Cincinnati Reds vs Philadelphia Phillies
July 28, 1940 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 28, 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 1, Philadelphia Phillies 4
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Werber 3b 4 1 1 0
Frey 2b 3 0 1 0
Goodman rf 4 0 1 1
McCormick F. 1b 4 0 3 0
Hershberger c 4 0 0 0
Craft cf 3 0 0 0
McCormick M. lf 3 0 0 0
  Dejan ph 1 0 0 0
Myers ss 2 0 0 0
  Riggs ph 1 0 0 0
  Joost ss 1 0 0 0
Walters p 3 0 1 0
  Riddle p 0 0 0 0
  Gamble ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 7 1
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Mahan 1b 3 1 1 0
Schulte 2b 3 0 1 1
Klein rf 3 1 2 1
Rizzo 3b 4 1 1 0
Mazzera lf 3 0 2 1
Marty cf 3 0 0 0
Bragan ss 3 0 1 1
Atwood c 3 1 0 0
Blanton p 4 0 0 0
Totals 29 4 8 4
Cincinnati 100 000 000–171
Philadelphia 300 000 10x–481
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Walters  L(15-5) 7.0 7 4 3 4 4
  Riddle   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
8
4
3
5
4
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Blanton  W(4-3) 9.0 7 1 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
7
1
0
1
2
  E–M. McCormick (3), Rizzo (6).  DP–Cincinnati 1. Frey-Myers-F. McCormick.  PB–Hershberger (2).  2B–Cincinnati Frey (14); F. McCormick (26).  SH–Frey (13); Schulte (8); Marty (7).  Team LOB–8.  Team–8.  SB–Bragan (2).  U–Tom Dunn, Lou Jorda, Ziggy Sears.  T–1:50.  A–10,160.
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