Cincinnati Reds vs Philadelphia Phillies
June 17, 1940 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 17, 1940 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 6, Philadelphia Phillies 2
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Werber 3b 4 2 1 0
Arnovich lf 4 0 2 0
Frey 2b 4 0 1 2
McCormick 1b 3 0 0 0
Lombardi c 4 0 0 0
Craft cf 4 2 2 0
Goodman rf 3 1 2 0
Joost ss 4 1 1 4
Vander Meer p 1 0 0 0
  Moore p 3 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 9 6
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Schulte 2b 3 1 0 0
Bragan ss 5 0 1 1
Klein rf 5 0 1 0
May 3b 2 0 0 1
Marty cf 4 0 0 0
Berger lf 3 0 1 0
Mahan 1b 3 1 0 0
Atwood c 2 0 0 0
Beck p 2 0 0 0
  Mueller ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 3 2
Cincinnati 130 000 011–691
Philadelphia 110 000 000–230
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Vander Meer   1.0 1 2 2 3 1
  Moore  W(2-1) 8.0 2 0 0 5 4
Totals
9.0
3
2
2
8
5
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Beck  L(2-3) 9.0 9 6 6 3 0
Totals
9.0
9
6
6
3
0
  E–Frey (5).  DP–Philadelphia 2. Bragan-Schulte-Mahan, Schulte-Bragan-Mahan.  2B–Philadelphia Berger (2).  3B–Cincinnati Werber (1).  HR–Cincinnati Joost (1,2nd inning off Beck 2 on).  Team LOB–4.  SH–Beck (2).  Team–10.  U–Lou Jorda, Ziggy Sears, Tom Dunn.  T–1:55.  A–1,000.
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