Philadelphia Athletics vs Washington Senators
September 8, 1940 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 8, 1940 at Griffith Stadium. The Washington Senators defeated the Philadelphia Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Philadelphia Athletics 6, Washington Senators 7
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Gantenbein 3b 5 0 0 1
Moses rf 5 0 2 1
Chapman S. cf 5 1 2 0
Johnson lf 5 2 2 1
Siebert 1b 5 0 3 2
Wagner c 1 0 0 0
  Dean p 0 1 0 0
McCoy 2b 4 1 2 0
Chapman F. ss 4 1 2 1
Vaughan p 1 0 0 0
  Heusser p 0 0 0 0
  Hayes c 2 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 13 6
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Case cf 5 0 2 1
Lewis rf 4 0 0 1
Walker lf 2 2 1 1
Travis 3b 4 0 1 2
Bloodworth 2b 5 0 2 1
Sanford 1b 5 0 1 0
Pofahl ss 3 1 2 0
Ferrell c 5 3 3 0
Hudson p 2 0 0 1
  Myer ph 1 1 0 0
  Krakauskas p 1 0 1 0
Totals 37 7 13 7
Philadelphia 210 110 010–6134
Washington 120 120 10x–7131
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Vaughan   2.0 4 3 3 4 1
  Heusser  L(5-10) 3.0 5 3 3 2 1
  Dean   3.0 4 1 1 0 1
Totals
8.0
13
7
7
6
3
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Hudson  W(15-14) 5.0 12 5 5 1 3
  Krakauskas  SV(2) 4.0 1 1 1 1 7
Totals
9.0
13
6
6
2
10
  E–S. Chapman (11), Wagner 2 (4), F. Chapman (8), Travis (36).  DP–Washington 1. Pofahl-Bloodworth-Sanford.  2B–Philadelphia Moses (38); McCoy (23), Washington Case (21); Walker (26); Bloodworth (14).  3B–Philadelphia Siebert (6).  HR–Philadelphia Johnson (26,5th inning off Hudson 0 on).  SH–Wagner (1); Heusser (1); Pofahl (3).  Team LOB–8.  Team–13.  SB–Walker (19); Ferrell (1).  U–Harry Geisel, John Quinn, Red Ormsby.
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