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Chicago White Sox @ Philadelphia Athletics

1940-06-11 · Night game · Shibe Park · Att: 10144 · 2:15

Chicago White Sox defeated Philadelphia Athletics 5–4. Chicago White Sox put up 2 in the 4th. Johnny Rigney earned the win. Bob Johnson went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

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

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

Chicago White Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bob Kennedy	4	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Kuhel	3	0	0	0	1	0
Mike Kreevich	4	1	1	0	0	0
Taffy Wright	4	1	1	0	0	0
Luke Appling	4	1	2	1	0	0
Larry Rosenthal	3	0	2	1	1	0
Eric McNair	4	1	1	1	0	0
Mike Tresh	3	0	0	0	0	1
Eddie Smith	3	0	0	0	0	1
Moose Solters	1	1	1	2	0	0
Johnny Rigney	1	0	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

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

Chicago White Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Eddie Smith	7.1	7	3	7
Johnny Rigney	1.2	1	0	2

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Buck Ross	3.0	4	2	2
Ed Heusser	6.0	4	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Bob Kennedy: 53
Joe Kuhel: W
Mike Kreevich: 7
Taffy Wright: 7

Bot 1

Benny McCoy: K/C
Wally Moses: S7
Bob Johnson: HR/7.1-H
Frankie Hayes: K
Dick Siebert: 143

Top 2

Luke Appling: 9
Larry Rosenthal: 43
Eric McNair: S9
Mike Tresh: K/C

Bot 2

Sam Chapman: K
Al Brancato: 3/G
Bill Lillard: W
Buck Ross: K/C

Top 3

Eddie Smith: K
Bob Kennedy: 8
Joe Kuhel: 43

Bot 3

Benny McCoy: S7
Wally Moses: 14/SH.1-2
Bob Johnson: 9
Frankie Hayes: W
Dick Siebert: 164(1)/FO

Top 4

Mike Kreevich: S6
Taffy Wright: S8.1-2
Luke Appling: S8.1-2;2-H
Larry Rosenthal: W.2-3;1-2
Eric McNair: 7.3-H
Mike Tresh: 6(B)5(2)/DP

Bot 4

Sam Chapman: 63
Al Brancato: 13
Bill Lillard: 43

Top 5

Eddie Smith: 53
Bob Kennedy: 23
Joe Kuhel: 7

Bot 5

Ed Heusser: K
Benny McCoy: 9
Wally Moses: 7

Top 6

Mike Kreevich: 9
Taffy Wright: 8
Luke Appling: D7
Larry Rosenthal: S9.2-H
Eric McNair: 7

Bot 6

Bob Johnson: K/C
Frankie Hayes: 8
Dick Siebert: 8

Top 7

Mike Tresh: 13
Eddie Smith: 6
Bob Kennedy: 13

Bot 7

Sam Chapman: K
Al Brancato: 9
Bill Lillard: S8
Ed Heusser: W.1-2
Benny McCoy: 3/G

Top 8

Joe Kuhel: 63
Mike Kreevich: 8
Taffy Wright: 8

Bot 8

Wally Moses: 43
Bob Johnson: D7
Frankie Hayes: S3.2-3
Dick Siebert: S8.1-3;3-H
Sam Chapman: K
Al Brancato: E6.1-2;3-H(NR)(UR)
Bill Lillard: 53

Top 9

Luke Appling: 63
Larry Rosenthal: S9
Eric McNair: 54(1)/FO
Moose Solters: SB2
Moose Solters: HR/9.2-H
Johnny Rigney: 3/G

Bot 9

Chubby Dean: D7
Benny McCoy: 9
Wally Moses: 3
Bob Johnson: K