New York Yankees vs Chicago White Sox
September 19, 1940 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 19, 1940 at Comiskey Park I. The New York Yankees defeated the Chicago White Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 10, Chicago White Sox 1

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Gordon 2b 5 3 3 1
Rolfe 3b 4 2 3 2
Keller lf 5 1 2 3
Selkirk cf 5 1 2 3
Dickey c 5 0 2 0
Chartak rf 4 1 0 0
Dahlgren 1b 4 1 1 0
Crosetti ss 3 0 0 0
Ruffing p 3 1 1 1
Totals 38 10 14 10
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Webb 2b 3 0 2 0
  Kolloway 2b 1 0 0 0
Tresh c 3 0 0 0
  Turner c 1 0 0 0
Kuhel 1b 4 1 1 1
Solters lf 3 0 0 0
Appling ss 4 0 2 0
Wright rf 4 0 0 0
Rosenthal cf 4 0 1 0
Kennedy 3b 4 0 0 0
Knott p 0 0 0 0
  Short ph 1 0 1 0
  Dietrich p 2 0 0 0
  Grove p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 7 1
New York 302 020 03010140
Chicago 000 001 000172
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Ruffing  W(14-12) 9.0 7 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
1
0
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Knott  L(11-9) 3.0 6 5 5 0 1
  Dietrich   5.0 8 5 4 2 2
  Grove   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
14
10
9
2
3

  E–Wright (9), Kennedy (32).  DP–Chicago 1. Tresh-Appling.  2B–New York Gordon 2 (28); Rolfe (25); Selkirk (15), Chicago Rosenthal (13).  HR–New York Selkirk (16,1st inning off Knott 1 on), Chicago Kuhel (25,6th inning off Ruffing 0 on).  SH–Rolfe (6); Crosetti (5).  Team LOB–5.  Team–7.  U-HP–Lou Kolls, 1B–George Pipgras, 2B–Harry Geisel, 3B–Joe Rue.  T–1:43.  A–7,572.
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