New York Yankees vs Chicago White Sox
July 27, 1940 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 27, 1940 at Comiskey Park I. The Chicago White Sox 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, Chicago White Sox 6

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Knickerbocker ss 5 0 0 0
Rolfe 3b 6 1 2 0
Henrich rf 5 2 1 1
DiMaggio cf 5 1 3 0
Keller lf 5 0 0 0
Dickey c 5 0 0 0
Gordon 2b 5 1 2 1
Dahlgren 1b 4 0 1 0
Breuer p 5 0 0 0
Totals 45 5 9 2
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Webb 2b 5 0 0 0
Kreevich cf 5 0 0 0
Kuhel 1b 5 1 2 1
Solters lf 6 1 1 1
Wright rf 4 0 0 0
Appling ss 5 1 1 0
Tresh c 4 0 1 0
Kennedy 3b 3 2 1 0
Rigney p 5 1 3 2
Totals 42 6 9 4
New York 100 101 200 000593
Chicago 102 002 000 001692
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Breuer  L(7-6) 11.1 9 6 4 6 1
Totals
11.1
9
6
4
6
1
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Rigney  W(9-10) 12.0 9 5 2 6 5
Totals
12.0
9
5
2
6
5

  E–DiMaggio 2 (3), Gordon (12), Kuhel (12), Solters (8).  DP–New York 1. Knickerbocker-Gordon-Dahlgren, Chicago 1. Webb-Kuhel.  2B–New York Gordon (16), Chicago Rigney (3).  HR–New York Henrich (7,6th inning off Rigney 0 on); Gordon (18,4th inning off Rigney 0 on), Chicago Solters (9,12th inning off Breuer 0 on).  Team LOB–10.  SH–Webb (1).  Team–9.  SB–Keller (5).  U-HP–Red Ormsby, 1B–Bill Summers, 2B–Eddie Rommel, 3B–George Pipgras.  T–2:17.  A–7,199.
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