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Chicago White Sox @ Philadelphia Athletics

1940-07-21 · Day game · Shibe Park · Att: 11230 · 1:41

Chicago White Sox defeated Philadelphia Athletics 7–2. Chicago White Sox put up 5 in the 4th. Johnny Rigney earned the win. Bob Kennedy went 4-for-4 with 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHA	0	0	0	5	2	0	0	0	0	7	12
PHA	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	11

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

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

Chicago White Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Skeeter Webb	5	0	1	0	0	0
Mike Kreevich	4	1	1	1	1	0
Joe Kuhel	4	0	2	1	1	0
Moose Solters	4	0	0	0	1	2
Taffy Wright	5	0	1	0	0	1
Luke Appling	4	2	1	0	1	0
Tom Turner	4	2	1	0	0	1
Bob Kennedy	4	1	4	3	0	0
Johnny Rigney	3	1	1	1	0	1

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Al Rubeling	5	1	2	1	0	0
Dee Miles	5	0	3	0	0	1
Wally Moses	3	0	2	0	0	0
Al Simmons	4	0	0	1	0	0
Dick Siebert	3	0	2	0	1	0
Frankie Hayes	2	0	0	0	0	0
Benny McCoy	4	0	2	0	0	0
Al Brancato	4	1	0	0	0	0
Nels Potter	1	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Gantenbein	1	0	0	0	0	0
Hal Wagner	2	0	0	0	0	0
George Caster	1	0	0	0	0	0
Chubby Dean	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago White Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Rigney	9.0	11	1	1

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Nels Potter	5.0	9	3	3
George Caster	4.0	3	1	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Skeeter Webb: S7
Mike Kreevich: CS2(24)
Mike Kreevich: W
Joe Kuhel: 7
Moose Solters: K

Bot 1

Al Rubeling: S9
Dee Miles: S8.1-2
Wally Moses: 13/SH.1-2;2-3
Al Simmons: 8.3-H
Dick Siebert: S8.2-3
Frankie Hayes: 53

Top 2

Taffy Wright: 31
Luke Appling: 7
Tom Turner: K

Bot 2

Benny McCoy: S7
Al Brancato: 16(1)/FO
Nels Potter: 9
Al Rubeling: 63

Top 3

Bob Kennedy: D7
Johnny Rigney: E5.2-3
Skeeter Webb: FC1.3XH(12);1-2
Mike Kreevich: 53.1-2;2-3
Joe Kuhel: W
Moose Solters: 63

Bot 3

Dee Miles: K
Wally Moses: S9
Al Simmons: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 4

Taffy Wright: 6
Luke Appling: W
Tom Turner: D7.1-3
Bob Kennedy: S7.2-3;3-H
Johnny Rigney: S3.3-H;1-2
Skeeter Webb: 7
Mike Kreevich: S7/G6.1-2;2-H
Joe Kuhel: S9.2-H;1-3
Moose Solters: BK.3-H;1-2
Moose Solters: 63

Bot 4

Dick Siebert: 6
Frankie Hayes: 63
Benny McCoy: 63

Top 5

Taffy Wright: K
Luke Appling: S6/G6D
Tom Turner: E5/TH.1-2
Bob Kennedy: SB3;SB2
Bob Kennedy: S8.3-H(UR);2-H(UR)
Johnny Rigney: WP.1-2
Johnny Rigney: 34/SH.2-3
Skeeter Webb: 63

Bot 5

Al Brancato: 9
Joe Gantenbein: E3
Al Rubeling: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 6

Mike Kreevich: 8
Joe Kuhel: S9
Moose Solters: K+CS2(24)/DP

Bot 6

Dee Miles: S9
Wally Moses: 46(1)/FO
Al Simmons: 54(1)/FO
Dick Siebert: D8.1-3
Hal Wagner: 7

Top 7

Taffy Wright: S8
Luke Appling: 8
Tom Turner: 64(1)/FO
Bob Kennedy: S9.1-3;BX2(964)

Bot 7

Benny McCoy: 3/G
Al Brancato: 13
George Caster: 7

Top 8

Johnny Rigney: K/C
Skeeter Webb: 53
Mike Kreevich: 9

Bot 8

Al Rubeling: 63
Dee Miles: S9
Wally Moses: D9.1-3
Al Simmons: 4
Dick Siebert: W
Hal Wagner: 6

Top 9

Joe Kuhel: 3/FL
Moose Solters: W
Taffy Wright: 7
Luke Appling: 7

Bot 9

Benny McCoy: S9
Al Brancato: 46(1)/FO
Chubby Dean: 43.1-2
Al Rubeling: D9.2-H
Dee Miles: 2/FL