Philadelphia Athletics vs Detroit Tigers
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 Briggs Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Philadelphia Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Athletics 2, Detroit Tigers 13

Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Miles rf 5 0 0 0
Chapman S. cf 3 1 2 1
Johnson lf 3 1 1 1
Hayes c 3 0 1 0
  Wagner c 1 0 0 0
Siebert 1b 2 0 0 0
  Gantenbein ph,1b 2 0 0 0
Rubeling 3b 4 0 1 0
McCoy 2b 4 0 0 0
Chapman F. ss 4 0 1 0
Dean p 4 0 2 0
Totals 35 2 8 2
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Bartell ss 5 3 3 0
McCosky cf 4 3 1 1
Gehringer 2b 3 0 0 1
  Meyer 2b 1 1 0 0
Greenberg lf 3 4 3 5
York 1b 5 1 3 5
Higgins 3b 5 0 2 1
Fox rf 4 0 0 0
Tebbetts c 4 1 2 0
Giebell p 3 0 0 0
Totals 37 13 14 13
Philadelphia 100 001 000282
Detroit 202 034 02x13140
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Dean  L(6-12) 8.0 14 13 11 4 1
Totals
8.0
14
13
11
4
1
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Giebell  W(1-0) 9.0 8 2 2 2 5
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
2
5

  E–Rubeling (22), McCoy (32).  DP–Philadelphia 1. S. Chapman-Hayes.  2B–Detroit Bartell (24); York 2 (43); Higgins (23).  3B–Detroit Bartell (3); Greenberg (8).  HR–Philadelphia S. Chapman (22,1st inning off Giebell 0 on); Johnson (29,6th inning off Giebell 0 on), Detroit Greenberg (39,3rd inning off Dean 1 on); York (31,5th inning off Dean 2 on).  Team LOB–8.  SH–Giebell (1).  Team–5.  U–Steve Basil, Bill Grieve, Bill McGowan.
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