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New York Yankees @ Philadelphia Athletics

1940-08-18 · Day game · Shibe Park · Att: 21284 · 1:45

Philadelphia Athletics defeated New York Yankees 7–3. Philadelphia Athletics put up 5 in the 4th. Johnny Babich earned the win. Joe Gordon went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Johnny Babich L: Marv Breuer SV: (none)

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

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Joe Gordon	4	1	1	1	0	0
Red Rolfe	4	1	2	0	0	0
Tommy Henrich	4	0	1	1	0	0
Joe DiMaggio	4	0	0	0	0	0
Charlie Keller	4	0	0	0	0	1
Bill Dickey	3	1	1	0	1	0
Babe Dahlgren	4	0	1	1	0	0
Frankie Crosetti	2	0	1	0	1	0
Marv Breuer	1	0	0	0	0	0
Atley Donald	2	0	0	0	0	1

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Joe Gantenbein	4	0	0	0	0	2
Wally Moses	3	1	2	1	1	0
Sam Chapman	3	1	1	0	0	1
Bob Johnson	4	1	1	1	0	0
Dick Siebert	3	1	1	0	1	0
Frankie Hayes	3	1	1	0	1	0
Benny McCoy	4	1	1	2	0	0
Al Brancato	4	1	1	1	0	1
Johnny Babich	4	0	1	1	0	0

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Marv Breuer	3.2	5	2	2
Atley Donald	4.1	4	1	2

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Babich	9.0	7	2	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Joe Gordon: 3
Red Rolfe: 7
Tommy Henrich: 5/P

Bot 1

Joe Gantenbein: K
Wally Moses: 9
Sam Chapman: D7
Bob Johnson: 53

Top 2

Joe DiMaggio: 53
Charlie Keller: 6
Bill Dickey: S8
Babe Dahlgren: T9.1-H
Frankie Crosetti: 13

Bot 2

Dick Siebert: 3/G
Frankie Hayes: 8
Benny McCoy: 63

Top 3

Marv Breuer: 63
Joe Gordon: 6/FL
Red Rolfe: T9
Tommy Henrich: S6.3-H
Joe DiMaggio: 5/FL

Bot 3

Al Brancato: K
Johnny Babich: 13
Joe Gantenbein: 8

Top 4

Charlie Keller: K/C
Bill Dickey: 5/FL
Babe Dahlgren: 53

Bot 4

Wally Moses: S8
Sam Chapman: 64(1)/FO
Bob Johnson: 13.1-2
Dick Siebert: W
Frankie Hayes: W.2-3;1-2
Benny McCoy: S9.1-2;2-H;3-H
Al Brancato: S7.1-2;2-H
Johnny Babich: S8.1-2;2-H
Joe Gantenbein: HP.2-3;1-2
Wally Moses: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Sam Chapman: K

Top 5

Frankie Crosetti: W
Atley Donald: K
Joe Gordon: 64(1)/FO
Red Rolfe: 6

Bot 5

Bob Johnson: D8
Dick Siebert: S1.2-3
Frankie Hayes: 64(1)3/GDP.3-H
Benny McCoy: 7

Top 6

Tommy Henrich: 63
Joe DiMaggio: 43
Charlie Keller: 5/FL

Bot 6

Al Brancato: 6
Johnny Babich: 53
Joe Gantenbein: 3/G

Top 7

Bill Dickey: 8
Babe Dahlgren: 4
Frankie Crosetti: S8
Atley Donald: 8

Bot 7

Wally Moses: D9
Sam Chapman: 34/SH.2-3
Bob Johnson: 8.3-H
Dick Siebert: E6
Frankie Hayes: S7.1-2
Benny McCoy: PO1(E1).2-3;1-2
Benny McCoy: 9

Top 8

Joe Gordon: HR/7
Red Rolfe: S9
Tommy Henrich: 7
Joe DiMaggio: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 8

Al Brancato: 8
Johnny Babich: 63
Joe Gantenbein: K/C

Top 9

Charlie Keller: 9
Bill Dickey: W
Babe Dahlgren: 64(1)3/GDP