St. Louis Browns vs Philadelphia Athletics
August 23, 1940 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 23, 1940 at Shibe Park. The Philadelphia Athletics defeated the St. Louis Browns and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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St. Louis Browns 4, Philadelphia Athletics 6
St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Heffner 2b 3 2 1 0
Laabs rf 4 1 2 4
  Hudlin p 0 0 0 0
Radcliff lf 5 0 0 0
Judnich cf 5 0 1 0
Clift 3b 3 0 1 0
McQuinn 1b 5 0 0 0
Berardino ss 4 0 0 0
Susce c 3 1 1 0
  Hoag ph 0 0 0 0
  Swift c 0 0 0 0
Kennedy p 2 0 0 0
  Grace rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 6 4
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Gantenbein 3b 4 1 0 0
Moses rf 1 1 0 0
Chapman cf 4 0 0 1
Miles lf 4 0 0 1
Siebert 1b 4 0 1 1
Hayes c 2 2 2 1
  Wagner c 1 0 0 0
Rubeling 2b 4 0 2 1
Brancato ss 4 1 2 1
Vaughan p 2 1 1 0
  McCoy ph 1 0 1 0
  Caster p 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 6 9 6
St. Louis 201 100 000–460
Philadelphia 010 131 00x–692
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Kennedy  L(9-13) 7.0 9 6 6 5 1
  Hudlin   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
9
6
6
5
1
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Vaughan  W(2-5) 6.0 6 4 4 4 1
  Caster  SV(2) 3.0 0 0 0 3 1
Totals
9.0
6
4
4
7
2
  E–Rubeling (20), Brancato (14).  DP–St. Louis 1. Berardino-Heffner-McQuinn.  2B–St. Louis Susce (1), Philadelphia Hayes (17); McCoy (21).  3B–Philadelphia Rubeling (5).  HR–St. Louis Laabs (9,1st inning off Vaughan 1 on).  Team LOB–11.  Team–7.  U–John Quinn, Harry Geisel, Red Ormsby.
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