Cincinnati Reds vs Philadelphia Phillies
September 18, 1940 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 18, 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 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Werber 3b 1 0 0 0
  Joost 3b 3 0 1 1
McCormick M. cf 6 0 2 0
Goodman rf 6 0 0 1
McCormick F. 1b 6 1 3 0
Ripple lf 5 1 1 0
Baker c 5 0 2 0
Frey 2b 5 1 2 1
Myers ss 5 0 1 0
Vander Meer p 5 1 1 0
  Beggs p 0 0 0 0
Totals 47 4 13 3
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
May 3b 5 0 0 0
Mahan 1b 4 0 1 0
  Stewart ph 0 1 0 0
  Mazzera 1b 1 0 0 0
Litwhiler rf 6 0 1 0
Rizzo lf 5 0 0 0
Marty cf 6 1 3 1
Warren c 3 1 1 0
Bragan ss 5 0 0 0
  Klein ph 1 0 0 0
Schulte 2b 5 0 0 1
Mulcahy p 5 0 2 1
Totals 46 3 8 3
Cincinnati 000 010 100 100 1–4130
Philadelphia 020 000 000 100 0–382
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Vander Meer  W(2-0) 12.0 8 3 3 5 11
  Beggs  SV(7) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
13.0
8
3
3
5
11
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Mulcahy  L(12-21) 13.0 13 4 3 1 7
Totals
13.0
13
4
3
1
7
  E–Mahan (12), Bragan (43).  DP–Philadelphia 2. Bragan-Schulte-Mahan, May-Schulte-Mahan.  2B–Cincinnati Baker (1); Vander Meer (2), Philadelphia Marty 3 (20).  SH–Joost (9); Rizzo (2).  Team LOB–6.  Team–10.  U-HP–Al Barlick, 1B–Bick Campbell, 2B–Bill Klem, 3B–Lee Ballanfant.  T–2:51.  A–2,093.
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