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Red Sox
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
April 27, 1940
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Athletics and the Boston Red Sox, played on April 27, 1940 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
Date | April 27, 1940 |
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Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Home Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 27, 1940 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Bagby |
Home Starting Pitcher | Johnny Babich |
Ballpark | Shibe Park |
City | Philadelphia |
State | PA |
Attendance | 8,400 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 5 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Joe Rue 1B: Cal Hubbard 2B: Eddie Rommel 3B: George Moriarty |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lou Finney | 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 |
Jim Bagby | Pitcher |
Joe Cronin | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Sam Chapman | Center Fielder |
Wally Moses | Right Fielder |
Benny McCoy | Second Baseman |
Bob Johnson | Left Fielder |
Dick Siebert | First Baseman |
Frankie Hayes | Catcher |
Al Rubeling | Third Baseman |
Bill Lillard | Shortstop |
Johnny Babich | Pitcher |
Connie Mack | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Red Sox
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
April 27, 1940
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Babich
Finney hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Babich
Cramer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Babich
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. Babich
Foxx hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moses. Foxx reaches second base with a double. Cramer goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cronin vs. Babich
Cronin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doerr vs. Babich
Doerr hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Foxx scores. Cronin moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tabor vs. Babich
Tabor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rubeling fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Bagby
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Bagby
Moses hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cramer. Moses reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCoy vs. Bagby
McCoy hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Bagby
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Desautels vs. Babich
Desautels hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bagby vs. Babich
Bagby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillard misplays the ball. That's an error on Lillard. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finney vs. Babich
Finney hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bagby moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cramer vs. Babich
Cramer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bagby moves to third. Finney moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Williams vs. Babich
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCoy fields it and throws to second for the out. Bagby scores. Finney moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Foxx vs. Babich
Foxx hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Bagby
Siebert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Bagby
Hayes hits a popup towards short. Cronin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rubeling vs. Bagby
Rubeling strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Babich
Cronin hits a popup towards first. Siebert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Babich
Doerr hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabor vs. Babich
Tabor hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillard vs. Bagby
Lillard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Babich vs. Bagby
Babich hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bagby fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Bagby
Chapman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moses vs. Bagby
Moses strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Desautels vs. Babich
Desautels hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bagby vs. Babich
Bagby strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Babich
Finney hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Babich
Cramer hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCoy vs. Bagby
McCoy hits a fly ball into right field. Finney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Bagby
Johnson 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 -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Bagby
Siebert hits a fly ball into right field. Finney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Babich
Williams 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 -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Babich
Foxx strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Babich
Cronin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Bagby
Hayes hits a popup in front of the plate. Desautels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rubeling vs. Bagby
Rubeling hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillard vs. Bagby
Lillard strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Babich vs. Bagby
Babich strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Babich
Doerr strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabor vs. Babich
Tabor hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Chapman. Tabor reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Desautels vs. Babich
Desautels hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Tabor moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bagby vs. Babich
Bagby 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
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Bagby
Chapman hits a popup towards third. Tabor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Bagby
Moses hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCoy vs. Bagby
McCoy hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cramer. McCoy reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Bagby
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Babich
Finney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rubeling fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Babich
Cramer 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 -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Babich
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebert scoops it up and throws to first, with Babich covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Bagby
Siebert takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hayes vs. Bagby
Hayes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Siebert moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rubeling vs. Bagby
Rubeling hits a popup towards first. Foxx settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miles vs. Bagby
Dee Miles pinch hits for Bill Lillard.
Miles hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cramer. Miles reaches second base with a double. Siebert scores. Hayes moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Dean vs. Heving
Joe Heving now pitching. Chubby Dean pinch hits for Johnny Babich.
Dean takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Chapman vs. Heving
Al Brancato pinch runs for Chubby Dean.
Chapman hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Heving
Moses hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cramer who is chasing the ball. Moses reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McCoy vs. Ostermueller
Fritz Ostermueller now pitching.
McCoy hits a popup towards third. Tabor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Johnson vs. Ostermueller
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Siebert vs. Ostermueller
Siebert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr misplays the ball. That's an error on Doerr. Moses scores. Johnson moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hayes vs. Ostermueller
Hayes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Johnson scores. Siebert moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rubeling vs. Rich
Woody Rich now pitching.
Rubeling hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Heusser
Al Brancato now playing shortstop. Ed Heusser now pitching.
Foxx takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cronin vs. Heusser
Cronin takes first base on ball four. Foxx moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doerr vs. Heusser
Doerr hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tabor vs. Heusser
Tabor strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Desautels vs. Heusser
Desautels strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heusser vs. Rich
Heusser 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 -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brancato vs. Rich
Brancato hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Rich
Chapman 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
Top 9
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Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nonnenkamp vs. Heusser
Red Nonnenkamp pinch hits for Woody Rich.
Nonnenkamp strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Heusser
Finney hits a popup in front of the plate. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Heusser
Cramer hits a popup in front of the plate. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/27/1940 -- Boston at Philadelphia (D) Boston AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI Finney L, rf 5 0 2 0 Chapman S, cf 4 1 1 4 Cramer D, cf 5 1 2 0 Moses W, rf 4 1 2 0 Williams T, lf 4 0 0 1 McCoy B, 2b 4 0 1 0 Foxx J, 1b 3 1 1 1 Johnson B, lf 3 1 0 0 Cronin J, ss 2 0 0 0 Siebert D, 1b 3 1 0 0 Doerr B, 2b 4 0 1 1 Hayes F, c 4 1 2 1 Tabor J, 3b 4 0 1 0 Rubeling A, 3b 4 1 1 1 Desautels G, c 4 0 0 0 Lillard B, ss 2 0 0 0 Bagby J, p 3 1 0 0 Miles D, ph 1 1 1 1 Heving J, p 0 0 0 0 Heusser E, p 1 0 0 0 Ostermueller F, p 0 0 0 0 Babich J, p 2 0 0 0 Rich W, p 0 0 0 0 Dean C, ph 0 0 0 0 Nonnenkamp R, ph 1 0 0 0 Brancato A, pr-ss 1 1 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 3 7 3 33 8 9 7 Boston 210 000 000 -- 3 Philadelphia 000 010 70x -- 8 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Bagby J (L) 6.1 5 4 4 2 5 Heving J* 0.0 2 3 2 1 0 Ostermueller F 0.1 1 1 0 1 0 Rich W 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Babich J (W) 7.0 7 3 2 1 3 Heusser E (S) 2.0 0 0 0 2 3 * Pitched to 3 batters in 7th E -- Lillard B, Doerr B DP -- Boston 1 LOB -- Boston 8, Philadelphia 5 2B -- Foxx J, Moses W, Tabor J, McCoy B, Miles D 3B -- Moses W HR -- Rubeling A, Chapman S T -- 2:05 A -- 8400
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