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Phillies 9 @ Dodgers 6
Ebbets Field
August 14, 1940

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on August 14, 1940 at Ebbets Field. The home team Dodgers were bested by the visiting Phillies with a score of 9 to 6.

Game Summary

DateAugust 14, 1940 
Visiting Team
Philadelphia Phillies
R: 9 H: 11 E: 0 LOB: 5
Runs: 9
Hits: 11
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 5
Home Team
Brooklyn Dodgers
R: 6 H: 11 E: 0 LOB: 7
Runs: 6
Hits: 11
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 7
Winning PitcherBoom-Boom Beck  
Losing PitcherTex Carleton  
SaveKirby Higbe  
Game Winning RBIBobby Bragan 

Game Info

DateAugust 14, 1940 
Day of WeekWed 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamPhiladelphia Phillies 
Home TeamBrooklyn Dodgers 
Visiting Starting PitcherIke Pearson  
Home Starting PitcherCurt Davis  
BallparkEbbets Field 
CityBrooklyn 
StateNY 
Attendance24,356 
Time of Game2 hours 30 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Ziggy Sears
1B: Lou Jorda
2B: (none)
3B: Tom Dunn

Philadelphia Phillies Lineup 

Name  Position 
Pinky May  Third Baseman 
Ham Schulte  Second Baseman 
Joe Marty  Center Fielder 
Johnny Rizzo  Right Fielder 
Bennie Warren  Catcher 
Bobby Bragan  Shortstop 
Heinie Mueller  Left Fielder 
Art Mahan  First Baseman 
Ike Pearson  Pitcher 
Doc Prothro  Manager 

Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Pee Wee Reese  Shortstop 
Dixie Walker  Center Fielder 
Dolph Camilli  First Baseman 
Joe Medwick  Left Fielder 
Pete Reiser  Third Baseman 
Jimmy Wasdell  Right Fielder 
Herman Franks  Catcher 
Pete Coscarart  Second Baseman 
Curt Davis  Pitcher 
Leo Durocher  Manager 

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Phillies 9 @ Dodgers 6
Ebbets Field
August 14, 1940

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 8/14/1940, game 2 -- Philadelphia at Brooklyn (D)

  Philadelphia       AB  R  H RBI    Brooklyn           AB  R  H RBI
May P, 3b             5  0  1  1   Reese P, ss           4  1  1  0   
Schulte H, 2b         5  1  1  0   Walker D, cf          5  1  3  1   
Marty J, cf           4  2  1  0   Camilli D, 1b         3  1  0  1   
Rizzo J, rf           4  3  3  3   Medwick J, lf         5  1  1  2   
Warren B, c           4  2  2  1   Reiser P, 3b          4  1  2  0   
Bragan B, ss          2  0  2  3   Wasdell J, rf         4  1  2  0   
Mueller H, lf         3  0  1  1   Franks H, c           4  0  0  1   
Mahan A, 1b           3  1  0  0   Coscarart P, 2b       3  0  0  1   
Pearson I, p          2  0  0  0   Phelps B, ph          1  0  0  0   
Johnson S, p          0  0  0  0   Hudson J, 2b          0  0  0  0   
Mazzera M, ph         1  0  0  0   Davis C, p            1  0  0  0   
Beck B, p             0  0  0  0   Flowers W, p          0  0  0  0   
Higbe K, p            0  0  0  0   Gallagher J, ph       1  0  1  0   
                                   Head E, p             0  0  0  0   
                                   Carleton T, p         0  0  0  0   
                                   Vosmik J, ph          1  0  1  0   
                                   Casey H, p            0  0  0  0   
                                   Lavagetto C, ph       0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     33  9 11  9                        36  6 11  6

Philadelphia     010 310 310 --  9
Brooklyn         210 020 010 --  6

  Philadelphia         IP  H  R ER BB SO
Pearson I*            3.0  5  3  3  1  1
Johnson S             2.0  2  2  2  0  0
Beck B (W)+           3.0  4  1  1  3  0
Higbe K (S)           1.0  0  0  0  0  0

  Brooklyn             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Davis C#              3.0  4  3  3  0  2
Flowers W             2.0  3  2  2  1  1
Head E**              0.0  0  0  0  2  0
Carleton T (L)        2.0  3  3  3  1  3
Casey H               2.0  1  1  1  1  1
  * Pitched to 1 batter in 4th
  + Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
  # Pitched to 2 batters in 4th
  ** Pitched to 2 batters in 6th

DP -- Philadelphia 1, Brooklyn 1
LOB -- Philadelphia 5, Brooklyn 7
2B -- Wasdell J, Schulte H, Bragan B, May P
3B -- Walker D, Reiser P
HR -- Medwick J, Rizzo J 2
CS -- Rizzo J, Mueller H, May P
SH -- Bragan B, Beck B
HBP -- by Flowers W (Marty J)
WP -- Casey H
T -- 2:30
A -- 24356

    

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