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Philadelphia Athletics @ Chicago White Sox

1940-08-01 · Day game · Comiskey Park I · 11 innings · Att: 3105 · 2:26

Chicago White Sox defeated Philadelphia Athletics 5–4. Clint Brown earned the win. Sam Chapman went 3-for-5 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
PHA	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	9
CHA	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	5	10

W: Clint Brown L: Nels Potter SV: (none)

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

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Al Rubeling	3	0	0	0	2	0
Wally Moses	4	2	0	0	1	0
Sam Chapman	5	1	3	2	0	2
Bob Johnson	5	0	1	0	0	2
Dick Siebert	5	0	0	1	0	1
Frankie Hayes	4	1	1	0	1	0
Benny McCoy	5	0	1	0	0	0
Al Brancato	5	0	3	1	0	0
Nels Potter	4	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago White Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Skeeter Webb	5	1	1	1	0	0
Mike Kreevich	5	0	1	0	1	0
Joe Kuhel	5	1	2	2	1	0
Taffy Wright	4	0	1	0	1	0
Luke Appling	5	0	1	1	0	0
Larry Rosenthal	4	1	1	0	0	0
Mike Tresh	4	0	1	1	1	0
Bob Kennedy	4	2	2	0	1	0
Eddie Smith	1	0	0	0	0	0
Pete Appleton	2	0	0	0	0	2
Moose Solters	1	0	0	0	0	1
Clint Brown	0	0	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Nels Potter	10.1	10	5	3

Chicago White Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Eddie Smith	2.1	4	2	1
Pete Appleton	5.2	4	2	2
Clint Brown	3.0	1	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Al Rubeling: W
Wally Moses: 36(1)/FO
Sam Chapman: K
Bob Johnson: 43

Bot 1

Skeeter Webb: S6
Mike Kreevich: 64(1)/FO
Joe Kuhel: 8
Taffy Wright: SB2
Taffy Wright: W
Luke Appling: 63

Top 2

Dick Siebert: 2/FL
Frankie Hayes: D7/78
Benny McCoy: 43.2-3
Al Brancato: S9.3-H
Nels Potter: 8

Bot 2

Larry Rosenthal: 8
Mike Tresh: 53/BG
Bob Kennedy: S4
Eddie Smith: 54(1)/FO

Top 3

Al Rubeling: W
Wally Moses: 16(1)/FO/BG
Sam Chapman: S8.1-2
Bob Johnson: S1/L.2-3;1-2
Dick Siebert: 36(1)/FO.3-H;2-3
Frankie Hayes: 7

Bot 3

Skeeter Webb: 53
Mike Kreevich: 63
Joe Kuhel: 6/P

Top 4

Benny McCoy: 7
Al Brancato: S8
Nels Potter: 53/SH.1-2
Al Rubeling: 8/L

Bot 4

Taffy Wright: 8
Luke Appling: 9
Larry Rosenthal: D9
Mike Tresh: D7.2-H
Bob Kennedy: 7

Top 5

Wally Moses: W
Sam Chapman: HR/7.1-H
Bob Johnson: 4/P
Dick Siebert: K
Frankie Hayes: W
Benny McCoy: SB2.1-3(E2/TH)
Benny McCoy: 43

Bot 5

Pete Appleton: K
Skeeter Webb: 43
Mike Kreevich: S8
Joe Kuhel: S9.1-3
Taffy Wright: 8

Top 6

Al Brancato: 8
Nels Potter: 2/FL
Al Rubeling: 43

Bot 6

Luke Appling: 63
Larry Rosenthal: 9/FL
Mike Tresh: 43

Top 7

Wally Moses: 7
Sam Chapman: S6
Bob Johnson: K
Dick Siebert: 43

Bot 7

Bob Kennedy: D7.B-3(E7/TH)
Pete Appleton: K
Skeeter Webb: 7.3-H(UR)
Mike Kreevich: 63

Top 8

Frankie Hayes: 8
Benny McCoy: S4
Al Brancato: 4/P
Nels Potter: 43

Bot 8

Joe Kuhel: S9
Taffy Wright: S9.1-3
Luke Appling: S8.3-H;1-2
Larry Rosenthal: 34/SH.2-3;1-2
Mike Tresh: IW
Bob Kennedy: 5/FL
Moose Solters: K

Top 9

Al Rubeling: 99
Wally Moses: 99
Sam Chapman: K

Bot 9

Skeeter Webb: E9.B-2
Mike Kreevich: 63.2-3
Joe Kuhel: 8.3-H(UR)
Taffy Wright: 8

Top 10

Bob Johnson: K
Dick Siebert: 99
Frankie Hayes: 99

Bot 10

Luke Appling: 99
Larry Rosenthal: 99
Mike Tresh: 99

Top 11

Benny McCoy: 99
Al Brancato: S
Nels Potter: 6(1)3/GDP

Bot 11

Bob Kennedy: W
Clint Brown: FC1/SH.1-2;B-1
Skeeter Webb: 99/SH.2-3;1-2
Mike Kreevich: IW
Joe Kuhel: W.3-H;2-3;1-2

Notes & reviews

Smith was injured by Johnson's line drive and left game

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