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August 18, 1940

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Joe Gordon Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .290
OBP .000 .343
At Bats 3 386
Hits 0 112
• Singles 0 71
• Doubles 0 13
• Triples 0 7
• Home Runs 0 21
Walks 0 29
RBI’s 0 63

Johnny Babich Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 8 0
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Shibe Park - August 18, 1940
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Home Run
Johnny Babich
Frankie Hayes
Dick Siebert
Benny McCoy
Joe Gantenbein
Al Brancato
Bob Johnson
Sam Chapman
Wally Moses
Joe Gordon
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Gordon hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 McCoy hits a fly ball into right field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Donald fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Donald. Siebert moves to third. Hayes moves to second.
Bottom 7 Hayes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Siebert moves to second.
Bottom 7 Siebert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti misplays the ball. That's an error on Crosetti.
Bottom 7 Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Moses scores.
Bottom 7 Chapman bunts towards first. Dahlgren scoops it up and throws to first, with Gordon covering, for the out. Moses moves to third.
Bottom 7 Moses hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Henrich. Moses reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Donald hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Crosetti hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Dahlgren hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McCoy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Dickey hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Gantenbein hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dahlgren scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gantenbein for the out.
Bottom 6 Babich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Brancato hits a popup towards short. Crosetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Keller hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gantenbein settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Henrich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brancato scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 McCoy hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Johnson scores.
Bottom 5 Siebert hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Donald fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Johnson moves to third.
Bottom 5 Johnson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Johnson reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Rolfe hits a popup towards short. Brancato settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brancato fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Donald strikes out.
Top 5 Crosetti takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Chapman strikes out.
Bottom 4 Moses takes first base on ball four. Brancato scores. Babich moves to third. Gantenbein moves to second.
Bottom 4 Atley Donald now pitching. Gantenbein is hit by the pitch. Brancato moves to third. Babich moves to second.
Bottom 4 Babich hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McCoy scores. Brancato moves to second.
Bottom 4 Brancato hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hayes scores. McCoy moves to second.
Bottom 4 McCoy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Chapman scores. Siebert scores. Hayes moves to second.
Bottom 4 Hayes takes first base on ball four. Chapman moves to third. Siebert moves to second.
Bottom 4 Siebert takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Breuer fields it and throws to first for the out. Chapman moves to second.
Bottom 4 Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Moses hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gantenbein fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Dickey hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gantenbein settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Keller is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Gantenbein hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Babich hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Breuer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Brancato strikes out.
Top 3 DiMaggio hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gantenbein settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Henrich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brancato fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rolfe scores.
Top 3 Rolfe hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moses who is chasing the ball. Rolfe reaches third base with a triple.
Top 3 Gordon hits a popup, foul, towards short. Brancato settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Breuer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brancato scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 McCoy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Hayes hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Siebert hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dahlgren scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Siebert for the out.
Top 2 Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Babich fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Dahlgren hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moses who is chasing the ball. Dahlgren reaches third base with a triple. Dickey goes all the way around to score.
Top 2 Dickey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Keller hits a popup towards short. Brancato settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gantenbein fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Chapman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Keller. Chapman reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Moses hits a fly ball into right field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Gantenbein strikes out.
Top 1 Henrich hits a popup towards third. Gantenbein settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Rolfe hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Gordon hits a popup towards first. Siebert settles under it and makes the catch for the out.