Chicago White Sox vs Philadelphia Athletics
July 21, 1940 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 21, 1940 at Shibe Park. The Chicago White Sox defeated the Philadelphia Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago White Sox 10, Philadelphia Athletics 8

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Webb 2b 6 0 1 0
Kreevich cf 5 2 2 0
Kuhel 1b 2 2 0 0
Solters lf 5 2 2 2
Wright rf 5 2 2 0
Appling ss 5 1 1 3
Tresh c 4 1 3 2
Kennedy 3b 5 0 2 0
Lyons p 5 0 1 1
Totals 42 10 14 8
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Rubeling 3b 5 2 1 1
Miles rf 5 1 1 0
Moses cf 5 1 0 0
Johnson lf 2 1 1 3
  Simmons lf 3 0 3 3
Siebert 1b 2 0 0 0
  Gantenbein 1b 2 0 0 0
Hayes c 2 0 1 0
  Wagner c 2 1 1 0
McCoy 2b 2 0 1 0
  Davis 2b 2 0 0 0
Brancato ss 4 1 1 0
Vaughan p 4 1 2 1
Totals 40 8 12 8
Chicago 401 040 01010142
Philadelphia 400 000 3108125
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Lyons  W(7-4) 9.0 12 8 7 1 5
Totals
9.0
12
8
7
1
5
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Vaughan  L(1-3) 9.0 14 10 4 3 3
Totals
9.0
14
10
4
3
3

  E–Kuhel (10), Appling (14), D. Miles (4), Moses (3), McCoy (25), Brancato (12), Vaughan (2).  2B–Chicago Tresh (11); Kennedy (16), Philadelphia Simmons (4); Wagner (2).  3B–Chicago Kreevich (9).  HR–Chicago Solters (6,3rd inning off Vaughan 0 on), Philadelphia Rubeling (3,1st inning off Lyons 0 on 0 out); Johnson (19,1st inning off Lyons 2 on).  SH–Kuhel (6).  Team LOB–9.  Team–6.  U–Bill Grieve, Bill Summers, Lou Kolls.
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