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White Sox
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
May 7, 1940
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Athletics and the Chicago White Sox, played on May 7, 1940 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
Date | May 7, 1940 |
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Visiting Team |
Chicago White Sox
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Home Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 7, 1940 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jack Knott |
Home Starting Pitcher | George Caster |
Ballpark | Shibe Park |
City | Philadelphia |
State | PA |
Attendance | 4,500 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 28 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Harry Geisel 1B: Bill McGowan 2B: (none) 3B: Lou Kolls |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bob Kennedy | Third Baseman |
Joe Kuhel | First Baseman |
Mike Kreevich | Center Fielder |
Taffy Wright | Right Fielder |
Luke Appling | Shortstop |
Moose Solters | Left Fielder |
Eric McNair | Second Baseman |
Mike Tresh | Catcher |
Jack Knott | Pitcher |
Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bill Lillard | Shortstop |
Wally Moses | Right Fielder |
Benny McCoy | Second Baseman |
Bob Johnson | Left Fielder |
Dick Siebert | First Baseman |
Hal Wagner | Catcher |
Sam Chapman | Center Fielder |
Al Rubeling | Third Baseman |
George Caster | Pitcher |
Connie Mack | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
White Sox
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
May 7, 1940
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Caster
Kennedy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuhel vs. Caster
Kuhel bunts towards third. Rubeling fields it and throws to first for the out. Kennedy moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kreevich vs. Caster
Kreevich hits a popup towards short. Lillard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wright vs. Caster
Wright 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 1
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillard vs. Knott
Lillard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moses vs. Knott
Moses takes first base on ball four. Lillard moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCoy vs. Knott
McCoy hits a fly ball into left field. Solters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Knott
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Solters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Siebert vs. Knott
Siebert hits a line drive towards first. Kuhel reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Appling vs. Caster
Appling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Solters vs. Caster
Solters hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moses. Solters reaches second base with a double. Appling moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McNair vs. Caster
McNair hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Appling scores. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tresh vs. Caster
Tresh hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Knott vs. Caster
Knott strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Knott
Wagner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Knott
Chapman hits a fly ball into left field. Solters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rubeling vs. Knott
Rubeling hits a fly ball into right field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Caster vs. Knott
Caster hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wright. Caster reaches second base with a double. Wagner goes all the way around to score. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lillard vs. Knott
Lillard hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Knott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Caster
Kennedy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuhel vs. Caster
Kuhel hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kreevich vs. Caster
Kreevich hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Kennedy moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wright vs. Caster
Wright hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCoy fields it and throws to second for the out. Kennedy moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Appling vs. Caster
Appling hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kennedy scores. Wright moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Solters vs. Caster
Solters hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Chapman. Solters reaches second base with a double. Wright scores. Appling goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McNair vs. Caster
Larry Rosenthal pinch runs for Moose Solters.
McNair hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Knott
Larry Rosenthal now playing left field.
Moses hits a fly ball into left field. Rosenthal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCoy vs. Knott
McCoy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McNair scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Knott
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Beckmann
Bill Beckmann now pitching.
Tresh hits a popup, foul, towards first. Siebert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knott vs. Beckmann
Knott strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Beckmann
Kennedy hits a popup towards third. Rubeling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Knott
Siebert hits a fly ball into right field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Knott
Wagner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Knott
Chapman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Tresh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rubeling vs. Knott
Rubeling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Beckmann
Frankie Hayes now catching.
