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St. Louis Browns @ Philadelphia Athletics

1940-05-08 · Day game · Shibe Park · Att: 2500 · 2:42

Philadelphia Athletics defeated St. Louis Browns 10–8. Philadelphia Athletics put up 3 in the 2nd. Buck Ross earned the win and Ed Heusser picked up the save. Joe Gallagher went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SLA	1	0	1	0	0	0	4	0	2	8	11
PHA	0	3	1	0	1	2	0	3		10	13

W: Buck Ross L: Jack Kramer SV: Ed Heusser

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

St. Louis Browns — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Alan Strange	5	1	1	0	0	0
Wally Judnich	4	2	3	1	1	0
George McQuinn	2	2	1	1	3	0
Rip Radcliff	4	2	2	1	1	0
Joe Gallagher	4	1	1	3	1	0
Johnny Berardino	5	0	0	1	0	0
Don Heffner	5	0	1	1	0	1
Bob Swift	3	0	1	0	0	0
Jack Kramer	1	0	0	0	1	0
Lyn Lary	1	0	0	0	0	0
Chet Laabs	0	0	0	0	1	0
Harlond Clift	1	0	1	0	0	0
Myril Hoag	1	0	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bill Lillard	5	1	1	0	0	2
Wally Moses	4	2	2	1	1	0
Benny McCoy	5	1	4	2	0	0
Bob Johnson	4	1	2	2	0	1
Dick Siebert	4	0	0	1	1	0
Frankie Hayes	1	2	1	0	4	0
Sam Chapman	5	1	1	2	0	1
Al Rubeling	3	1	0	0	1	3
Buck Ross	2	0	1	1	0	0
Ed Heusser	1	1	1	0	0	0

St. Louis Browns — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jack Kramer	4.1	6	3	2
Johnny Niggeling	1.2	3	1	3
Bill Cox	1.0	1	1	2
Bill Trotter	1.0	3	2	0

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Buck Ross	6.2	8	6	0
Ed Heusser	2.1	3	2	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Alan Strange: 53
Wally Judnich: T9
George McQuinn: 7.3-H
Rip Radcliff: 7

Bot 1

Bill Lillard: K
Wally Moses: 43
Benny McCoy: 13

Top 2

Joe Gallagher: 13
Johnny Berardino: 53
Don Heffner: 2/FL

Bot 2

Bob Johnson: S8
Dick Siebert: 8
Frankie Hayes: W.1-2
Sam Chapman: T.2-H;1-H
Al Rubeling: W+WP.3-H(NR)
Buck Ross: 14/SH.1-2
Bill Lillard: 53

Top 3

Bob Swift: 1/L
Jack Kramer: 43
Alan Strange: S8
Wally Judnich: T7.1-H
George McQuinn: W
Rip Radcliff: SB2
Rip Radcliff: W
Joe Gallagher: 6/P

Bot 3

Wally Moses: 31
Benny McCoy: T9
Bob Johnson: 7.3-H
Dick Siebert: 6/P

Top 4

Johnny Berardino: 7
Don Heffner: 9
Bob Swift: S8.B-2(E8)
Jack Kramer: W
Alan Strange: 13

Bot 4

Frankie Hayes: W
Sam Chapman: 8
Al Rubeling: K
Buck Ross: 64(1)/FO

Top 5

Wally Judnich: S9
George McQuinn: W.1-2
Rip Radcliff: 8
Joe Gallagher: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 5

Bill Lillard: 43
Wally Moses: S8
Benny McCoy: S6.1-2
Bob Johnson: S8.2-H;1-3
Dick Siebert: 7(1)2(3)/DP

Top 6

Johnny Berardino: 5/FL
Don Heffner: S9
Bob Swift: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 6

Frankie Hayes: W
Sam Chapman: PB.1-2
Sam Chapman: K
Al Rubeling: K+E2.2-3;B-1
Buck Ross: S7.3-H(UR);1-2
Bill Lillard: K
Wally Moses: S9.2-H(UR);1-2
Benny McCoy: S9.2XH(92);1-2

Top 7

Lyn Lary: 9
Alan Strange: 5/FL
Wally Judnich: W
George McQuinn: W.1-2
Rip Radcliff: S8.2-H;1-2
Joe Gallagher: HR.2-H;1-H
Johnny Berardino: 53

Bot 7

Bob Johnson: K
Dick Siebert: W
Frankie Hayes: S8.1-2
Sam Chapman: 7
Al Rubeling: K

Top 8

Don Heffner: K23
Chet Laabs: W
Harlond Clift: S9.1-3
Alan Strange: 6/P
Wally Judnich: 43

Bot 8

Ed Heusser: S9
Bill Lillard: D7.1-3
Wally Moses: IW
Benny McCoy: S9.3-H;2-H;1-2
Bob Johnson: HP.2-3;1-2
Dick Siebert: 7.3-H
Frankie Hayes: W.2-3;1-2
Sam Chapman: 8(B)2(3)/DP

Top 9

George McQuinn: S9
Rip Radcliff: D7.1-3
Joe Gallagher: W
Johnny Berardino: 4(1)/FO.3-H;2-3
Don Heffner: 54(1)/FO.3-H
Myril Hoag: 4/P