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Boston Red Sox @ Philadelphia Athletics

1940-05-29 · Day game · Shibe Park · Att: 4000 · 2:10

Boston Red Sox defeated Philadelphia Athletics 8–3. Boston Red Sox put up 3 in the 1st. Bill Butland earned the win. Jim Tabor went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BOS	3	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	8	9
PHA	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	3	12

W: Bill Butland L: Nels Potter SV: (none)

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

Boston Red Sox — batting

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

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

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

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Butland	9.0	12	4	1

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Nels Potter	7.0	9	7	1
Bill Beckmann	1.0	0	0	0
Ed Heusser	1.0	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Lou Finney: 5/FL
Doc Cramer: D7
Ted Williams: W
Jimmie Foxx: W.2-3;1-2
Joe Cronin: D7.1-H;2-H;3-H
Bobby Doerr: S8.2-3
Jim Tabor: E6.1-2
Gene Desautels: 3
Bill Butland: 64(1)/FO

Bot 1

Dee Miles: S8
Wally Moses: 36(1)/FO
Bob Johnson: S8.1-2
Frankie Hayes: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 2

Lou Finney: 9
Doc Cramer: 4
Ted Williams: 5/FL

Bot 2

Dick Siebert: 9
Benny McCoy: 8
Al Rubeling: W
Bill Lillard: 64(1)/FO

Top 3

Jimmie Foxx: S7
Joe Cronin: W.1-2
Bobby Doerr: 13/SH.1-2;2-3
Jim Tabor: W
Gene Desautels: E4.1-3;2-H(NR)(E4)(UR);3-H
Bill Butland: FC1.3XH(12);1-2
Lou Finney: 163

Bot 3

Nels Potter: W
Dee Miles: 3/G.1-2
Wally Moses: W
Bob Johnson: 9
Frankie Hayes: S7.2-3;1-2
Dick Siebert: 6

Top 4

Doc Cramer: 43
Ted Williams: W
Jimmie Foxx: S7.1-2
Joe Cronin: W.2-3;1-2
Bobby Doerr: 8.3-H
Jim Tabor: W.2-3;1-2
Gene Desautels: 7

Bot 4

Benny McCoy: 43
Al Rubeling: D8
Bill Lillard: S9.2-H
Nels Potter: 16(1)/FO
Dee Miles: 13

Top 5

Bill Butland: 43
Lou Finney: 43
Doc Cramer: 3

Bot 5

Wally Moses: W
Bob Johnson: S7.1-2
Frankie Hayes: S7.1-3;2-H
Dick Siebert: 46(1)/FO.3-H
Benny McCoy: 8
Al Rubeling: 8

Top 6

Ted Williams: S9
Jimmie Foxx: 2/FL
Joe Cronin: 7
Bobby Doerr: 3/G

Bot 6

Bill Lillard: 43
Nels Potter: S7
Dee Miles: 2/FL
Wally Moses: 6

Top 7

Jim Tabor: HR/7
Gene Desautels: S9
Bill Butland: 14/SH.1-2
Lou Finney: 63.2-3
Doc Cramer: S8.3-H
Ted Williams: K

Bot 7

Bob Johnson: S7
Frankie Hayes: 64(1)/FO
Dick Siebert: 8
Benny McCoy: S9.1-2
Al Rubeling: 43

Top 8

Jimmie Foxx: 63
Joe Cronin: 63
Bobby Doerr: 8

Bot 8

Bill Lillard: S3
Chubby Dean: 14(1)/FO
Dee Miles: E3.1-2
Wally Moses: K
Bob Johnson: 9

Top 9

Jim Tabor: 53
Gene Desautels: 43
Bill Butland: K/C

Bot 9

Frankie Hayes: S7
Dick Siebert: 3/FL
Benny McCoy: 53.1-2
Al Rubeling: 3