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St. Louis Browns @ Philadelphia Athletics

1940-06-07 · Day game · Shibe Park · Att: 2500 · 1:45

Philadelphia Athletics defeated St. Louis Browns 3–2. Nels Potter earned the win. Johnny Berardino went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Nels Potter L: Vern Kennedy SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Cal Hubbard · 1B: Joe Rue · 2B: (none) · 3B: George Moriarty · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

St. Louis Browns — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Roy Cullenbine	3	0	0	0	1
Wally Judnich	4	0	0	0	0
George McQuinn	4	0	0	0	0
Rip Radcliff	4	0	2	0	0
Harlond Clift	4	1	1	0	0
Johnny Berardino	4	1	1	2	0
Don Heffner	4	0	2	0	0
Bob Swift	3	0	0	0	1
Vern Kennedy	4	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

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

St. Louis Browns — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Vern Kennedy	8.1	9	4	3

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Nels Potter	9.0	6	2	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Roy Cullenbine: 3/G
Wally Judnich: 43
George McQuinn: 63

Bot 1

Benny McCoy: 43
Wally Moses: 3/G
Bob Johnson: K

Top 2

Rip Radcliff: 31
Harlond Clift: 753
Johnny Berardino: 7

Bot 2

Frankie Hayes: W
Dick Siebert: S.1-2
Sam Chapman: K
Al Brancato: 8
Bill Lillard: 5(2)/FO

Top 3

Don Heffner: S9
Bob Swift: E6.1-2
Vern Kennedy: 25(2)/FO/BG.1-2
Roy Cullenbine: 9
Wally Judnich: 9

Bot 3

Nels Potter: 9
Benny McCoy: 3/FL
Wally Moses: 3/G

Top 4

George McQuinn: 3/G
Rip Radcliff: 43
Harlond Clift: D7
Johnny Berardino: HR/7.2-H
Don Heffner: 8

Bot 4

Bob Johnson: S8
Frankie Hayes: 64(1)3/GDP
Dick Siebert: 8

Top 5

Bob Swift: 53
Vern Kennedy: 8
Roy Cullenbine: W
Wally Judnich: 43

Bot 5

Sam Chapman: W
Al Brancato: T8.1-H
Bill Lillard: FC.3XH(12)
Nels Potter: S7.1-2
Benny McCoy: 36(1)1/GDP

Top 6

George McQuinn: 3/P
Rip Radcliff: S8/F
Harlond Clift: 54(1)/FO
Johnny Berardino: 5/FL

Bot 6

Wally Moses: D9
Bob Johnson: 5/FL
Frankie Hayes: 8(B)4(2)/DP

Top 7

Don Heffner: 63
Bob Swift: 53
Vern Kennedy: 43

Bot 7

Dick Siebert: S9
Sam Chapman: W.1-2
Al Brancato: D.2-H;1-3
Bill Lillard: 2/FL
Nels Potter: 8(B)6(2)/DP

Top 8

Roy Cullenbine: 5/P
Wally Judnich: 43
George McQuinn: 9

Bot 8

Benny McCoy: 43
Wally Moses: 3/L
Bob Johnson: W
Frankie Hayes: SB2
Frankie Hayes: K

Top 9

Rip Radcliff: S9
Harlond Clift: 8
Johnny Berardino: 8
Don Heffner: S7.1-3
Bob Swift: W.1-2
Vern Kennedy: 43

Bot 9

Dick Siebert: S8
Sam Chapman: 24/SH.1-2
Al Brancato: SB3
Al Brancato: S8/G.3-H

Notes & reviews

Clift thought hit was foul

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