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Washington Senators @ Philadelphia Athletics

1940-05-12 · Day game · Shibe Park · Att: 12209 · 1:43

Philadelphia Athletics defeated Washington Senators 4–2. Philadelphia Athletics put up 2 in the 6th. Johnny Babich earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Johnny Babich L: Ken Chase SV: (none)

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

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
George Case	3	0	1	0	1	0
Buddy Lewis	4	0	1	1	0	0
Gee Walker	4	0	0	0	0	0
Zeke Bonura	4	0	1	0	0	0
Cecil Travis	3	1	1	0	1	0
Jimmy Bloodworth	4	0	0	1	0	0
Jimmy Pofahl	2	0	0	0	0	0
Rick Ferrell	1	0	0	0	1	0
Ken Chase	2	0	0	0	0	0
Sam West	0	0	0	0	1	0
Jake Early	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jimmy Wasdell	1	1	1	0	0	0
Charlie Gelbert	1	0	1	0	0	0
Al Evans	1	0	0	0	0	1

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

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

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ken Chase	7.0	9	3	3
Bucky Jacobs	1.0	1	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Babich	9.0	6	4	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

George Case: D7
Buddy Lewis: 31.2-3
Gee Walker: 3
Zeke Bonura: 9

Bot 1

Bill Lillard: 63
Wally Moses: K
Benny McCoy: 43

Top 2

Cecil Travis: W
Jimmy Bloodworth: 8
Jimmy Pofahl: 8
Rick Ferrell: W.1-2
Ken Chase: 2/FL

Bot 2

Bob Johnson: 53
Dick Siebert: 63
Frankie Hayes: D7
Sam Chapman: D9.2-H
Al Rubeling: 63

Top 3

George Case: 6
Buddy Lewis: E9.B-2
Gee Walker: 6(B)4(2)/LDP

Bot 3

Johnny Babich: 63
Bill Lillard: 8
Wally Moses: 2/FL

Top 4

Zeke Bonura: S8
Cecil Travis: 6
Jimmy Bloodworth: 2(B)4(1)/DP/FL

Bot 4

Benny McCoy: 53
Bob Johnson: W
Dick Siebert: S7.1-2
Frankie Hayes: WP.2-3;1-2
Frankie Hayes: K
Sam Chapman: 53

Top 5

Jimmy Pofahl: 63
Rick Ferrell: 43
Ken Chase: 7

Bot 5

Al Rubeling: D9
Johnny Babich: K
Bill Lillard: S8.2-H
Wally Moses: 36(1)/FO
Benny McCoy: D9.1XH(932)

Top 6

George Case: 5/L
Buddy Lewis: 9/FL
Gee Walker: 8

Bot 6

Bob Johnson: 53
Dick Siebert: W
Frankie Hayes: 9/L
Sam Chapman: D8.1-H
Al Rubeling: D9.2-H
Johnny Babich: 63

Top 7

Zeke Bonura: 8
Cecil Travis: 63
Jimmy Bloodworth: 63

Bot 7

Bill Lillard: 6/L
Wally Moses: W
Benny McCoy: 5
Bob Johnson: S7.1-2
Dick Siebert: 9

Top 8

Sam West: W
Jake Early: 46(1)3/GDP
Jimmy Wasdell: D9
George Case: W
Buddy Lewis: S9.2-H;1-2
Gee Walker: 4/L

Bot 8

Frankie Hayes: S7
Sam Chapman: 7
Al Rubeling: 13.1-2
Johnny Babich: 5

Top 9

Zeke Bonura: 53
Cecil Travis: T9
Jimmy Bloodworth: 7.3-H
Charlie Gelbert: S7
Al Evans: K