New York Yankees vs Philadelphia Athletics
April 17, 1940 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 17, 1940 at Shibe Park. The New York Yankees defeated the Philadelphia Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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New York Yankees 4, Philadelphia Athletics 1
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Crosetti ss 3 0 1 0
Rolfe 3b 5 1 0 1
Selkirk rf 4 0 1 0
Keller lf 4 2 2 2
Dickey c 4 0 1 0
Henrich cf 3 0 0 0
Gordon 2b 4 0 1 1
Dahlgren 1b 3 1 1 0
Pearson p 2 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 7 4
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
McCoy 2b 3 1 1 0
Moses rf 4 0 1 1
Simmons lf 4 0 0 0
Johnson cf 3 0 0 0
Siebert 1b 3 0 1 0
Hayes c 3 0 0 0
Rubeling 3b 3 0 0 0
Lillard ss 2 0 1 0
  Gantenbein ph 1 0 0 0
  Brancato ss 0 0 0 0
Potter p 2 0 0 0
  Miles ph 1 0 0 0
  Beckmann p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 4 1
New York 000 101 200–470
Philadelphia 000 001 000–140
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Pearson  W(1-0) 9.0 4 1 1 2 5
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
2
5
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Potter  L(0-1) 8.0 7 4 4 5 4
  Beckmann   1.0 0 0 0 2 0
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
7
4
  E–None.  DP–New York 2. Dahlgren-Crosetti-Dahlgren, Rolfe-Dahlgren, Philadelphia 1. Rubeling-McCoy-Siebert.  2B–Philadelphia McCoy (2).  HR–New York Keller (1,6th inning off Potter 0 on).  SH–Pearson (1).  Team LOB–9.  Team–3.  U–John Quinn, George Pipgras, Bill Summers.  T–1:59.  A–4,000.
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