Philadelphia Athletics vs Chicago White Sox
July 31, 1940 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 31, 1940 at Comiskey Park I. The Philadelphia Athletics defeated the Chicago White Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Philadelphia Athletics 4, Chicago White Sox 3
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Rubeling 3b 4 0 1 1
Moses rf 4 1 1 2
Chapman cf 4 1 1 0
Johnson lf 4 0 1 0
Siebert 1b 3 0 1 0
Hayes c 4 0 1 1
McCoy 2b 4 0 0 0
Brancato ss 3 1 1 0
Beckmann p 2 1 0 0
Totals 32 4 7 4
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Webb 2b 4 0 0 1
Kreevich cf 4 0 0 0
Kuhel 1b 4 0 0 0
Wright rf 4 0 0 0
Appling ss 4 1 1 0
Rosenthal lf 2 1 0 0
Tresh c 3 1 2 2
Kennedy 3b 2 0 1 0
Rigney p 3 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 4 3
Philadelphia 002 011 000–471
Chicago 010 020 000–341
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Beckmann  W(3-1) 9.0 4 3 3 3 3
Totals
9.0
4
3
3
3
3
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Rigney  L(9-11) 9.0 7 4 2 1 4
Totals
9.0
7
4
2
1
4
  E–Hayes (12), Webb (8).  DP–Philadelphia 1. McCoy-Brancato-Siebert, Chicago 1. Rigney-Webb-Kuhel.  PB–Tresh (6).  2B–Chicago Appling (19).  3B–Chicago Tresh (3).  HR–Philadelphia Moses (9,3rd inning off Rigney 1 on).  SH–Beckmann (3).  Team LOB–3.  Team–3.  U–Bill Grieve, Harry Geisel, Steve Basil.  T–1:38.  A–22,923.
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