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White Sox
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 3, 1940
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Chicago White Sox, played on May 3, 1940 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 3, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 3, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Eddie Smith |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Marv Breuer |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 11,291 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 13 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Eddie Rommel 1B: Bill Grieve 2B: George Moriarty 3B: Cal Hubbard |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Eddie Smith | Pitcher |
| Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frankie Crosetti | Shortstop |
| Red Rolfe | Third Baseman |
| George Selkirk | Left Fielder |
| Charlie Keller | Right Fielder |
| Buddy Rosar | Catcher |
| Joe Gordon | Second Baseman |
| Tommy Henrich | Center Fielder |
| Babe Dahlgren | First Baseman |
| Marv Breuer | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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White Sox
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 3, 1940
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Breuer
Kennedy hits a fly ball into right field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Breuer
Kuhel hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Breuer
Kreevich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Smith
Crosetti strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Smith
Rolfe hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Selkirk vs. Smith
Selkirk hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keller vs. Smith
The ball gets by Tresh for a passed ball. Selkirk moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Keller vs. Smith
Keller is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rosar vs. Smith
Rosar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Breuer
Wright hits a popup towards third. Rolfe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Appling vs. Breuer
Appling hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Solters vs. Breuer
Solters hits a fly ball into right field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McNair vs. Breuer
McNair hits a fly ball into center field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Smith
Gordon hits a popup towards third. Kennedy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Smith
Henrich hits a popup towards third. Kennedy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Smith
Dahlgren takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Breuer vs. Smith
Breuer is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Breuer
Tresh hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Breuer
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Breuer
Kennedy hits a line drive into right field. Keller picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Keller. Henrich fumbles the ball. That's an error on Henrich. Smith goes all the way around to score. Kennedy moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kuhel vs. Breuer
Kuhel hits a ball on the ground for an out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kreevich vs. Breuer
There goes Kuhel. The throw from Rosar and he is safe. Kuhel steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kreevich vs. Breuer
Kreevich hits a fly ball into center field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Smith
Crosetti hits a fly ball into right field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Smith
Rolfe 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, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Selkirk vs. Smith
Selkirk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keller vs. Smith
Keller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Breuer
Wright hits a fly ball into left field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Appling vs. Breuer
Appling hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rolfe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Solters vs. Breuer
Solters 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
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosar vs. Smith
Rosar takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Smith
Gordon hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henrich vs. Smith
Henrich hits a fly ball into right field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dahlgren vs. Smith
Dahlgren hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rosar moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Breuer vs. Smith
Breuer strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Breuer
McNair hits a line drive into left field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Breuer
Tresh strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Breuer
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Breuer
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Smith
Crosetti takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rolfe vs. Smith
Rolfe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Crosetti moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Selkirk vs. Smith
Selkirk takes first base on ball four. Rolfe moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Keller vs. Smith
Keller strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rosar vs. Smith
Rosar hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smith fields it and throws to second for the out. Crosetti scores. Rolfe moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gordon vs. Smith
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Breuer
Kuhel takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kreevich vs. Breuer
Kreevich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon misplays the ball. That's an error on Gordon. Kuhel moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wright vs. Breuer
Wright hits a popup towards short. Crosetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Appling vs. Breuer
Appling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon fields it and throws to second for the out. Kuhel moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Solters vs. Breuer
Solters hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Breuer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Smith
Henrich hits a popup towards first. Kuhel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Smith
Dahlgren hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Breuer vs. Smith
Breuer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crosetti vs. Smith
Crosetti hits a fly ball into right field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Breuer
McNair hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Breuer
Tresh 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 -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Breuer
Smith hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Selkirk. Smith reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kennedy vs. Breuer
Kennedy hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Smith
Rolfe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Selkirk vs. Smith
Selkirk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rolfe moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Keller vs. Smith
Keller takes first base on ball four. Rolfe moves to third. Selkirk moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rosar vs. Smith
Rosar hits a popup towards first. Kuhel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gordon vs. Smith
Gordon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kreevich who is chasing the ball. Gordon reaches third base with a triple. Rolfe scores. Selkirk scores. Keller goes all the way around to score. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Henrich vs. Smith
Henrich strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dahlgren vs. Smith
Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Breuer
Kuhel hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Keller. Kuhel reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kreevich vs. Breuer
Kreevich hits a fly ball into right field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wright vs. Breuer
Wright hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Rosar fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Appling vs. Breuer
Appling hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Wright moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Solters vs. Breuer
Solters hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Breuer vs. Brown
Clint Brown now pitching.
Breuer strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Brown
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Brown
Rolfe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Selkirk vs. Brown
Selkirk hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Brown
Keller hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosar vs. Brown
Rosar 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
Top 9
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White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Breuer
McNair hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Breuer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Breuer
Tresh 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 -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosenthal vs. Breuer
Larry Rosenthal pinch hits for Clint Brown.
Rosenthal takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Breuer
Kennedy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rosenthal moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kuhel vs. Breuer
Kuhel hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Breuer
Kreevich hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wright vs. Breuer
Wright hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Keller. Wright reaches second base with a double. Kreevich moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Appling vs. Breuer
Appling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/3/1940 -- Chicago at New York (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Kennedy B, 3b 5 1 2 0 Crosetti F, ss 4 1 0 0
Kuhel J, 1b 4 1 2 3 Rolfe R, 3b 4 3 3 1
Kreevich M, cf 5 0 1 0 Selkirk G, lf 3 2 3 2
Wright T, rf 5 0 1 0 Keller C, rf 4 2 1 1
Appling L, ss 5 0 2 0 Rosar B, c 4 0 0 1
Solters M, lf 4 0 0 0 Gordon J, 2b 4 0 1 3
McNair E, 2b 4 0 0 0 Henrich T, cf 4 0 0 0
Tresh M, c 4 0 0 0 Dahlgren B, 1b 3 0 1 0
Smith E, p 2 1 2 0 Breuer M, p 3 0 0 0
Brown C, p 0 0 0 0
Rosenthal L, ph 0 1 0 0
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38 4 10 3 33 8 9 8
Chicago 001 000 003 -- 4
New York 100 010 33x -- 8
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Smith E (L) 7.0 6 5 5 8 6
Brown C 1.0 3 3 3 0 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Breuer M (W) 9.0 10 4 3 3 1
E -- Henrich T, Keller C, Gordon J
LOB -- Chicago 10, New York 9
2B -- Smith E, Kuhel J, Wright T
3B -- Gordon J
HR -- Rolfe R, Selkirk G, Keller C, Kuhel J
SB -- Kuhel J
PB -- Tresh M
T -- 2:13
A -- 11291
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