Philadelphia Phillies vs Brooklyn Dodgers
May 12, 1940 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 12, 1940 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 3, Brooklyn Dodgers 5
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Martin cf 5 0 1 0
Bragan ss 4 0 0 0
Mahan 1b 4 0 0 0
Klein rf 3 2 2 1
Mueller 2b 3 0 1 0
Arnovich lf 4 0 0 0
May 3b 4 0 2 1
  Benjamin pr 0 0 0 0
Warren c 3 1 1 0
Johnson p 1 0 0 0
  Smoll p 1 0 0 0
  Suhr ph 1 0 0 0
  Hoerst p 0 0 0 0
  Marty ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 7 2
Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Gilbert cf 4 1 1 0
Coscarart 2b 3 0 0 1
Walker lf 3 0 1 1
Phelps c 4 0 1 0
  Mancuso c 0 0 0 0
Camilli 1b 3 2 1 0
Lavagetto 3b 4 0 1 0
Moore rf 4 1 2 2
Durocher ss 4 0 1 0
Fitzsimmons p 2 1 0 0
  Pressnell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 8 4
Philadelphia 010 000 011–372
Brooklyn 002 201 00x–581
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson  L(0-1) 3.1 5 4 3 2 1
  Smoll   3.2 3 1 1 1 1
  Hoerst   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
8
5
4
3
2
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Fitzsimmons  W(2-0) 8.2 7 3 2 4 2
  Pressnell  SV(1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
3
2
4
2
  E–Martin (1), Mueller (1), Coscarart (5).  DP–Brooklyn 1. Camilli.  2B–Philadelphia May (3); Warren (2), Brooklyn Gilbert (4); Walker (3); Camilli (4).  HR–Philadelphia Klein (2,2nd inning off Fitzsimmons 0 on).  Team LOB–7.  HBP–Fitzsimmons (1).  Team–6.  U–Bill Stewart, George Barr, George Magerkurth.  T–2:11.  A–14,505.
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