New York Yankees vs Philadelphia Athletics
July 7, 1940 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 7, 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 6, Philadelphia Athletics 3

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Crosetti ss 4 2 1 0
Knickerbocker 3b 5 2 2 2
Keller rf 3 1 0 0
DiMaggio cf 4 1 2 1
Selkirk lf 2 0 0 0
Gordon 2b 3 0 0 1
Rosar c 4 0 1 1
Dahlgren 1b 4 0 0 0
Breuer p 4 0 0 0
Totals 33 6 6 5
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Lillard ss 5 1 1 2
Moses rf 2 0 1 0
  Miles rf 2 0 0 0
McCoy 2b 4 0 3 0
Johnson lf 4 0 1 0
Siebert 1b 4 0 1 0
Hayes c 4 1 2 1
Chapman cf 4 1 2 0
Rubeling 3b 2 0 0 0
  Dean ph 1 0 1 0
  Brancato pr,3b 0 0 0 0
  Simmons ph 1 0 0 0
Vaughan p 2 0 0 0
  Gantenbein ph 1 0 0 0
  Caster p 0 0 0 0
  Wagner ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 3 12 3
New York 400 200 000661
Philadelphia 001 000 2003123
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Breuer  W(7-3) 9.0 12 3 3 0 5
Totals
9.0
12
3
3
0
5
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Vaughan  L(0-2) 7.0 6 6 4 4 4
  Caster   2.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
6
4
4
4

  E–Crosetti (13), Lillard (15), Johnson (7), Rubeling (13).  DP–New York 3. Crosetti-Gordon-Dahlgren, Knickerbocker-Gordon-Dahlgren, Knickerbocker-Gordon-Dahlgren.  2B–Philadelphia Moses (20); McCoy 2 (15).  HR–New York Knickerbocker (1,4th inning off Vaughan 1 on), Philadelphia Lillard (1,3rd inning off Breuer 0 on); Hayes (10,7th inning off Breuer 0 on).  HBP–Selkirk (3).  Team LOB–5.  Team–7.  SB–Gordon (11).  U–Bill Summers, Joe Rue, Bill Grieve.
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