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Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
July 3, 1940
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Philadelphia Athletics, played on July 3, 1940 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | July 3, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 3, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Herman Besse |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Charlie Wagner |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 2,400 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Eddie Rommel 1B: George Moriarty 2B: (none) 3B: Cal Hubbard |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Al Brancato | Shortstop |
| Wally Moses | Right Fielder |
| Benny McCoy | Second Baseman |
| Al Simmons | Left Fielder |
| Dick Siebert | First Baseman |
| Frankie Hayes | Catcher |
| Sam Chapman | Center Fielder |
| Al Rubeling | Third Baseman |
| Herman Besse | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Finney | Right Fielder |
| Doc Cramer | Center Fielder |
| Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
| Jimmie Foxx | First Baseman |
| Jim Tabor | Third Baseman |
| Bobby Doerr | Second Baseman |
| Joe Cronin | Shortstop |
| Joe Glenn | Catcher |
| Charlie Wagner | Pitcher |
| Joe Cronin | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
July 3, 1940
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brancato vs. Wagner
Brancato hits a fly ball into right field. Finney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Wagner
Moses hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCoy vs. Wagner
McCoy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Foxx fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Moses for the double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Besse
Finney hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Besse
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Finney moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Besse
Williams hits a line drive towards short. Brancato catches it and steps on second to double up Finney. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Wagner
Simmons hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebert vs. Wagner
Siebert hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Wagner
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Wagner
Chapman hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rubeling vs. Wagner
Rubeling hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Besse vs. Wagner
Besse takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brancato vs. Wagner
Brancato takes first base on ball four. Besse moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moses vs. Wagner
Moses hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Wagner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moses for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Besse
Foxx 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 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabor vs. Besse
Tabor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rubeling fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Besse
Doerr hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCoy vs. Wagner
McCoy hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Wagner
Simmons hits a popup towards short. Cronin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Wagner
Siebert hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hayes vs. Wagner
Hayes hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cramer. Hayes reaches second base with a double. Siebert moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Chapman vs. Wagner
Chapman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rubeling vs. Heving
Joe Heving now pitching.
Rubeling takes first base on ball four. Siebert scores. Hayes moves to third. Chapman moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Besse vs. Heving
Besse hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cramer. Besse reaches second base with a double. Hayes scores. Chapman scores. Rubeling goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brancato vs. Heving
Brancato strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Besse
Cronin hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Glenn vs. Besse
Glenn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heving vs. Besse
Heving 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
Top 4
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Athletics, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Heving
Moses hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCoy vs. Heving
There goes Moses. The throw from Glenn and he is safe. Moses steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCoy vs. Heving
McCoy strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Simmons vs. Heving
Simmons strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Siebert vs. Heving
Siebert hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Moses scores. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hayes vs. Heving
Hayes hits a line drive into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 8 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Besse
Finney hits a fly ball into left field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Besse
Cramer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Besse
Williams 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 5
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Athletics, 8 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Heving
Chapman strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rubeling vs. Heving
Rubeling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Besse vs. Heving
Besse 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
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 8 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Besse
Foxx hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Chapman. Foxx reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tabor vs. Besse
Tabor strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doerr vs. Besse
Doerr hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Foxx scores. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cronin vs. Besse
Cronin hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Glenn vs. Besse
Glenn hits a popup towards short. Brancato settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heving vs. Besse
Heving hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brancato scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brancato vs. Heving
Brancato takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moses vs. Heving
Moses hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Brancato moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCoy vs. Heving
McCoy hits a ball on the ground into right field. Finney picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Finney. Brancato scores. Moses moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Simmons vs. Heving
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Moses scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 10 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Heving
Siebert hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 10 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hayes vs. Heving
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 10 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Besse
Finney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 10 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Besse
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Besse fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 10 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Besse
Williams takes first base on ball four. Cramer moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 10 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foxx vs. Besse
Foxx hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brancato fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 10 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Heving
Chapman strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 10 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rubeling vs. Heving
Rubeling 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 -
Athletics, 10 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Besse vs. Heving
Besse hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 10 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brancato vs. Heving
Brancato hits a popup towards short. Cronin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 10 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabor vs. Besse
Tabor hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 10 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doerr vs. Besse
Doerr takes first base on ball four. Tabor moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 10 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cronin vs. Besse
Cronin hits a fly ball into left field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 10 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Glenn vs. Besse
Glenn hits a fly ball into left field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 10 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Heving vs. Besse
Heving hits a popup towards short. Brancato settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 10 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Heving
Moses hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 10 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCoy vs. Heving
McCoy hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Glenn fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 10 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Heving
Simmons strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 10 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebert vs. Heving
Siebert 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
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 10 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Besse
Finney hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 10 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Besse
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brancato scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 10 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Besse
Williams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 10 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. Besse
Foxx hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 10 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tabor vs. Besse
Tabor hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Athletics, 10 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Besse
Doerr hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Simmons throws the ball in to Brancato who tags Doerr trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 10 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Heving
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 10 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Heving
Chapman hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 11 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rubeling vs. Heving
Rubeling hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 11 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Besse vs. Heving
There goes Rubeling. The throw from Glenn and he is safe. Rubeling steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 11 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Besse vs. Heving
Besse hits a ball on the ground towards first. Foxx scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Besse for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 11 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brancato vs. Heving
Brancato hits a fly ball into right field. Finney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 11 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Besse
Cronin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 11 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Glenn vs. Besse
Glenn hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McCoy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 11 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Besse
Dom DiMaggio pinch hits for Joe Heving.
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground into left field. Simmons picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Simmons. Cronin moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 11 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Finney vs. Besse
Finney hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cronin scores. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 11 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cramer vs. Dean
Chubby Dean now pitching.
Cramer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. DiMaggio scores. Finney moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 11 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Dean
Williams hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Athletics, 11 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Potter
Nels Potter now pitching.
Foxx hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/3/1940 -- Philadelphia at Boston (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Brancato A, ss 4 1 0 0 Finney L, rf 4 1 2 1
Moses W, rf 5 2 4 0 Cramer D, cf 5 1 1 1
McCoy B, 2b 5 0 1 1 Williams T, lf 4 2 2 3
Simmons A, lf 5 1 1 0 Foxx J, 1b 5 3 3 1
Siebert D, 1b 5 2 4 3 Tabor J, 3b 4 1 2 3
Hayes F, c 5 1 1 0 Doerr B, 2b 3 1 2 1
Chapman S, cf 4 3 2 2 Cronin J, ss 3 2 1 2
Rubeling A, 3b 4 1 1 1 Glenn J, c 3 0 0 0
Besse H, p 4 0 2 3 Wagner C, p 0 0 0 0
Dean C, p 0 0 0 0 Heving J, p 3 0 0 0
Potter N, p 0 0 0 0 DiMaggio D, ph 1 1 1 0
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41 11 16 10 35 12 14 12
Philadelphia 034 102 001 -- 11
Boston 000 030 036 -- 12
1 out when winning run was scored.
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Besse H 8.1 11 9 9 5 1
Dean C* 0.0 2 2 2 0 0
Potter N (L) 0.0 1 1 1 0 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Wagner C 2.2 6 6 6 3 0
Heving J (W) 6.1 10 5 4 2 6
* Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
E -- Finney L, Simmons A
DP -- Philadelphia 3, Boston 2
LOB -- Philadelphia 8, Boston 3
2B -- Hayes F, Besse H, Foxx J
HR -- Siebert D, Chapman S 2, Cronin J, Tabor J, Williams T, Foxx J
SB -- Moses W, Rubeling A
T -- 2:20
A -- 2400
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