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Red Sox
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
May 28, 1940
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Athletics and the Boston Red Sox, played on May 28, 1940 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 28, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 28, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Denny Galehouse |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Johnny Babich |
| Ballpark | Shibe Park |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 27,151 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 10 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Grieve 1B: Steve Basil 2B: (none) 3B: Harry Geisel |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Finney | Right Fielder |
| Doc Cramer | Center Fielder |
| Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
| Jimmie Foxx | First Baseman |
| Joe Cronin | Shortstop |
| Bobby Doerr | Second Baseman |
| Jim Tabor | Third Baseman |
| Gene Desautels | Catcher |
| Denny Galehouse | Pitcher |
| Joe Cronin | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dee Miles | Left Fielder |
| Wally Moses | Right Fielder |
| Bob Johnson | Center Fielder |
| Frankie Hayes | Catcher |
| Dick Siebert | First Baseman |
| Benny McCoy | Second Baseman |
| Al Rubeling | Third Baseman |
| Bill Lillard | Shortstop |
| Johnny Babich | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
May 28, 1940
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Babich
Finney hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Babich
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rubeling fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Babich
The ball gets by Hayes for a passed ball. Cramer moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Babich
Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cramer moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Foxx vs. Babich
Foxx strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cronin vs. Babich
Cronin strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miles vs. Galehouse
Miles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Galehouse
Moses hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Finney who is chasing the ball. Moses reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Johnson vs. Galehouse
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hayes vs. Galehouse
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor juggles the ball. That's an error on Tabor. Moses scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebert vs. Galehouse
Siebert hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Babich
Doerr hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McCoy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabor vs. Babich
Tabor hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McCoy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Desautels vs. Babich
Desautels hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Babich fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCoy vs. Galehouse
McCoy hits a fly ball into right field. Finney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rubeling vs. Galehouse
Rubeling hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lillard vs. Galehouse
Lillard hits a fly ball into right field. Finney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Babich vs. Galehouse
Babich hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galehouse vs. Babich
Galehouse strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Babich
Finney 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 -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Babich
Cramer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miles vs. Galehouse
Miles hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moses vs. Galehouse
Moses hits a ball on the ground towards first. Foxx fields the ball and throws to Galehouse covering. Safe. Miles moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Galehouse
Johnson bunts in front of the plate. Desautels fields it and throws to first for the out. Miles moves to third. Moses moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hayes vs. Galehouse
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it and throws to home to get Miles. Moses moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Siebert vs. Galehouse
Siebert hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Babich
Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. Babich
Foxx hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moses. Foxx reaches second base with a double. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cronin vs. Babich
Cronin bunts towards third. Rubeling fields it and throws to first for the out. Williams scores. Foxx moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Doerr vs. Babich
Doerr hits a popup towards third. Rubeling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Tabor vs. Babich
Tabor hits a fly ball into left field. Miles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCoy vs. Galehouse
McCoy hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rubeling vs. Galehouse
Rubeling hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lillard vs. Galehouse
There goes Rubeling. The throw from Desautels and he is out, Doerr applying the tag. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillard vs. Galehouse
Lillard hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Desautels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Desautels vs. Babich
Desautels hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Galehouse vs. Babich
Galehouse bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finney vs. Babich
Finney hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Desautels moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cramer vs. Babich
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCoy fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Babich vs. Galehouse
Babich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miles vs. Galehouse
Miles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Galehouse
Moses takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Galehouse
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Babich
Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. Babich
Foxx hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cronin vs. Babich
Cronin bunts towards first. Siebert scoops it up and throws to first, with McCoy covering, for the out. Williams moves to third. Foxx moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Doerr vs. Babich
Doerr strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Tabor vs. Babich
Tabor hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Babich fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Galehouse
Hayes hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Galehouse
Siebert hits a popup towards third. Tabor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCoy vs. Galehouse
McCoy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rubeling vs. Galehouse
Rubeling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Desautels vs. Babich
Desautels strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galehouse vs. Babich
Galehouse hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Babich
Finney hits a fly ball into left field. Miles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillard vs. Galehouse
Lillard hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Lillard reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Babich vs. Galehouse
Babich hits a popup towards first. Foxx settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miles vs. Galehouse
Miles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lillard moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Moses vs. Galehouse
Moses hits a ball on the ground towards first. Foxx scoops it up and throws to first, with Galehouse covering, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Babich
Cramer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moses. Cramer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Babich
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foxx vs. Babich
Foxx hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Cramer trying to get to home. Moses throws the ball in to Hayes who tags Cramer who's trying to score from second, for the out. Williams moves to third. Foxx moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cronin vs. Babich
Cronin bunts towards first. Siebert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cronin for the out. Williams scores. Foxx moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Doerr vs. Babich
Doerr hits a popup in front of the plate. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Galehouse
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Galehouse
Hayes strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Galehouse
Siebert strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabor vs. Babich
Tabor hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Johnson who is chasing the ball. Tabor reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Desautels vs. Babich
Desautels hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tabor scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Galehouse vs. Babich
Galehouse bunts towards the mound. Babich fields it and throws to first for the out. Desautels moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Finney vs. Babich
Finney hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Desautels moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cramer vs. Heusser
Ed Heusser now pitching.
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Heusser fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Finney moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Williams vs. Heusser
Williams hits a fly ball towards center. Johnson catches it and throws to Siebert who throws to second to double up Finney. Desautels scores. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCoy vs. Galehouse
McCoy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dean vs. Galehouse
Chubby Dean pinch hits for Al Rubeling.
Dean hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gantenbein vs. Galehouse
Al Brancato pinch runs for Chubby Dean. Joe Gantenbein pinch hits for Bill Lillard.
Gantenbein hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Brancato moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Simmons vs. Galehouse
Al Simmons pinch hits for Ed Heusser.
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/28/1940 -- Boston at Philadelphia (N)
Boston AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Finney L, rf 5 0 3 0 Miles D, lf 4 0 1 0
Cramer D, cf 5 0 2 0 Moses W, rf 3 1 2 0
Williams T, lf 4 2 3 1 Johnson B, cf 3 0 0 0
Foxx J, 1b 4 0 3 0 Hayes F, c 4 0 0 0
Cronin J, ss 2 0 0 2 Siebert D, 1b 4 0 0 0
Doerr B, 2b 4 0 0 0 McCoy B, 2b 4 0 1 0
Tabor J, 3b 4 1 1 0 Rubeling A, 3b 3 0 2 0
Desautels G, c 4 1 2 1 Dean C, ph 1 0 1 0
Galehouse D, p 3 0 0 0 Brancato A, pr 0 0 0 0
Lillard B, ss 3 0 1 0
Gantenbein J, ph 1 0 0 0
Babich J, p 3 0 0 0
Heusser E, p 0 0 0 0
Simmons A, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 4 14 4 34 1 8 0
Boston 000 100 012 -- 4
Philadelphia 100 000 000 -- 1
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Galehouse D (W) 9.0 8 1 0 1 4
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Babich J (L) 8.1 13 4 4 1 7
Heusser E 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
E -- Tabor J
DP -- Philadelphia 2
LOB -- Boston 8, Philadelphia 8
2B -- Foxx J, Lillard B, Cramer D
3B -- Moses W, Tabor J
CS -- Rubeling A
SH -- Johnson B, Cronin J 2, Galehouse D
PB -- Hayes F
T -- 2:10
A -- 27151
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