pinky May: W
Stan Benjamin: 64(1)/FO
Al Glossop: SB2
Al Glossop: K/C
Danny Litwhiler: K

Bot 1

Eddie Joost: S8
Lonny Frey: 6
Max Marshall: SB2
Max Marshall: 3/G.2-3
Frank McCormick: W
Bert Haas: E6.3-H(NR)(UR);1-2
Gee Walker: S7.2-H(UR);1X3(756)

Top 2

Ernie Koy: 53
Earl Naylor: K
Bobby Bragan: 8

Bot 2

Harry Craft: 5/FL
Rollie Hemsley: K
Johnny Vander Meer: 43

Top 3

Mickey Livingston: 63
Tommy Hughes: K
Pinky May: W
Stan Benjamin: 53

Bot 3

Eddie Joost: 3
Lonny Frey: 3/FL
Max Marshall: 9

Top 4

Al Glossop: D8
Danny Litwhiler: K
Ernie Koy: K
Earl Naylor: 4

Bot 4

Frank McCormick: S8
Bert Haas: 64(1)3/GDP
Gee Walker: 43

Top 5

Bobby Bragan: 43
Mickey Livingston: W
Tommy Hughes: FC2/SH.1-3(E2/TH2)
Pinky May: 6
Stan Benjamin: K/C

Bot 5

Harry Craft: E6
Rollie Hemsley: 9
Johnny Vander Meer: K/C
Eddie Joost: K/C

Top 6

Al Glossop: 43
Danny Litwhiler: W
Ernie Koy: 2/FL
Earl Naylor: 8

Bot 6

Lonny Frey: S4
Max Marshall: S8.1-3
Frank McCormick: 5/L
Bert Haas: 2/FL
Gee Walker: 3/G

Top 7

Danny Murtaugh: 8
Mickey Livingston: K
Tommy Hughes: 13

Bot 7

Harry Craft: 63
Rollie Hemsley: 8
Johnny Vander Meer: 63

Top 8

Pinky May: K
Stan Benjamin: K
Al Glossop: S8
Danny Litwhiler: 8

Bot 8

Eddie Joost: 6
Lonny Frey: 8
Max Marshall: 8

Top 9

Ernie Koy: D8
Earl Naylor: K
Bennie Warren: K
Mickey Livingston: K