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Browns 8 @ Athletics 4
Shibe Park
August 22, 1940

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Athletics and the St. Louis Browns, played on August 22, 1940 at Shibe Park. The home team Athletics were bested by the visiting Browns with a score of 8 to 4.

Game Summary

DateAugust 22, 1940 
Visiting Team
St. Louis Browns
R: 8 H: 18 E: 0 LOB: 12
Runs: 8
Hits: 18
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 12
Home Team
Philadelphia Athletics
R: 4 H: 8 E: 0 LOB: 6
Runs: 4
Hits: 8
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 6
Winning PitcherBob Harris  
Losing PitcherJohnny Babich  
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Game Winning RBIHarlond Clift 

Game Info

DateAugust 22, 1940 
Day of WeekThu 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamSt. Louis Browns 
Home TeamPhiladelphia Athletics 
Visiting Starting PitcherBob Harris  
Home Starting PitcherJohnny Babich  
BallparkShibe Park 
CityPhiladelphia 
StatePA 
Attendance8,154 
Time of Game2 hours 32 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Red Ormsby
1B: John Quinn
2B: (none)
3B: Harry Geisel

St. Louis Browns Lineup 

Name  Position 
Don Heffner  Second Baseman 
Joe Grace  Right Fielder 
Rip Radcliff  Left Fielder 
Wally Judnich  Center Fielder 
Harlond Clift  Third Baseman 
George McQuinn  First Baseman 
Johnny Berardino  Shortstop 
George Susce  Catcher 
Bob Harris  Pitcher 
Fred Haney  Manager 

Philadelphia Athletics Lineup 

Name  Position 
Joe Gantenbein  Third Baseman 
Wally Moses  Right Fielder 
Sam Chapman  Center Fielder 
Dee Miles  Left Fielder 
Dick Siebert  First Baseman 
Frankie Hayes  Catcher 
Benny McCoy  Second Baseman 
Al Brancato  Shortstop 
Johnny Babich  Pitcher 
Connie Mack  Manager 

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Browns 8 @ Athletics 4
Shibe Park
August 22, 1940

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 8/22/1940 -- St.Louis at Philadelphia (N)

  St.Louis           AB  R  H RBI    Philadelphia       AB  R  H RBI
Heffner D, 2b         5  0  2  2   Gantenbein J, 3b      5  1  2  0   
Grace J, rf           5  1  2  0   Moses W, rf           4  1  0  0   
Radcliff R, lf        5  1  1  0   Chapman S, cf         3  1  1  1   
Judnich W, cf         5  1  1  1   Miles D, lf           4  0  2  1   
Clift H, 3b           4  1  1  2   Siebert D, 1b         4  0  1  1   
McQuinn G, 1b         4  1  3  0   Hayes F, c            3  1  1  0   
Berardino J, ss       5  2  5  1   McCoy B, 2b           3  0  0  0   
Susce G, c            4  1  2  1   Brancato A, ss        3  0  0  0   
Harris B, p           4  0  1  1   Simmons A, ph         1  0  1  1   
                                   Chapman F, pr         0  0  0  0   
                                   Babich J, p           2  0  0  0   
                                   Dean C, p             2  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     41  8 18  8                        34  4  8  4

St.Louis         000 031 103 --  8
Philadelphia     100 002 001 --  4

  St.Louis             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Harris B (W)          9.0  8  4  4  3  1

  Philadelphia         IP  H  R ER BB SO
Babich J (L)          5.2 11  4  4  2  1
Dean C                3.1  7  4  4  1  2

DP -- St.Louis 1
LOB -- St.Louis 12, Philadelphia 6
2B -- McQuinn G 2, Judnich W, Gantenbein J, Chapman S, Siebert D, Miles D, Hayes F
3B -- Miles D, Heffner D
SB -- Clift H
SH -- Heffner D, Susce G, McQuinn G
T -- 2:32
A -- 8154

    

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