Philadelphia Phillies vs Cincinnati Reds
May 4, 1940 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 4, 1940 at Crosley Field. 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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Philadelphia Phillies 2, Cincinnati Reds 3
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Schulte 2b 5 0 0 0
Martin cf 5 1 1 0
Mahan 1b 5 1 1 1
Arnovich lf 4 0 1 0
Klein rf 4 0 0 0
Warren c 4 0 1 0
Mueller 3b 3 0 0 0
Bragan ss 4 0 2 1
Higbe p 4 0 0 0
Totals 38 2 6 2
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Werber 3b 4 0 0 0
Frey 2b 4 1 1 0
Goodman rf 4 0 1 0
McCormick F. 1b 5 0 2 1
Lombardi c 4 0 1 0
  DiMaggio pr 0 1 0 0
  Myers ss 1 1 0 0
Craft cf 2 0 0 0
McCormick M. lf 3 0 2 0
Joost ss 2 0 0 0
  Hershberger ph 1 0 1 1
  Gamble pr 0 0 0 0
  Beggs p 0 0 0 0
Derringer p 3 0 0 0
  Baker c 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 8 2
Philadelphia 000 200 000 00–263
Cincinnati 000 100 001 01–380
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Higbe  L(1-3) 10.0 8 3 2 5 3
Totals
10.0
8
3
2
5
3
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Derringer   9.0 4 2 2 2 4
  Beggs  W(1-0) 2.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
11.0
6
2
2
2
4
  E–Mahan (1), Bragan (1), Higbe (1).  DP–Philadelphia 1. Schulte-Bragan-Mahan.  2B–Philadelphia Martin (3).  SH–Klein (1); Craft 2 (3); Joost (1).  Team LOB–6.  Team–9.  U–Tom Dunn, Lou Jorda, Ziggy Sears.  T–1:30.  A–4,530.
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