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Browns
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
July 18, 1940
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Athletics and the St. Louis Browns, played on July 18, 1940 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
Date | July 18, 1940 |
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Visiting Team |
St. Louis Browns
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Home Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 18, 1940 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | St. Louis Browns |
Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Harris |
Home Starting Pitcher | Johnny Babich |
Ballpark | Shibe Park |
City | Philadelphia |
State | PA |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 0 hours |
Umpires | HP: Bill Grieve 1B: Bill Summers 2B: (none) 3B: Lou Kolls |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
Name | Position |
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Joe Grace | Right Fielder |
Johnny Berardino | Shortstop |
Wally Judnich | Center Fielder |
Rip Radcliff | Left Fielder |
George McQuinn | First Baseman |
Harlond Clift | Third Baseman |
Don Heffner | Second Baseman |
Bob Swift | Catcher |
Bob Harris | Pitcher |
Fred Haney | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Joe Gantenbein | Third Baseman |
Dee Miles | Right Fielder |
Sam Chapman | Center Fielder |
Bob Johnson | Left Fielder |
Dick Siebert | First Baseman |
Frankie Hayes | Catcher |
Benny McCoy | Second Baseman |
Al Brancato | Shortstop |
Johnny Babich | Pitcher |
Connie Mack | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Browns
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
July 18, 1940
Top 1
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Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Babich
Grace hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Grace for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berardino vs. Babich
Berardino hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Judnich vs. Babich
Judnich hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Babich, and towards McCoy, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Berardino moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Radcliff vs. Babich
Radcliff hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brancato scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gantenbein vs. Harris
Gantenbein hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Heffner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miles vs. Harris
Miles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Harris
There's a wild pitch. Miles moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Chapman vs. Harris
Chapman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Johnson vs. Harris
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heffner fields it and throws to second for the out. Miles scores. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebert vs. Harris
Siebert hits a popup towards short. Berardino settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Babich
McQuinn strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Babich
Clift hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McCoy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heffner vs. Babich
Heffner hits a fly ball into right field. Miles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Harris
Hayes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCoy vs. Harris
McCoy hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Hayes moves to third. McCoy moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Brancato vs. Harris
Brancato hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heffner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hayes scores. McCoy moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Babich vs. Harris
Babich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berardino fields it and throws to home to get McCoy. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gantenbein vs. Harris
Gantenbein hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Babich moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miles vs. Harris
Miles hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Harris fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Babich moves to third. Gantenbein moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Chapman vs. Trotter
Bill Trotter now pitching.
Chapman strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Browns, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swift vs. Babich
Swift hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brancato misplays the ball. That's an error on Brancato. Swift moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Trotter vs. Babich
Trotter bunts towards first. Siebert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Trotter for the out. Swift moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Grace vs. Babich
Grace hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Swift scores. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berardino vs. Babich
Berardino hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Judnich vs. Babich
Judnich hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Grace moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Radcliff vs. Babich
Radcliff hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Grace scores. Judnich moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McQuinn vs. Babich
McQuinn hits a popup towards first. Siebert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Browns, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Trotter
Johnson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Radcliff. Johnson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Siebert vs. Trotter
Siebert hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Grace who is chasing the ball. Siebert reaches third base with a triple. Johnson scores. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hayes vs. Trotter
Hayes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Siebert scores. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCoy vs. Trotter
McCoy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound, off Trotter's glove, towards Heffner, who fields it, throws to second, with Berardino covering, for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brancato vs. Trotter
Brancato hits a popup towards third. Clift settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Browns, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Babich
Clift 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 -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heffner vs. Babich
Heffner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Miles. Heffner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Swift vs. Babich
Swift hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McCoy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Trotter vs. Babich
Trotter 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 4
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Browns, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Babich vs. Trotter
Babich hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Radcliff. Babich reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gantenbein vs. Trotter
Gantenbein takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miles vs. Trotter
Miles hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Babich moves to third. Gantenbein moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Chapman vs. Trotter
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heffner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Babich scores. Gantenbein moves to third. Miles moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Johnson vs. Mills
Lefty Mills now pitching.
