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Scores
Standings
CHW
@CLE		1
3
CHW
@CLE		1
3
SLB
@DET		1
2
SLB
@DET		6
15
BOS
@NYY		0
4
BOS
@NYY		11
4
WSH
@PHA		6
7
WSH
@PHA		14
2		 
(7)
NYG
@BRO		7
0
NYG
@BRO		12
5		 
(12)
PHI
@BSN		5
1
PHI
@BSN		1
5		 
(11)
CIN
@CHC		4
2
CIN
@CHC		9
8		 
(12)
Thursday, May 30, 1940,
, Shibe Park
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 2:55
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
Senators
6
15-22
⇐ Lost 5 ⇒
 at Athletics
7
13-20
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Ed Heusser (1-1)
L: Sid Hudson (2-6)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Senators        1  0  4   0  0  0   1  0  0    6 14  2
Athletics       1  0  0   0  0  1   2  1  2    7 17  4

Washington Senators

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
George Case RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 .276 .722 5 1 CS
Buddy Lewis 3B 5 2 3 0 0 0 .296 .846 0 3 2·2B
Johnny Welaj CF 4 0 1 0 1 0 .300 .804 1 0 CS
Gee Walker LF 5 1 3 1 0 0 .315 .767 1 0 CS
Zeke Bonura 1B 4 2 2 0 1 0 .289 .741 7 1
Jimmy Bloodworth 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .668 4 3 GDP
Jimmy Pofahl SS 4 0 2 2 0 0 .219 .633 3 3 2B
Rick Ferrell C 2 0 1 1 2 0 .263 .655 4 1 2B
Ken Chase P 4 0 0 0 0 2 .045 .182 0 0
   Sid Hudson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .105 .211 0 0
   Joe Haynes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .400 0 0
Team Totals 38 6 14 4 4 2 .368 .902 25 12
2B: R Ferrell (5); B Lewis 2 (8); J Pofahl (6).
TB: B Lewis 5; G Walker 3; J Pofahl 3; Z Bonura 2; R Ferrell 2; J Bloodworth; G Case; J Welaj.
GIDP: J Bloodworth (8).
RBI: J Pofahl 2 (9); G Walker (31); R Ferrell (9).
Team LOB: 9.
Fielding
DP: 2. R Ferrell-J Bloodworth-B Lewis-J Pofahl-Z Bonura; J Bloodworth-J Pofahl-Z Bonura.
E: Z Bonura (6); G Case (2).
Baserunning
CS: J Welaj (2, -1st base by  POCS); G Case (5, -1st base by  POCS); G Walker (1, -1st base by  POCS).

Philadelphia Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Benny McCoy 2B 5 0 2 1 0 0 .267 .759 5 4
Wally Moses RF 5 2 3 0 0 0 .318 1.017 1 0 2·3B
Bob Johnson LF 5 0 2 1 0 0 .292 .921 1 0
Frankie Hayes C 4 2 2 1 1 0 .392 1.069 3 4 HR
Dick Siebert 1B 5 1 3 1 0 0 .300 .690 8 0
Sam Chapman CF 3 1 1 0 1 1 .190 .659 3 0 SH
Al Rubeling 3B 5 0 3 1 0 1 .264 .723 3 3 2B
Bill Lillard SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .233 .635 3 0
   Earle Brucker PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .217 .551
   Al Brancato PR-SS 0 1 0 0 0 0 .091 .322 0 0
Chubby Dean P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .300 .750 0 0
   Buck Ross P 1 0 0 0 1 0 .167 .452 0 0 GDP
   Al Simmons PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .222 .444
   Ed Heusser P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.000 0 0
Team Totals 38 7 17 5 4 3 .447 1.158 27 11
2B: A Rubeling (6).
3B: W Moses 2 (6).
HR: F Hayes (6).
SH: S Chapman (1).
TB: W Moses 7; F Hayes 5; A Rubeling 4; D Siebert 3; B Johnson 2; B McCoy 2; S Chapman; A Simmons.
GIDP: B Ross (1).
RBI: F Hayes (19); B McCoy (19); A Rubeling (11); B Johnson (26); D Siebert (21).
Team LOB: 11.
Fielding
DP: 1. A Rubeling-B McCoy-D Siebert.
E: A Rubeling (9); B Johnson (3); S Chapman (5); F Hayes (6).

Washington Senators

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Ken Chase 7 13 5 3 4 3 0 4.15 35 34
Sid Hudson, L (2-6) 1.1 3 2 2 0 0 1 7.48 7
Joe Haynes 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.96 1
Team Totals 8.1 17 7 5 4 3 1 5.40 43 34

Philadelphia Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Chubby Dean 3 5 5 4 3 2 0 3.29 18 30
Buck Ross 5 7 1 1 1 0 0 5.68 21
Ed Heusser, W (1-1) 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.40 3
Team Totals 9 14 6 5 4 2 0 5.00 42 30
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Harry Geisel, 1B - Bill Grieve, 2B - (none), 3B - Steve Basil.
Time of Game: 2:55.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Washington Senators         Philadelphia Athletics
1 George Case RF 1 Benny McCoy 2B
2 Buddy Lewis 3B 2 Wally Moses RF
3 Johnny Welaj CF 3 Bob Johnson LF
4 Gee Walker LF 4 Frankie Hayes C
5 Zeke Bonura 1B 5 Dick Siebert 1B
6 Jimmy Bloodworth 2B 6 Sam Chapman CF
7 Jimmy Pofahl SS 7 Al Rubeling 3B
8 Rick Ferrell C 8 Bill Lillard SS
9 Ken Chase P 9 Chubby Dean P

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