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Browns
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
August 23, 1940
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Athletics and the St. Louis Browns, played on August 23, 1940 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 23, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Browns
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| Home Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 23, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Browns |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Vern Kennedy |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Porter Vaughan |
| Ballpark | Shibe Park |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 0 hours |
| Umpires | HP: John Quinn 1B: Harry Geisel 2B: (none) 3B: Red Ormsby |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Heffner | Second Baseman |
| Chet Laabs | Right Fielder |
| Rip Radcliff | Left Fielder |
| Wally Judnich | Center Fielder |
| Harlond Clift | Third Baseman |
| George McQuinn | First Baseman |
| Johnny Berardino | Shortstop |
| George Susce | Catcher |
| Vern Kennedy | Pitcher |
| Fred Haney | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Joe Gantenbein | Third Baseman |
| Wally Moses | Right Fielder |
| Sam Chapman | Center Fielder |
| Dee Miles | Left Fielder |
| Dick Siebert | First Baseman |
| Frankie Hayes | Catcher |
| Al Rubeling | Second Baseman |
| Al Brancato | Shortstop |
| Porter Vaughan | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Browns
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
August 23, 1940
Top 1
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Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heffner vs. Vaughan
Heffner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Laabs vs. Vaughan
Laabs hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Radcliff vs. Vaughan
Radcliff hits a line drive towards short. Brancato reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judnich vs. Vaughan
Judnich hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clift vs. Vaughan
Clift hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McQuinn vs. Vaughan
McQuinn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brancato scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Browns, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gantenbein vs. Kennedy
Gantenbein hits a ball on the ground towards first. McQuinn scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gantenbein for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Kennedy
Moses hits a fly ball into center field. Judnich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Kennedy
Chapman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Clift settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Browns, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berardino vs. Vaughan
Berardino hits a fly ball into left field. Miles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Susce vs. Vaughan
Susce hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Vaughan
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rubeling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Browns, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miles vs. Kennedy
Miles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heffner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Kennedy
Siebert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berardino scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Kennedy
Hayes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rubeling vs. Kennedy
Rubeling hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hayes moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brancato vs. Kennedy
Brancato hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hayes scores. Rubeling moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Vaughan vs. Kennedy
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berardino fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Browns, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heffner vs. Vaughan
Heffner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Laabs vs. Vaughan
There's a wild pitch. Heffner moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Laabs vs. Vaughan
Laabs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Heffner scores. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Radcliff vs. Vaughan
Radcliff hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gantenbein fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Judnich vs. Vaughan
Judnich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rubeling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Radcliff moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clift vs. Vaughan
Clift strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Browns, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gantenbein vs. Kennedy
Gantenbein hits a fly ball into center field. Judnich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Kennedy
Moses takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Kennedy
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berardino fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Browns, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Vaughan
McQuinn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brancato fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Brancato. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berardino vs. Vaughan
Berardino hits a popup, foul, towards first. Siebert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Susce vs. Vaughan
Susce hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Miles. Susce reaches second base with a double. McQuinn moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kennedy vs. Vaughan
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brancato fields it and throws to home to get McQuinn. Susce moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Heffner vs. Vaughan
Heffner takes first base on ball four. Kennedy moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Laabs vs. Vaughan
Laabs takes first base on ball four. Susce scores. Kennedy moves to third. Heffner moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Radcliff vs. Vaughan
Radcliff hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rubeling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Browns, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miles vs. Kennedy
Miles hits a ball on the ground towards first. McQuinn scoops it up and throws to first, with Kennedy covering, for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Kennedy
Siebert hits a fly ball into center field. Judnich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Kennedy
Hayes hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Radcliff. Hayes reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rubeling vs. Kennedy
Rubeling hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Laabs who is chasing the ball. Rubeling reaches third base with a triple. Hayes scores. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brancato vs. Kennedy
Brancato hits a fly ball into right field. Laabs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Browns, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judnich vs. Vaughan
Judnich hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gantenbein settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Vaughan
Clift hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McQuinn vs. Vaughan
McQuinn hits a popup, foul, towards first. Siebert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berardino vs. Vaughan
Berardino hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Browns, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Kennedy
Vaughan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gantenbein vs. Kennedy
Gantenbein takes first base on ball four. Vaughan moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moses vs. Kennedy
Moses takes first base on ball four. Vaughan moves to third. Gantenbein moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Chapman vs. Kennedy
Chapman strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Miles vs. Kennedy
Miles hits a fly ball into left field. Radcliff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Vaughan scores. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Siebert vs. Kennedy
Siebert hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gantenbein scores. Moses moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hayes vs. Kennedy
Hayes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Moses scores. Siebert moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rubeling vs. Kennedy
Rubeling hits a fly ball into center field. Judnich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Browns, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Susce vs. Vaughan
Susce hits a line drive into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Vaughan
Kennedy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heffner vs. Vaughan
Heffner hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Rubeling fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Laabs vs. Vaughan
Laabs hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Browns, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brancato vs. Kennedy
Brancato hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berardino fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCoy vs. Kennedy
Benny McCoy pinch hits for Porter Vaughan.
