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New York Yankees @ Philadelphia Athletics

1942-06-30 · Day game · Shibe Park · 2:17

Philadelphia Athletics defeated New York Yankees 8–5. Philadelphia Athletics put up 3 in the 1st. Herman Besse earned the win. Charlie Keller went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Herman Besse L: Hank Borowy SV: (none)

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

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Frankie Crosetti	5	0	1	0	0	1
Buddy Hassett	4	1	1	0	0	1
Tommy Henrich	3	1	1	0	1	1
Joe DiMaggio	4	1	1	1	0	0
Joe Gordon	3	1	1	2	1	0
Charlie Keller	4	1	2	2	0	2
Phil Rizzuto	4	0	1	0	0	0
Eddie Kearse	3	0	0	0	0	0
Hank Borowy	3	0	0	0	0	0
Red Ruffing	1	0	0	0	0	1
Jerry Priddy	1	0	0	0	0	1

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Mike Kreevich	3	1	0	0	2	1
Dee Miles	5	1	4	2	0	0
Dick Siebert	5	0	1	1	0	0
Bob Johnson	5	1	2	1	0	0
Buddy Blair	3	1	1	0	2	0
Bob Swift	4	1	1	0	0	0
Bill Knickerbocker	4	0	1	2	0	2
Crash Davis	2	2	0	0	2	1
Herman Besse	4	1	1	2	0	0

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Hank Borowy	5.2	6	5	3
Johnny Murphy	1.2	4	1	1
Norm Branch	0.2	1	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Herman Besse	9.0	8	2	7

Play-by-play

Top 1

Frankie Crosetti: 9
Buddy Hassett: S9
Tommy Henrich: S.1-2
Joe DiMaggio: D7.2-H;1-3
Joe Gordon: S7.3-H;2-H
Charlie Keller: K
Phil Rizzuto: 7

Bot 1

Mike Kreevich: W
Dee Miles: S8.1-2#
Dick Siebert: 6
Bob Johnson: D7.2-H;1-3
Buddy Blair: IW
Bob Swift: 6
Bill Knickerbocker: D7.3-H;2-H;1-3
Crash Davis: K/C

Top 2

Eddie Kearse: 8
Hank Borowy: 3/L
Frankie Crosetti: K

Bot 2

Herman Besse: 43
Mike Kreevich: 43
Dee Miles: 8

Top 3

Buddy Hassett: K
Tommy Henrich: 4
Joe DiMaggio: 9

Bot 3

Dick Siebert: 43
Bob Johnson: 53
Buddy Blair: 5

Top 4

Joe Gordon: 53
Charlie Keller: S9
Phil Rizzuto: S9.1-2#
Eddie Kearse: 8
Hank Borowy: 23

Bot 4

Bob Swift: 5
Bill Knickerbocker: K/C
Crash Davis: 4

Top 5

Frankie Crosetti: 7
Buddy Hassett: 13
Tommy Henrich: W
Joe DiMaggio: 8

Bot 5

Herman Besse: 7
Mike Kreevich: 13
Dee Miles: D7
Dick Siebert: 63

Top 6

Joe Gordon: W
Charlie Keller: HR/9.1-H
Phil Rizzuto: 2/FL
Eddie Kearse: 2/FL
Hank Borowy: 3

Bot 6

Bob Johnson: 8
Buddy Blair: W
Bob Swift: S9.1-2#
Bill Knickerbocker: K
Crash Davis: W.2-3;1-2
Herman Besse: S9.3-H;2-H;1-2#
Mike Kreevich: W.2-3;1-2
Dee Miles: S9.3-H;2-3;1-2
Dick Siebert: 43

Top 7

Frankie Crosetti: S7
Buddy Hassett: 9
Tommy Henrich: K
Joe DiMaggio: 4

Bot 7

Bob Johnson: S8
Buddy Blair: S9.1-2#
Bob Swift: 6
Bill Knickerbocker: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 8

Joe Gordon: 6/FL
Charlie Keller: K
Phil Rizzuto: 63

Bot 8

Crash Davis: W
Herman Besse: E1.1-2
Mike Kreevich: K
Dee Miles: S9.2-H;1-2#
Dick Siebert: S8.2-H(UR);1-2#
Bob Johnson: 5
Buddy Blair: 4

Top 9

Red Ruffing: K
Jerry Priddy: K
Frankie Crosetti: 8