Cincinnati Reds vs Philadelphia Phillies
May 9, 1939 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 9, 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 8, Philadelphia Phillies 4

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Werber 3b 4 1 1 0
Joost 2b 5 1 0 0
Bordagaray rf 5 0 1 1
McCormick 1b 4 1 1 1
Hershberger c 5 1 4 1
Craft cf 5 2 2 1
Berger lf 3 2 2 4
Myers ss 4 0 0 0
Grissom p 1 0 0 0
  Bongiovanni ph 1 0 0 0
  Davis p 1 0 1 0
Totals 38 8 12 8
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Mueller 2b 0 1 0 0
  Young 2b 3 0 1 0
Scott rf 4 0 1 0
Brack cf 4 2 2 0
Arnovich lf 4 1 2 3
May 3b 4 0 0 0
Whitney 1b 4 0 1 0
Scharein ss 4 0 1 0
Davis c 3 0 1 0
  Millies c 0 0 0 0
  Klein ph 1 0 1 0
Mulcahy p 2 0 0 0
  Martin ph 1 0 0 0
  Poindexter p 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 10 3
Cincinnati 131 012 0008122
Philadelphia 003 010 0004101
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Grissom  W(1-1) 5.0 5 4 3 3 2
  Davis  SV(1) 4.0 5 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
4
3
3
3
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Mulcahy  L(1-3) 6.0 9 8 7 2 1
  Poindexter   3.0 3 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
12
8
7
3
1

  E–Werber (7), Myers (5), Brack (2).  DP–Cincinnati 3. Joost-McCormick, Joost-Myers-McCormick, Myers-McCormick, Philadelphia 1. Scharein-Mueller-Whitney.  2B–Philadelphia Arnovich 2 (6).  3B–Cincinnati Craft (2).  HR–Cincinnati McCormick (4,5th inning off Mulcahy 0 on); Berger 2 (4,2nd inning off Mulcahy 1 on,6th inning off Mulcahy 1 on).  SH–Grissom (1); Scott (1).  Team LOB–7.  Team–8.  U–Bill Klem, Bick Campbell, Lee Ballanfant.  T–1:50.  A–1,500.
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