Kuhel hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebert scoops it up and throws to first, with Beckmann covering, for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Beckmann
Kreevich hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wright vs. Beckmann
There goes Kreevich. The throw from Hayes and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wright vs. Beckmann
Wright hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kreevich scores. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Appling vs. Beckmann
Appling hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wright moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rosenthal vs. Beckmann
Rosenthal strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McNair vs. Beckmann
McNair hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Beckmann fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beckmann vs. Knott
Beckmann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillard vs. Knott
Lillard hits a popup towards short. Appling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Knott
Moses hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Beckmann
Tresh hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knott vs. Beckmann
Knott strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Beckmann
Kennedy hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCoy vs. Knott
McCoy hits a fly ball into left field. Rosenthal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Knott
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Knott
Siebert hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Beckmann
Kuhel hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebert juggles the ball. That's an error on Siebert. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kreevich vs. Beckmann
Kreevich bunts towards third. Rubeling juggles the ball. That's an error on Rubeling. Kuhel moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wright vs. Beckmann
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wright vs. Beckmann
Wright hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Appling vs. Beckmann
Appling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kuhel scores. Kreevich moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rosenthal vs. Beckmann
Rosenthal 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 7
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White Sox, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Knott
Hayes hits a fly ball into left field. Rosenthal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Knott
Chapman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rubeling vs. Knott
Rubeling hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Chapman moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miles vs. Knott
Dee Miles pinch hits for Bill Beckmann.
Miles takes first base on ball four. Chapman moves to third. Rubeling moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dean vs. Knott
Chubby Dean pinch hits for Bill Lillard.
Dean takes first base on ball four. Chapman scores. Rubeling moves to third. Miles moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Moses vs. Appleton
Al Brancato pinch runs for Chubby Dean. Pete Appleton now pitching. Tom Turner now catching.
Moses hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kennedy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McCoy vs. Appleton
McCoy takes first base on ball four. Rubeling scores. Miles moves to third. Brancato moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Johnson vs. Appleton
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Heusser
Al Brancato now playing shortstop. Ed Heusser now pitching.
McNair hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moses. McNair reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Turner vs. Heusser
Turner hits a popup towards second. McCoy catches it and steps on second to double up McNair. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Appleton vs. Heusser
Appleton strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Appleton
Siebert hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McNair settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Appleton
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Appleton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Appleton
Chapman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Turner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Heusser
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rubeling fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Heusser
Kuhel strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Heusser
Kreevich hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wright vs. Heusser
Wright hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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White Sox, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rubeling vs. Appleton
Rubeling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gantenbein vs. Appleton
Joe Gantenbein pinch hits for Ed Heusser.
Gantenbein hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Appleton
Al Simmons pinch hits for Al Brancato.
Simmons hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moses vs. Appleton
Moses hits a fly ball into right field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/7/1940 -- Chicago at Philadelphia (D) Chicago AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI Kennedy B, 3b 4 1 1 0 Lillard B, ss 3 0 1 0 Kuhel J, 1b 4 1 0 0 Dean C, ph 0 0 0 1 Kreevich M, cf 4 1 2 0 Brancato A, pr-ss 0 0 0 0 Wright T, rf 5 1 1 1 Simmons A, ph 1 0 1 0 Appling L, ss 3 2 2 2 Moses W, rf 4 0 0 0 Solters M, lf 2 0 2 2 McCoy B, 2b 3 0 0 1 Rosenthal L, pr-lf 2 0 0 0 Johnson B, lf 4 0 0 0 McNair E, 2b 4 0 1 1 Siebert D, 1b 4 0 0 0 Tresh M, c 3 0 0 0 Wagner H, c 1 1 1 0 Turner T, c 1 0 0 0 Hayes F, c 2 0 0 0 Knott J, p 3 0 0 0 Chapman S, cf 3 1 0 0 Appleton P, p 1 0 0 0 Rubeling A, 3b 4 1 1 0 Caster G, p 1 0 1 1 Beckmann B, p 1 0 0 0 Miles D, ph 0 0 0 0 Heusser E, p 0 0 0 0 Gantenbein J, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 6 9 6 32 3 5 3 Chicago 013 010 100 -- 6 Philadelphia 010 000 200 -- 3 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Knott J (W) 6.1 4 3 3 5 0 Appleton P (S) 2.2 1 0 0 1 0 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Caster G (L) 3.0 4 4 1 2 1 Beckmann B 4.0 3 2 1 0 3 Heusser E 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 E -- Lillard B, Hayes F, Siebert D, Rubeling A DP -- Philadelphia 1 LOB -- Chicago 7, Philadelphia 8 2B -- Solters M 2, Caster G, McNair E SB -- Kreevich M 2, Kuhel J SH -- Kuhel J, Kreevich M T -- 2:28 A -- 4500
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