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Philadelphia Athletics @ Chicago White Sox

1940-05-22 · Day game · Comiskey Park I · Att: 2500 · 2:23

Chicago White Sox defeated Philadelphia Athletics 10–1. Chicago White Sox put up 4 in the 7th. Eddie Smith earned the win. Luke Appling went 3-for-5 with 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PHA	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7
CHA	0	0	3	0	1	0	4	2		10	18

W: Eddie Smith L: George Caster SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Steve Basil · 1B: Red Ormsby · 2B: (none) · 3B: Bill Grieve · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bill Lillard	3	0	0	0	2	2
Wally Moses	5	1	2	0	0	1
Benny McCoy	3	0	0	0	2	1
Bob Johnson	4	0	1	0	1	1
Dick Siebert	4	0	1	1	1	1
Earle Brucker	4	0	1	0	0	0
Sam Chapman	3	0	0	0	1	2
Al Rubeling	4	0	2	0	0	0
George Caster	3	0	0	0	1	0

Chicago White Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bob Kennedy	5	1	1	0	0	1
Joe Kuhel	5	0	1	0	0	0
Mike Kreevich	5	2	4	0	0	0
Taffy Wright	4	2	2	0	1	0
Luke Appling	5	2	3	2	0	1
Larry Rosenthal	3	1	3	2	2	0
Eric McNair	5	0	1	1	0	0
Mike Tresh	5	1	1	1	0	0
Eddie Smith	4	1	2	1	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
George Caster	8.0	18	3	2

Chicago White Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Eddie Smith	9.0	7	8	8

Play-by-play

Top 1

Bill Lillard: K
Wally Moses: S4
Benny McCoy: 2/FL
Bob Johnson: W.1-2
Dick Siebert: S9.2-H;1X3(926)

Bot 1

Bob Kennedy: 43
Joe Kuhel: 8
Mike Kreevich: S9
Taffy Wright: S8.1-2
Luke Appling: K

Top 2

Earle Brucker: 7
Sam Chapman: K
Al Rubeling: S4
George Caster: 5

Bot 2

Larry Rosenthal: S9
Eric McNair: 13.1-2
Mike Tresh: 8
Eddie Smith: 3

Top 3

Bill Lillard: K
Wally Moses: K
Benny McCoy: W
Bob Johnson: E9.1-3;B-2
Dick Siebert: K

Bot 3

Bob Kennedy: S5
Joe Kuhel: 43.1-2
Mike Kreevich: S8.2XH(8E2)(NR);B-2
Taffy Wright: W
Luke Appling: S9.2-H;1-2
Larry Rosenthal: D89.2-H;1XH(862)
Eric McNair: 5/P

Top 4

Earle Brucker: 7
Sam Chapman: 63
Al Rubeling: S4
George Caster: W.1-2
Bill Lillard: W.2-3;1-2
Wally Moses: 9

Bot 4

Mike Tresh: 53
Eddie Smith: 63
Bob Kennedy: 63

Top 5

Benny McCoy: 3
Bob Johnson: K
Dick Siebert: 63

Bot 5

Joe Kuhel: 6
Mike Kreevich: S7
Taffy Wright: S8.1-3
Luke Appling: 43.3-H;1-2
Larry Rosenthal: W
Eric McNair: 5(2)/FO

Top 6

Earle Brucker: S8
Sam Chapman: W.1-2
Al Rubeling: PO2(24)
Al Rubeling: 9
George Caster: 4/FL

Bot 6

Mike Tresh: 43
Eddie Smith: S7
Bob Kennedy: 7
Joe Kuhel: D8.1-3
Mike Kreevich: 13

Top 7

Bill Lillard: 63
Wally Moses: S3
Benny McCoy: K
Bob Johnson: S6.1-2
Dick Siebert: W.2-3;1-2
Earle Brucker: 3

Bot 7

Taffy Wright: 9
Luke Appling: D7
Larry Rosenthal: W
Eric McNair: 2/FL
Mike Tresh: WP.2-H;1-3
Mike Tresh: S78.3-H
Eddie Smith: T9.1-H;B-H(E4/TH)(NR)(UR)
Bob Kennedy: K

Top 8

Sam Chapman: K
Al Rubeling: 8
George Caster: 2/FL

Bot 8

Joe Kuhel: 1/L
Mike Kreevich: S4
Taffy Wright: 54(1)/FO
Luke Appling: S7.1-2
Larry Rosenthal: S8.2-H;1-2
Eric McNair: S7.2-H;1-2
Mike Tresh: 13

Top 9

Bill Lillard: W
Wally Moses: 7
Benny McCoy: W.1-2
Bob Johnson: 4
Dick Siebert: 43