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Washington Senators @ Philadelphia Athletics

1940-08-15 · Day game · Shibe Park · Att: 14210 · 2:09

Philadelphia Athletics defeated Washington Senators 6–5. Philadelphia Athletics put up 4 in the 8th. Bill Beckmann earned the win and Porter Vaughan picked up the save.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
WS1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	2	5	9
PHA	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	4		6	8

W: Bill Beckmann L: Walt Masterson SV: Porter Vaughan

Umpires — HP: Joe Rue · 1B: Bill McGowan · 2B: (none) · 3B: Lou Kolls · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
George Case	4	1	1	0	1	0
Buddy Lewis	4	1	1	0	1	1
Gee Walker	5	0	0	1	0	0
Cecil Travis	4	1	2	1	0	0
Jimmy Bloodworth	4	0	1	1	0	0
Charlie Gelbert	4	0	0	0	0	1
Jimmy Pofahl	3	1	1	0	1	0
Jake Early	4	1	2	0	0	0
Walt Masterson	3	0	0	0	0	2
Sam West	1	0	1	1	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Joe Gantenbein	5	1	3	1	0	0
Wally Moses	4	0	0	0	1	1
Sam Chapman	5	0	1	2	0	1
Bob Johnson	3	0	0	0	1	0
Dick Siebert	4	1	2	0	0	0
Frankie Hayes	3	1	1	1	1	1
Fred Chapman	1	0	0	0	2	0
Crash Davis	2	0	0	0	0	1
Bill Beckmann	3	1	1	0	0	1
Dee Miles	0	1	0	0	1	0
Chubby Dean	1	0	0	1	0	0

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Walt Masterson	7.1	8	6	3
Joe Krakauskas	0.2	0	0	2

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Beckmann	8.0	6	2	4
Ed Heusser	0.2	3	0	0
Porter Vaughan	0.1	0	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

George Case: 53
Buddy Lewis: 8
Gee Walker: 6/P

Bot 1

Joe Gantenbein: 7
Wally Moses: 43
Sam Chapman: 8

Top 2

Cecil Travis: S
Jimmy Bloodworth: 1/BP
Charlie Gelbert: 4/P
Jimmy Pofahl: W.1-2
Jake Early: 9

Bot 2

Bob Johnson: 7
Dick Siebert: S
Frankie Hayes: K
Fred Chapman: W.1-2
Crash Davis: K

Top 3

Walt Masterson: K
George Case: 8
Buddy Lewis: K

Bot 3

Bill Beckmann: S
Joe Gantenbein: S.1-2
Wally Moses: 8
Sam Chapman: D.2-H;1-H
Bob Johnson: W
Dick Siebert: 8
Frankie Hayes: 64(1)/FO

Top 4

Gee Walker: 63
Cecil Travis: 43
Jimmy Bloodworth: 63

Bot 4

Fred Chapman: 63
Crash Davis: 43
Bill Beckmann: 23

Top 5

Charlie Gelbert: 9
Jimmy Pofahl: 7
Jake Early: S
Walt Masterson: K

Bot 5

Joe Gantenbein: S
Wally Moses: 8
Sam Chapman: FC/TH2.1-2;B-1
Bob Johnson: 64(1)/FO.2-3
Dick Siebert: 43

Top 6

George Case: W
Buddy Lewis: S.1-3
Gee Walker: 9(B)2(3)/DP
Cecil Travis: D.1-H
Jimmy Bloodworth: S.2-H
Charlie Gelbert: K

Bot 6

Frankie Hayes: W
Fred Chapman: WP.1-2
Fred Chapman: W
Crash Davis: 23/SH.2-3;1-2
Bill Beckmann: K
Joe Gantenbein: 31

Top 7

Jimmy Pofahl: 7
Jake Early: 9
Walt Masterson: 9

Bot 7

Wally Moses: W
Sam Chapman: 64(1)/FO
Bob Johnson: CS2(24)
Bob Johnson: 6/P

Top 8

George Case: S/BG
Buddy Lewis: 3/G.1-2
Gee Walker: SB3
Gee Walker: 8/F.3-H
Cecil Travis: 63

Bot 8

Dick Siebert: S
Frankie Hayes: D.1-H
Fred Chapman: 53/SH.2-3
Dee Miles: W
Chubby Dean: E4.3-H;1-2
Joe Gantenbein: S.2-H;1-3
Wally Moses: WP.3-H(UR)
Wally Moses: K
Sam Chapman: K

Top 9

Jimmy Bloodworth: 53
Charlie Gelbert: 53
Jimmy Pofahl: S
Jake Early: S.1-2#
Sam West: S.2-H;1-2#
George Case: E6.2-H(NR)(UR);1-3
Buddy Lewis: W.1-2
Gee Walker: 5(2)/FO