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Yankees
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
July 7, 1940
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Athletics and the New York Yankees, played on July 7, 1940 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
| Date | July 7, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 7, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Marv Breuer |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Porter Vaughan |
| Ballpark | Shibe Park |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 9 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Summers 1B: Joe Rue 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Grieve |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frankie Crosetti | Shortstop |
| Bill Knickerbocker | Third Baseman |
| Charlie Keller | Right Fielder |
| Joe DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| George Selkirk | Left Fielder |
| Joe Gordon | Second Baseman |
| Buddy Rosar | Catcher |
| Babe Dahlgren | First Baseman |
| Marv Breuer | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Lillard | Shortstop |
| Wally Moses | Right Fielder |
| Benny McCoy | Second Baseman |
| Bob Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Dick Siebert | First Baseman |
| Frankie Hayes | Catcher |
| Sam Chapman | Center Fielder |
| Al Rubeling | Third Baseman |
| Porter Vaughan | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
July 7, 1940
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Vaughan
Crosetti hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knickerbocker vs. Vaughan
Knickerbocker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Crosetti moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Keller vs. Vaughan
Keller takes first base on ball four. Crosetti moves to third. Knickerbocker moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
DiMaggio vs. Vaughan
DiMaggio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Crosetti scores. Knickerbocker moves to third. Keller moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Selkirk vs. Vaughan
There's a wild pitch. Knickerbocker scores. Keller moves to third. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Selkirk vs. Vaughan
Selkirk is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gordon vs. Vaughan
Gordon hits a fly ball towards right field. Moses fields the ball and throws to third. Rubeling drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Rubeling. Keller scores. DiMaggio moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rosar vs. Vaughan
Rosar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. DiMaggio scores. Selkirk moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dahlgren vs. Vaughan
There goes Selkirk. The slide. Hayes applies the tag. Selkirk is out. Rosar moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dahlgren vs. Vaughan
Dahlgren hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McCoy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillard vs. Breuer
Lillard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knickerbocker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Breuer
Moses hits a popup towards first. Dahlgren settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCoy vs. Breuer
McCoy hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Keller. McCoy reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Breuer
Johnson hits a popup towards short. Crosetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Breuer vs. Vaughan
Breuer strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Vaughan
Crosetti hits a fly ball towards left. Johnson settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Johnson. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knickerbocker vs. Vaughan
Knickerbocker hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keller vs. Vaughan
Keller strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Breuer
Siebert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti misplays the ball. That's an error on Crosetti. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hayes vs. Breuer
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Breuer
Chapman strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Vaughan
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Selkirk vs. Vaughan
Selkirk hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Vaughan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Vaughan
Gordon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosar vs. Vaughan
There goes Gordon. The throw from Hayes and he is safe. Gordon steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rosar vs. Vaughan
Rosar hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rubeling vs. Breuer
Rubeling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Breuer
Vaughan strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillard vs. Breuer
Lillard hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Breuer
Moses hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Keller. Moses reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCoy vs. Breuer
McCoy is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Vaughan
Dee Miles now playing right field.
Dahlgren hits a fly ball into right field. Miles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Breuer vs. Vaughan
Breuer strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Vaughan
Crosetti takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knickerbocker vs. Vaughan
Crosetti is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. Crosetti moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Knickerbocker vs. Vaughan
Knickerbocker hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Vaughan
Keller 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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Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Breuer
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebert vs. Breuer
Siebert hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dahlgren fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hayes vs. Breuer
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knickerbocker fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Vaughan
DiMaggio hits a popup towards short. Lillard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Selkirk vs. Vaughan
Selkirk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Vaughan
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCoy fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosar vs. Vaughan
Rosar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rubeling fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Breuer
Chapman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rubeling vs. Breuer
Rubeling hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Breuer fields it and throws to first for the out. Chapman moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vaughan vs. Breuer
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti fields it and has Chapman trapped. There's the throw to Gordon who tags Chapman for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lillard vs. Breuer
Lillard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Vaughan
Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rubeling fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Breuer vs. Vaughan
Breuer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Vaughan
Crosetti hits a fly ball into right field. Miles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miles vs. Breuer
Miles hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCoy vs. Breuer
McCoy hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. McCoy reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Breuer
Johnson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rosar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Siebert vs. Breuer
Siebert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knickerbocker vs. Vaughan
Knickerbocker hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Vaughan
Keller hits a fly ball into right field. Miles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Vaughan
DiMaggio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Selkirk vs. Vaughan
Selkirk hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Vaughan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Breuer
Hayes hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Breuer
Chapman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dean vs. Breuer
Chubby Dean pinch hits for Al Rubeling.
Dean hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Chapman moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gantenbein vs. Breuer
Al Brancato pinch runs for Chubby Dean. Joe Gantenbein pinch hits for Porter Vaughan.
Gantenbein hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knickerbocker fields it and throws to first for the out. Chapman moves to third. Brancato moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lillard vs. Breuer
Lillard hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Chapman scores. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miles vs. Breuer
Miles hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Breuer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Caster
Al Brancato now playing third base. George Caster now pitching.
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosar vs. Caster
Rosar hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Caster
Dahlgren hits a popup in front of the plate. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCoy vs. Breuer
McCoy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Breuer
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knickerbocker fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Breuer
Siebert hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hayes vs. Breuer
Hayes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Siebert moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chapman vs. Breuer
Chapman strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Breuer vs. Caster
Breuer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brancato fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Caster
Crosetti hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knickerbocker vs. Caster
Knickerbocker 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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Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Breuer
Al Simmons pinch hits for Al Brancato.
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knickerbocker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Breuer
Hal Wagner pinch hits for George Caster.
Wagner strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillard vs. Breuer
Lillard hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/7/1940, game 1 -- New York at Philadelphia (D)
New York AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Crosetti F, ss 4 2 1 0 Lillard B, ss 5 1 1 2
Knickerbocker B, 3b 5 2 2 2 Moses W, rf 2 0 1 0
Keller C, rf 3 1 0 0 Miles D, rf 2 0 0 0
DiMaggio J, cf 4 1 2 1 McCoy B, 2b 4 0 3 0
Selkirk G, lf 2 0 0 0 Johnson B, lf 4 0 1 0
Gordon J, 2b 3 0 0 1 Siebert D, 1b 4 0 1 0
Rosar B, c 4 0 1 1 Hayes F, c 4 1 2 1
Dahlgren B, 1b 4 0 0 0 Chapman S, cf 4 1 2 0
Breuer M, p 4 0 0 0 Rubeling A, 3b 2 0 0 0
Dean C, ph 1 0 1 0
Brancato A, pr-3b 0 0 0 0
Simmons A, ph 1 0 0 0
Vaughan P, p 2 0 0 0
Gantenbein J, ph 1 0 0 0
Caster G, p 0 0 0 0
Wagner H, ph 1 0 0 0
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33 6 6 5 37 3 12 3
New York 400 200 000 -- 6
Philadelphia 001 000 200 -- 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Breuer M (W) 9.0 12 3 3 0 5
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Vaughan P (L) 7.0 6 6 4 4 4
Caster G 2.0 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Rubeling A, Johnson B, Crosetti F, Lillard B
DP -- New York 3
LOB -- New York 5, Philadelphia 7
2B -- McCoy B 2, Moses W
HR -- Lillard B, Knickerbocker B, Hayes F
SB -- Gordon J
HBP -- by Vaughan P (Selkirk G)
WP -- Vaughan P
T -- 2:09
A -- 0
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