Top 1

• Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brancato vs. Galehouse
  
  Brancato hits a fly ball into right field. Finney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Moses vs. Galehouse
  
  Moses hits a fly ball into right field. Finney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McCoy vs. Galehouse
  
  McCoy is called out on strikes. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Finney vs. Heusser
  
  Finney hits a fly ball into left field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cramer vs. Heusser
  
  Cramer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Williams vs. Heusser
  
  Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Foxx vs. Heusser
  
  Foxx hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Simmons vs. Galehouse
  
  Simmons 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, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Siebert vs. Galehouse
  
  Siebert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hayes vs. Galehouse
  
  Hayes hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Miles vs. Galehouse
  
  Miles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Siebert moves to third. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Rubeling vs. Galehouse
  
  Rubeling hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Galehouse fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Siebert scores. Miles moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Heusser vs. Galehouse
  
  Heusser strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tabor vs. Heusser
  
  Tabor hits a popup in front of the plate. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Doerr vs. Heusser
  
  Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brancato scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cronin vs. Heusser
  
  Cronin strikes out. View Play 

Top 3

• Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brancato vs. Galehouse
  
  Brancato strikes out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Moses vs. Galehouse
  
  Moses is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McCoy vs. Galehouse
  
  McCoy hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. McCoy reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Simmons vs. Galehouse
  
  Simmons strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Desautels vs. Heusser
  
  Desautels hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Galehouse vs. Heusser
  
  Galehouse bunts towards first. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Desautels moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Finney vs. Heusser
  
  Finney hits a line drive into left field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Cramer vs. Heusser
  
  Cramer hits a line drive into left field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Williams vs. Heusser
  
  Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Siebert vs. Galehouse
  
  Siebert strikes out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hayes vs. Galehouse
  
  Hayes is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Miles vs. Galehouse
  
  Miles hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Finney who is chasing the ball. Miles reaches third base with a triple. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Rubeling vs. Galehouse
  
  Rubeling is walked intentionally. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Heusser vs. Galehouse
  
  Heusser strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Foxx vs. Heusser
  
  Foxx 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, 1 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tabor vs. Heusser
  
  Tabor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brancato scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Doerr vs. Heusser
  
  Doerr hits a popup towards short. Brancato settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brancato vs. Galehouse
  
  Brancato hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Moses vs. Galehouse
  
  Moses hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Finney. Moses reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  McCoy vs. Galehouse
  
  McCoy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Moses scores. View Play 
• Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Simmons vs. Galehouse
  
  Simmons hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Finney. Simmons reaches second base with a double. McCoy goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Siebert vs. Galehouse
  
  Siebert hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Siebert reaches second base with a double. Simmons scores. View Play 
• Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Hayes vs. Galehouse
  
  Hayes hits a fly ball into right field. Finney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Miles vs. Galehouse
  
  Miles strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cronin vs. Heusser
  
  Cronin hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Desautels vs. Heusser
  
  Desautels hits a line drive into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Galehouse vs. Heusser
  
  Galehouse is called out on strikes. View Play 

Top 6

• Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rubeling vs. Galehouse
  
  Rubeling hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Galehouse fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Heusser vs. Galehouse
  
  Heusser takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Brancato vs. Galehouse
  
  Brancato hits a ball on the ground towards first. Foxx fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Heusser for the double play. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Finney vs. Heusser
  
  Finney hits a popup towards first. Siebert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cramer vs. Heusser
  
  Cramer hits a fly ball into left field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Williams vs. Heusser
  
  Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Foxx vs. Heusser
  
  Foxx hits a fly ball into center field. Miles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Moses vs. Galehouse
  
  Moses hits a ball on the ground towards first. Foxx scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moses for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McCoy vs. Galehouse
  
  McCoy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Foxx scoops it up and throws to first, with Galehouse covering, for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Simmons vs. Galehouse
  
  Simmons strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tabor vs. Heusser
  
  Tabor hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Miles. Tabor reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Doerr vs. Heusser
  
  Doerr takes first base on ball four. Tabor moves to third. View Play 
• Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Cronin vs. Heusser
  
  Cronin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tabor scores. Doerr moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Spence vs. Heusser
  
  Stan Spence pinch hits for Gene Desautels.
  
