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Philadelphia Athletics @ Chicago White Sox

1940-07-30 · Day game · Comiskey Park I · Att: 3512 · 1:54

Chicago White Sox defeated Philadelphia Athletics 3–1. Chicago White Sox put up 3 in the 2nd. Jack Knott earned the win and Pete Appleton picked up the save.

Line score

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

W: Jack Knott L: Buck Ross SV: Pete Appleton

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

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Al Rubeling	4	0	1	1	0	0
Wally Moses	4	0	1	0	0	0
Sam Chapman	4	0	1	0	0	1
Bob Johnson	3	0	0	0	1	0
Dick Siebert	4	0	0	0	0	1
Frankie Hayes	4	0	0	0	0	2
Benny McCoy	3	0	1	0	0	0
Al Brancato	2	0	0	0	0	0
Buck Ross	2	0	0	0	0	0
Chubby Dean	1	0	0	0	0	0
Dee Miles	1	1	1	0	0	0

Chicago White Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Skeeter Webb	4	0	1	2	0	0
Mike Kreevich	4	0	1	0	0	0
Joe Kuhel	3	0	1	0	1	0
Taffy Wright	4	0	1	0	0	0
Luke Appling	4	0	1	0	0	0
Larry Rosenthal	3	1	0	0	1	0
Mike Tresh	3	1	1	0	1	0
Bob Kennedy	3	1	2	1	0	0
Jack Knott	3	0	0	0	0	2

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Buck Ross	8.0	8	3	2

Chicago White Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jack Knott	8.0	5	0	3
Pete Appleton	1.0	0	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Al Rubeling: 8
Wally Moses: 43
Sam Chapman: K

Bot 1

Skeeter Webb: 63
Mike Kreevich: 5/L
Joe Kuhel: S8
Taffy Wright: SB2
Taffy Wright: 7

Top 2

Bob Johnson: 53
Dick Siebert: K
Frankie Hayes: 6/P

Bot 2

Luke Appling: S8
Larry Rosenthal: 96(1)/FO
Mike Tresh: S7.1-2
Bob Kennedy: S8.2-H;1-2
Jack Knott: PO2(E2).2-3;1-2
Jack Knott: K
Skeeter Webb: S9.3-H;2-H(UR)
Mike Kreevich: 13

Top 3

Benny McCoy: 43
Al Brancato: 3/P
Buck Ross: 2/FL

Bot 3

Joe Kuhel: W
Taffy Wright: 8
Luke Appling: 7
Larry Rosenthal: 54(1)/FO

Top 4

Al Rubeling: 53
Wally Moses: 7/L78
Sam Chapman: T7
Bob Johnson: 7

Bot 4

Mike Tresh: W
Bob Kennedy: CS2(24)
Bob Kennedy: S7
Jack Knott: K/C
Skeeter Webb: 64(1)/FO

Top 5

Dick Siebert: 43
Frankie Hayes: 53
Benny McCoy: 7

Bot 5

Mike Kreevich: 53
Joe Kuhel: 9/L
Taffy Wright: 8

Top 6

Al Brancato: 8
Buck Ross: 63
Al Rubeling: 63

Bot 6

Luke Appling: 9
Larry Rosenthal: W
Mike Tresh: 4/FL
Bob Kennedy: 8

Top 7

Wally Moses: 7
Sam Chapman: 53
Bob Johnson: 3/G

Bot 7

Jack Knott: 43
Skeeter Webb: 3/FL
Mike Kreevich: S6
Joe Kuhel: 9

Top 8

Dick Siebert: 63
Frankie Hayes: K
Benny McCoy: S9
Chubby Dean: 9

Bot 8

Taffy Wright: S9
Luke Appling: E4/G.1-2
Larry Rosenthal: 15(2)/FO/BG.1-2
Mike Tresh: 4(1)3/GDP

Top 9

Dee Miles: D9
Al Rubeling: BK.2-3
Al Rubeling: S9.3-H
Wally Moses: S9.1-3
Sam Chapman: 4/P
Bob Johnson: W.1-2
Dick Siebert: 52(3)/FO.2-3;1-2
Frankie Hayes: K

Notes & reviews

White Sox coach Mule Haas ejected by HP umpire Basil for arguing that a ball Kreevich hit down the third-base line was fair (umpire ruled it foul)

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