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 Philadelphia Athletics defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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New York Yankees 5, Philadelphia Athletics 10
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Crosetti ss 5 0 0 0
Knickerbocker 3b 4 0 0 0
Keller rf 1 1 0 0
DiMaggio cf 4 0 1 0
Selkirk lf 2 1 2 1
Gordon 2b 4 1 1 0
Dickey c 4 1 1 2
Dahlgren 1b 4 1 1 2
Gomez p 2 0 0 0
  Donald p 0 0 0 0
  Mills ph 1 0 0 0
  Hildebrand p 0 0 0 0
  Henrich ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 6 5
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Lillard ss 3 1 0 0
Simmons lf 5 0 3 1
McCoy 2b 4 3 0 0
Johnson rf 2 3 2 2
Siebert 1b 4 1 3 4
Hayes c 4 0 2 1
Chapman cf 5 0 0 0
Rubeling 3b 3 2 1 0
Potter p 3 0 1 0
Totals 33 10 12 8
New York 020 000 111–561
Philadelphia 201 024 10x–10120
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Gomez  L(2-1) 5.1 9 7 7 5 1
  Donald   0.2 1 2 1 1 0
  Hildebrand   2.0 2 1 0 4 0
Totals
8.0
12
10
8
10
1
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Potter  W(6-6) 9.0 6 5 5 5 3
Totals
9.0
6
5
5
5
3
  E–Knickerbocker (5).  DP–New York 1. Gordon-Dahlgren, Philadelphia 1. Lillard-McCoy-Siebert.  2B–New York Selkirk (12), Philadelphia Siebert 3 (14).  3B–New York Selkirk (4).  HR–New York Dickey (5,7th inning off Potter 0 on); Dahlgren (6,9th inning off Potter 0 on), Philadelphia Johnson (15,1st inning off Gomez 1 on).  Team LOB–5.  SH–Potter 2 (5).  Team–11.  U–Joe Rue, Bill Grieve, Bill Summers.  T–2:05.  A–37,129.
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