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Yankees
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
September 27, 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 September 27, 1940 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 27, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 27, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Marius Russo |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Johnny Babich |
| Ballpark | Shibe Park |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 5,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 11 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Grieve 1B: John Quinn 2B: (none) 3B: Red Ormsby |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Joe Gordon | Second Baseman |
| Red Rolfe | Third Baseman |
| Charlie Keller | Left Fielder |
| Joe DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| George Selkirk | Right Fielder |
| Bill Dickey | Catcher |
| Babe Dahlgren | First Baseman |
| Frankie Crosetti | Shortstop |
| Marius Russo | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wally Moses | Right Fielder |
| Sam Chapman | Center Fielder |
| Bob Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Frankie Hayes | Catcher |
| Dick Siebert | First Baseman |
| Crash Davis | Second Baseman |
| Al Rubeling | Third Baseman |
| Al Brancato | Shortstop |
| Johnny Babich | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
September 27, 1940
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Babich
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rubeling fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Babich
Rolfe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Babich fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Babich
Keller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Babich
DiMaggio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Keller moves to third. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Selkirk vs. Babich
Selkirk hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Davis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Russo
Moses hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Russo
Chapman strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Russo
Johnson takes first base on ball four. Moses moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hayes vs. Russo
Hayes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Moses scores. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Siebert vs. Russo
Siebert strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. Russo
Davis hits a popup towards third. Rolfe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Babich
Dickey hits a popup towards short. Brancato settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Babich
Dahlgren takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crosetti vs. Babich
Crosetti hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russo vs. Babich
Russo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Davis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rubeling vs. Russo
Rubeling hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Russo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brancato vs. Russo
Brancato hits a fly ball into right field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Babich vs. Russo
Babich strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Babich
Gordon hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Babich
Rolfe hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Babich
Keller hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Russo
Moses hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Russo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Russo
Chapman 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, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Russo
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Babich
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brancato scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Selkirk vs. Babich
Selkirk hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Babich
Dickey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dahlgren vs. Babich
Dahlgren hits a line drive into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Russo
Hayes strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Russo
Siebert strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Russo
Davis hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Babich
Crosetti hits a line drive into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russo vs. Babich
Russo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brancato scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Babich
Gordon hits a fly ball towards center. Chapman settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Chapman. Gordon moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rolfe vs. Babich
Rolfe is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rubeling vs. Russo
Rubeling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brancato vs. Russo
Brancato hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Russo fields it and throws to first for the out. Rubeling moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Babich vs. Russo
Babich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moses vs. Russo
Moses hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Babich
Keller hits a line drive into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Babich
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Selkirk vs. Babich
Selkirk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickey vs. Babich
Dickey hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Russo
Chapman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Russo
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Russo
Hayes strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Russo
Siebert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon misplays the ball. That's an error on Gordon. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Russo
Davis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Siebert trying to get to third. DiMaggio throws the ball in to Rolfe, who tags Siebert for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Babich
Dahlgren hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Babich
Crosetti hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russo vs. Babich
There goes Crosetti. The throw from Hayes and he is safe. Crosetti steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chartak vs. Babich
Mike Chartak pinch hits for Marius Russo.
Chartak strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gordon vs. Babich
Gordon hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Davis reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rubeling vs. Murphy
Johnny Murphy now pitching.
Rubeling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brancato vs. Murphy
Brancato hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Babich vs. Murphy
Babich hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Murphy fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moses vs. Murphy
Moses hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Babich moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chapman vs. Murphy
Chapman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Chapman reaches second base with a double. Babich scores. Moses goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Murphy
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Babich
Rolfe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Davis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Babich
Keller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Babich
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rubeling fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Selkirk vs. Babich
Selkirk hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rubeling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Murphy
Hayes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebert vs. Murphy
Siebert hits a line drive into left field. Keller picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Keller. Hayes moves to third. Siebert moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Davis vs. Sundra
Steve Sundra now pitching.
Davis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hayes scores. Siebert scores. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rubeling vs. Sundra
There goes Davis. The throw from Dickey and he is safe. Davis steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rubeling vs. Sundra
Rubeling hits a popup towards the mound. Sundra settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brancato vs. Sundra
Brancato strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Babich vs. Sundra
Babich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moses vs. Sundra
Moses hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Babich
Dickey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dahlgren vs. Babich
Dahlgren hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dickey moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Crosetti vs. Babich
Crosetti hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Knickerbocker vs. Babich
Bill Knickerbocker pinch hits for Steve Sundra.
Knickerbocker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dickey scores. Dahlgren moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gordon vs. Babich
Gordon hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Dahlgren scores. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rolfe vs. Babich
Rolfe hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Davis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/27/1940 -- New York at Philadelphia (D)
New York AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Gordon J, 2b 5 0 0 1 Moses W, rf 5 2 2 0
Rolfe R, 3b 5 0 0 0 Chapman S, cf 4 1 2 3
Keller C, lf 2 0 0 0 Johnson B, lf 3 0 0 0
DiMaggio J, cf 4 0 1 0 Hayes F, c 3 1 1 1
Selkirk G, rf 3 0 0 0 Siebert D, 1b 4 1 1 0
Dickey B, c 3 1 1 0 Davis C, 2b 4 0 2 2
Dahlgren B, 1b 3 1 1 0 Rubeling A, 3b 3 0 0 0
Crosetti F, ss 4 0 1 0 Brancato A, ss 4 0 1 0
Russo M, p 2 0 0 0 Babich J, p 3 1 0 0
Chartak M, ph 1 0 0 0
Murphy J, p 0 0 0 0
Sundra S, p 0 0 0 0
Knickerbocker B, ph 1 0 1 1
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33 2 5 2 33 6 9 6
New York 000 000 002 -- 2
Philadelphia 100 001 22x -- 6
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Russo M (L) 6.0 4 2 2 2 6
Murphy J* 1.0 4 4 3 1 0
Sundra S 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Babich J (W) 9.0 5 2 2 5 2
* Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
E -- Chapman S, Gordon J, Keller C
LOB -- New York 9, Philadelphia 7
2B -- Chapman S
HR -- Chapman S
SB -- Crosetti F, Davis C
T -- 2:11
A -- 5000
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