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Phillies
@ Braves
Braves Field
July 8, 1939
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Braves and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on July 8, 1939 at Braves Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 8, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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| Home Team |
Boston Braves
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 8, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Home Team | Boston Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Syl Johnson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Lou Fette |
| Ballpark | Braves Field |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 1,307 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 49 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Beans Reardon 1B: Tom Dunn 2B: (none) 3B: Babe Pinelli |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jack Bolling | First Baseman |
| Del Young | Second Baseman |
| Heinie Mueller | Left Fielder |
| Morrie Arnovich | Center Fielder |
| LeGrant Scott | Right Fielder |
| Pinky May | Third Baseman |
| George Scharein | Shortstop |
| Spud Davis | Catcher |
| Syl Johnson | Pitcher |
| Doc Prothro | Manager |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Debs Garms | Right Fielder |
| Buddy Hassett | First Baseman |
| Al Simmons | Left Fielder |
| Max West | Center Fielder |
| Tony Cuccinello | Second Baseman |
| Hank Majeski | Third Baseman |
| Eddie Miller | Shortstop |
| Al Lopez | Catcher |
| Lou Fette | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Phillies
@ Braves
Braves Field
July 8, 1939
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Fette
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fette fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Fette
Young hits a fly ball into center field. West settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Fette
Mueller hits a fly ball into right field. Garms settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garms vs. Johnson
Garms hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hassett vs. Johnson
Hassett hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Arnovich who is chasing the ball. Hassett reaches third base with a triple. Garms goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Simmons vs. Johnson
Simmons hits a fly ball into right field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hassett tags and scores. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
West vs. Johnson
West hits a popup towards short. Scharein settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuccinello vs. Johnson
Cuccinello hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Majeski vs. Johnson
Majeski hits a fly ball into right field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Arnovich vs. Fette
Arnovich hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Fette
Scott hits a fly ball into left field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Fette
May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Johnson
Miller hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Johnson
Lopez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fette vs. Johnson
Fette bunts towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. Lopez moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garms vs. Johnson
Garms hits a popup towards short. Scharein settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scharein vs. Fette
Scharein hits a fly ball into left field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Fette
Davis hits a fly ball into right field. Garms settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Fette
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Fette
Bolling strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Phillies, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hassett vs. Johnson
Hassett hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Arnovich. Hassett reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Simmons vs. Johnson
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hassett moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
West vs. Johnson
West takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cuccinello vs. Johnson
Cuccinello hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Fette
Young strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Fette
Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. West settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Arnovich vs. Fette
Arnovich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Majeski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Majeski vs. Johnson
Majeski hits a popup towards first. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Johnson
Miller hits a fly ball into center field. Arnovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Johnson
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scharein scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Fette
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fette fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Fette
May takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scharein vs. Fette
Scharein hits a fly ball into center field. West settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Fette
Davis hits a fly ball into center field. West settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fette vs. Johnson
Fette hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garms vs. Johnson
Garms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scharein scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hassett vs. Johnson
Hassett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scharein scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Fette
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Fette
Bolling hits a fly ball into right field. Garms settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Fette
Young hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Fette
Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. West settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Johnson
Simmons hits a fly ball into center field. Arnovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
West vs. Johnson
West hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cuccinello vs. Johnson
Cuccinello hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bolling juggles the ball. That's an error on Bolling. West moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Majeski vs. Johnson
Majeski hits a fly ball into center field. Arnovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miller vs. Johnson
Miller hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Arnovich who is chasing the ball. Miller reaches third base with a triple. West scores. Cuccinello goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lopez vs. Johnson
Lopez hits a fly ball into right field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Arnovich vs. Fette
Arnovich hits a fly ball into right field. Garms settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Fette
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fette fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Fette
May hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scharein vs. Fette
Scharein hits a fly ball into left field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fette vs. Johnson
Fette hits a popup towards first. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garms vs. Johnson
Garms hits a ball on the ground towards third. May fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hassett vs. Johnson
Hassett hits a fly ball into left field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Fette
Johnny Cooney now playing center field. Max West now playing right field. Rabbit Warstler now playing third base.
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitney vs. Fette
Pinky Whitney pinch hits for Syl Johnson.
Whitney hits a fly ball into left field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Fette
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cuccinello scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Pearson
Ike Pearson now pitching. Dave Coble now catching.
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards third. May fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
West vs. Pearson
West hits a fly ball into right field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuccinello vs. Pearson
Cuccinello hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Warstler vs. Pearson
Warstler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scharein scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Fette
Young hits a popup towards short. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Fette
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fette fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Arnovich vs. Fette
Arnovich hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fette fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/8/1939 -- Philadelphia at Boston (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Bolling J, 1b 4 0 0 0 Garms D, rf 4 1 1 0
Young D, 2b 4 0 1 0 Cooney J, cf 0 0 0 0
Mueller H, lf 4 0 0 0 Hassett B, 1b 4 1 2 1
Arnovich M, cf 4 0 1 0 Simmons A, lf 3 0 0 1
Scott L, rf 3 0 0 0 West M, cf-rf 3 1 1 0
May P, 3b 2 0 1 0 Cuccinello T, 2b 4 1 2 0
Scharein G, ss 3 0 0 0 Majeski H, 3b 3 0 0 0
Davis S, c 3 0 0 0 Warstler R, 3b 1 0 0 0
Coble D, c 0 0 0 0 Miller E, ss 3 0 1 2
Johnson S, p 1 0 0 0 Lopez A, c 3 0 1 0
Whitney P, ph 1 0 0 0 Fette L, p 2 0 0 0
Pearson I, p 0 0 0 0
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29 0 3 0 30 4 8 4
Philadelphia 000 000 000 -- 0
Boston 200 002 00x -- 4
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson S (L) 7.0 7 4 2 1 0
Pearson I 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Fette L (W) 9.0 3 0 0 2 2
E -- Bolling J
DP -- Philadelphia 1, Boston 1
LOB -- Philadelphia 4, Boston 5
2B -- Hassett B
3B -- Hassett B, Miller E
SH -- Fette L
SF -- Simmons A
T -- 1:49
A -- 1307
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