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Scores
Standings
PHA
@BOS		8
10
SLB
@CHW		2
6
SLB
@CHW		4
9		 
(8)
DET
@CLE		6
3
NYY
@WSH		7
1
PIT
@CIN		5
6
PIT
@CIN		1
6
BSN
@NYG		1
4
BRO
@PHI		22
4
BRO
@PHI		8
0
CHC
@STL		3
7
Saturday, September 23, 1939,
, Shibe Park
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 2:05
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
Dodgers
22
75-66
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at Phillies
4
44-98
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
W: Tot Pressnell (9-6)
L: Kirby Higbe (11-14)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Dodgers         5  1  4   3  0  2   4  3  0   22 27  0
Phillies        0  0  0   2  0  0   1  1  0    4 12  2

Brooklyn Dodgers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Pete Coscarart 2B 7 2 2 2 0 0 .282 .732 2 1 HR
Cookie Lavagetto 3B 6 4 6 0 1 0 .296 .785 1 1 3B,2B
Dixie Walker CF 7 2 3 3 0 0 .300 .791 3 0 3B,GDP
Dolph Camilli 1B 6 2 3 2 1 2 .288 .943 8 0 3B
Jimmy Ripple LF 6 4 3 2 1 0 .255 .673 2 0 3·2B
Gene Moore RF 5 4 2 3 1 0 .225 .646 6 0 HR
Al Todd C 3 2 3 2 1 0 .278 .690 3 0
   Chris Hartje C 1 0 1 2 1 0 .313 .728 0 0
Johnny Hudson SS 5 1 2 3 0 0 .259 .651 2 4 HR,HBP,GDP
Tot Pressnell P 6 1 2 2 0 2 .188 .392 0 1
Team Totals 52 22 27 21 6 4 .519 1.461 27 7
2B: J Ripple 3 (8); C Lavagetto (25).
3B: D Walker (9); D Camilli (12); C Lavagetto (3).
HR: P Coscarart (4); J Hudson (1); G Moore (2).
HBP: J Hudson (2).
TB: C Lavagetto 9; J Ripple 6; D Camilli 5; P Coscarart 5; J Hudson 5; D Walker 5; G Moore 5; A Todd 3; T Pressnell 2; C Hartje.
GIDP: J Hudson (10); D Walker (11).
RBI: D Walker 3 (52); G Moore 3 (32); J Hudson 3 (30); C Hartje 2 (5); P Coscarart 2 (39); J Ripple 2 (28); T Pressnell 2 (9); A Todd 2 (27); D Camilli 2 (97).
Team LOB: 10.

Philadelphia Phillies

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Charlie Letchas 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 .263 .563 4 1
Bud Bates CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 .229 .507 2 0
Stan Benjamin LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 .130 .261 2 0
Joe Marty RF 4 2 1 0 0 1 .230 .659 1 0
Gus Suhr 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .307 .812 1 0
   Jack Bolling 1B 3 1 1 1 0 0 .292 .702 6 2 2B
Pinky May 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .288 .717 1 0
   Jim Shilling 3B 3 0 2 2 0 0 .276 .733 0 1 2·3B
George Scharein SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 .240 .563 2 1
   Del Young SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 .264 .659 2 3 2B
Bennie Warren C 4 0 3 1 0 0 .216 .572 5 1
Kirby Higbe P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179 .388 0 0
   Bill Kerksieck P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 .322 0 0
   Ike Pearson P 3 0 1 0 0 1 .057 .165 1 1
   Joe Kracher PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .650
Team Totals 39 4 12 4 0 2 .308 .769 27 10
2B: D Young (9); J Bolling (10).
3B: J Shilling 2 (4).
TB: J Shilling 6; B Warren 3; J Bolling 2; D Young 2; S Benjamin; J Kracher; J Marty; I Pearson; B Bates.
RBI: J Shilling 2 (15); J Bolling (11); B Warren (5).
Team LOB: 8.
Fielding
DP: 3. J Bolling-D Young-J Bolling; B Warren-G Scharein; C Letchas-G Scharein-J Bolling.
E: D Young (16); C Letchas (1).

Brooklyn Dodgers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Tot Pressnell, W (9-6) 9 12 4 4 0 2 0 4.12 39 49
Team Totals 9 12 4 4 0 2 0 4.00 39 49

Philadelphia Phillies

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Kirby Higbe, L (11-14) 0 4 4 4 0 0 0 4.90 4 26
Bill Kerksieck 2.2 7 6 6 2 1 1 6.51 15
Ike Pearson 6.1 16 12 11 4 3 2 6.04 40
Team Totals 9 27 22 21 6 4 3 21.00 59 26
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: I Pearson (4).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - George Magerkurth, 1B - Bill Stewart, 2B - (none), 3B - Ziggy Sears.
Time of Game: 2:05.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Brooklyn Dodgers         Philadelphia Phillies
1 Pete Coscarart 2B 1 Charlie Letchas 2B
2 Cookie Lavagetto 3B 2 Bud Bates CF
3 Dixie Walker CF 3 Stan Benjamin LF
4 Dolph Camilli 1B 4 Joe Marty RF
5 Jimmy Ripple LF 5 Gus Suhr 1B
6 Gene Moore RF 6 Pinky May 3B
7 Al Todd C 7 George Scharein SS
8 Johnny Hudson SS 8 Bennie Warren C
9 Tot Pressnell P 9 Kirby Higbe P

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