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New York Yankees @ Chicago White Sox

1940-09-18 · Day game · Comiskey Park I · 1:50

Chicago White Sox defeated New York Yankees 6–3. Chicago White Sox put up 4 in the 6th. Thornton Lee earned the win. Taffy Wright went 3-for-4 with 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Thornton Lee L: Spud Chandler SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Joe Rue · 1B: Harry Geisel · 2B: Lou Kolls · 3B: George Pipgras · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Joe Gordon	4	1	1	0	0	0
Red Rolfe	4	1	1	0	0	0
Charlie Keller	4	1	2	1	0	0
Buddy Rosar	4	0	1	1	0	0
George Selkirk	4	0	0	1	0	1
Jake Powell	4	0	1	0	0	2
Babe Dahlgren	3	0	0	0	1	0
Frankie Crosetti	4	0	0	0	0	0
Spud Chandler	2	0	0	0	0	1
Johnny Murphy	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago White Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Skeeter Webb	4	0	2	1	0	1
Mike Tresh	4	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Kuhel	2	1	0	0	2	1
Moose Solters	4	1	2	1	0	0
Luke Appling	3	2	1	0	1	0
Taffy Wright	4	1	3	2	0	0
Mike Kreevich	3	1	0	1	1	0
Bob Kennedy	3	0	2	1	1	0
Thornton Lee	4	0	0	0	0	3

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Spud Chandler	5.1	9	3	4
Johnny Murphy	2.2	1	2	1

Chicago White Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Thornton Lee	9.0	6	1	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Joe Gordon: 53
Red Rolfe: 3
Charlie Keller: 8

Bot 1

Skeeter Webb: K/C
Mike Tresh: 9
Joe Kuhel: 13

Top 2

Buddy Rosar: 63
George Selkirk: 6/P
Jake Powell: K23

Bot 2

Moose Solters: 43
Luke Appling: S
Taffy Wright: S9.1-3
Mike Kreevich: 64(1)/FO.3-H
Bob Kennedy: S9.1-3
Thornton Lee: SB2
Thornton Lee: K/C

Top 3

Babe Dahlgren: 4
Frankie Crosetti: 53
Spud Chandler: K/C

Bot 3

Skeeter Webb: 43
Mike Tresh: 13
Joe Kuhel: W
Moose Solters: S9.1-H;B-2
Luke Appling: 3/P

Top 4

Joe Gordon: 6/P
Red Rolfe: E1/TH
Charlie Keller: S8.1-3
Buddy Rosar: S8.3-H(UR);1-3(E8)
George Selkirk: FC5.3-H(UR);1-2;B-1
Jake Powell: 43.2-3;1-2
Babe Dahlgren: W
Frankie Crosetti: 64(1)/FO

Bot 4

Taffy Wright: S9
Mike Kreevich: 46(1)3/GDP
Bob Kennedy: 63

Top 5

Spud Chandler: 13
Joe Gordon: S7
Red Rolfe: S9.1-3
Charlie Keller: S.3-H;1-2
Buddy Rosar: 7
George Selkirk: K/C

Bot 5

Thornton Lee: K
Skeeter Webb: S8
Mike Tresh: 4(B)3(1)/LDP

Top 6

Jake Powell: S
Babe Dahlgren: 8
Frankie Crosetti: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 6

Joe Kuhel: K
Moose Solters: S9
Luke Appling: W.1-2
Taffy Wright: D9.2-H;1-H
Mike Kreevich: W
Bob Kennedy: S8/P.2-H;1-3
Thornton Lee: K
Skeeter Webb: S2.3-H;1X3(365)

Top 7

Johnny Murphy: 43
Joe Gordon: 8
Red Rolfe: 43

Bot 7

Mike Tresh: 13
Joe Kuhel: W
Moose Solters: 7
Luke Appling: 8

Top 8

Charlie Keller: 6/L
Buddy Rosar: 53
George Selkirk: 8

Bot 8

Taffy Wright: 9/L
Mike Kreevich: 43
Bob Kennedy: W
Thornton Lee: 31

Top 9

Jake Powell: K
Babe Dahlgren: 8
Frankie Crosetti: 9