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Washington Senators @ Chicago White Sox

1940-08-04 · Day game · Comiskey Park I · 10 innings · 2:21

Washington Senators defeated Chicago White Sox 4–3. Washington Senators put up 2 in the 2nd. Dutch Leonard earned the win and Walt Masterson picked up the save. Taffy Wright went 1-for-5 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
WS1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	9
CHA	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	3	9

W: Dutch Leonard L: Ted Lyons SV: Walt Masterson

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

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
George Case	5	0	0	0	0	0
Buddy Lewis	5	1	1	0	0	1
Gee Walker	4	1	1	0	1	0
Cecil Travis	3	1	2	1	1	0
Jimmy Bloodworth	5	0	1	0	0	0
Buddy Myer	5	0	1	0	0	0
Jimmy Pofahl	3	1	1	1	1	1
Rick Ferrell	4	0	2	1	0	1
Dutch Leonard	4	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago White Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Skeeter Webb	5	0	1	1	0	0
Mike Kreevich	5	1	1	0	0	0
Joe Kuhel	5	0	3	1	0	0
Taffy Wright	5	1	1	1	0	1
Luke Appling	3	0	1	0	2	0
Larry Rosenthal	3	0	0	0	1	0
Mike Tresh	4	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Kennedy	4	1	1	0	0	0
Ted Lyons	4	0	1	0	0	0

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dutch Leonard	9.0	9	3	0
Walt Masterson	1.0	0	0	1

Chicago White Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ted Lyons	10.0	9	3	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

George Case: 99
Buddy Lewis: K
Gee Walker: 99

Bot 1

Skeeter Webb: 99
Mike Kreevich: 99
Joe Kuhel: 99

Top 2

Cecil Travis: W
Jimmy Bloodworth: S9.1-2
Buddy Myer: 46(1)3/GDP.2-3
Jimmy Pofahl: D7.3-H
Rick Ferrell: T8.2-H
Dutch Leonard: 53

Bot 2

Taffy Wright: E3
Luke Appling: 6(1)3/GDP
Larry Rosenthal: 99

Top 3

George Case: 99
Buddy Lewis: 99
Gee Walker: 99

Bot 3

Mike Tresh: E6
Bob Kennedy: WP.1-2
Bob Kennedy: 99
Ted Lyons: 99
Skeeter Webb: 99

Top 4

Cecil Travis: D
Jimmy Bloodworth: 99
Buddy Myer: 99
Jimmy Pofahl: K

Bot 4

Mike Kreevich: 99
Joe Kuhel: S9
Taffy Wright: 99
Luke Appling: S.1-3
Larry Rosenthal: 53

Top 5

Rick Ferrell: S
Dutch Leonard: 99
George Case: 99
Buddy Lewis: 99

Bot 5

Mike Tresh: 99
Bob Kennedy: 99
Ted Lyons: D
Skeeter Webb: 99

Top 6

Gee Walker: D
Cecil Travis: 99/SH.2-3
Jimmy Bloodworth: 99
Buddy Myer: 99

Bot 6

Mike Kreevich: 99
Joe Kuhel: S
Taffy Wright: 53.1-2
Luke Appling: W
Larry Rosenthal: W.2-3;1-2
Mike Tresh: 4/L

Top 7

Jimmy Pofahl: W
Rick Ferrell: K
Dutch Leonard: 99
George Case: 99

Bot 7

Bob Kennedy: S7
Ted Lyons: 99/G.1-2
Skeeter Webb: S8.2-H
Mike Kreevich: 16(1)3/GDP

Top 8

Buddy Lewis: E5
Gee Walker: 99
Cecil Travis: 99
Jimmy Bloodworth: 99

Bot 8

Joe Kuhel: 99
Taffy Wright: HR/9
Luke Appling: W
Larry Rosenthal: SB2
Larry Rosenthal: 99
Mike Tresh: 99

Top 9

Buddy Myer: S
Jimmy Pofahl: SB2
Jimmy Pofahl: 99
Rick Ferrell: 99
Dutch Leonard: 99

Bot 9

Bob Kennedy: 99
Ted Lyons: 99
Skeeter Webb: 99

Top 10

George Case: 99
Buddy Lewis: D7
Gee Walker: W
Cecil Travis: D8/89.2-H;1XH(8E2)(NR)(UR)
Jimmy Bloodworth: 99
Buddy Myer: 99

Bot 10

Mike Kreevich: D7
Joe Kuhel: S9.2-H
Taffy Wright: K
Luke Appling: 6(1)3/GDP