Cincinnati Reds vs Philadelphia Phillies
June 20, 1940 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 20, 1940 at Shibe Park. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Cincinnati Reds 3, Philadelphia Phillies 4
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Werber 3b 4 1 2 0
Frey 2b 5 0 0 0
Goodman rf 4 0 0 0
McCormick 1b 5 0 0 1
Lombardi c 4 1 2 1
  Gamble pr 0 0 0 0
  Hershberger c 1 0 1 0
Craft cf 4 0 0 0
Arnovich lf 5 1 1 0
Joost ss 5 0 1 1
Thompson p 3 0 1 0
  Beggs p 2 0 0 0
Totals 42 3 8 3
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Schulte 2b 4 3 2 0
Marty cf 6 0 2 0
Klein rf 6 1 3 4
Rizzo lf 5 0 2 0
May 3b 5 0 1 0
Bragan ss 4 0 0 0
Atwood c 3 0 1 0
  Mueller ph 1 0 0 0
  Warren c 0 0 0 0
Mahan 1b 4 0 0 0
Higbe p 5 0 0 0
Totals 43 4 11 4
Cincinnati 110 000 100 000–381
Philadelphia 100 000 020 001–4110
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Thompson   7.1 6 3 2 4 4
  Beggs  L(3-2) 4.0 5 1 1 1 1
Totals
11.1
11
4
3
5
5
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Higbe  W(5-6) 12.0 8 3 3 3 4
Totals
12.0
8
3
3
3
4
  E–Thompson (3).  DP–Cincinnati 2. Frey-Joost-F. McCormick, Werber-Frey-F. McCormick.  PB–Atwood (2).  2B–Cincinnati Werber (14); Lombardi (11); Hershberger (2); Arnovich (3).  HR–Cincinnati Lombardi (6,7th inning off Higbe 0 on), Philadelphia Klein (6,8th inning off Thompson 1 on).  Team LOB–6.  Team–10.  U–Tom Dunn, Lou Jorda, Ziggy Sears.  T–2:31.  A–7,421.
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