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Chicago White Sox @ Philadelphia Athletics

1940-05-05 · Day game · Shibe Park · Att: 16174 · 2:07

Chicago White Sox defeated Philadelphia Athletics 6–5. Chicago White Sox put up 2 in the 2nd. Pete Appleton earned the win. Eric McNair went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Pete Appleton L: Chubby Dean SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill McGowan · 1B: Lou Kolls · 2B: (none) · 3B: Harry Geisel · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago White Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Bob Kennedy	5	0	0	0	0
Joe Kuhel	4	0	0	0	0
Mike Kreevich	4	0	1	0	0
Taffy Wright	4	2	2	0	0
Luke Appling	4	2	2	1	0
Moose Solters	4	1	2	2	0
Eric McNair	4	1	3	2	1
Mike Tresh	4	0	0	0	1
Ted Lyons	2	0	0	0	0
Tom Turner	1	0	1	1	0
Pete Appleton	1	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dee Miles	5	0	0	0	0	1
Wally Moses	5	1	1	0	0	1
Benny McCoy	5	0	1	0	0	0
Bob Johnson	3	0	1	1	2	0
Dick Siebert	5	2	2	0	0	1
Frankie Hayes	3	1	2	2	0	0
Al Rubeling	3	0	0	0	1	0
Bill Lillard	4	1	2	1	0	0
Chubby Dean	3	0	1	1	1	1

Chicago White Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ted Lyons	6.0	10	1	1
Vallie Eaves	1.0	0	2	1
Pete Appleton	2.0	0	1	2

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Chubby Dean	9.0	11	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Bob Kennedy: 7
Joe Kuhel: 13
Mike Kreevich: 43

Bot 1

Dee Miles: 43
Wally Moses: S
Benny McCoy: S.1-2
Bob Johnson: S.1-2;2-H
Dick Siebert: 9
Frankie Hayes: 5

Top 2

Taffy Wright: D7
Luke Appling: 43.2-3
Moose Solters: S4.3-H
Eric McNair: D7.1-H;BX3(7525)
Mike Tresh: K

Bot 2

Al Rubeling: 63
Bill Lillard: 4
Chubby Dean: W
Dee Miles: K

Top 3

Ted Lyons: 63
Bob Kennedy: 53
Joe Kuhel: 43

Bot 3

Wally Moses: 43
Benny McCoy: 2
Bob Johnson: 53

Top 4

Mike Kreevich: S
Taffy Wright: 5(B)3(1)/LDP
Luke Appling: D
Moose Solters: 4

Bot 4

Dick Siebert: S6
Frankie Hayes: HR/7.1-H
Al Rubeling: 53
Bill Lillard: S
Chubby Dean: 46(1)/FO
Dee Miles: 9

Top 5

Eric McNair: HR/7
Mike Tresh: 43
Ted Lyons: 63
Bob Kennedy: 6

Bot 5

Wally Moses: 8
Benny McCoy: 43
Bob Johnson: 7

Top 6

Joe Kuhel: 31
Mike Kreevich: 7
Taffy Wright: 43

Bot 6

Dick Siebert: S8
Frankie Hayes: S8.1-2
Al Rubeling: 8
Bill Lillard: D/89.2-H;1XH(942)
Chubby Dean: S8.2-H
Dee Miles: 9

Top 7

Luke Appling: E5
Moose Solters: 8
Eric McNair: S8.1-3
Mike Tresh: 3/FL
Tom Turner: S8.1-2;3-H(UR)
Bob Kennedy: 63

Bot 7

Wally Moses: 9
Benny McCoy: 8
Bob Johnson: W
Dick Siebert: SB2
Dick Siebert: K

Top 8

Joe Kuhel: 43
Mike Kreevich: 53
Taffy Wright: S8
Luke Appling: S8.1-H;B-2(THH)
Moose Solters: S8.2-H
Eric McNair: K/C

Bot 8

Frankie Hayes: HP
Al Rubeling: W.1-2
Bill Lillard: 35(2)/FO/BG.1-2
Chubby Dean: K/C
Dee Miles: 43

Top 9

Mike Tresh: 63
Pete Appleton: 9
Bob Kennedy: 13

Bot 9

Wally Moses: K/BF
Benny McCoy: 8
Bob Johnson: W
Dick Siebert: 8