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New York Yankees @ Philadelphia Athletics

1940-07-07 · Day game · Shibe Park · 2:09

New York Yankees defeated Philadelphia Athletics 6–3. New York Yankees put up 4 in the 1st. Marv Breuer earned the win. Bill Knickerbocker went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Marv Breuer L: Porter Vaughan SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Summers · 1B: Joe Rue · 2B: (none) · 3B: Bill Grieve · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Frankie Crosetti	4	2	1	0	1	0
Bill Knickerbocker	5	2	2	2	0	0
Charlie Keller	3	1	0	0	1	1
Joe DiMaggio	4	1	2	1	0	0
George Selkirk	2	0	0	0	1	0
Joe Gordon	3	0	0	1	1	0
Buddy Rosar	4	0	1	1	0	0
Babe Dahlgren	4	0	0	0	0	0
Marv Breuer	4	0	0	0	0	3

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Bill Lillard	5	1	1	2	0
Wally Moses	2	0	1	0	0
Benny McCoy	4	0	3	0	1
Bob Johnson	4	0	1	0	0
Dick Siebert	4	0	1	0	0
Frankie Hayes	4	1	2	1	0
Sam Chapman	4	1	2	0	2
Al Rubeling	2	0	0	0	0
Porter Vaughan	2	0	0	0	1
Dee Miles	2	0	0	0	0
Chubby Dean	1	0	1	0	0
Joe Gantenbein	1	0	0	0	0
Al Simmons	1	0	0	0	0
Hal Wagner	1	0	0	0	1

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Marv Breuer	9.0	12	0	5

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Porter Vaughan	7.0	6	4	4
George Caster	2.0	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Frankie Crosetti: S9
Bill Knickerbocker: S9.1-2
Charlie Keller: W.2-3;1-2
Joe DiMaggio: S7.1-2;2-3;3-H
George Selkirk: WP.3-H;2-3;1-2
George Selkirk: HP
Joe Gordon: 9.3-H;2-3(E5)
Buddy Rosar: S8.3-H(UR);1-3
Babe Dahlgren: OA.3XH(2);1-2
Babe Dahlgren: 4

Bot 1

Bill Lillard: 53
Wally Moses: 3
Benny McCoy: D9
Bob Johnson: 6

Top 2

Marv Breuer: K
Frankie Crosetti: E7
Bill Knickerbocker: 7
Charlie Keller: K

Bot 2

Dick Siebert: E6
Frankie Hayes: 64(1)3/GDP
Sam Chapman: K

Top 3

Joe DiMaggio: 8
George Selkirk: 13
Joe Gordon: W
Buddy Rosar: SB2
Buddy Rosar: 2/FL

Bot 3

Al Rubeling: 43
Porter Vaughan: K
Bill Lillard: HR/7
Wally Moses: D9
Benny McCoy: K/C

Top 4

Babe Dahlgren: 9
Marv Breuer: K
Frankie Crosetti: W
Bill Knickerbocker: OA.1X2(2E6)
Bill Knickerbocker: HR/7.2-H(UR)
Charlie Keller: 7

Bot 4

Bob Johnson: S6
Dick Siebert: 36(1)/FO
Frankie Hayes: 54(1)3/GDP

Top 5

Joe DiMaggio: 6
George Selkirk: W
Joe Gordon: 46(1)/FO
Buddy Rosar: 53

Bot 5

Sam Chapman: S8
Al Rubeling: 13.1-2
Porter Vaughan: FC6.2X3(64)
Bill Lillard: 64(1)/FO

Top 6

Babe Dahlgren: 53
Marv Breuer: K/C
Frankie Crosetti: 9

Bot 6

Dee Miles: 8
Benny McCoy: D8
Bob Johnson: 2/FL
Dick Siebert: 43

Top 7

Bill Knickerbocker: 8
Charlie Keller: 9
Joe DiMaggio: S7
George Selkirk: 13

Bot 7

Frankie Hayes: HR/7
Sam Chapman: S7
Chubby Dean: S8.1-2
Joe Gantenbein: 53.1-2;2-3
Bill Lillard: 8.3-H
Dee Miles: 13

Top 8

Joe Gordon: 63
Buddy Rosar: 7
Babe Dahlgren: 2

Bot 8

Benny McCoy: S8
Bob Johnson: 54(1)3/GDP
Dick Siebert: S9
Frankie Hayes: S8.1-2
Sam Chapman: K

Top 9

Marv Breuer: 53
Frankie Crosetti: 7
Bill Knickerbocker: 8

Bot 9

Al Simmons: 53
Hal Wagner: K
Bill Lillard: 4

Notes & reviews

Wally Moses hurt his leg rounding 1B; left game next inning

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