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Detroit Tigers @ Philadelphia Athletics

1940-07-14 · Day game · Shibe Park · Att: 21030 · 2:15

Philadelphia Athletics defeated Detroit Tigers 5–2. Philadelphia Athletics put up 2 in the 6th. Nels Potter earned the win. Sam Chapman went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	9
PHA	0	0	1	0	0	2	2	0		5	10

W: Nels Potter L: Johnny Gorsica SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Cal Hubbard · 1B: Eddie Rommel · 2B: John Quinn · 3B: George Moriarty · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Frank Croucher	5	0	1	0	0	1
Barney McCosky	3	1	1	0	1	0
Charlie Gehringer	4	0	2	0	0	0
Hank Greenberg	4	0	1	1	0	1
Rudy York	4	0	0	0	0	0
Pete Fox	4	1	2	0	0	0
Billy Sullivan	4	0	2	0	0	0
Red Kress	2	0	0	1	0	1
Johnny Gorsica	2	0	0	0	0	1
Bruce Campbell	0	0	0	0	1	0
Earl Averill	1	0	0	0	0	0
Scat Metha	1	0	0	0	0	0
Birdie Tebbetts	0	0	0	0	1	0

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Joe Gantenbein	4	0	0	0	0	0
Dee Miles	5	0	1	0	0	0
Sam Chapman	5	1	2	1	0	2
Bob Johnson	2	1	1	0	2	0
Dick Siebert	4	0	0	0	0	0
Frankie Hayes	4	2	2	1	0	0
Al Rubeling	4	1	2	1	0	0
Bill Lillard	3	0	0	1	1	0
Nels Potter	4	0	2	1	0	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Gorsica	6.0	8	1	2
Al Benton	2.0	2	2	0

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Nels Potter	9.0	9	3	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Frank Croucher: 5
Barney McCosky: W
Charlie Gehringer: WP.1-2
Charlie Gehringer: 43
Hank Greenberg: K/C

Bot 1

Joe Gantenbein: 43
Dee Miles: E1
Sam Chapman: K
Bob Johnson: W.1-2
Dick Siebert: 8

Top 2

Rudy York: 7
Pete Fox: 9
Billy Sullivan: 7

Bot 2

Frankie Hayes: 43
Al Rubeling: S9
Bill Lillard: SB2.1-3(E2/TH)
Bill Lillard: 63
Nels Potter: 8

Top 3

Red Kress: K
Johnny Gorsica: K
Frank Croucher: S8
Barney McCosky: 43

Bot 3

Joe Gantenbein: 13
Dee Miles: 43
Sam Chapman: HR/7
Bob Johnson: S
Dick Siebert: 46(1)/FO

Top 4

Charlie Gehringer: 8
Hank Greenberg: 53
Rudy York: 7

Bot 4

Frankie Hayes: 63
Al Rubeling: 63
Bill Lillard: 6

Top 5

Pete Fox: S8
Billy Sullivan: S9.1-3
Red Kress: 8.3-H
Johnny Gorsica: 53.1-2
Frank Croucher: K/C

Bot 5

Nels Potter: D9
Joe Gantenbein: 43.2-3
Dee Miles: FC1.3XH(12)
Sam Chapman: S7.1-2
Bob Johnson: HP.2-3;1-2
Dick Siebert: 31

Top 6

Barney McCosky: S9
Charlie Gehringer: S9.1-3
Hank Greenberg: 8.3-H
Rudy York: 14(1)3/GDP

Bot 6

Frankie Hayes: S7
Al Rubeling: S9.1-3
Bill Lillard: FC.1-2;3-H
Nels Potter: S7.1-2;2-H
Joe Gantenbein: 13/SH.1-2;2-3
Dee Miles: 13
Sam Chapman: K

Top 7

Pete Fox: S7
Billy Sullivan: SB2
Billy Sullivan: 8
Bruce Campbell: W
Earl Averill: 9
Frank Croucher: 7

Bot 7

Bob Johnson: W
Dick Siebert: 3/FL
Frankie Hayes: T9.1-H
Al Rubeling: 9.3-H
Bill Lillard: W
Nels Potter: 2/FL

Top 8

Barney McCosky: 3
Charlie Gehringer: S8
Hank Greenberg: S8.1-2
Rudy York: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 8

Joe Gantenbein: 4
Dee Miles: S8
Sam Chapman: 9
Bob Johnson: 2/FL

Top 9

Pete Fox: 4
Billy Sullivan: D7
Scat Metha: 53.2-3
Birdie Tebbetts: W
Frank Croucher: 13