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New York Yankees @ Chicago White Sox

1940-09-18 · Day game · Comiskey Park I · 8 innings · Att: 37331 · 2:19

New York Yankees defeated Chicago White Sox 9–8. New York Yankees put up 4 in the 1st. Steve Sundra earned the win and Johnny Murphy picked up the save. George Selkirk went 3-for-3 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	R	H	E
NYA	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	9	10
CHA	5	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	8	12

W: Steve Sundra L: Clint Brown SV: Johnny Murphy

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

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Joe Gordon	5	0	0	0	0	1
Red Rolfe	4	1	0	0	1	0
Charlie Keller	4	1	1	1	1	2
Buddy Rosar	1	1	1	0	0	0
George Selkirk	3	2	3	4	1	0
Jake Powell	4	1	0	0	0	0
Babe Dahlgren	4	0	1	1	0	0
Frankie Crosetti	2	0	1	0	1	0
Marv Breuer	0	0	0	1	1	0
Bill Dickey	4	1	1	0	0	0
Steve Sundra	2	0	0	0	0	2
Joe DiMaggio	1	0	1	0	0	0
Mike Chartak	1	1	1	1	0	0

Chicago White Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Skeeter Webb	4	1	1	0	1	0
Tom Turner	4	2	1	1	1	0
Joe Kuhel	4	1	1	0	1	0
Moose Solters	3	1	1	0	2	1
Luke Appling	5	2	2	3	0	0
Taffy Wright	4	1	2	1	0	0
Mike Kreevich	3	0	2	1	1	0
Bob Kennedy	4	0	2	2	0	0
Eddie Smith	3	0	0	0	0	0

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Marv Breuer	0.1	3	4	0
Steve Sundra	6.2	8	2	0
Johnny Murphy	1.0	1	0	1

Chicago White Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Eddie Smith	7.0	8	5	5
Clint Brown	1.0	2	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Joe Gordon: 2/FL
Red Rolfe: 6/P
Charlie Keller: W
Buddy Rosar: S7.1-2#
George Selkirk: S9.2-H;1-2#
Jake Powell: E6.2-H(NR)(UR);1-2
Babe Dahlgren: D9.2-H(UR);1-3
Frankie Crosetti: IW
Marv Breuer: W.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
Joe Gordon: 7/L

Bot 1

Skeeter Webb: 2/FL
Tom Turner: W
Joe Kuhel: W.1-2
Moose Solters: W.2-3;1-2
Luke Appling: S8.3-H;2-H;1-3
Taffy Wright: S9.3-H;1-3
Mike Kreevich: W.1-2
Bob Kennedy: S9.3-H;2-H;1-3;B-2
Eddie Smith: 23
Skeeter Webb: 7

Top 2

Red Rolfe: 3/L
Charlie Keller: 43
Bill Dickey: 8

Bot 2

Tom Turner: 53
Joe Kuhel: 6
Moose Solters: W
Luke Appling: SB2
Luke Appling: 8

Top 3

George Selkirk: S8
Jake Powell: 64(1)/FO
Babe Dahlgren: 64(1)/FO
Frankie Crosetti: S.1-2
Steve Sundra: K/C

Bot 3

Taffy Wright: 43
Mike Kreevich: 43
Bob Kennedy: E6
Eddie Smith: 7

Top 4

Joe Gordon: 2
Red Rolfe: 8
Charlie Keller: K

Bot 4

Skeeter Webb: D9
Tom Turner: T7.2-H
Joe Kuhel: 6
Moose Solters: 53
Luke Appling: S8.3-H
Taffy Wright: S.1-2
Mike Kreevich: S8.2-H;1X3(85)

Top 5

Bill Dickey: 31
George Selkirk: W
Jake Powell: 46(1)/FO
Babe Dahlgren: WP.1-2
Babe Dahlgren: 7

Bot 5

Bob Kennedy: S8
Eddie Smith: 16(1)/FO
Skeeter Webb: 46(1)/FO
Tom Turner: E5/TH2.1-2
Joe Kuhel: 9

Top 6

Frankie Crosetti: 63
Steve Sundra: K
Joe Gordon: K

Bot 6

Moose Solters: S8
Luke Appling: 8
Taffy Wright: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 7

Red Rolfe: W
Charlie Keller: K
Bill Dickey: S9.1-3
George Selkirk: HR/7.3-H;1-H
Jake Powell: 4
Babe Dahlgren: 63

Bot 7

Mike Kreevich: S7
Bob Kennedy: 9
Eddie Smith: 13/SH.1-2
Skeeter Webb: W
Tom Turner: 43

Top 8

Joe DiMaggio: D8
Mike Chartak: S8.2-H
Joe Gordon: 3/FL
Red Rolfe: 8
Charlie Keller: D7.1-H
Bill Dickey: 7

Bot 8

Joe Kuhel: S8
Moose Solters: K
Luke Appling: 8(B)3(1)/FDP

Notes & reviews

Buddy Rosar ejected by HP umpire Geisel for arguing safe call on Wright at home plate.
HP umpire Geisel calls game at 6:07pm on account of darkness even though there's still 47 minutes until sunset, according to Chicago Tribune. White Sox protest to no avail.

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