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Dodgers
@ Phillies
Shibe Park
April 26, 1940
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Brooklyn Dodgers, played on April 26, 1940 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
| Date | April 26, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Home Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 26, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Freddie Fitzsimmons |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Lefty Smoll |
| Ballpark | Shibe Park |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 1,500 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 59 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Goetz 1B: Beans Reardon 2B: (none) 3B: Babe Pinelli |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Charlie Gilbert | Center Fielder |
| Pete Coscarart | Second Baseman |
| Joe Vosmik | Left Fielder |
| Cookie Lavagetto | Third Baseman |
| Dolph Camilli | First Baseman |
| Roy Cullenbine | Right Fielder |
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Gus Mancuso | Catcher |
| Freddie Fitzsimmons | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pinky May | Third Baseman |
| Hersh Martin | Center Fielder |
| Gus Suhr | First Baseman |
| Chuck Klein | Right Fielder |
| Morrie Arnovich | Left Fielder |
| Bennie Warren | Catcher |
| Ham Schulte | Second Baseman |
| George Scharein | Shortstop |
| Lefty Smoll | Pitcher |
| Doc Prothro | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Phillies
Shibe Park
April 26, 1940
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbert vs. Smoll
Gilbert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scharein scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Smoll
Coscarart hits a popup towards third. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Smoll
Vosmik hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lavagetto vs. Smoll
Lavagetto hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Vosmik moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Camilli vs. Smoll
Camilli is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Fitzsimmons
May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Fitzsimmons
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suhr vs. Fitzsimmons
Suhr takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klein vs. Fitzsimmons
Klein hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fitzsimmons fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullenbine vs. Smoll
Cullenbine hits a ball on the ground into left field. Arnovich picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Arnovich. Cullenbine moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reese vs. Smoll
Reese is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mancuso vs. Smoll
Mancuso hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scharein scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fitzsimmons vs. Smoll
Fitzsimmons hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smoll juggles the ball. That's an error on Smoll. Cullenbine moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gilbert vs. Smoll
Gilbert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scharein fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Arnovich vs. Fitzsimmons
Arnovich hits a fly ball into center field. Gilbert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warren vs. Fitzsimmons
Warren hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mancuso settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulte vs. Fitzsimmons
Schulte hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scharein vs. Fitzsimmons
Scharein strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Smoll
Coscarart hits a fly ball into right field. Klein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Smoll
Vosmik hits a fly ball into left field. Arnovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lavagetto vs. Smoll
Lavagetto hits a ball on the ground towards third. May fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smoll vs. Fitzsimmons
Smoll strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Fitzsimmons
May hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Fitzsimmons
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suhr vs. Fitzsimmons
Suhr hits a fly ball into right field. Cullenbine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Camilli vs. Smoll
Camilli hits a fly ball into right field. Klein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullenbine vs. Smoll
Cullenbine takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Smoll
Reese hits a fly ball into left field. Arnovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mancuso vs. Smoll
Mancuso hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schulte settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klein vs. Fitzsimmons
Klein hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Arnovich vs. Fitzsimmons
Arnovich hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Warren vs. Fitzsimmons
Warren hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schulte vs. Fitzsimmons
Schulte hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Warren moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Scharein vs. Fitzsimmons
There's a wild pitch. Warren moves to third. Schulte moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Scharein vs. Fitzsimmons
Scharein hits a ball on the ground towards first. Camilli scoops it up and throws to first, with Fitzsimmons covering, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitzsimmons vs. Smoll
Fitzsimmons hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Schulte reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbert vs. Smoll
Gilbert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schulte scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Smoll
Coscarart hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smoll vs. Fitzsimmons
Smoll hits a fly ball into left field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Fitzsimmons
May hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Fitzsimmons
Martin hits a fly ball into left field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Smoll
Vosmik hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scharein misplays the ball. That's an error on Scharein. Vosmik moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lavagetto vs. Smoll
Lavagetto hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Vosmik moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Camilli vs. Smoll
Camilli strikes out. Warren throws to second to catch Lavagetto, and Scharein lets the ball get by him into the outfield. That's an error on Scharein. There goes Vosmik. He's safe. There goes Lavagetto. Here's the throw, and he's safe. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cullenbine vs. Smoll
Cullenbine hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lavagetto scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Smoll
Reese takes first base on ball four. Cullenbine moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mancuso vs. Smoll
Mancuso hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scharein scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cullenbine moves to third. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Fitzsimmons vs. Smoll
Fitzsimmons hits a popup towards third. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suhr vs. Fitzsimmons
Suhr hits a popup, foul, towards first. Camilli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klein vs. Fitzsimmons
Klein strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Arnovich vs. Fitzsimmons
Arnovich hits a fly ball into center field. Gilbert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbert vs. Smoll
Gilbert hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Martin. Gilbert reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Coscarart vs. Smoll
Coscarart bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Gilbert moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Vosmik vs. Bruner
Roy Bruner now pitching.
