Philadelphia Phillies vs Brooklyn Dodgers
September 8, 1939 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 8, 1939 at Ebbets Field. The Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 2, Brooklyn Dodgers 11

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Hughes 2b 4 0 1 0
Scharein ss 4 0 0 0
Mueller rf 4 0 1 0
Arnovich lf 4 0 1 0
Suhr 1b 4 0 1 0
Marty cf 4 1 1 0
May 3b 2 1 0 0
Davis c 4 0 1 1
Higbe p 2 0 1 1
  Martin ph 1 0 0 0
  Harrell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2
Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Coscarart 2b 4 2 4 5
Lavagetto 3b 5 0 1 1
  Durocher 3b 0 1 0 0
Walker cf 4 0 1 1
Camilli 1b 3 2 1 0
Ripple rf 4 1 2 1
Koy lf 4 1 2 1
Todd c 5 2 1 0
Hudson ss 4 1 1 1
Crouch p 3 1 1 0
Totals 36 11 14 10
Philadelphia 020 000 000273
Brooklyn 011 022 50x11140
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Higbe  L(9-13) 6.0 10 6 5 4 1
  Harrell   2.0 4 5 3 1 0
Totals
8.0
14
11
8
5
1
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Crouch  W(1-0) 9.0 7 2 2 2 4
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
2
4

  E–Scharein (23), May (13), Harrell (3).  DP–Philadelphia 1. Scharein-Suhr.  2B–Philadelphia Marty (11), Brooklyn Coscarart 2 (18); Ripple (5).  3B–Brooklyn Camilli (10).  HR–Brooklyn Coscarart (3,6th inning off Higbe 1 on).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Koy (6); Crouch (1).  Team–8.  U–Beans Reardon, Larry Goetz, Babe Pinelli.
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