  Spence hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moses who is chasing the ball. Spence reaches third base with a triple. Doerr scores. Cronin goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  DiMaggio vs. Dean
  
  Chubby Dean now pitching. Dom DiMaggio pinch hits for Denny Galehouse.
  
  DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rubeling fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Finney vs. Dean
  
  Finney hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebert juggles the ball. That's an error on Siebert. View Play 
• Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Cramer vs. Dean
  
  Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCoy fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Top 8

• Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Siebert vs. Dickman
  
  Johnny Peacock now catching. Emerson Dickman now pitching.
  
  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, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hayes vs. Dickman
  
  Hayes strikes out. View Play 
• Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Miles vs. Dickman
  
  Miles strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Williams vs. Dean
  
  Williams hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moses. Williams reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Foxx vs. Dean
  
  Foxx hits a line drive into center field. Miles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Tabor vs. Dean
  
  Tabor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rubeling fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Doerr vs. Dean
  
  Doerr hits a fly ball into left field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rubeling vs. Dickman
  
  Rubeling takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Dean vs. Dickman
  
  Dean bunts towards the mound. Dickman fields it and throws to first for the out. Rubeling moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Brancato vs. Dickman
  
  Brancato hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Moses vs. Dickman
  
  Moses hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cronin vs. Dean
  
  Cronin hits a line drive into left field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Carey vs. Dean
  
  Tom Carey pinch hits for Johnny Peacock.
  
  Carey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dean fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Glenn vs. Dean
  
  Joe Glenn pinch hits for Emerson Dickman.
  
  Glenn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Finney vs. Dean
  
  There's a wild pitch. Glenn moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Finney vs. Dean
  
  Finney takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Cramer vs. Dean
  
  Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dean fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 7/2/1940, game 1 -- Philadelphia at Boston (D)

  Philadelphia       AB  R  H RBI    Boston             AB  R  H RBI
Brancato A, ss        5  0  0  0   Finney L, rf          4  0  0  0   
Moses W, rf           5  1  1  0   Cramer D, cf          5  0  1  0   
McCoy B, 2b           4  1  2  1   Williams T, lf        3  0  1  0   
Simmons A, lf         4  1  1  1   Foxx J, 1b            4  0  0  0   
Siebert D, 1b         4  1  2  1   Tabor J, 3b           4  1  1  0   
Hayes F, c            4  0  0  0   Doerr B, 2b           3  1  0  0   
Miles D, cf           4  0  2  0   Cronin J, ss          4  1  1  1   
Rubeling A, 3b        2  0  1  1   Desautels G, c        2  0  1  0   
Heusser E, p          2  0  0  0   Spence S, ph          1  0  1  2   
Dean C, p             0  0  0  0   Peacock J, c          0  0  0  0   
                                   Carey T, ph           1  0  0  0   
                                   Galehouse D, p        1  0  0  0   
                                   DiMaggio D, ph        1  0  0  0   
                                   Dickman E, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Glenn J, ph           1  0  1  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     34  4  9  4                        34  3  7  3

Philadelphia     010 030 000 --  4
Boston           000 000 300 --  3

  Philadelphia         IP  H  R ER BB SO
Heusser E (W)*        6.0  5  3  3  2  2
Dean C (S)            3.0  2  0  0  1  0

  Boston               IP  H  R ER BB SO
Galehouse D (L)       7.0  9  4  4  2 10
Dickman E             2.0  0  0  0  1  2
  * Pitched to 4 batters in 7th

E -- Siebert D
DP -- Philadelphia 1, Boston 1
LOB -- Philadelphia 7, Boston 8
2B -- McCoy B, Moses W, Simmons A, Siebert D, Tabor J, Williams T
3B -- Miles D, Spence S
SH -- Galehouse D, Dean C
WP -- Heusser E, Dean C
T -- 2:10
A -- 9200

    

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