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Scores
Standings
SLB
@CHW		6
2
CLE
@DET		4
2
BOS
@PHA		3
8
NYY
@WSH		2
3
PHI
@BSN		5
4
PIT
@CIN		0
3
BRO
@NYG		4
1
CHC
@STL		4
0
Saturday, April 27, 1940,
, Shibe Park
Attendance: 8,400, Time of Game: 2:05
Red Sox
3
5-3
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Athletics
8
4-5
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Johnny Babich (2-0)
L: Jim Bagby (1-1)
S: Ed Heusser (1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         2  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    3  7  1
Athletics       0  0  0   0  1  0   7  0  X    8  9  1

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Lou Finney RF 5 0 2 0 0 0 .227 .591 2 0
Doc Cramer CF 5 1 2 0 0 0 .371 .834 1 0
Ted Williams LF 4 0 0 1 0 0 .179 .683 1 0
Jimmie Foxx 1B 3 1 1 1 1 1 .360 1.355 10 1 2B
Joe Cronin SS 2 0 0 0 2 0 .200 .714 2 3
Bobby Doerr 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 .313 .927 0 3
Jim Tabor 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .100 .290 2 2 2B
Gene Desautels C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .211 .529 6 0
Jim Bagby P 3 1 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 0 1
   Joe Heving P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.000 0 0
   Fritz Ostermueller P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0
   Woody Rich P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   Red Nonnenkamp PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000
Team Totals 35 3 7 3 3 6 .200 .520 24 10
2B: J Foxx (3); J Tabor (1).
TB: J Tabor 2; J Foxx 2; L Finney 2; D Cramer 2; B Doerr.
RBI: B Doerr (11); T Williams (2); J Foxx (10).
Team LOB: 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. B Doerr-J Foxx-J Cronin.
E: B Doerr (3).

Philadelphia Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Sam Chapman CF 4 1 1 4 1 0 .286 .842 6 0 HR,GDP
Wally Moses RF 4 1 2 0 0 1 .265 .816 1 0 3B,2B
Benny McCoy 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .728 1 4 2B
Bob Johnson LF 3 1 0 0 1 1 .286 .918 2 0
Dick Siebert 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 .286 .628 7 1
Frankie Hayes C 4 1 2 1 0 0 .250 .572 8 0
Al Rubeling 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 .156 .572 0 2 HR
Bill Lillard SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 .235 .905 1 2
   Dee Miles PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 .333 .801 2B
   Al Brancato SS 1 1 1 0 0 0 .143 .476 0 0
Johnny Babich P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .400 1 0
   Chubby Dean PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .143 .476
   Ed Heusser P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0
Team Totals 33 8 9 7 4 5 .273 .957 27 9
2B: D Miles (1); W Moses (1); B McCoy (3).
3B: W Moses (1).
HR: A Rubeling (1); S Chapman (1).
TB: W Moses 5; A Rubeling 4; S Chapman 4; D Miles 2; B McCoy 2; F Hayes 2; A Brancato.
GIDP: S Chapman (1).
RBI: S Chapman 4 (5); F Hayes (3); A Rubeling (4); D Miles (2).
Team LOB: 5.
Fielding
E: B Lillard (2).

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Jim Bagby, L (1-1) 6.1 5 4 4 2 5 1 2.35 26 50
Joe Heving 0 2 3 2 1 0 0 9.00 3
Fritz Ostermueller 0.1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0.00 4
Woody Rich 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 4
Team Totals 8 9 8 6 4 5 2 6.75 37 50

Philadelphia Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Johnny Babich, W (2-0) 7 7 3 3 1 3 0 2.25 30 53
Ed Heusser, S (1) 2 0 0 0 2 3 0 3.00 8
Team Totals 9 7 3 3 3 6 0 3.00 38 53
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Joe Rue, 1B - Cal Hubbard, 2B - Eddie Rommel, 3B - George Moriarty.
Time of Game: 2:05.
Attendance: 8,400.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Boston Red Sox         Philadelphia Athletics
1 Lou Finney RF 1 Sam Chapman CF
2 Doc Cramer CF 2 Wally Moses RF
3 Ted Williams LF 3 Benny McCoy 2B
4 Jimmie Foxx 1B 4 Bob Johnson LF
5 Joe Cronin SS 5 Dick Siebert 1B
6 Bobby Doerr 2B 6 Frankie Hayes C
7 Jim Tabor 3B 7 Al Rubeling 3B
8 Gene Desautels C 8 Bill Lillard SS
9 Jim Bagby P 9 Johnny Babich P

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