Vosmik takes first base on ball four. Coscarart moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lavagetto vs. Bruner
Lavagetto hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Camilli vs. Bruner
Camilli hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullenbine vs. Bruner
Cullenbine takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Bruner
Reese strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mancuso vs. Bruner
Mancuso hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Schulte reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 6 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warren vs. Fitzsimmons
Warren hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulte vs. Fitzsimmons
Schulte hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Gilbert. Schulte reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Scharein vs. Fitzsimmons
Scharein hits a fly ball into center field. Gilbert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mueller vs. Fitzsimmons
Heinie Mueller pinch hits for Roy Bruner.
Mueller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Schulte moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
May vs. Fitzsimmons
May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 6 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitzsimmons vs. Hoerst
Wally Millies now catching. Lefty Hoerst now pitching.
Fitzsimmons hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbert vs. Hoerst
Gilbert takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coscarart vs. Hoerst
Coscarart hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gilbert moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vosmik vs. Hoerst
Vosmik hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schulte settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lavagetto vs. Hoerst
Lavagetto takes first base on ball four. Gilbert moves to third. Coscarart moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Camilli vs. Hoerst
Camilli strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 6 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Fitzsimmons
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suhr vs. Fitzsimmons
Suhr hits a line drive into left field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klein vs. Fitzsimmons
Klein hits a ball on the ground towards first. Camilli scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Klein for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 6 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullenbine vs. Hoerst
Cullenbine hits a popup towards first. Suhr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Hoerst
Reese takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mancuso vs. Hoerst
Mancuso hits a fly ball towards right. Klein catches it and throws to first to double up Reese. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 6 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Arnovich vs. Fitzsimmons
Arnovich hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Millies vs. Fitzsimmons
Millies hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulte vs. Fitzsimmons
Schulte hits a fly ball into left field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/26/1940 -- Brooklyn at Philadelphia (D)
Brooklyn AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Gilbert C, cf 4 1 1 0 May P, 3b 4 0 1 0
Coscarart P, 2b 4 1 1 0 Martin H, cf 4 0 0 0
Vosmik J, lf 4 2 1 0 Suhr G, 1b 3 0 0 0
Lavagetto C, 3b 4 2 3 4 Klein C, rf 4 0 1 0
Camilli D, 1b 5 0 0 0 Arnovich M, lf 4 0 1 0
Cullenbine R, rf 3 0 2 1 Warren B, c 3 0 0 0
Reese P, ss 3 0 0 0 Millies W, c 1 0 0 0
Mancuso G, c 5 0 0 0 Schulte H, 2b 4 0 3 0
Fitzsimmons F, p 4 0 0 0 Scharein G, ss 3 0 0 0
Smoll L, p 2 0 0 0
Bruner R, p 0 0 0 0
Mueller H, ph 1 0 1 0
Hoerst L, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 6 8 5 33 0 7 0
Brooklyn 000 002 400 -- 6
Philadelphia 000 000 000 -- 0
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Fitzsimmons F (W) 9.0 7 0 0 1 3
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Smoll L (L)* 6.0 6 4 2 2 3
Bruner R 1.0 1 2 2 2 1
Hoerst L 2.0 1 0 0 3 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
E -- Arnovich M, Smoll L, Scharein G 2
DP -- Brooklyn 1, Philadelphia 1
LOB -- Brooklyn 11, Philadelphia 7
2B -- Gilbert C, Schulte H
HR -- Lavagetto C
SH -- Coscarart P
WP -- Fitzsimmons F
T -- 1:59
A -- 1500
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