Philadelphia Phillies vs Brooklyn Dodgers
August 14, 1940 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 14, 1940 at Ebbets Field. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Philadelphia Phillies 9, Brooklyn Dodgers 6
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
May 3b 5 0 1 1
Schulte 2b 5 1 1 0
Marty cf 4 2 1 0
Rizzo rf 4 3 3 3
Warren c 4 2 2 1
Bragan ss 2 0 2 3
Mueller lf 3 0 1 1
Mahan 1b 3 1 0 0
Pearson p 2 0 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
  Mazzera ph 1 0 0 0
  Beck p 0 0 0 0
  Higbe p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 9 11 9
Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Reese ss 4 1 1 0
Walker cf 5 1 3 1
Camilli 1b 3 1 0 1
Medwick lf 5 1 1 2
Reiser 3b 4 1 2 0
Wasdell rf 4 1 2 0
Franks c 4 0 0 1
Coscarart 2b 3 0 0 1
  Phelps ph 1 0 0 0
  Hudson 2b 0 0 0 0
Davis p 1 0 0 0
  Flowers p 0 0 0 0
  Gallagher ph 1 0 1 0
  Head p 0 0 0 0
  Carleton p 0 0 0 0
  Vosmik ph 1 0 1 0
  Casey p 0 0 0 0
  Lavagetto ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 11 6
Philadelphia 010 310 310–9110
Brooklyn 210 020 010–6110
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Pearson   3.0 5 3 3 1 1
  Johnson   2.0 2 2 2 0 0
  Beck  W(3-7) 3.0 4 1 1 3 0
  Higbe  SV(1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
6
6
4
1
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Davis   3.0 4 3 3 0 2
  Flowers   2.0 3 2 2 1 1
  Head   0.0 0 0 0 2 0
  Carleton  L(4-6) 2.0 3 3 3 1 3
  Casey   2.0 1 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
11
9
9
5
7
  E–None.  DP–Philadelphia 1. Mahan, Brooklyn 1. Franks-Reiser.  2B–Philadelphia May (16); Schulte (13); Bragan (9), Brooklyn Wasdell (12).  3B–Brooklyn Walker (8); Reiser (1).  HR–Philadelphia Rizzo 2 (17,4th inning off Davis 1 on,2nd inning off Davis 0 on), Brooklyn Medwick (10,1st inning off Pearson 1 on).  SH–Bragan (2); Beck (3).  HBP–Marty (1).  Team LOB–5.  Team–7.  U–Ziggy Sears, Lou Jorda, Tom Dunn.  T–2:30.  A–24,356.
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