McCoy hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Laabs. McCoy reaches second base with a double. Brancato moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gantenbein vs. Kennedy
Gantenbein hits a popup towards short. Berardino settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Moses vs. Kennedy
Moses is walked intentionally. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Chapman vs. Kennedy
Chapman hits a fly ball into center field. Judnich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Brancato scores. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miles vs. Kennedy
Miles hits a fly ball into center field. Judnich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Browns, 4 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Radcliff vs. Caster
Hal Wagner now catching. George Caster now pitching.
Radcliff hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rubeling misplays the ball. That's an error on Rubeling. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Judnich vs. Caster
Judnich hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Judnich for the out. Radcliff moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clift vs. Caster
Clift takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McQuinn vs. Caster
McQuinn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brancato fields it and throws to second for the out. Radcliff moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Berardino vs. Caster
Berardino is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Browns, 4 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Kennedy
Siebert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heffner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Kennedy
Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heffner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rubeling vs. Kennedy
Rubeling hits a fly ball into center field. Judnich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Browns, 4 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoag vs. Caster
Myril Hoag pinch hits for George Susce.
Hoag takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grace vs. Caster
Joe Grace pinch hits for Vern Kennedy.
Grace hits a fly ball into left field. Miles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heffner vs. Caster
Heffner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brancato fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Laabs vs. Caster
Laabs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gantenbein fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Browns, 4 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brancato vs. Hudlin
Willis Hudlin now pitching. Bob Swift now catching. Joe Grace now playing right field.
Brancato hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berardino scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caster vs. Hudlin
Caster hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Heffner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gantenbein vs. Hudlin
Gantenbein hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heffner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Browns, 4 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Radcliff vs. Caster
Radcliff hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebert scoops it up and throws to first, with Caster covering, for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judnich vs. Caster
Judnich hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Caster
Clift takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McQuinn vs. Caster
McQuinn 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 8/23/1940 -- St.Louis at Philadelphia (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Heffner D, 2b 3 2 1 0 Gantenbein J, 3b 4 1 0 0
Laabs C, rf 4 1 2 4 Moses W, rf 1 1 0 0
Hudlin W, p 0 0 0 0 Chapman S, cf 4 0 0 1
Radcliff R, lf 5 0 0 0 Miles D, lf 4 0 0 1
Judnich W, cf 5 0 1 0 Siebert D, 1b 4 0 1 1
Clift H, 3b 3 0 1 0 Hayes F, c 2 2 2 1
McQuinn G, 1b 5 0 0 0 Wagner H, c 1 0 0 0
Berardino J, ss 4 0 0 0 Rubeling A, 2b 4 0 2 1
Susce G, c 3 1 1 0 Brancato A, ss 4 1 2 1
Hoag M, ph 0 0 0 0 Vaughan P, p 2 1 1 0
Swift B, c 0 0 0 0 McCoy B, ph 1 0 1 0
Kennedy V, p 2 0 0 0 Caster G, p 1 0 0 0
Grace J, ph-rf 1 0 0 0
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35 4 6 4 32 6 9 6
St.Louis 201 100 000 -- 4
Philadelphia 010 131 00x -- 6
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Kennedy V (L) 7.0 9 6 6 5 1
Hudlin W 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Vaughan P (W) 6.0 6 4 3 4 1
Caster G (S) 3.0 0 0 0 3 1
E -- Brancato A, Rubeling A
DP -- St.Louis 1
LOB -- St.Louis 11, Philadelphia 7
2B -- Susce G, Hayes F, McCoy B
3B -- Rubeling A
HR -- Laabs C
WP -- Vaughan P
A -- (null)
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