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Yankees
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
September 19, 1940
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the New York Yankees, played on September 19, 1940 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 19, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 19, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Red Ruffing |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jack Knott |
| Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 7,572 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 43 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lou Kolls 1B: George Pipgras 2B: Harry Geisel 3B: Joe Rue |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Joe Gordon | Second Baseman |
| Red Rolfe | Third Baseman |
| Charlie Keller | Left Fielder |
| George Selkirk | Center Fielder |
| Bill Dickey | Catcher |
| Mike Chartak | Right Fielder |
| Babe Dahlgren | First Baseman |
| Frankie Crosetti | Shortstop |
| Red Ruffing | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Skeeter Webb | Second Baseman |
| Mike Tresh | Catcher |
| Joe Kuhel | First Baseman |
| Moose Solters | Left Fielder |
| Luke Appling | Shortstop |
| Taffy Wright | Right Fielder |
| Larry Rosenthal | Center Fielder |
| Bob Kennedy | Third Baseman |
| Jack Knott | Pitcher |
| Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
September 19, 1940
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Knott
Gordon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Solters. Gordon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rolfe vs. Knott
Rolfe bunts towards first. Kuhel scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rolfe for the out. Gordon moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Keller vs. Knott
Keller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gordon scores. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Selkirk vs. Knott
Selkirk hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Knott
Dickey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chartak vs. Knott
Chartak strikes out. There goes Dickey. The throw from Tresh to Appling, and Dickey is out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Webb vs. Ruffing
Webb hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tresh vs. Ruffing
Tresh hits a fly ball into center field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuhel vs. Ruffing
Kuhel hits a fly ball into center field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Solters vs. Ruffing
Solters takes first base on ball four. Webb moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Appling vs. Ruffing
Appling hits a fly ball into right field. Chartak settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Knott
Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Knott
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruffing vs. Knott
Ruffing hits a fly ball into center field. Rosenthal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Ruffing
Wright hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosenthal vs. Ruffing
Rosenthal hits a popup towards first. Dahlgren settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Ruffing
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Knott
Gordon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rosenthal. Gordon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rolfe vs. Knott
Rolfe hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wright. Rolfe reaches second base with a double. Gordon scores. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Keller vs. Knott
Keller hits a fly ball into left field. Solters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rolfe moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Selkirk vs. Knott
Selkirk hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kuhel scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Selkirk for the out. Rolfe scores. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Knott
Dickey hits a fly ball into center field. Rosenthal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Short vs. Ruffing
Dave Short pinch hits for Jack Knott.
Short hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Webb vs. Ruffing
Webb hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. Short moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tresh vs. Ruffing
Tresh hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kuhel vs. Ruffing
Kuhel hits a fly ball into center field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chartak vs. Dietrich
Bill Dietrich now pitching.
Chartak hits a fly ball into left field. Solters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Dietrich
Dahlgren hits a fly ball into right field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Dietrich
Crosetti hits a fly ball into right field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Solters vs. Ruffing
Solters hits a popup towards short. Crosetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Appling vs. Ruffing
Appling hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wright vs. Ruffing
Wright hits a fly ball into center field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosenthal vs. Ruffing
Rosenthal hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ruffing fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruffing vs. Dietrich
Ruffing takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Dietrich
Gordon strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rolfe vs. Dietrich
Rolfe hits a line drive into right field. Wright picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Wright. Ruffing moves to third. Rolfe moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Keller vs. Dietrich
Keller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ruffing scores. Rolfe scores. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Selkirk vs. Dietrich
Selkirk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Keller moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dickey vs. Dietrich
Dickey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Keller moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Chartak vs. Dietrich
Chartak hits a popup towards short. Appling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Ruffing
Kennedy hits a popup towards short. Crosetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dietrich vs. Ruffing
Dietrich hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Webb vs. Ruffing
Webb hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tresh vs. Ruffing
Tresh hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Dietrich
Don Kolloway now playing second base.
