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Cleveland Guardians @ Philadelphia Athletics

1940-06-02 · Day game · Shibe Park · 8 innings · Att: 33023 · 2:34

Philadelphia Athletics defeated Cleveland Indians 12–6. Philadelphia Athletics put up 7 in the 7th. Ed Heusser earned the win. Frankie Hayes went 1-for-4 with 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	R	H	E
CLE	2	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	6	14
PHA	0	1	0	3	1	0	7	0	12	13

W: Ed Heusser L: Johnny Humphries SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: George Pipgras · 1B: Bill Summers · 2B: (none) · 3B: Eddie Rommel · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cleveland Guardians — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lou Boudreau	4	2	1	0	0	0
Roy Weatherly	5	2	3	0	0	0
Beau Bell	5	1	0	2	0	1
Hal Trosky	5	1	2	1	0	0
Jeff Heath	4	0	3	2	1	0
Ken Keltner	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ray Mack	5	0	0	0	0	2
Frankie Pytlak	4	0	3	1	0	0
Mike Naymick	2	0	0	0	0	0
Rusty Peters	4	0	2	0	0	0
Johnny Humphries	1	0	0	0	0	1

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

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

Cleveland Guardians — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mike Naymick	3.1	6	2	2
Johnny Humphries	2.2	2	6	1
Bill Zuber	0.1	3	0	0
Joe Dobson	1.2	2	1	1

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Babich	3.0	6	0	1
Ed Heusser	5.0	8	1	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Lou Boudreau: S8
Roy Weatherly: D7.1-3
Beau Bell: 43.3-H
Hal Trosky: SB3
Hal Trosky: 8.3-H
Jeff Heath: S8
Ken Keltner: HP.1-2
Ray Mack: K

Bot 1

Benny McCoy: K
Wally Moses: 63
Bob Johnson: S9
Frankie Hayes: 4(1)/FO

Top 2

Frankie Pytlak: 63
Mike Naymick: E6
Lou Boudreau: 8
Roy Weatherly: 5/L

Bot 2

Dick Siebert: 31
Sam Chapman: D7
Al Rubeling: S5.2-3
Bill Lillard: 13/SH.3-H;1-2
Johnny Babich: HP
Benny McCoy: K

Top 3

Beau Bell: E1
Hal Trosky: S9.1-2
Jeff Heath: S8.2-H(UR);1-2
Rusty Peters: 9
Ray Mack: 14(1)/FO.2-3
Frankie Pytlak: D8.3-H(UR);1-3
Mike Naymick: 8

Bot 3

Wally Moses: 3/G
Bob Johnson: S/78
Frankie Hayes: 13.1-2
Dick Siebert: 8

Top 4

Lou Boudreau: HP
Roy Weatherly: S9.1-3
Beau Bell: 43.3-H;1-2
Hal Trosky: 8.2-3
Jeff Heath: 7

Bot 4

Sam Chapman: 8
Al Rubeling: W
Bill Lillard: W.1-2
Ed Heusser: S8.2-3;1-2
Benny McCoy: S8.3-H;2-H;1-2
Wally Moses: 3/FL
Bob Johnson: S9.2-H;1-3
Frankie Hayes: 53

Top 5

Rusty Peters: S8
Ray Mack: K/C
Frankie Pytlak: S7.1-2
Johnny Humphries: K
Lou Boudreau: 54(1)/FO

Bot 5

Dick Siebert: W
Sam Chapman: 64(1)/FO
Al Rubeling: CS2(26)
Al Rubeling: D9
Bill Lillard: E5/TH.2-H(NR)(UR);B-2
Ed Heusser: K

Top 6

Roy Weatherly: 53
Beau Bell: 63
Hal Trosky: D9
Jeff Heath: W
Rusty Peters: 9

Bot 6

Benny McCoy: W
Wally Moses: 53.1-2
Bob Johnson: IW
Frankie Hayes: W.2-3;1-2
Dick Siebert: 3(B)3(1)/LDP

Top 7

Ray Mack: 9
Frankie Pytlak: S7
Johnny Humphries: 23/SH.1-2
Lou Boudreau: 9

Bot 7

Sam Chapman: W
Al Rubeling: W.1-2
Bill Lillard: S5/BG.2-3;1-2
Ed Heusser: S7.3-H;2-H;1-3
Benny McCoy: 3/FL
Wally Moses: D9.3-H;1-3
Bob Johnson: IW
Frankie Hayes: T8.3-H;2-H;1-H
Dick Siebert: S3/BG.3-H
Sam Chapman: 7
Al Rubeling: 4

Top 8

Roy Weatherly: D9
Beau Bell: K
Hal Trosky: 63.2-3
Jeff Heath: D9.3-H
Rusty Peters: S7.2-3
Ray Mack: 64(1)/FO

Bot 8

Bill Lillard: 8
Ed Heusser: K
Benny McCoy: FLE5
Benny McCoy: 4/L

Notes & reviews

game called due to Sunday curfew

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