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Reds 14 @ Phillies 7
Shibe Park
May 8, 1949

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Cincinnati Reds, played on May 8, 1949 at Shibe Park. The home team Phillies were bested by the visiting Reds with a score of 14 to 7.

Game Summary

DateMay 8, 1949 
Visiting Team
Cincinnati Reds
R: 14 H: 21 E: 4 LOB: 7
Runs: 14
Hits: 21
Errors: 4
Left On Base: 7
Home Team
Philadelphia Phillies
R: 7 H: 12 E: 2 LOB: 9
Runs: 7
Hits: 12
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 9
Winning PitcherKen Raffensberger  
Losing PitcherSchoolboy Rowe  
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Game Winning RBILloyd Merriman 

Game Info

DateMay 8, 1949 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamCincinnati Reds 
Home TeamPhiladelphia Phillies 
Visiting Starting PitcherJohnny Vander Meer  
Home Starting PitcherCurt Simmons  
BallparkShibe Park 
CityPhiladelphia 
StatePA 
Attendance 
Time of Game3 hours 28 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Babe Pinelli
1B: Artie Gore
2B: Scotty Robb
3B: Frank Dascoli

Cincinnati Reds Lineup 

Name  Position 
Grady Hatton  Third Baseman 
Johnny Wyrostek  Center Fielder 
Danny Litwhiler  Right Fielder 
Hank Sauer  Left Fielder 
Jimmy Bloodworth  Second Baseman 
Virgil Stallcup  Shortstop 
Chuck Kress  First Baseman 
Ray Mueller  Catcher 
Johnny Vander Meer  Pitcher 
Bucky Walters  Manager 

Philadelphia Phillies Lineup 

Name  Position 
Richie Ashburn  Center Fielder 
Granny Hamner  Shortstop 
Eddie Waitkus  First Baseman 
Del Ennis  Left Fielder 
Stan Hollmig  Right Fielder 
Willie Jones  Third Baseman 
Eddie Miller  Second Baseman 
Andy Seminick  Catcher 
Curt Simmons  Pitcher 
Eddie Sawyer  Manager 

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Reds 14 @ Phillies 7
Shibe Park
May 8, 1949

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 5/8/1949, game 1 -- Cincinnati at Philadelphia (D)

  Cincinnati         AB  R  H RBI    Philadelphia       AB  R  H RBI
Hatton G, 3b          7  2  3  2   Ashburn R, cf         6  1  2  0   
Wyrostek J, cf        6  2  3  2   Hamner G, ss          1  0  0  0   
Litwhiler D, rf       5  0  2  1   Caballero P, ss       2  1  1  0   
Adams B, 2b           1  0  0  0   Sisler D, ph          1  0  0  1   
Sauer H, lf-rf        6  1  1  0   Blattner B, ss        0  0  0  0   
Bloodworth J, 2b      3  1  1  1   Silvestri K, 2b,...   1  0  0  0   
Merriman L, pr-lf     2  2  2  1   Waitkus E, 1b         5  0  2  2   
Stallcup V, ss        6  3  4  1   Ennis D, lf           5  0  1  0   
Kress C, 1b           4  1  1  0   Hollmig S, rf         6  0  1  1   
Mueller R, c          3  0  1  0   Jones W, 3b           4  2  1  0   
Kluszewski T, ph      1  0  1  2   Miller E, 2b,...      6  0  0  0   
Wehmeier H, pr        0  1  0  0   Seminick A, c         5  2  3  2   
Howell D, c           1  1  1  2   Simmons C, p          3  0  0  0   
Vander Meer J, p      4  0  1  1   Trinkle K, p          0  0  0  0   
Peterson K, p         0  0  0  0   Konstanty J, p        0  0  0  0   
Gumbert H, p          0  0  0  0   Lopata S, ph          1  1  1  1   
Howell D, ph          1  0  0  0   Rowe S, p             1  0  0  0   
Raffensberger K, p    1  0  0  0   Donnelly B, p         0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     51 14 21 13                        47  7 12  7

Cincinnati       000 000 205 007 -- 14
Philadelphia     000 010 114 000 --  7

  Cincinnati           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Vander Meer J         8.1  9  6  6  4  4
Peterson K*           0.0  1  1  1  0  0
Gumbert H             1.2  1  0  0  0  1
Raffensberger K (W)   2.0  1  0  0  0  2

  Philadelphia         IP  H  R ER BB SO
Simmons C+            8.0  9  4  4  1  5
Trinkle K             0.2  3  3  3  0  0
Konstanty J           0.1  1  0  0  0  0
Rowe S (L)            2.1  4  3  3  1  1
Donnelly B            0.2  4  4  3  1  1
  * Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
  + Pitched to 2 batters in 9th

E -- Waitkus E, Kress C, Sauer H, Stallcup V, Hollmig S, Hatton G
DP -- Cincinnati 1, Philadelphia 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 7, Philadelphia 9
2B -- Jones W, Seminick A, Caballero P, Wyrostek J, Kress C, Stallcup V, Howell D
3B -- Hatton G
HR -- Bloodworth J, Seminick A
CS -- Litwhiler D, Merriman L
SH -- Caballero P, Kress C, Howell D, Adams B
WP -- Donnelly B
PB -- Seminick A
T -- 3:28
A -- 0

    

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