Athletics @ Senators
May 26, 1940

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Bottom 10 R H E
Athletics 3 5 0
Senators 3 9 2
Bottom 10 R H E
Athletics 3 5 0
Senators 4 10 2

Johnny Welaj Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .278
OBP .500 .278
At Bats 4 18
Hits 2 5
• Singles 2 3
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 0
RBI’s 0 1

George Caster Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 5 0
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Griffith Stadium - May 26, 1940
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Home Run
George Caster
Earle Brucker
Dick Siebert
Benny McCoy
Al Brancato
Bill Lillard
Dee Miles
Bob Johnson
Wally Moses
Johnny Welaj

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Philadelphia Athletics 3 5 0 4
Washington Senators 4 10 2 6
Winning Pitcher Willis Hudlin
Losing Pitcher George Caster
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Johnny Welaj
Attendance 10,000
Time of Game 2 hours 9 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

End of Game

Welaj hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is bouncing around. Johnson is chasing the ball. Welaj rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 10 Lewis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Caster fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 10 Case hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Miles hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hudlin fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 10 Caster hits a fly ball into center field. Welaj settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Lillard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lewis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Hudlin strikes out.
Bottom 9 Ferrell hits a fly ball into left field. Miles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Bloodworth hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Al Brancato now playing third base. Pofahl hits a fly ball into left field. Miles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Chubby Dean pinch hits for Al Rubeling. Dean strikes out.
Top 9 Brucker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pofahl scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Siebert bunts towards first. Bonura scoops it up and throws to first, with Bloodworth covering, for the out. Johnson moves to second.
Top 9 Johnson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Bonura hits a popup, foul, towards first. Siebert settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Welaj moves to third.
Bottom 8 There goes Welaj. The throw from Brucker and he is safe. Welaj steals second.
Bottom 8 Welaj hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Lewis hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Jimmy Pofahl now playing shortstop. McCoy hits a line drive towards first. Bonura reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 There goes Moses. The throw from Ferrell and he is out, Travis applying the tag.
Top 8 Moses hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Miles hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Case settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Case hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rubeling fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Hudlin bunts towards first. Siebert scoops it up and throws to first, with McCoy covering, for the out. Ferrell moves to second.
Bottom 7 Ferrell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillard fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Bloodworth hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Caster strikes out.
Top 7 Lillard hits a fly ball into right field. Case settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Rubeling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Travis misplays the ball. That's an error on Travis.
Top 7 Brucker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Travis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Travis hits a fly ball into left field. Miles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Bonura hits a line drive into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Walker hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Siebert hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Johnson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 McCoy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Miles scores.
Top 6 Moses hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hudlin fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Miles hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Welaj who is chasing the ball. Miles reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 5 Welaj hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Lewis hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Case hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hudlin moves to second.
Bottom 5 Hudlin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Ferrell hits a fly ball into left field. Miles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Caster strikes out.
Top 5 Lillard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Travis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Rubeling hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hudlin fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Bloodworth hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Brucker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Travis hits a fly ball into left field. Miles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Bonura hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Brucker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hudlin fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Siebert hits a line drive into center field. Welaj settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lewis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Walker hits a popup towards short. Lillard settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Welaj hits a fly ball into left field. Miles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Lewis hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 McCoy hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Moses hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Caster scores. Miles moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 3 Miles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Caster moves to third.
Top 3 Caster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lewis fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Lillard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Travis fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Rubeling hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Case hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillard scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Hudlin hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Brucker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Ferrell hits a fly ball into left field. Miles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Brucker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Travis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Siebert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Travis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Bloodworth hits a popup in front of the plate. Brucker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Travis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Miles. Travis reaches second base with a double. Bonura scores.
Bottom 1 Bonura hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Miles. Bonura reaches second base with a double. Welaj scores. Walker goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Walker takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 There goes Case. The throw from Brucker to Caster to Rubeling who tags Case out. Welaj moves to second.
Bottom 1 Welaj hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Case moves to third.
Bottom 1 Lewis hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Case hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 McCoy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Moses hits a ball on the ground towards short. Travis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Miles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Travis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.