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Boston Red Sox @ Philadelphia Athletics

1940-05-28 · Night game · Shibe Park · Att: 27151 · 2:10

Boston Red Sox defeated Philadelphia Athletics 4–1. Boston Red Sox put up 2 in the 9th. Denny Galehouse earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BOS	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	4	14
PHA	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8

W: Denny Galehouse L: Johnny Babich SV: (none)

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

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lou Finney	5	0	3	0	0	0
Doc Cramer	5	0	2	0	0	1
Ted Williams	4	2	3	1	1	0
Jimmie Foxx	4	0	3	0	0	1
Joe Cronin	2	0	0	2	0	1
Bobby Doerr	4	0	0	0	0	1
Jim Tabor	4	1	1	0	0	0
Gene Desautels	4	1	2	1	0	1
Denny Galehouse	3	0	0	0	0	2

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

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

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Denny Galehouse	9.0	8	1	4

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Babich	8.1	13	1	7
Ed Heusser	0.2	1	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Lou Finney: S7
Doc Cramer: 54(1)/FO
Ted Williams: PB.1-2
Ted Williams: S7.2-3
Jimmie Foxx: K
Joe Cronin: K

Bot 1

Dee Miles: 43
Wally Moses: T9
Bob Johnson: K
Frankie Hayes: E5.3-H(NR)(UR)
Dick Siebert: 4

Top 2

Bobby Doerr: 4
Jim Tabor: 4
Gene Desautels: 13

Bot 2

Benny McCoy: 9
Al Rubeling: S8
Bill Lillard: 9
Johnny Babich: 7

Top 3

Denny Galehouse: K
Lou Finney: 43
Doc Cramer: K

Bot 3

Dee Miles: S7
Wally Moses: S3.1-2
Bob Johnson: 23/SH.1-2;2-3
Frankie Hayes: FC5.3XH(52);2-3
Dick Siebert: 8

Top 4

Ted Williams: S9
Jimmie Foxx: D9.1-3
Joe Cronin: 53/SH.2-3;3-H
Bobby Doerr: 5
Jim Tabor: 7

Bot 4

Benny McCoy: 8
Al Rubeling: S7
Bill Lillard: CS2(24)
Bill Lillard: 2/FL

Top 5

Gene Desautels: S8
Denny Galehouse: K/BF
Lou Finney: S7.1-2
Doc Cramer: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 5

Johnny Babich: 63
Dee Miles: 53
Wally Moses: W
Bob Johnson: 7

Top 6

Ted Williams: S9
Jimmie Foxx: S8.1-2
Joe Cronin: 34/SH.1-2;2-3
Bobby Doerr: K
Jim Tabor: 13

Bot 6

Frankie Hayes: 4
Dick Siebert: 5
Benny McCoy: S8
Al Rubeling: 46(1)/FO

Top 7

Gene Desautels: K
Denny Galehouse: 9
Lou Finney: 7

Bot 7

Bill Lillard: D7
Johnny Babich: 3
Dee Miles: 43.2-3
Wally Moses: 31

Top 8

Doc Cramer: D9/89
Ted Williams: W
Jimmie Foxx: S9.1-3;2XH(92);B-2(TH)
Joe Cronin: 3/BG.2-3;3-H
Bobby Doerr: 2

Bot 8

Bob Johnson: K
Frankie Hayes: K
Dick Siebert: K

Top 9

Jim Tabor: T8
Gene Desautels: S8.3-H
Denny Galehouse: 13/SH.1-2
Lou Finney: S9.2-3
Doc Cramer: S1.1-2;3-3
Ted Williams: 8(B)36(2)/DP.3-H(RBI)

Bot 9

Benny McCoy: 43
Chubby Dean: S7
Joe Gantenbein: 43.1-2
Al Simmons: 63