St. Louis Browns vs Philadelphia Athletics
June 9, 1940 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 9, 1940 at Shibe Park. The St. Louis Browns defeated the Philadelphia Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Browns 8, Philadelphia Athletics 7

St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Cullenbine rf 6 1 2 1
Radcliff lf 5 2 2 0
  Laabs lf 0 0 0 0
McQuinn 1b 5 1 3 4
Clift 3b 5 0 1 0
Judnich cf 4 2 1 1
Berardino ss 5 1 1 1
Heffner 2b 3 0 1 0
Swift c 5 1 2 1
Harris p 3 0 0 0
  Bildilli p 0 0 0 0
  Trotter p 1 0 1 0
Totals 42 8 14 8
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
McCoy 2b 4 1 2 3
Moses rf 5 1 2 0
Johnson lf 3 0 0 1
Hayes c 4 1 1 1
Siebert 1b 3 0 0 0
Chapman cf 5 1 2 1
Brancato 3b,ss 5 1 1 0
Lillard ss 3 0 0 0
  Dean ph 0 0 0 0
  Gantenbein pr,3b 1 1 0 0
Babich p 3 0 0 0
  Besse p 0 0 0 0
  Miles ph 0 0 0 0
  Simmons ph 0 1 0 0
  Heusser p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 8 6
St. Louis 000 110 140 18141
Philadelphia 100 100 014 0781
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Harris   8.0 7 6 5 5 2
  Bildilli   0.1 1 1 1 1 0
  Trotter  W(1-0) 1.2 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
10.0
8
7
6
7
2
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Babich   8.0 11 7 7 2 3
  Besse   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Heusser  L(2-2) 1.0 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
10.0
14
8
8
3
3

  E–Judnich (1), Moses (2).  DP–St. Louis 1. McQuinn-Berardino.  2B–St. Louis Radcliff (8); McQuinn (14); Swift (3).  3B–Philadelphia Moses (8).  HR–St. Louis McQuinn (7,8th inning off Babich 2 on); Judnich (6,10th inning off Heusser 0 on); Berardino (4,7th inning off Babich 0 on), Philadelphia McCoy (3,9th inning off Harris 2 on).  SH–Harris (2); Siebert (2).  Team LOB–8.  Team–7.  SB–Clift (1); Johnson (5).  CS–Heffner (2).  U–George Moriarty, Cal Hubbard, Joe Rue.
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