Washington Senators vs Philadelphia Athletics
May 30, 1940 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 30, 1940 at Shibe Park. The Washington Senators defeated the Philadelphia Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Washington Senators 14, Philadelphia Athletics 2
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Case rf 3 4 3 3
Lewis 3b 4 2 3 0
Welaj cf 4 0 0 3
Walker lf 3 1 1 0
Bonura 1b 4 1 1 5
Early c 4 0 1 0
Bloodworth 2b 4 1 1 0
Pofahl ss 4 2 1 1
Masterson p 3 3 2 1
Totals 33 14 13 13
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
McCoy 2b 2 1 0 0
Moses rf 1 1 0 0
Johnson lf 2 0 0 0
Brucker c 2 0 1 1
  Hayes c 1 0 0 0
Siebert 1b 2 0 1 0
Chapman cf 2 0 0 1
Rubeling 3b 3 0 0 0
Lillard ss 2 0 0 0
  Miles ph 1 0 0 0
Caster p 1 0 0 0
  Gantenbein ph 1 0 1 0
  Beckmann p 0 0 0 0
  Besse p 1 0 0 0
Totals 21 2 3 2
Washington 201 020 9–14130
Philadelphia 200 000 0–231
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Masterson  W(2-1) 7.0 3 2 2 6 5
Totals
7.0
3
2
2
6
5
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Caster  L(1-7) 5.0 4 5 3 1 1
  Beckmann   1.2 9 9 9 1 0
  Besse   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
7.0
13
14
12
2
1
  E–Rubeling (10).  DP–Washington 2. Bonura-Early, Early-Pofahl, Philadelphia 1. Rubeling-McCoy-Siebert.  2B–Washington Pofahl (7); Masterson (1).  HR–Washington Case (3,7th inning off Beckmann 1 on); Bonura (1,7th inning off Beckmann 3 on).  SH–Case (3); Lewis (1).  HBP–Case (3).  Team LOB–3.  Team–4.  CS–Siebert (2).  U–Bill Grieve, Steve Basil, Harry Geisel.  T–1:33.  A–23,651.
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