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Chicago White Sox @ St. Louis Browns

1940-04-20 · Day game · Sportsman's Park III · Att: 4775 · 1:54

St. Louis Browns defeated Chicago White Sox 11–1. St. Louis Browns put up 4 in the 7th. Elden Auker earned the win. Rip Radcliff went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 5 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHA	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	8
SLA	0	3	1	0	0	2	4	1		11	13

W: Elden Auker L: Johnny Rigney SV: (none)

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

Chicago White Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Bob Kennedy	4	0	1	0	0
Joe Kuhel	4	1	2	1	2
Mike Kreevich	4	0	0	0	1
Moose Solters	4	0	1	0	1
Luke Appling	4	0	2	0	0
Taffy Wright	4	0	1	0	0
Eric McNair	4	0	0	0	0
Mike Tresh	3	0	1	0	0
Johnny Rigney	2	0	0	0	0
Jack Knott	1	0	0	0	1

St. Louis Browns — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Rip Radcliff	4	1	3	5	1	0
Alan Strange	5	0	1	0	0	1
George McQuinn	5	0	0	0	0	1
Joe Gallagher	5	3	3	0	0	0
Wally Judnich	4	1	3	1	1	0
Harlond Clift	4	2	2	2	1	0
Don Heffner	5	1	0	0	0	0
George Susce	1	1	1	0	2	0
Elden Auker	3	2	0	1	0	1

Chicago White Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Rigney	6.0	9	3	3
Jack Knott	2.0	4	2	0

St. Louis Browns — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Elden Auker	9.0	8	0	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Bob Kennedy: 9
Joe Kuhel: K
Mike Kreevich: 43

Bot 1

Rip Radcliff: 63
Alan Strange: K
George McQuinn: K/C

Top 2

Moose Solters: 63
Luke Appling: S8
Taffy Wright: 8/F
Eric McNair: 9/F

Bot 2

Joe Gallagher: S6/G
Wally Judnich: S9.1-H(NR);B-3(E9)
Harlond Clift: D7.3-H
Don Heffner: 43.2-3
George Susce: HP
Elden Auker: K
Rip Radcliff: S8.3-H;1-2
Alan Strange: 64(1)/FO

Top 3

Mike Tresh: S8
Johnny Rigney: 36(1)3/GDP
Bob Kennedy: 13

Bot 3

George McQuinn: 43
Joe Gallagher: D/F7D
Wally Judnich: D7.2-H
Harlond Clift: 53
Don Heffner: 63

Top 4

Joe Kuhel: HR/F9D
Mike Kreevich: 53
Moose Solters: K
Luke Appling: 13

Bot 4

George Susce: W
Elden Auker: 13/SH.1-2
Rip Radcliff: W
Alan Strange: 8/F
George McQuinn: 6(1)/FO

Top 5

Taffy Wright: 7/F
Eric McNair: 153
Mike Tresh: 31

Bot 5

Joe Gallagher: 63
Wally Judnich: 3/G
Harlond Clift: W
Don Heffner: 8/F

Top 6

Johnny Rigney: 6/P
Bob Kennedy: 7/F
Joe Kuhel: S9
Mike Kreevich: 9/F

Bot 6

George Susce: S7
Elden Auker: 36(1)/FO/BG
Rip Radcliff: HR/9.1-H
Alan Strange: D7/G
George McQuinn: 3/G.2-3
Joe Gallagher: 53

Top 7

Moose Solters: 53
Luke Appling: 13
Taffy Wright: S7
Eric McNair: 8/F

Bot 7

Wally Judnich: S9
Harlond Clift: S7.1-2
Don Heffner: 15(2)/FO/BG.1-2
George Susce: PO1(E3).2-3;1-2
George Susce: IW
Elden Auker: E1/G.3-H(RBI)(UR);2-3;1-2
Rip Radcliff: WP.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
Rip Radcliff: S9.3-H(UR);2-H(UR);BX2(926)
Alan Strange: 8/F

Top 8

Mike Tresh: 9
Jack Knott: K/C
Bob Kennedy: S
Joe Kuhel: K/C

Bot 8

George McQuinn: 8
Joe Gallagher: S
Wally Judnich: W.1-2
Harlond Clift: PO2(E1).2-3;1-2
Harlond Clift: 8/F8D.3-H(UR)
Don Heffner: 7

Top 9

Mike Kreevich: K
Moose Solters: S
Luke Appling: D.1-3
Taffy Wright: 7.3-3
Eric McNair: 53

Notes & reviews

AL Opening Day 1940 at Sportsman's Park.

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