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White Sox 19 @ Athletics 7
Shibe Park
July 20, 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 July 20, 1940 at Shibe Park. The home team Athletics were bested by the visiting White Sox with a score of 19 to 7.

Game Summary

DateJuly 20, 1940 
Visiting Team
Chicago White Sox
R: 19 H: 19 E: 1 LOB: 6
Runs: 19
Hits: 19
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 6
Home Team
Philadelphia Athletics
R: 7 H: 14 E: 4 LOB: 10
Runs: 7
Hits: 14
Errors: 4
Left On Base: 10
Winning PitcherEddie Smith  
Losing PitcherGeorge Caster  
SavePete Appleton  
Game Winning RBIMike Kreevich 

Game Info

DateJuly 20, 1940 
Day of WeekSat 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamChicago White Sox 
Home TeamPhiladelphia Athletics 
Visiting Starting PitcherEddie Smith  
Home Starting PitcherGeorge Caster  
BallparkShibe Park 
CityPhiladelphia 
StatePA 
Attendance4,000 
Time of Game2 hours 27 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Lou Kolls
1B: Bill Grieve
2B: (none)
3B: Bill Summers

Chicago White Sox Lineup 

Name  Position 
Skeeter Webb  Second Baseman 
Mike Kreevich  Center Fielder 
Joe Kuhel  First Baseman 
Moose Solters  Left Fielder 
Taffy Wright  Right Fielder 
Luke Appling  Shortstop 
Mike Tresh  Catcher 
Bob Kennedy  Third Baseman 
Eddie Smith  Pitcher 
Jimmy Dykes  Manager 

Philadelphia Athletics Lineup 

Name  Position 
Al Rubeling  Third Baseman 
Al Simmons  Left Fielder 
Sam Chapman  Center Fielder 
Bob Johnson  Right Fielder 
Dick Siebert  First Baseman 
Earle Brucker  Catcher 
Benny McCoy  Second Baseman 
Al Brancato  Shortstop 
George Caster  Pitcher 
Connie Mack  Manager 

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White Sox 19 @ Athletics 7
Shibe Park
July 20, 1940

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 7/20/1940 -- Chicago at Philadelphia (D)

  Chicago            AB  R  H RBI    Philadelphia       AB  R  H RBI
Webb S, 2b            3  4  2  1   Rubeling A, 3b        4  0  2  1   
Kreevich M, cf        5  3  4  2   Simmons A, lf         5  0  1  1   
Kuhel J, 1b           4  2  1  1   Chapman S, cf         5  0  1  0   
Solters M, lf         5  3  3  5   Johnson B, rf         5  1  1  1   
Wright T, rf          5  1  2  1   Siebert D, 1b         5  1  2  0   
Appling L, ss         6  1  2  2   Brucker E, c          0  0  0  0   
Tresh M, c            6  2  2  1   Hayes F, c            5  2  4  0   
Kennedy B, 3b         5  2  2  0   McCoy B, 2b           2  2  1  0   
Smith E, p            4  1  1  2   Brancato A, ss        4  1  0  1   
Appleton P, p         0  0  0  0   Caster G, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Beckmann B, p         0  0  0  0   
                                   Heusser E, p          2  0  0  0   
                                   Besse H, p            2  0  2  2   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     43 19 19 15                        39  7 14  6

Chicago          800 070 004 -- 19
Philadelphia     021 002 020 --  7

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Smith E (W)           7.1 12  7  7  4  2
Appleton P (S)        1.2  2  0  0  1  1

  Philadelphia         IP  H  R ER BB SO
Caster G (L)*         0.0  3  4  4  1  0
Beckmann B            0.2  3  4  4  1  0
Heusser E             4.0  9  7  4  3  2
Besse H               4.1  4  4  4  2  1
  * Pitched to 4 batters in 1st

E -- Johnson B 2, Simmons A, McCoy B, Kuhel J
DP -- Chicago 2, Philadelphia 3
LOB -- Chicago 6, Philadelphia 10
2B -- Smith E, Kreevich M, Solters M 2, Siebert D
3B -- Hayes F
HR -- Kreevich M, Johnson B
SH -- Smith E
HBP -- by Besse H (Wright T)
T -- 2:27
A -- 4000

    

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