Philadelphia Athletics vs St. Louis Browns
August 4, 1940 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 4, 1940 at Sportsman's Park III. The St. Louis Browns defeated the Philadelphia Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Athletics 4, St. Louis Browns 5

Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Rubeling 3b 3 0 2 2
Moses rf 3 0 2 2
Chapman cf 5 0 1 0
Johnson lf 5 0 0 0
Siebert 1b 4 0 1 0
Hayes c 3 1 1 0
McCoy 2b 3 1 0 0
Brancato ss 3 1 1 0
  Lillard ss 0 0 0 0
Dean p 3 1 2 0
  Beckmann p 0 0 0 0
  Miles ph 1 0 0 0
  Potter p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 10 4
St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Hoag rf 4 0 2 0
McQuinn 1b 2 0 0 0
Judnich cf 4 1 1 0
Radcliff lf 4 1 1 0
Berardino ss 3 1 1 2
Clift 3b 4 1 1 1
Heffner 2b 4 1 2 1
Swift c 3 0 2 1
Kennedy p 3 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 10 5
Philadelphia 002 002 0004100
St. Louis 010 103 00x5100
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Dean  L(6-9) 5.2 9 5 5 2 1
  Beckmann   1.1 1 0 0 0 2
  Potter   1.0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
8.0
10
5
5
2
6
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Kennedy  W(9-10) 9.0 10 4 4 5 3
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
5
3

  E–None.  DP–Philadelphia 1. Dean-McCoy-Siebert, St. Louis 3. Berardino-Heffner-McQuinn, Berardino-McQuinn, Clift-Heffner-McQuinn.  2B–Philadelphia Moses (28), St. Louis Swift (14).  HR–St. Louis Berardino (16,6th inning off Dean 1 on); Clift (13,6th inning off Dean 0 on); Heffner (3,4th inning off Dean 0 on).  SH–Rubeling (4); McQuinn (4).  HBP–Brancato (2).  Team LOB–9.  Team–5.  CS–Judnich (4).  U–Red Ormsby, Bill Summers, George Pipgras.
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