Philadelphia Athletics vs St. Louis Browns
June 24, 1940 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 24, 1940 at Sportsman's Park III. 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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Philadelphia Athletics 4, St. Louis Browns 9
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Brancato ss 5 1 1 0
Moses rf 5 1 2 0
McCoy 2b 4 1 1 1
Johnson lf 3 1 1 1
Siebert 1b 4 0 2 1
Hayes c 4 0 1 1
Chapman cf 4 0 0 0
Rubeling 3b 3 0 1 0
  Dean ph 1 0 0 0
Babich p 1 0 0 0
  Miles ph 1 0 0 0
  Besse p 1 0 0 0
  Gantenbein ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 9 4
St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Cullenbine rf 3 2 1 0
  Hoag rf 1 0 1 0
Radcliff lf 4 1 1 0
McQuinn 1b 4 1 1 0
Clift 3b 4 1 1 4
Judnich cf 3 2 2 2
Berardino ss 4 0 2 1
Heffner 2b 4 1 1 1
Swift c 4 0 0 0
Auker p 4 1 2 0
Totals 35 9 12 8
Philadelphia 000 002 020–490
St. Louis 201 114 00x–9121
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Babich  L(5-6) 5.0 8 5 4 3 2
  Besse   3.0 4 4 4 0 1
Totals
8.0
12
9
8
3
3
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Auker  W(6-5) 9.0 9 4 4 2 2
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
2
2
  E–McQuinn (5).  DP–Philadelphia 1. McCoy-Brancato-Siebert, St. Louis 1. Heffner-Berardino-McQuinn.  PB–Hayes (5).  2B–Philadelphia Moses (14), St. Louis Cullenbine (5); McQuinn (18); Berardino (12).  HR–St. Louis Clift (7,6th inning off Besse 2 on); Judnich 2 (9,3rd inning off Babich 0 on,6th inning off Besse 0 on); Heffner (1,5th inning off Babich 0 on).  Team LOB–7.  HBP–Cullenbine (2).  Team–6.  U–Bill Summers, John Quinn, George Pipgras.  T–1:59.  A–962.
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