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From the vault · October 15, 2008 · 2008 NLCS, Game 5: The Philadelphia Phillies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5–1 at Dodger Stadium to win the NL pennant, 4 games to 1. ▶ Video ↗
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Philadelphia Phillies @ Cincinnati Reds
1942-07-14 · Day game · Crosley Field · Att: 1375 · 92°F, sunny, dry · 1:58
Philadelphia Phillies defeated Cincinnati Reds 2–1. Philadelphia Phillies put up 2 in the 5th. Rube Melton earned the win. Rube Melton went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| CIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
W: Rube Melton L: Ray Starr SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Tom Dunn · 1B: Ziggy Sears · 2B: (none) · 3B: Bill Stewart · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Philadelphia Phillies — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pinky May | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Danny Murtaugh | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Al Glossop | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Danny Litwhiler | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ron Northey | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ernie Koy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Nick Etten | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bennie Warren | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rube Melton | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Cincinnati Reds — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eddie Joost | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Lonny Frey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Max Marshall | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Frank McCormick | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ray Lamanno | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Gee Walker | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Harry Craft | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bert Haas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Starr | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Ival Goodman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick West | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Philadelphia Phillies — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rube Melton | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
Cincinnati Reds — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Starr | 8.0 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
 Joe Beggs | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Pinky May: S7
- Danny Murtaugh: 64(1)3/GDP
- Al Glossop: 9
Bot 1
- Eddie Joost: 8
- Lonny Frey: W
- Max Marshall: 46(1)3/GDP
Top 2
- Danny Litwhiler: 3/FL
- Ron Northey: S4
- Ernie Koy: 9
- Nick Etten: 4/L
Bot 2
- Frank McCormick: 53
- Ray Lamanno: 7
- Gee Walker: D8
- Harry Craft: K
Top 3
- Bennie Warren: 7
- Rube Melton: 4/L
- Pinky May: 63
Bot 3
- Bert Haas: 63
- Ray Starr: K/C
- Eddie Joost: 53
Top 4
- Danny Murtaugh: W
- Al Glossop: 7
- Danny Litwhiler: 13.1-2
- Ron Northey: 5/FL
Bot 4
- Lonny Frey: 43
- Max Marshall: S9
- Frank McCormick: 43.1-2
- Ray Lamanno: S8.2-H;B-2(TH)
- Gee Walker: S3.2-3
- Harry Craft: K/C
Top 5
- Ernie Koy: 63
- Nick Etten: 8
- Bennie Warren: W
- Rube Melton: HR/78/IPHR.1-H
- Pinky May: 53
Bot 5
- Bert Haas: 7
- Ray Starr: K
- Eddie Joost: 7
Top 6
- Danny Murtaugh: W
- Al Glossop: 3/SH.1-2
- Danny Litwhiler: 7.2-3
- Ron Northey: 3/G
Bot 6
- Lonny Frey: W
- Max Marshall: 46(1)/FO
- Frank McCormick: 64(1)3/GDP
Top 7
- Ernie Koy: W
- Nick Etten: 64(1)/FO
- Bennie Warren: 14(1)3/GDP
Bot 7
- Ray Lamanno: 9
- Gee Walker: S1
- Ival Goodman: D9.1XH(942)
- Bert Haas: 2/FL
Top 8
- Rube Melton: 13
- Pinky May: E6.B-2
- Danny Murtaugh: 9
- Al Glossop: 8/L
Bot 8
- Dick West: K
- Eddie Joost: S7
- Lonny Frey: 6(B)3(1)/LDP
Top 9
- Danny Litwhiler: 63
- Ron Northey: 9
- Ernie Koy: 2/FL
Bot 9
- Max Marshall: 9
- Frank McCormick: 8
- Ray Lamanno: 6
Notes & reviews
- Harry Craft injured in collision with Max Marshall