Cincinnati Reds vs Philadelphia Phillies
May 7, 1939 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 7, 1939 at Shibe Park. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 13, Philadelphia Phillies 4

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Werber 3b 3 3 1 0
Frey 2b 1 3 1 1
Goodman rf 5 2 3 4
McCormick 1b 4 1 2 4
Lombardi c 4 1 0 1
Craft cf 5 1 1 3
Berger lf 4 0 1 0
Myers ss 4 1 0 0
Derringer p 5 1 1 0
Totals 35 13 10 13
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Mueller 2b 5 1 1 0
Martin cf 1 0 1 0
  Scott cf 3 1 1 1
Klein rf 4 0 0 0
Arnovich lf 4 0 2 2
May 3b 4 0 1 0
Powers 1b 4 0 1 0
Scharein ss 4 0 0 0
Davis c 4 1 1 0
Mulcahy p 0 0 0 0
  Hollingsworth p 1 0 0 0
  Henry p 2 0 0 0
  Brack ph 1 1 1 1
Totals 37 4 9 4
Cincinnati 452 020 000 013102
Philadelphia 000 030 001 x492
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Derringer  W(3-0) 9.0 9 4 2 0 3
Totals
9.0
9
4
2
0
3
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Mulcahy  L(1-2) 1.1 5 9 8 3 1
  Hollingsworth   1.1 1 2 2 3 0
  Henry   6.1 4 2 2 3 1
Totals
9.0
10
13
12
9
2

  E–Frey (2), Myers (4), Scharein (5), Mulcahy (1).  DP–Cincinnati 1. Myers-Frey-McCormick, Philadelphia 2. May-Mueller-Powers, Scharein-Mueller-Powers.  2B–Cincinnati Werber (3); Goodman (5), Philadelphia Mueller (6); Arnovich 2 (4); Davis (1).  3B–Cincinnati Frey (1).  HR–Cincinnati McCormick (2,2nd inning off Mulcahy 3 on); Craft (2,1st inning off Mulcahy 2 on), Philadelphia Brack (2,9th inning off Derringer 0 on).  HBP–Lombardi (1); Martin (1).  Team LOB–5.  Team–7.  U–Bick Campbell, Lee Ballanfant, Bill Klem.  T–1:59.  A–18,046.
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