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Chicago White Sox @ Philadelphia Athletics

1940-08-20 · Day game · Shibe Park · 10 innings · Att: 5500 · 2:03

Philadelphia Athletics defeated Chicago White Sox 4–3. Ed Heusser earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
CHA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	8
PHA	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	4	11

W: Ed Heusser L: Thornton Lee SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: John Quinn · 1B: Harry Geisel · 2B: (none) · 3B: Red Ormsby · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago White Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Skeeter Webb	3	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Kreevich	5	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Kuhel	5	1	3	0	0	0
Moose Solters	3	0	1	0	0	0
Luke Appling	4	1	3	1	0	0
Taffy Wright	2	0	0	0	2	0
Tom Turner	4	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Kennedy	4	0	0	0	0	0
Thornton Lee	3	0	1	0	1	1
Ken Silvestri	1	0	0	0	0	1
Larry Rosenthal	1	1	0	0	1	0
Jackie Hayes	1	0	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Joe Gantenbein	4	1	1	0	1	1
Wally Moses	5	1	3	0	0	0
Sam Chapman	4	0	1	2	0	1
Bob Johnson	4	0	0	0	1	0
Dick Siebert	5	1	2	0	0	0
Frankie Hayes	4	0	1	0	1	0
Benny McCoy	4	0	1	0	0	2
Al Brancato	4	0	1	0	0	1
Nels Potter	3	1	1	0	0	0
Al Simmons	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago White Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Thornton Lee	9.2	11	3	5

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Nels Potter	9.0	8	4	2
Ed Heusser	1.0	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Skeeter Webb: 9
Mike Kreevich: 6
Joe Kuhel: D7
Moose Solters: 63

Bot 1

Joe Gantenbein: D9
Wally Moses: 3/G.2-3
Sam Chapman: K
Bob Johnson: 53

Top 2

Luke Appling: S8
Taffy Wright: 6(B)3(1)/P/DP
Tom Turner: 53

Bot 2

Dick Siebert: S9
Frankie Hayes: 9
Benny McCoy: S8.1-H(E8)(NR)(UR);B-2
Al Brancato: K
Nels Potter: 43

Top 3

Bob Kennedy: 99
Thornton Lee: 99
Skeeter Webb: 99

Bot 3

Joe Gantenbein: W
Wally Moses: 99
Sam Chapman: D7.1-H
Bob Johnson: 99
Dick Siebert: 99

Top 4

Mike Kreevich: 7/F7D
Joe Kuhel: S9
Moose Solters: 7
Luke Appling: 4/L

Bot 4

Frankie Hayes: 53
Benny McCoy: 8
Al Brancato: D7
Nels Potter: 9

Top 5

Taffy Wright: W
Tom Turner: 7
Bob Kennedy: 53.1-2
Thornton Lee: K

Bot 5

Joe Gantenbein: 43
Wally Moses: S8
Sam Chapman: 7
Bob Johnson: 53

Top 6

Skeeter Webb: 5/FL
Mike Kreevich: 6/FL
Joe Kuhel: 9

Bot 6

Dick Siebert: S8
Frankie Hayes: S7.1-2
Benny McCoy: PO2(1356)
Benny McCoy: K
Al Brancato: SB2.1-3(E2/TH)
Al Brancato: 7

Top 7

Moose Solters: S8
Luke Appling: S8.1-2
Taffy Wright: 7
Tom Turner: 64(1)/FO.2-3
Bob Kennedy: 8

Bot 7

Nels Potter: S9
Joe Gantenbein: K
Wally Moses: D.1-3
Sam Chapman: 8.3-H
Bob Johnson: 99

Top 8

Thornton Lee: S
Ken Silvestri: K
Mike Kreevich: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 8

Dick Siebert: 99
Frankie Hayes: 99
Benny McCoy: K

Top 9

Joe Kuhel: S9
Larry Rosenthal: W.1-2
Luke Appling: S9.2-H;1-2#
Taffy Wright: W.2-3;1-2
Tom Turner: 54(1)3/GDP.3-H;2-3
Bob Kennedy: E5.3-H(NR)(UR)
Thornton Lee: W.1-2
Jackie Hayes: 9

Bot 9

Al Brancato: 99
Al Simmons: 99
Joe Gantenbein: 99

Top 10

Mike Kreevich: 99
Joe Kuhel: 99
Larry Rosenthal: 99

Bot 10

Wally Moses: S9
Sam Chapman: 99/SH.1-2
Bob Johnson: IW
Dick Siebert: 99(1)/FO.2-3
Frankie Hayes: IW.1-2
Benny McCoy: SBH