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July 3, 1940

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Bottom 9 R H E
Athletics 11 16 1
Red Sox 11 13 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Athletics 11 16 1
Red Sox 12 14 1

Jimmie Foxx Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .286
OBP .500 .379
At Bats 4 154
Hits 2 44
• Singles 1 25
• Doubles 1 11
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 7
Walks 0 23
RBI’s 0 32

Nels Potter Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 5 0
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Fenway Park - July 3, 1940
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Home Run
Nels Potter
Frankie Hayes
Dick Siebert
Benny McCoy
Al Rubeling
Al Brancato
Al Simmons
Sam Chapman
Wally Moses
Jimmie Foxx

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Philadelphia Athletics 11 16 1 8
Boston Red Sox 12 14 1 3
Winning Pitcher Joe Heving
Losing Pitcher Nels Potter
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Jimmie Foxx
Attendance 2,400
Time of Game 2 hours 20 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

End of Game

Nels Potter now pitching. Foxx hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Williams hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 9 Chubby Dean now pitching. Cramer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. DiMaggio scores. Finney moves to second.
Bottom 9 Finney hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cronin scores. DiMaggio moves to second.
Bottom 9 Dom DiMaggio pinch hits for Joe Heving. DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground into left field. Simmons picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Simmons. Cronin moves to third.
Bottom 9 Glenn hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McCoy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Cronin takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Brancato hits a fly ball into right field. Finney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Besse hits a ball on the ground towards first. Foxx scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Besse for the out.
Top 9 There goes Rubeling. The throw from Glenn and he is safe. Rubeling steals second.
Top 9 Rubeling hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Chapman hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 9 Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Doerr hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Simmons throws the ball in to Brancato who tags Doerr trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Bottom 8 Tabor hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 8 Foxx hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Williams moves to second.
Bottom 8 Williams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brancato scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Finney hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Siebert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Simmons strikes out.
Top 8 McCoy hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Glenn fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Moses hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Heving hits a popup towards short. Brancato settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Glenn hits a fly ball into left field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Cronin hits a fly ball into left field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Doerr takes first base on ball four. Tabor moves to second.
Bottom 7 Tabor hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Brancato hits a popup towards short. Cronin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Besse hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Rubeling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Chapman strikes out.
Bottom 6 Foxx hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brancato fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Williams takes first base on ball four. Cramer moves to second.
Bottom 6 Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Besse fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Finney takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Siebert hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Moses scores. That run is unearned.
Top 6 McCoy hits a ball on the ground into right field. Finney picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Finney. Brancato scores. Moses moves to third.
Top 6 Moses hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Brancato moves to second.
Top 6 Brancato takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Heving hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brancato scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Glenn hits a popup towards short. Brancato settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Cronin hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 5 Doerr hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Foxx scores.
Bottom 5 Tabor strikes out.
Bottom 5 Foxx hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Chapman. Foxx reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Besse hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Rubeling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Chapman strikes out.
Bottom 4 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Cramer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Finney hits a fly ball into left field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Hayes hits a line drive into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Siebert hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Moses scores.
Top 4 Simmons strikes out.
Top 4 McCoy strikes out.
Top 4 There goes Moses. The throw from Glenn and he is safe. Moses steals second.
Top 4 Moses hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Heving hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCoy fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Glenn takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Cronin hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Brancato strikes out.
Top 3 Besse hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cramer. Besse reaches second base with a double. Hayes scores. Chapman scores. Rubeling goes all the way around to score.
Top 3 Joe Heving now pitching. Rubeling takes first base on ball four. Siebert scores. Hayes moves to third. Chapman moves to second.
Top 3 Chapman takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Hayes hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cramer. Hayes reaches second base with a double. Siebert moves to third.
Top 3 Siebert hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Simmons hits a popup towards short. Cronin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 McCoy hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Doerr hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Tabor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rubeling fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Foxx hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Moses hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Wagner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moses for the out.
Top 2 Brancato takes first base on ball four. Besse moves to second.
Top 2 Besse takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Rubeling hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Chapman hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Siebert hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 2 Simmons hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a line drive towards short. Brancato catches it and steps on second to double up Finney.
Bottom 1 Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Finney moves to second.
Bottom 1 Finney hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 McCoy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Foxx fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Moses for the double play.
Top 1 Moses hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Brancato hits a fly ball into right field. Finney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.