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Athletics
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
April 23, 1940
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Philadelphia Athletics, played on April 23, 1940 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 23, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 23, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Chubby Dean |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bump Hadley |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 7,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 57 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Cal Hubbard 1B: Eddie Rommel 2B: George Moriarty 3B: Joe Rue |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dee Miles | Center Fielder |
| Wally Moses | Right Fielder |
| Benny McCoy | Second Baseman |
| Bob Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Dick Siebert | First Baseman |
| Frankie Hayes | Catcher |
| Al Rubeling | Third Baseman |
| Al Brancato | Shortstop |
| Chubby Dean | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frankie Crosetti | Shortstop |
| Red Rolfe | Third Baseman |
| George Selkirk | Right Fielder |
| Charlie Keller | Left Fielder |
| Bill Dickey | Catcher |
| Joe Gordon | Second Baseman |
| Tommy Henrich | Center Fielder |
| Babe Dahlgren | First Baseman |
| Bump Hadley | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
April 23, 1940
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miles vs. Hadley
Miles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Hadley
Moses takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCoy vs. Hadley
McCoy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Hadley
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Dean
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rolfe vs. Dean
Rolfe strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Selkirk vs. Dean
Selkirk hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Crosetti moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Keller vs. Dean
Keller hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Hadley
Siebert hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Hadley
Hayes strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rubeling vs. Hadley
Rubeling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Dean
Dickey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Dean
Gordon hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henrich vs. Dean
Henrich takes first base on ball four. Dickey moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dahlgren vs. Dean
Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rubeling fields it and throws to second for the out. Dickey moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hadley vs. Dean
Hadley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dean fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brancato vs. Hadley
Brancato hits a fly ball into center field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dean vs. Hadley
Dean hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miles vs. Hadley
There's a wild pitch. Dean moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miles vs. Hadley
Miles hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hadley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moses vs. Hadley
Moses takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCoy vs. Hadley
McCoy takes first base on ball four. Dean moves to third. Moses moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Johnson vs. Hadley
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Dean
Crosetti hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Dean
Rolfe hits a fly ball into center field. Miles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Selkirk vs. Dean
Selkirk hits a fly ball into center field. Miles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Hadley
Siebert hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hayes vs. Hadley
Hayes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Siebert moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rubeling vs. Hadley
Rubeling bunts towards the mound. Hadley fields it and throws to first for the out. Siebert moves to third. Hayes moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Brancato vs. Hadley
Brancato hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dahlgren fields it and throws to home to get Siebert. Hayes moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dean vs. Hadley
Dean 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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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Dean
Keller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brancato scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Dean
Dickey hits a popup in front of the plate. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Dean
Gordon strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miles vs. Hadley
Miles strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Hadley
Moses hits a fly ball into right field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCoy vs. Hadley
McCoy hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Dean
Henrich hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Dean
Dahlgren hits a popup towards short. Brancato settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hadley vs. Dean
Hadley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCoy misplays the ball. That's an error on McCoy. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crosetti vs. Dean
Crosetti hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Hadley
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebert vs. Hadley
Siebert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti misplays the ball. That's an error on Crosetti. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hayes vs. Hadley
Hayes bunts towards the mound. Hadley fields it and throws to first for the out. Johnson moves to third. Siebert moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rubeling vs. Hadley
Rubeling hits a fly ball into right field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Johnson scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brancato vs. Hadley
Brancato hits a fly ball into center field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Dean
Rolfe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Selkirk vs. Dean
Selkirk hits a fly ball into center field. Miles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keller vs. Dean
Keller strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickey vs. Dean
Dickey takes first base on ball four. Rolfe moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gordon vs. Dean
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rubeling fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dean vs. Hadley
Dean hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miles vs. Hadley
Miles hits a popup towards first. Dahlgren settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Hadley
Moses strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Dean
Henrich 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, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Dean
Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hadley vs. Dean
Hadley bunts in front of the plate. Hayes fields it and throws to first for the out. Dahlgren moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Crosetti vs. Dean
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brancato scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCoy vs. Hadley
McCoy hits a popup towards third. Rolfe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Hadley
Johnson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebert vs. Hadley
Siebert hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dahlgren fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Dean
Rolfe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCoy misplays the ball. That's an error on McCoy. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Selkirk vs. Dean
Selkirk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rubeling fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keller vs. Dean
Keller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCoy fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickey vs. Dean
There goes Keller. The throw from Hayes and he is out, Brancato applying the tag. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Hadley
Hayes hits a ball on the ground between third and short. The ball bounces off Rolfe, and towards Crosetti, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rubeling vs. Hadley
Rubeling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brancato vs. Hadley
Brancato takes first base on ball four. Rubeling moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dean vs. Hadley
Dean takes first base on ball four. Rubeling moves to third. Brancato moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Chapman vs. Russo
Marius Russo now pitching. Sam Chapman pinch hits for Dee Miles.
Chapman strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Moses vs. Russo
Moses takes first base on ball four. Rubeling scores. Brancato moves to third. Dean moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McCoy vs. Russo
McCoy takes first base on ball four. Brancato scores. Dean moves to third. Moses moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Johnson vs. Chandler
Spud Chandler now pitching.
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Dean
Sam Chapman now playing center field.
Dickey 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, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Dean
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rubeling fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Dean
Henrich hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/23/1940 -- Philadelphia at New York (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Miles D, cf 4 0 0 0 Crosetti F, ss 4 0 1 0
Chapman S, ph-cf 1 0 0 0 Rolfe R, 3b 4 0 1 0
Moses W, rf 2 0 0 1 Selkirk G, rf 4 0 0 0
McCoy B, 2b 3 0 0 1 Keller C, lf 4 0 0 0
Johnson B, lf 4 1 1 0 Dickey B, c 3 0 1 0
Siebert D, 1b 4 0 1 0 Gordon J, 2b 4 0 0 0
Hayes F, c 3 0 1 0 Henrich T, cf 3 0 0 0
Rubeling A, 3b 2 1 0 1 Dahlgren B, 1b 3 0 1 0
Brancato A, ss 3 1 0 0 Hadley B, p 2 0 0 0
Dean C, p 3 0 1 0 Russo M, p 0 0 0 0
Chandler S, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
29 3 4 3 31 0 4 0
Philadelphia 000 001 002 -- 3
New York 000 000 000 -- 0
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Dean C (W) 9.0 4 0 0 2 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hadley B (L) 8.1 4 3 2 7 3
Russo M 0.1 0 0 0 2 1
Chandler S 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
E -- McCoy B 2, Crosetti F
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- Philadelphia 10, New York 7
CS -- Keller C
SH -- Rubeling A, Hayes F, Hadley B
WP -- Hadley B
T -- 1:57
A -- 7000
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