Detroit Tigers vs Philadelphia Athletics
July 14, 1940 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 14, 1940 at Shibe Park. The Philadelphia Athletics defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 2, Philadelphia Athletics 8

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Bartell ss 1 0 1 0
  Croucher ph,ss 3 0 0 0
McCosky cf 4 0 1 0
Gehringer 2b 3 1 2 0
Greenberg lf 3 1 2 2
York 1b 4 0 0 0
Fox rf 4 0 2 0
Kress 3b 4 0 0 0
Tebbetts c 4 0 0 0
Rowe p 0 0 0 0
  Seats p 2 0 0 0
  Metha ph 1 0 0 0
  McKain p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 8 2
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Gantenbein 3b 5 1 0 0
Miles rf 4 1 1 0
Chapman cf 4 3 3 4
Johnson lf 4 0 1 1
Siebert 1b 4 0 1 0
Hayes c 4 1 1 1
Rubeling 2b 4 2 2 0
Lillard ss 4 0 2 0
Vaughan p 4 0 2 1
Totals 37 8 13 7
Detroit 000 002 000282
Philadelphia 120 030 11x8130
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Rowe  L(6-2) 1.1 6 3 3 0 0
  Seats   5.2 4 4 3 0 5
  McKain   1.0 3 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
13
8
7
0
5
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Vaughan  W(1-2) 9.0 8 2 2 1 7
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
1
7

  E–Croucher (4), York (9).  DP–Philadelphia 2. Lillard-Rubeling-Siebert, Gantenbein-Rubeling-Siebert.  2B–Detroit McCosky (18), Philadelphia S. Chapman (13).  3B–Philadelphia Rubeling (4).  HR–Detroit Greenberg (16,6th inning off Vaughan 1 on), Philadelphia S. Chapman 2 (11,5th inning off Seats 2 on,7th inning off Seats 0 on); Hayes (13,2nd inning off Rowe 0 on).  HBP–Gehringer (2).  Team LOB–6.  Team–5.  U-HP–George Moriarty, 1B–Cal Hubbard, 2B–John Quinn, 3B–Eddie Rommel.
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