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Athletics
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
May 22, 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 22, 1940 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 22, 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 22, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | George Caster |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Eddie Smith |
| Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 2,500 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 23 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Steve Basil 1B: Red Ormsby 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Grieve |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Lillard | Shortstop |
| Wally Moses | Right Fielder |
| Benny McCoy | Second Baseman |
| Bob Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Dick Siebert | First Baseman |
| Earle Brucker | Catcher |
| Sam Chapman | Center Fielder |
| Al Rubeling | Third Baseman |
| George Caster | 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 |
| Eddie Smith | Pitcher |
| Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
May 22, 1940
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillard vs. Smith
Lillard strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Smith
Moses hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McNair fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCoy vs. Smith
McCoy hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Tresh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Smith
Johnson takes first base on ball four. Moses moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Siebert vs. Smith
Siebert hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Moses scores. There goes Johnson trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Caster
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, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Caster
Kuhel hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Caster
Kreevich hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wright vs. Caster
Wright hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kreevich moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Appling vs. Caster
Appling strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brucker vs. Smith
Brucker hits a fly ball into left field. Rosenthal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Smith
Chapman strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rubeling vs. Smith
Rubeling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McNair fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Caster vs. Smith
Caster hits a popup towards third. Kennedy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosenthal vs. Caster
Rosenthal hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McNair vs. Caster
McNair hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Caster fields it and throws to first for the out. Rosenthal moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tresh vs. Caster
Tresh hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Caster
Smith hits a popup towards first. Siebert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillard vs. Smith
Lillard strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Smith
Moses strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCoy vs. Smith
McCoy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Smith
Johnson hits a fly ball towards right. Wright settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Wright. McCoy moves to third. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Siebert vs. Smith
Siebert strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Caster
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rubeling fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuhel vs. Caster
Kuhel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kennedy moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kreevich vs. Caster
Kreevich hits a line drive to center field. Chapman throws towards the plate. Brucker fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Brucker. Kennedy scores. Kreevich moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wright vs. Caster
Wright takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Appling vs. Caster
Appling hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kreevich scores. Wright moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rosenthal vs. Caster
Rosenthal hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Chapman. Rosenthal reaches second base with a double. Wright scores. There goes Appling trying to get to home. Chapman throws the ball in to Lillard who relays the ball to Brucker, who tags Appling, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McNair vs. Caster
McNair hits a popup towards third. Rubeling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brucker vs. Smith
Brucker hits a fly ball into left field. Rosenthal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Smith
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rubeling vs. Smith
Rubeling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McNair fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Caster vs. Smith
Caster takes first base on ball four. Rubeling moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lillard vs. Smith
Lillard takes first base on ball four. Rubeling moves to third. Caster moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Moses vs. Smith
Moses hits a fly ball into right field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Caster
Tresh hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rubeling fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Caster
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Caster
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCoy vs. Smith
McCoy hits a popup towards first. Kuhel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Smith
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Smith
Siebert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Caster
Kuhel hits a popup towards short. Lillard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Caster
Kreevich hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wright vs. Caster
Wright hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kreevich moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Appling vs. Caster
Appling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kreevich scores. Wright moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rosenthal vs. Caster
Rosenthal takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McNair vs. Caster
McNair hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rubeling fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brucker vs. Smith
Brucker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Smith
Chapman takes first base on ball four. Brucker moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rubeling vs. Smith
Tresh fires to second and picks off Brucker for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rubeling vs. Smith
Rubeling hits a fly ball into right field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Caster vs. Smith
Caster hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. McNair settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Caster
Tresh 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 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Caster
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Caster
Kennedy hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuhel vs. Caster
Kuhel hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Chapman. Kuhel reaches second base with a double. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kreevich vs. Caster
Kreevich hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Caster fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillard vs. Smith
Lillard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Smith
Moses hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kuhel fields the ball and throws to Smith covering. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCoy vs. Smith
McCoy strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Smith
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Moses moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Siebert vs. Smith
Siebert takes first base on ball four. Moses moves to third. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brucker vs. Smith
Brucker hits a popup towards first. Kuhel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Caster
Wright hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Appling vs. Caster
Appling hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Appling reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rosenthal vs. Caster
Rosenthal takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McNair vs. Caster
McNair hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Brucker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tresh vs. Caster
There's a wild pitch. Appling scores. Rosenthal moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Tresh vs. Caster
Tresh hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rosenthal scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Caster
Smith hits a line drive to right field. That will be extra bases. Moses chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards McCoy. McCoy fumbles the ball. That's a triple and an error on McCoy. Tresh goes all the way around to score. Smith moves all the way to home. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Caster
Kennedy strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Smith
Chapman strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rubeling vs. Smith
Rubeling hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caster vs. Smith
Caster hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Tresh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Caster
Kuhel hits a line drive towards the mound. Caster reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Caster
Kreevich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCoy fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wright vs. Caster
Wright hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rubeling fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Appling vs. Caster
Appling hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wright moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rosenthal vs. Caster
Rosenthal hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wright scores. Appling moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McNair vs. Caster
McNair hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Appling scores. Rosenthal moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tresh vs. Caster
Tresh hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Caster fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillard vs. Smith
Lillard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moses vs. Smith
Moses hits a fly ball into left field. Rosenthal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCoy vs. Smith
McCoy takes first base on ball four. Lillard moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Smith
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, 1 - White Sox, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Siebert vs. Smith
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
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Box Score
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Game of 5/22/1940 -- Philadelphia at Chicago (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Lillard B, ss 3 0 0 0 Kennedy B, 3b 5 1 1 0
Moses W, rf 5 1 2 0 Kuhel J, 1b 5 0 1 0
McCoy B, 2b 3 0 0 0 Kreevich M, cf 5 2 4 0
Johnson B, lf 4 0 1 0 Wright T, rf 4 2 2 0
Siebert D, 1b 4 0 1 1 Appling L, ss 5 2 3 2
Brucker E, c 4 0 1 0 Rosenthal L, lf 3 1 3 2
Chapman S, cf 3 0 0 0 McNair E, 2b 5 0 1 1
Rubeling A, 3b 4 0 2 0 Tresh M, c 5 1 1 1
Caster G, p 3 0 0 0 Smith E, p 4 1 2 1
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33 1 7 1 41 10 18 7
Philadelphia 100 000 000 -- 1
Chicago 003 010 42x -- 10
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Caster G (L) 8.0 18 10 9 3 2
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Smith E (W) 9.0 7 1 1 8 8
E -- Wright T, Brucker E, McCoy B
LOB -- Philadelphia 13, Chicago 10
2B -- Rosenthal L, Kuhel J, Appling L
3B -- Smith E
WP -- Caster G
T -- 2:23
A -- 2500
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