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Athletics
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
May 23, 1940
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Philadelphia Athletics, played on May 23, 1940 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 23, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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| Home Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 23, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Babich |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Thornton Lee |
| Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 2,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 13 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Red Ormsby 1B: Bill Grieve 2B: (none) 3B: Steve Basil |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Lillard | Shortstop |
| Wally Moses | Right Fielder |
| Benny McCoy | Second Baseman |
| Bob Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Dick Siebert | First Baseman |
| Frankie Hayes | Catcher |
| Sam Chapman | Center Fielder |
| Al Rubeling | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Babich | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
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 |
| Larry Rosenthal | Left Fielder |
| Eric McNair | Second Baseman |
| Mike Tresh | Catcher |
| Thornton Lee | Pitcher |
| Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
May 23, 1940
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillard vs. Lee
Lillard strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Lee
Moses hits a fly ball into left field. Rosenthal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCoy vs. Lee
McCoy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Lee
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Babich
Kennedy 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 -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Babich
Kuhel hits a popup towards short. Lillard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Babich
Kreevich strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Lee
Siebert hits a popup towards third. Kennedy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Lee
Hayes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Lee
Chapman strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rubeling vs. Lee
Rubeling 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
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Babich
Wright hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Appling vs. Babich
Appling hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosenthal vs. Babich
Rosenthal hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Rosenthal reaches second base with a double. Appling moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McNair vs. Babich
McNair hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Appling scores. Rosenthal scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tresh vs. Babich
Tresh strikes out. There goes McNair. The throw from Hayes to second, and McNair is out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Babich vs. Lee
Babich hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lillard vs. Lee
Lillard hits a popup in front of the plate. Tresh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moses vs. Lee
Moses hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McNair fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCoy vs. Lee
McCoy hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wright. McCoy reaches second base with a double. There goes Moses trying to get to home. Wright throws the ball in to McNair who relays the ball to Tresh, who tags Moses, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Babich
Lee strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Babich
Kennedy hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McCoy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Babich
Kuhel takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kreevich vs. Babich
Kreevich strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Lee
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Lee
Siebert 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 -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Lee
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Lee
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Babich
Wright hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. McCoy reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Appling vs. Babich
Appling hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosenthal vs. Babich
Rosenthal takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McNair vs. Babich
McNair hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rubeling vs. Lee
Rubeling hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Babich vs. Lee
Babich hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lillard vs. Lee
Lillard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Babich moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moses vs. Lee
Moses takes first base on ball four. Babich moves to third. Lillard moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McCoy vs. Lee
McCoy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Babich scores. Lillard scores. Moses moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Johnson vs. Lee
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling fields it and throws to second for the out. Moses scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebert vs. Lee
Siebert hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hayes vs. Lee
Hayes takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to third. Siebert moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Chapman vs. Lee
Chapman hits a line drive into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Babich
Tresh hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Babich
Lee bunts towards the mound. Babich fields it and throws to first for the out. Tresh moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kennedy vs. Babich
Kennedy hits a popup towards short. Lillard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kuhel vs. Babich
Kuhel hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Kuhel reaches second base with a double. Tresh scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kreevich vs. Babich
Kreevich strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rubeling vs. Lee
Rubeling hits a line drive towards first. Kuhel reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Babich vs. Lee
Babich hits a popup towards first. Kuhel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillard vs. Lee
Lillard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Babich
Wright hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Appling vs. Babich
Appling hits a popup towards short. Lillard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosenthal vs. Babich
Rosenthal hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McCoy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Lee
Moses hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCoy vs. Lee
McCoy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McNair fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Lee
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebert vs. Lee
Siebert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hayes vs. Lee
Hayes hits a line drive into right field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Babich
McNair hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rubeling fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Babich
Tresh hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Babich
Lee bunts towards the mound. Babich fields it and throws to first for the out. Tresh moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kennedy vs. Babich
Kennedy hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Lee
Chapman hits a line drive towards first. Kuhel reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rubeling vs. Lee
Rubeling hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Babich vs. Lee
Babich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rubeling moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lillard vs. Lee
Lillard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rubeling scores. Babich moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moses vs. Lee
Moses hits a line drive into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCoy vs. Lee
McCoy hits a popup towards first. Kuhel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Babich
Kuhel hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Babich
Kreevich hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Chapman. Kreevich reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wright vs. Babich
Wright takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Appling vs. Babich
Appling hits a line drive to right field. Moses throws towards the infield. Babich fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Babich. Kreevich scores. Wright goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosenthal vs. Babich
Rosenthal takes first base on ball four. Appling moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McNair vs. Babich
McNair hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Appling scores. Rosenthal moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tresh vs. Babich
Tresh hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rosenthal scores. McNair moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lee vs. Heusser
Ed Heusser now pitching.
Lee hits a line drive into center field. Chapman picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Chapman. McNair scores. Tresh goes all the way around to score. Lee moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kennedy vs. Heusser
Kennedy hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Hayes settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Hayes. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kennedy vs. Heusser
Kennedy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kuhel vs. Heusser
Kuhel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCoy misplays the ball. That's an error on McCoy. Lee scores. Kennedy goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kreevich vs. Heusser
Kreevich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kuhel moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wright vs. Heusser
Wright hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Appling vs. Heusser
Appling hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Chapman. Appling reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rosenthal vs. Heusser
Rosenthal 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
Top 9
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Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Lee
Johnson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McNair settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Lee
Siebert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hayes vs. Lee
Hayes hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Lee
Chapman hits a popup towards first. Kuhel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/23/1940 -- Philadelphia at Chicago (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Lillard B, ss 5 1 2 1 Kennedy B, 3b 4 1 0 0
Moses W, rf 4 1 1 0 Kuhel J, 1b 4 1 1 2
McCoy B, 2b 5 0 3 2 Kreevich M, cf 5 1 1 0
Johnson B, lf 5 0 1 1 Wright T, rf 4 2 1 2
Siebert D, 1b 5 0 3 0 Appling L, ss 5 2 3 1
Hayes F, c 4 0 2 0 Rosenthal L, lf 3 2 1 0
Chapman S, cf 5 0 0 0 McNair E, 2b 4 1 2 3
Rubeling A, 3b 4 1 1 0 Tresh M, c 4 2 3 1
Babich J, p 4 1 3 0 Lee T, p 2 1 1 1
Heusser E, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
41 4 16 4 35 13 13 10
Philadelphia 000 030 010 -- 4
Chicago 020 010 0(10)x -- 13
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Babich J (L) 7.1 10 9 9 4 5
Heusser E 0.2 3 4 0 1 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Lee T (W) 9.0 16 4 4 2 3
E -- Babich J, Chapman S, Hayes F, McCoy B
DP -- Philadelphia 1, Chicago 1
LOB -- Philadelphia 12, Chicago 5
2B -- Rosenthal L, McCoy B, Kuhel J, Kreevich M, Appling L
HR -- Wright T
CS -- McNair E
SH -- Lee T 2
T -- 2:13
A -- 2000
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