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Yankees 2 @ Athletics 0
Shibe Park
September 26, 1940

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Athletics and the New York Yankees, played on September 26, 1940 at Shibe Park. The home team Athletics were bested by the visiting Yankees with a score of 2 to 0.

Game Summary

DateSeptember 26, 1940 
Visiting Team
New York Yankees
R: 2 H: 4 E: 0 LOB: 9
Runs: 2
Hits: 4
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 9
Home Team
Philadelphia Athletics
R: 0 H: 4 E: 1 LOB: 6
Runs: 0
Hits: 4
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 6
Winning PitcherTiny Bonham  
Losing PitcherBuck Ross  
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Game Winning RBIBill Dickey 

Game Info

DateSeptember 26, 1940 
Day of WeekThu 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamNew York Yankees 
Home TeamPhiladelphia Athletics 
Visiting Starting PitcherTiny Bonham  
Home Starting PitcherBuck Ross  
BallparkShibe Park 
CityPhiladelphia 
StatePA 
Attendance7,212 
Time of Game1 hour 52 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Red Ormsby
1B: Bill Grieve
2B: (none)
3B: John Quinn

New York Yankees Lineup 

Name  Position 
Joe Gordon  Second Baseman 
Red Rolfe  Third Baseman 
Charlie Keller  Left Fielder 
Joe DiMaggio  Center Fielder 
George Selkirk  Right Fielder 
Bill Dickey  Catcher 
Babe Dahlgren  First Baseman 
Frankie Crosetti  Shortstop 
Tiny Bonham  Pitcher 
Joe McCarthy  Manager 

Philadelphia Athletics Lineup 

Name  Position 
Wally Moses  Right Fielder 
Sam Chapman  Center Fielder 
Bob Johnson  Left Fielder 
Frankie Hayes  Catcher 
Dick Siebert  First Baseman 
Benny McCoy  Second Baseman 
Joe Gantenbein  Third Baseman 
Al Brancato  Shortstop 
Buck Ross  Pitcher 
Connie Mack  Manager 

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Yankees 2 @ Athletics 0
Shibe Park
September 26, 1940

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 9/26/1940, game 2 -- New York at Philadelphia (D)

  New York           AB  R  H RBI    Philadelphia       AB  R  H RBI
Gordon J, 2b          4  0  1  0   Moses W, rf           3  0  1  0   
Rolfe R, 3b           5  0  0  0   Chapman S, cf         4  0  0  0   
Keller C, lf          3  1  0  0   Johnson B, lf         3  0  0  0   
DiMaggio J, cf        3  1  2  0   Hayes F, c            4  0  1  0   
Selkirk G, rf         3  0  1  0   Siebert D, 1b         4  0  0  0   
Dickey B, c           2  0  0  1   McCoy B, 2b           4  0  1  0   
Dahlgren B, 1b        3  0  0  1   Gantenbein J, 3b      3  0  0  0   
Crosetti F, ss        4  0  0  0   Brancato A, ss        3  0  1  0   
Bonham T, p           4  0  0  0   Ross B, p             2  0  0  0   
                                   Miles D, ph           1  0  0  0   
                                   Potter N, p           0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     31  2  4  2                        31  0  4  0

New York         000 002 000 --  2
Philadelphia     000 000 000 --  0

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Bonham T (W)          9.0  4  0  0  2  6

  Philadelphia         IP  H  R ER BB SO
Ross B (L)            8.0  4  2  2  6  2
Potter N              1.0  0  0  0  0  0

E -- McCoy B
LOB -- New York 9, Philadelphia 6
3B -- McCoy B
SH -- Dahlgren B
T -- 1:52
A -- 7212

    

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