New York Giants vs Philadelphia Phillies
September 2, 1940 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 2, 1940 at Shibe Park. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the New York Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Giants 5, Philadelphia Phillies 6

New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Whitehead 2b 5 1 1 1
Seeds lf 4 3 3 3
  Joiner p 1 0 0 0
Demaree cf 6 0 0 0
Young 1b 4 0 1 1
Danning c 4 0 1 0
Ott rf 4 0 1 0
Cuccinello 3b 5 0 1 0
Witek ss 5 1 2 0
Dean p 2 0 1 0
  Brown p 0 0 0 0
  Moore lf 2 0 1 0
Totals 42 5 12 5
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
May 3b 3 2 2 0
Litwhiler rf 5 0 3 2
Marty cf 4 0 0 0
Rizzo lf 4 0 1 1
Atwood c 5 0 0 0
Bragan ss 5 2 3 1
Mahan 1b 4 0 1 0
Schulte 2b 4 0 0 0
Smoll p 2 1 1 0
  Mueller ph 1 1 1 1
  Beck p 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 6 12 5
New York 101 102 000 05120
Philadelphia 001 013 000 16122
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Dean   5.2 10 5 0 3 3
  Brown   1.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Joiner  L(3-2) 2.0 1 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
12
6
1
4
3
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Smoll   6.0 9 5 5 4 1
  Beck  W(4-8) 4.0 3 0 0 1 4
Totals
10.0
12
5
5
5
5

  E–Litwhiler (1), Beck (3).  DP–New York 1. Whitehead-Witek-Young.  2B–New York Whitehead (9); Moore (30), Philadelphia Bragan 2 (12); Mahan (17).  3B–Philadelphia Litwhiler (1).  HR–New York Seeds 2 (3,3rd inning off Smoll 0 on,6th inning off Smoll 1 on), Philadelphia Bragan (7,10th inning off Joiner 0 on).  SH–Dean (5).  Team LOB–13.  Team–9.  U–Bick Campbell, Bill Klem, Lee Ballanfant.  T–2:35.  A–13,325.
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