Chicago White Sox vs St. Louis Browns
August 12, 1940 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 12, 1940 at Sportsman's Park III. The Chicago White Sox defeated the St. Louis Browns and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago White Sox 6, St. Louis Browns 5

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Webb 2b 3 0 2 2
Kreevich cf 6 0 3 1
Kuhel 1b 5 0 1 0
Appling ss 4 1 3 0
Wright rf 6 0 2 0
Rosenthal lf 4 1 2 0
Tresh c 4 2 1 0
Kennedy 3b 4 2 1 2
Knott p 4 0 1 1
  Brown p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 6 16 6
St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Grace rf 5 1 1 0
McQuinn 1b 5 1 1 1
Judnich cf 5 1 3 1
Radcliff lf 4 0 1 0
Berardino ss 3 2 1 0
Clift 3b 2 0 1 1
Heffner 2b 4 0 2 2
Swift c 4 0 0 0
Auker p 2 0 0 0
  Cullenbine ph 1 0 0 0
  Trotter p 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 10 5
Chicago 020 021 0016161
St. Louis 010 101 2005102
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Knott   6.1 6 4 4 3 2
  Brown  W(4-2) 2.2 4 1 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
4
4
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Auker   7.0 12 5 3 6 1
  Trotter  L(5-4) 2.0 4 1 1 2 1
Totals
9.0
16
6
4
8
2

  E–Appling (19), McQuinn (9), Auker (3).  DP–St. Louis 1. Radcliff-Clift.  2B–Chicago Webb (6); Wright (22); Rosenthal 2 (10), St. Louis Grace (11); Judnich (21); Berardino (23); Clift (24); Heffner (22).  SH–Rosenthal (5); Brown (3); Berardino (4).  Team LOB–17.  Team–9.  U–Cal Hubbard, Eddie Rommel, George Moriarty.  T–2:34.  A–4,454.
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