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Washington Senators @ Philadelphia Athletics

1940-05-30 · Day game · Shibe Park · 2:55

Philadelphia Athletics defeated Washington Senators 7–6. Philadelphia Athletics put up 2 in the 7th. Ed Heusser earned the win. Frankie Hayes went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
WS1	1	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	14
PHA	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	2	7	17

W: Ed Heusser L: Sid Hudson SV: (none)

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

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
George Case	5	0	1	0	0	0
Buddy Lewis	5	2	3	0	0	0
Johnny Welaj	4	0	1	0	1	0
Gee Walker	5	1	3	1	0	0
Zeke Bonura	4	2	2	0	1	0
Jimmy Bloodworth	5	1	1	0	0	0
Jimmy Pofahl	4	0	2	2	0	0
Rick Ferrell	2	0	1	1	2	0
Ken Chase	4	0	0	0	0	2

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

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

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ken Chase	7.0	13	4	3
Sid Hudson	1.1	3	0	0
Joe Haynes	0.0	1	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Chubby Dean	3.0	5	3	2
Buck Ross	5.0	7	1	0
Ed Heusser	1.0	2	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

George Case: 9
Buddy Lewis: S6
Johnny Welaj: W.1-2
Gee Walker: 6
Zeke Bonura: E5.1-2;2-H(NR)(E2)(UR)
Jimmy Bloodworth: 2/FL

Bot 1

Benny McCoy: 3/FL
Wally Moses: T9
Bob Johnson: S8.3-H
Frankie Hayes: 2/FL
Dick Siebert: S9.1-2
Sam Chapman: K

Top 2

Jimmy Pofahl: 8
Rick Ferrell: 53
Ken Chase: K

Bot 2

Al Rubeling: S9
Bill Lillard: 64(1)/FO
Chubby Dean: K/C
Benny McCoy: S9.1-2
Wally Moses: 3/FL

Top 3

George Case: 4
Buddy Lewis: D9
Johnny Welaj: 8
Gee Walker: S8.2-H;B-2(E8)
Zeke Bonura: W
Jimmy Bloodworth: S7.1-2;2-3
Jimmy Pofahl: S7.1-H(NR)(E7)(UR);2-H;3-H
Rick Ferrell: W.1-2
Ken Chase: K

Bot 3

Bob Johnson: 53
Frankie Hayes: S8
Dick Siebert: 54(1)/FO
Sam Chapman: 9

Top 4

George Case: 6
Buddy Lewis: D7
Johnny Welaj: 2/P
Gee Walker: 5

Bot 4

Al Rubeling: S2
Bill Lillard: 6
Buck Ross: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 5

Zeke Bonura: 43
Jimmy Bloodworth: 4
Jimmy Pofahl: D7
Rick Ferrell: W
Ken Chase: 43

Bot 5

Benny McCoy: 3/G
Wally Moses: S9
Bob Johnson: S8.1-2
Frankie Hayes: 7
Dick Siebert: 46(1)/FO

Top 6

George Case: S7
Buddy Lewis: CS2(26)
Buddy Lewis: 7
Johnny Welaj: 5

Bot 6

Sam Chapman: S5
Al Rubeling: 9
Bill Lillard: 9
Buck Ross: W.1-2
Benny McCoy: S9.2-H;1X2(94)

Top 7

Gee Walker: S8
Zeke Bonura: S8.1-2
Jimmy Bloodworth: 15(2)/FO.1-2
Jimmy Pofahl: 8
Rick Ferrell: D7.1-3;2-H
Ken Chase: 43

Bot 7

Wally Moses: T9
Bob Johnson: 9
Frankie Hayes: W
Dick Siebert: S9.1-H(NR)(E9)(UR);3-H
Sam Chapman: W.1-2
Al Rubeling: K/DP.1X2(24563)

Top 8

George Case: 53
Buddy Lewis: 13
Johnny Welaj: S7
Gee Walker: CS2(24)

Bot 8

Earle Brucker: W
Al Simmons: S9.1-3
Benny McCoy: 9.3-H(NR)(E3)(UR)
Wally Moses: 3/FL
Bob Johnson: 8

Top 9

Gee Walker: S8
Zeke Bonura: CS2(24)
Zeke Bonura: S9
Jimmy Bloodworth: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 9

Frankie Hayes: HR/8
Dick Siebert: S9
Sam Chapman: 34/SH.1-2
Al Rubeling: D8.2-H