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clift juggles the ball. That's an error on Clift. Gantenbein scores. Miles moves to third. Chapman moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Siebert vs. Mills
Siebert hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Heffner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hayes vs. Mills
Hayes strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McCoy vs. Mills
McCoy hits a ball on the ground towards first. McQuinn scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McCoy for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Browns, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Babich
Grace takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berardino vs. Babich
Berardino hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Grace moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Judnich vs. Babich
Judnich takes first base on ball four. Berardino moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Radcliff vs. Babich
Radcliff hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Grace scores. Berardino moves to third. Judnich moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McQuinn vs. Babich
McQuinn hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Clift vs. Babich
Clift hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Browns, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brancato vs. Mills
Brancato hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Babich vs. Mills
There's a wild pitch. Brancato moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Babich vs. Mills
Babich bunts and there's an error on the play. Brancato moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gantenbein vs. Mills
Gantenbein hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Heffner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Miles vs. Mills
There's a wild pitch. Brancato scores. Babich moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miles vs. Mills
Miles takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chapman vs. Mills
Chapman hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Heffner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Mills
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Grace settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Browns, 3 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heffner vs. Babich
Heffner hits a line drive into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strange vs. Babich
Alan Strange pinch hits for Bob Swift.
Strange hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brancato scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Laabs vs. Babich
Chet Laabs pinch hits for Lefty Mills.
Laabs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brancato scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Browns, 3 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Auker
George Susce now catching. Elden Auker now pitching.
Siebert hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hayes vs. Auker
Hayes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Siebert moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCoy vs. Auker
McCoy hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Grace. McCoy reaches second base with a double. Siebert scores. Hayes moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Brancato vs. Auker
Brancato hits a popup towards short. Berardino settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Babich vs. Auker
Babich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heffner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gantenbein vs. Auker
Gantenbein hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heffner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Browns, 3 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Babich
Grace hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebert scoops it up and throws to first, with Babich covering, for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berardino vs. Babich
Berardino hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judnich vs. Babich
Judnich hits a popup towards first. Siebert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Browns, 3 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miles vs. Auker
Miles hits a ball on the ground towards first. McQuinn fields the ball and throws to Auker covering. Safe. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Auker
Chapman strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Auker
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebert vs. Auker
Siebert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Miles moves to third. Siebert moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hayes vs. Auker
Hayes hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Miles scores. Siebert scores. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCoy vs. Auker
McCoy hits a fly ball into center field. Judnich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Browns, 3 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Radcliff vs. Babich
Radcliff 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 -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Babich
McQuinn hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Babich
Clift strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Browns, 3 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brancato vs. Cox
Bill Cox now pitching.
Brancato hits a fly ball into center field. Judnich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Babich vs. Cox
Babich hits a fly ball into center field. Judnich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gantenbein vs. Cox
Gantenbein strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Browns, 3 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heffner vs. Babich
Heffner 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 -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullenbine vs. Babich
Roy Cullenbine pinch hits for George Susce.
Cullenbine strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoag vs. Babich
Myril Hoag pinch hits for Bill Cox.
Hoag hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McCoy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/18/1940 -- St.Louis at Philadelphia (D) St.Louis AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI Grace J, rf 3 2 0 1 Gantenbein J, 3b 5 1 1 0 Berardino J, ss 4 0 2 0 Miles D, rf 4 2 4 0 Judnich W, cf 3 0 1 0 Chapman S, cf 4 0 1 1 Radcliff R, lf 4 0 1 2 Johnson B, lf 5 1 1 2 McQuinn G, 1b 4 0 0 0 Siebert D, 1b 5 3 3 1 Clift H, 3b 4 0 0 0 Hayes F, c 4 1 3 3 Heffner D, 2b 4 0 1 0 McCoy B, 2b 5 0 2 1 Swift B, c 2 1 0 0 Brancato A, ss 5 1 1 1 Strange A, ph 1 0 0 0 Babich J, p 5 1 1 0 Susce G, c 0 0 0 0 Cullenbine R, ph 1 0 0 0 Harris B, p 0 0 0 0 Trotter B, p 1 0 0 0 Mills L, p 0 0 0 0 Laabs C, ph 1 0 0 0 Auker E, p 0 0 0 0 Cox B, p 0 0 0 0 Hoag M, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 3 5 3 42 10 17 9 St.Louis 002 010 000 -- 3 Philadelphia 112 211 20x -- 10 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Harris B 1.2 4 2 2 2 0 Trotter B (L)* 1.1 6 4 3 1 1 Mills L 2.0 1 1 0 1 1 Auker E 2.0 6 3 3 0 2 Cox B 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Babich J (W) 9.0 5 3 1 2 3 * Pitched to 4 batters in 4th E -- Gantenbein J, Brancato A, Clift H 2 DP -- St.Louis 1 LOB -- St.Louis 6, Philadelphia 12 2B -- Johnson B, Heffner D, Babich J, McCoy B 3B -- Siebert D SH -- Trotter B WP -- Harris B, Mills L 2 A -- (null)
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