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Philadelphia Athletics @ Chicago White Sox

1940-07-31 · Night game · Comiskey Park I · Att: 22923 · 1:38

Philadelphia Athletics defeated Chicago White Sox 4–3. Philadelphia Athletics put up 2 in the 3rd. Bill Beckmann earned the win. Wally Moses went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Bill Beckmann L: Johnny Rigney SV: (none)

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

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Al Rubeling	4	0	1	1	0	2
Wally Moses	4	1	1	2	0	0
Sam Chapman	4	1	1	0	0	1
Bob Johnson	4	0	1	0	0	0
Dick Siebert	3	0	1	0	1	0
Frankie Hayes	4	0	1	1	0	1
Benny McCoy	4	0	0	0	0	0
Al Brancato	3	1	1	0	0	0
Bill Beckmann	2	1	0	0	0	0

Chicago White Sox — batting

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

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Beckmann	9.0	4	3	3

Chicago White Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Rigney	9.0	7	1	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Al Rubeling: K
Wally Moses: 9
Sam Chapman: 8

Bot 1

Skeeter Webb: 63
Mike Kreevich: 3/G
Joe Kuhel: 9

Top 2

Bob Johnson: 8
Dick Siebert: S8
Frankie Hayes: PB.1-2
Frankie Hayes: 63
Benny McCoy: 43

Bot 2

Taffy Wright: 5/L
Luke Appling: D9
Larry Rosenthal: 3/FL
Mike Tresh: S8.2-H;B-2(E2)
Bob Kennedy: 5/L

Top 3

Al Brancato: 7
Bill Beckmann: E4
Al Rubeling: K
Wally Moses: HR/9.1-H(UR);B-H(UR)
Sam Chapman: K

Bot 3

Johnny Rigney: 43
Skeeter Webb: 8
Mike Kreevich: 8

Top 4

Bob Johnson: S7
Dick Siebert: W.1-2
Frankie Hayes: 16(1)3/GDP.2-3
Benny McCoy: 4

Bot 4

Joe Kuhel: 9
Taffy Wright: 8
Luke Appling: 31

Top 5

Al Brancato: S9
Bill Beckmann: 3/SH.1-2
Al Rubeling: S8.2-H;BX2(816)
Wally Moses: 8

Bot 5

Larry Rosenthal: W
Mike Tresh: T9.1-H
Bob Kennedy: W
Johnny Rigney: K
Skeeter Webb: 7.3-H
Mike Kreevich: 43

Top 6

Sam Chapman: S9
Bob Johnson: 1/G.1-2
Dick Siebert: 43.2-3
Frankie Hayes: S7.3-H
Benny McCoy: 13

Bot 6

Joe Kuhel: 3/G
Taffy Wright: 7
Luke Appling: K

Top 7

Al Brancato: 53
Bill Beckmann: 13
Al Rubeling: 63

Bot 7

Larry Rosenthal: W
Mike Tresh: 46(1)3/GDP
Bob Kennedy: S7
Johnny Rigney: K/C

Top 8

Wally Moses: 5
Sam Chapman: 9
Bob Johnson: 7/FL

Bot 8

Skeeter Webb: 43
Mike Kreevich: 43
Joe Kuhel: 6

Top 9

Dick Siebert: 43
Frankie Hayes: K
Benny McCoy: 3/L

Bot 9

Taffy Wright: 43
Luke Appling: 43
Larry Rosenthal: 43