Dahlgren hits a fly ball into right field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Dietrich
Crosetti hits a line drive into left field. Solters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruffing vs. Dietrich
Ruffing hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Dietrich
Gordon hits a popup towards short. Appling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Ruffing
Kuhel hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Solters vs. Ruffing
Solters hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Appling vs. Ruffing
Appling hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wright vs. Ruffing
Wright hits a popup towards first. Dahlgren settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosenthal vs. Ruffing
Rosenthal hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Dietrich
Tom Turner now catching.
Rolfe hits a fly ball into center field. Rosenthal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Dietrich
Keller hits a fly ball into left field. Solters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Selkirk vs. Dietrich
Selkirk hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Solters. Selkirk reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dickey vs. Dietrich
Dickey strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Ruffing
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dahlgren scoops it up and throws to first, with Ruffing covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dietrich vs. Ruffing
Dietrich hits a popup, foul, towards first. Dahlgren settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kolloway vs. Ruffing
Kolloway hits a fly ball into right field. Chartak settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chartak vs. Dietrich
Chartak takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dahlgren vs. Dietrich
Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Chartak moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Crosetti vs. Dietrich
Crosetti bunts towards the mound. Dietrich fields it and throws to first for the out. Chartak moves to third. Dahlgren moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ruffing vs. Dietrich
Ruffing hits a fly ball into right field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Chartak scores. Dahlgren moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gordon vs. Dietrich
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Kennedy. Dahlgren scores. Gordon moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rolfe vs. Dietrich
Rolfe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gordon scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 10 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keller vs. Dietrich
Keller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kolloway scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 10 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Turner vs. Ruffing
Turner hits a popup towards short. Crosetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 10 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Ruffing
Kuhel hits a fly ball into center field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 10 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Solters vs. Ruffing
Solters hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 10 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Selkirk vs. Grove
Orval Grove now pitching.
Selkirk hits a fly ball into center field. Rosenthal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 10 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Grove
Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kolloway scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 10 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chartak vs. Grove
Chartak hits a popup towards first. Kuhel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 10 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Appling vs. Ruffing
Appling hits a popup towards first. Dahlgren settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 10 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Ruffing
Wright hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rolfe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 10 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosenthal vs. Ruffing
Rosenthal hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Chartak. Rosenthal reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 10 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kennedy vs. Ruffing
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/19/1940 -- New York at Chicago (D)
New York AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Gordon J, 2b 5 3 3 1 Webb S, 2b 3 0 2 0
Rolfe R, 3b 4 2 3 2 Kolloway D, 2b 1 0 0 0
Keller C, lf 5 1 2 3 Tresh M, c 3 0 0 0
Selkirk G, cf 5 1 2 3 Turner T, c 1 0 0 0
Dickey B, c 5 0 2 0 Kuhel J, 1b 4 1 1 1
Chartak M, rf 4 1 0 0 Solters M, lf 3 0 0 0
Dahlgren B, 1b 4 1 1 0 Appling L, ss 4 0 2 0
Crosetti F, ss 3 0 0 0 Wright T, rf 4 0 0 0
Ruffing R, p 3 1 1 1 Rosenthal L, cf 4 0 1 0
Kennedy B, 3b 4 0 0 0
Knott J, p 0 0 0 0
Short D, ph 1 0 1 0
Dietrich B, p 2 0 0 0
Grove O, p 0 0 0 0
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38 10 14 10 34 1 7 1
New York 302 020 030 -- 10
Chicago 000 001 000 -- 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Ruffing R (W) 9.0 7 1 1 1 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Knott J (L) 3.0 6 5 5 0 1
Dietrich B 5.0 8 5 4 2 2
Grove O 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Wright T, Kennedy B
DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- New York 5, Chicago 7
2B -- Gordon J 2, Rolfe R, Selkirk G, Rosenthal L
HR -- Selkirk G, Kuhel J
CS -- Dickey B
SH -- Rolfe R, Crosetti F
T -- 1:43
A -- 7572
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