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Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
April 19, 1940
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Philadelphia Athletics, played on April 19, 1940 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | April 19, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 19, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | George Caster |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jack Wilson |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 0 hours |
| Umpires | HP: George Pipgras 1B: Bill Summers 2B: (none) 3B: John Quinn |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Benny McCoy | Second Baseman |
| Wally Moses | Right Fielder |
| Sam Chapman | Center Fielder |
| Bob Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Dick Siebert | First Baseman |
| Earle Brucker | Catcher |
| Al Rubeling | Third Baseman |
| Bill Lillard | Shortstop |
| George Caster | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dom DiMaggio | Right Fielder |
| Doc Cramer | Center Fielder |
| Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
| Jimmie Foxx | First Baseman |
| Joe Cronin | Shortstop |
| Bobby Doerr | Second Baseman |
| Jim Tabor | Third Baseman |
| Gene Desautels | Catcher |
| Jack Wilson | Pitcher |
| Joe Cronin | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
April 19, 1940
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCoy vs. Wilson
McCoy strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Wilson
Moses hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Wilson
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Caster
DiMaggio hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McCoy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Caster
Cramer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Cramer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Caster
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foxx vs. Caster
Foxx hits a fly ball towards left. Johnson settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Johnson. Cramer moves to third. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cronin vs. Caster
Cronin hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Doerr vs. Caster
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Wilson
Johnson hits a popup towards short. Cronin misplays the ball. That's an error on Cronin. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Siebert vs. Wilson
Siebert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Johnson scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brucker vs. Wilson
Brucker hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Desautels fields it and throws to first for the out. Siebert moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rubeling vs. Wilson
Rubeling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lillard vs. Wilson
Lillard takes first base on ball four. Siebert moves to third. Rubeling moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Caster vs. Wilson
Caster takes first base on ball four. Siebert scores. Rubeling moves to third. Lillard moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McCoy vs. Wilson
McCoy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabor vs. Caster
Tabor strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Desautels vs. Caster
Desautels hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Caster
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Caster fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Wilson
Moses takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Wilson
Chapman strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Wilson
Johnson hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Desautels settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Desautels. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Wilson
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebert vs. Wilson
Siebert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Moses moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brucker vs. Wilson
Brucker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Caster
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rubeling fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Caster
Cramer strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Caster
Williams hits a popup towards short. Lillard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rubeling vs. Wilson
Rubeling hits a fly ball into right field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillard vs. Wilson
Lillard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Caster vs. Wilson
Caster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Caster
Foxx hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Caster
Cronin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doerr vs. Caster
There goes Cronin. The throw from Brucker and he is out, Lillard applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Caster
Doerr hits a line drive into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabor vs. Caster
Tabor hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCoy vs. Wilson
McCoy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moses vs. Wilson
Moses strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Wilson
Chapman hits a popup in front of the plate. Desautels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Wilson
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Desautels vs. Caster
Desautels takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Caster
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Caster fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Caster. Desautels moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DiMaggio vs. Caster
DiMaggio bunts towards third. Rubeling fields it and throws to first for the out. Desautels moves to third. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cramer vs. Caster
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Desautels scores. Wilson moves to third. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Williams vs. Caster
Williams takes first base on ball four. Cramer moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Foxx vs. Caster
Foxx hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wilson scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cronin vs. Caster
Cronin strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Wilson
Siebert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brucker vs. Wilson
Brucker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Siebert moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rubeling vs. Wilson
Rubeling hits a line drive into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Siebert scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lillard vs. Wilson
Lillard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Brucker moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Caster vs. Wilson
Caster hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brucker scores. Lillard moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCoy vs. Heving
Joe Heving now pitching.
McCoy takes first base on ball four. Lillard moves to third. Caster moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Moses vs. Heving
Moses strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Chapman vs. Heving
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Caster
Doerr hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tabor vs. Caster
Tabor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rubeling fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finney vs. Caster
Lou Finney pinch hits for Gene Desautels.
Finney hits a popup towards third. Rubeling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heving vs. Caster
Heving hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tabor moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DiMaggio vs. Caster
DiMaggio hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moses. DiMaggio reaches second base with a double. Tabor scores. Heving goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cramer vs. Caster
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Heving
Johnny Peacock now catching.
Johnson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Doerr reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Heving
Siebert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brucker vs. Heving
Brucker hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Besse
Herman Besse now pitching.
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Williams for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Besse
Foxx hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Besse fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Besse
Cronin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rubeling vs. Heving
Rubeling hits a line drive into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillard vs. Heving
Lillard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Tabor. Lillard moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Besse vs. Heving
Besse strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCoy vs. Heving
McCoy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Foxx scoops it up and throws to first, with Heving covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Besse
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rubeling fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tabor vs. Besse
There goes Doerr. The throw from Brucker and he is safe. Doerr steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tabor vs. Besse
Tabor hits a line drive towards first. Siebert reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Peacock vs. Besse
Peacock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Heving vs. Besse
Heving hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DiMaggio vs. Besse
DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. Doerr moves to third. Peacock moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cramer vs. Besse
Cramer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Doerr scores. Peacock scores. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Besse
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Heving
Moses takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Heving
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Heving
Johnson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Johnson reaches second base with a double. Chapman moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Siebert vs. Heving
Siebert hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Chapman scores. Johnson scores. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brucker vs. Heving
Brucker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/19/1940, game 1 -- Philadelphia at Boston (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
McCoy B, 2b 3 0 0 0 DiMaggio D, rf 3 0 1 2
Moses W, rf 3 0 0 0 Cramer D, cf 5 0 2 3
Chapman S, cf 5 1 0 0 Williams T, lf 3 0 0 0
Johnson B, lf 5 2 1 0 Foxx J, 1b 4 1 1 2
Siebert D, 1b 5 2 4 3 Cronin J, ss 4 0 1 0
Brucker E, c 5 1 1 0 Doerr B, 2b 4 1 2 0
Rubeling A, 3b 3 0 0 1 Tabor J, 3b 4 1 0 0
Lillard B, ss 2 0 1 0 Desautels G, c 1 1 0 0
Caster G, p 2 0 1 2 Finney L, ph 1 0 0 0
Besse H, p 1 0 0 0 Peacock J, c 0 1 0 0
Wilson J, p 2 1 0 0
Heving J, p 2 1 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 6 8 6 33 7 8 7
Philadelphia 020 002 002 -- 6
Boston 000 122 02x -- 7
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Caster G (L) 6.0 6 5 3 3 3
Besse H 2.0 2 2 2 2 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Wilson J 5.1 6 4 3 7 4
Heving J (W) 3.2 2 2 2 1 2
E -- Johnson B, Cronin J, Desautels G, Caster G, Tabor J
DP -- Boston 3
LOB -- Philadelphia 9, Boston 8
2B -- Cramer D, DiMaggio D, Johnson B
HR -- Foxx J
SB -- Doerr B
CS -- Cronin J
SH -- DiMaggio D
A -- 0
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