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Boston Red Sox @ Philadelphia Athletics

1940-09-24 · Day game · Shibe Park · 1:55

Boston Red Sox defeated Philadelphia Athletics 16–8. Boston Red Sox put up 7 in the 6th. Joe Heving earned the win. Joe Cronin went 4-for-5 with 2 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BOS	0	2	3	2	1	7	0	0	1	16	23
PHA	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	5	0	8	15

W: Joe Heving L: Ed Heusser SV: (none)

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

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dom DiMaggio	6	1	2	1	0	1
Doc Cramer	6	2	2	1	0	1
Ted Williams	6	3	3	3	0	0
Jimmie Foxx	5	2	2	1	0	1
Joe Cronin	5	3	4	3	0	0
Bobby Doerr	6	3	3	0	0	0
Jim Tabor	4	1	2	3	1	1
Johnny Peacock	5	1	3	1	0	0
Joe Heving	3	0	1	1	1	1
Tony Lupien	1	0	1	1	0	0
Tom Carey	1	0	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Dee Miles	5	1	3	1	0
Elmer Valo	5	2	3	0	0
Wally Moses	5	2	3	0	0
Hal Wagner	4	1	3	3	0
Dick Siebert	5	0	1	1	0
Benny McCoy	5	1	0	0	0
Joe Gantenbein	4	1	1	2	0
Jack Wallaesa	4	0	1	0	0
Bill Lillard	1	0	0	0	1
George Caster	1	0	0	0	1
Les McCrabb	2	0	0	0	1

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Joe Heving	9.0	15	0	3

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ed Heusser	3.0	7	1	0
George Caster	2.1	10	1	1
Les McCrabb	3.2	6	0	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Dom DiMaggio: 7
Doc Cramer: 63
Ted Williams: 9/L

Bot 1

Dee Miles: 43
Elmer Valo: S
Wally Moses: 13.1-2
Hal Wagner: 3/G

Top 2

Jimmie Foxx: S
Joe Cronin: 2/FL
Bobby Doerr: S8.1-3;B-2(E8)
Jim Tabor: W
Johnny Peacock: 7.3-H
Joe Heving: S.1-2;2-H
Dom DiMaggio: 6

Bot 2

Dick Siebert: 63
Benny McCoy: 31
Joe Gantenbein: 7

Top 3

Doc Cramer: D
Ted Williams: 31.2-3
Jimmie Foxx: 3
Joe Cronin: S.3-H
Bobby Doerr: S.1-2
Jim Tabor: D.1-H;2-H
Johnny Peacock: 6

Bot 3

Jack Wallaesa: 5/FL
Bill Lillard: K
Dee Miles: T
Elmer Valo: E3.3-H(NR)(UR)
Wally Moses: S.1-2
Hal Wagner: T.1-H(UR);2-H(UR)
Dick Siebert: 31

Top 4

Joe Heving: W
Dom DiMaggio: 64(1)3/GDP
Doc Cramer: S
Ted Williams: HR/9.1-H
Jimmie Foxx: 7

Bot 4

Benny McCoy: 13
Joe Gantenbein: 43
Jack Wallaesa: 53

Top 5

Joe Cronin: HR/7
Bobby Doerr: 53
Jim Tabor: K
Johnny Peacock: S.B-2(E9)
Joe Heving: 63

Bot 5

George Caster: K
Dee Miles: S
Elmer Valo: S.1X3(85)
Wally Moses: 43

Top 6

Dom DiMaggio: T
Doc Cramer: 7.3-H
Ted Williams: HR/9
Jimmie Foxx: HR/7
Joe Cronin: HR/7
Bobby Doerr: T7.B-H(E3/TH3)(NR)
Jim Tabor: HR/7
Johnny Peacock: S
Joe Heving: 13/SH.1-2
Dom DiMaggio: D.2-H
Doc Cramer: K

Bot 6

Hal Wagner: S
Dick Siebert: 99
Benny McCoy: 99
Joe Gantenbein: 99

Top 7

Ted Williams: 99
Jimmie Foxx: K
Joe Cronin: D
Bobby Doerr: 99

Bot 7

Jack Wallaesa: 99
Les McCrabb: 99
Dee Miles: 99

Top 8

Jim Tabor: 99
Johnny Peacock: D
Joe Heving: K
Dom DiMaggio: K

Bot 8

Elmer Valo: S
Wally Moses: S.1-2
Hal Wagner: S.2-H;1-2
Dick Siebert: S.2-H;1-2
Benny McCoy: 99(1)/FO
Joe Gantenbein: D.2-H;1-H
Jack Wallaesa: S.2-3
Les McCrabb: K
Dee Miles: S.3-H;1-2
Elmer Valo: 99

Top 9

Doc Cramer: 99
Ted Williams: S
Tony Lupien: T9.1-H
Tom Carey: 99
Bobby Doerr: 99

Bot 9

Wally Moses: S
Hal Wagner: HP.1-2
Dick Siebert: 6(B)3(1)/DP
Benny McCoy: 99

Notes & reviews

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